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Same for me. Oddly enough, I tend to hit my new low weights in the back half of the week after water retention from the weekends clears out.

8/1: 3.5 8/3: 3.5 8/4: 2.7 8/5: 6.1 8/7: 2.7 8/8: 3.5 8/9: 4.3 8/10: 4.3 8/12: 6.2 8/13: 4.3 8/14: 3.2 8/15: 4.3 8/16: 2.6 8/17: 3.5 8/18: 2.7 8/19: 6.2 8/20: 4.3 8/21: 3.5 8:22: REST (finally!) 68 miles out of 80 completed. Should have this one wrapped up by the end of the week. Next month's goal will have to be even…

If I have 6 strawberries will I throw off the meal's balance?

4 to 6 oz. of smoked salmon, 2 tablespoons of cream cheese, and raw red onion on a wheat english muffin. About 400 to 500 calories depending on how much salmon you use and can be thrown together in 5 minutes. High protein/fat so very filling, very reasonable calories for the volume, and quite tasty!

Keep in mind that bones can be a significant portion of a product's weight. In many cases, as much as 25% to 30% of the total (which, in the case of an 10 oz bone-in steak, can be the equivalent of roughly 200 calories of meat). Your approach is very conservative but it may be overly so, especially if you're trying to work…

Calories burned is a function of your weight and mileage covered. Standard formula is body weight (in pounds) times distance (in miles) times 0.31 (though this formula may be a bit conservative based on a study published last year). For your weight and that distance, you would have burned something in the neighborhood of…

Eggs and rice. Get minute rice or cook a bunch ahead of time and reheat in the microwave when you want it (note that refrigerated rice has to be reheated until it's really hot or it won't get soft). Cook some eggs any way you want them and throw them on top of the rice (my favorite on rice is sunny side up), hit it with…

If money is OK or you can find a good refurbished one, VitaMix is the answer. You will never need or want another blender.

The trainer is a moron. I know a number of people who became 'trainers' simply because they weren't smart enough to do anything else (this doesn't mean that really great trainers don't exist). A trainer once admonished me for eating cottage cheese after 7PM. Apparently dairy late in the day is the devil.

You couldn't take one more step on Sunday?

I get unwanted attention but it's generally from the police and/or dogs.

I don't eat mine back as a general rule but will eat if I feel my energy levels changing. That said, I have a ton of calories to work with in my base target and am not in much risk of going below minimum requirements.

Yes - distilled spirits tend to be pretty low in counts (whisky, vodka, gin et al) relative to fermented drinks (beer, wine, etc.) provided that no additional sugars/flavoring have been added after distillation. About 70-80 calories per ounce. Mix a one ounce shot with some soda water and that's a low-cal drink you can…

Just blot them well and follow the counts on the label. If you want to be really conservative about it, assume that you're getting an additional 1/2 tablespoon of oil per every 2-3 hearts or something like that.

It doesn't matter if the food is "healthy" or not. For body-weight purposes, calories are all that matters. Anything with cheese and/or oils is a good bet. Pizza comes to mind since I'm a junkie. For slightly lighter options, carbs (pasta/breads/wraps) are relatively high in calories for their bulk as are nuts/seeds. Also,…

To make the answer a bit more generic so you can calculate for different numbers when needed: Total calories burned with no exercise + calories burned via exercise - desired calorie deficit = target calories to eat. The fitbit is calculating your total calorie burn including exercise so if you know how much you actually…

Looks fine to me. Give it more time and you'll see the trends start to develop. Technically you're only 3 pounds or so off - that's normal variation.

Cooked vs. uncooked measurements don't really matter as long as you use the correct reference for count totals. The more important point is to weigh your food instead of using eyeball or volume measurements.

Something to remember...you can either target weight loss or athletic performance, not both. Performance requires fuel so it's not a bad idea to eat to maintenance for at least a couple of days before races.

Top end of healthy BMI for my height minus 10 pounds for a little wiggle room because life.

Just be careful of the calories in fruit and sugar-rich veggies. Despite what one of the major weight loss chains would like you to believe, they are not calorie free. For lack of exact measurements, I usually log about 100 calories for a medium sized fruit, sometimes more since grocery stores tend to sell really large…

LOL - I absolutely believe in the fact that getting exposure to a little 'dirt' every now and then is a healthy thing. Humans were not meant to live in sterile environments. I thought the bad press about rice was storing too long at room temperature? I think reheating it is fine as long as it was refrigerated in a…

Ginger and garlic won't add up to anything significant unless you're eating amounts that would probably kill most mortals.

This.

Cardio doesn't have to be hard. Ease up your pace and you'll be able to go for longer. From a CV benefit standpoint, going easier for longer is at least as good as going harder for shorter, if not even better. Also, there's a good chance that by pushing too hard you're actually turning your cardio into an anaerobic…

Give it time. Keep running at an easy pace. You'll gradually adjust and be able to add more mileage to your runs over time. As your cardiovascular system improves from the easy running it will also enable you to carry more pace over longer distances.

You're fine. Sounds like you know your body well enough to know what and when you need a break. You might not even need a huge taper before the 10k itself. I'm not sure of your distances now but I think you'll find that 6 miles is a pretty reasonable distance that doesn't beat you up too much. It's true what they say...if…

I know what that's like. I experienced the same thing...you know it's not something to be concerned about but can't help the mental frustration from the tease. It felt like I fluctuated between 200 and 201 forever! OP - trust in the process and know that once you drop below 200 you'll get the feeling of weight dropping off…

To be fair to yourself...it's not quite productive to compare flat course times to hilly course times. Hills are a killer - you can't expect to achieve the same times on them as you would on a flat course. Give yourself some credit! It's true what they say - not every race will be a personal best. What matters is that you…

I think the lack of responses may be due to the fact that it's hard to understand the question.