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My calendar for the month had me scheduled for 161...but as I'm already a bit behind and have a wedding this weekend I'm going to aim for 110.

Rapid weight loss does not give you a six pack, it gives you a flabby body when your skin can't keep up with how the rest of you is shrinking. Just eat sensibly.

Gone from a 36H to a 32F...Gods but I'm happy for it. As long as they don't look small for my frame, honestly small, not just smaller than I'm used to; then I'm okay with them shrinking. What I'm not ok with is the sagging/empty look that they sometimes get as I lose weight. At some point there might be a stop at a plastic…

I don't measure binges in calories so much as how I feel. If my stomach feels bloated and I just want to sleep after eating...that is a binge to me.

Put it in perspective. Say a piece of homemade pizza (look ma! no junk!) is about 200 calories. That is 2 miles to run it off. How many people eat a single slice of pizza? I know that I eat at least 2 or 3. Which is 4-6 miles, and almost an hour out running. Running does not give one carte blanche to eat, no matter how…

You ever grab a thing of vinegar from the back of the pantry that had a slimy/cloudy film on it? That is the "mother." You don't need to go to a fancy store to find vinegar with the fermenting body in it because good old regular grocery store vinegar already has the fermenting body in it, just to a lesser extent and the…

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I would just keep cycling through the mid point of your previous routine for a while until it is time to buckle down for your next race. That way you keep a mileage base up and can concentrate on speed and form (or just running for fun) for a little bit.

I don't specifically go to the gym to work them, but at my desk I'll do calf raises a few times a day, or I'll stand on tiptoes and hold, lower and hold, lower and hold until I get to the floor. I do that mainly to build ankle stability though, which is very important as a runner.

Talk with your physical therapist about any training you come up with. With only 3 weeks or so to train it might be too much for your ankle and result in re-injury.

That sounds like a challenging and amazing race to run! Great job!

mmmm This is going onto my cook me list :)

I'm certainly guilty of #1, 3 and 5. Last weekend I did back to back races (spartan sprint, 1/2 marathon), like a crazy person. Took Monday off, but even yesterday my run was not what it could have been. More than once I've skipped a short run because work went way way late, and that leads to number 5 and obsessing about…

I've managed not to gain weight with the race training, but we will see what happens when all I want to do is fall face first into a trough of food! At this point I'm hovering around 163, and I know if I want to compete I'll likely need to get down closer to 120, which is going to be hard as heck and honestly I'm not quite…

Logging accurately is the way to go. Also, running is not the be all end all of exercise (says someone who runs 4-5 times a week). If you are looking for long term success interval training and strength training might be where it is at for you. Find something you can stick with as far as exercise and you'll be happier for…

Hal Higdon! I love his plans. http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51131/Half-Marathon-Novice-1-Training-Program or http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51312/Half-Marathon-Novice-2-Training-Program Both of these will get you there! Also, don't worry if you end up having to walk some of it. I still walk portions of my races and…

Welcome back! I've kinda fallen off the strength training wagon lately as I lucked my way into a free full marathon entry. I've been maintaining the crossfit, and making sure to keep some bodyweight exercises in there, but I've had a LOT less time with the barbell than I should be putting in and I'm starting to feel the…

Weigh your food. Log your food. Move more and eat a reasonable amount. Try to eat in more, pack your lunches, and read nutrition labels. If you are looking to be healthier as well as thinner then eat more veggies, lean meat and whole grains.

Good butter, in the form of scones or on a bit of crusty bread with a pinch of salt has been known to make my pants fall off.

I've done 2 Tough Mudders, a Warrior Dash, and a Merrel Down and Dirty... I get plenty of mud! It was actually kind of nice not to have to wash my sneakers a thousand times, and the stadium was still a nice challenge.

eeps! I didn't mean it to sound like nutrition is a magic bullet, and for the record I voted B up above. Just that diving into running fasted is not really going to help things, and that taking notes about nutrition can help.

If you normally do your long runs with food in your belly and switch to doing them fasted you still might bonk. Do you keep notes about what you ate and how you felt before and after runs? I did that for about a month and found out that morning runs I do better running on empty (or close to it) and afternoon runs I best…

Just did my first Spartan Sprint this Saturday. If I do another burpee again this week it will be a miracle! That said it was a fun race and pretty approachable despite all the hype around it. Maybe because it was a stadium one and there was no fire/water/mud obstacles ;)

Hmm..maybe that is what happened to me this weekend as I pretty much ran on empty and had legs for days it felt like... OP - I'm another vote for option B. It seems the most logical and will have you best prepared. Don't skip that 20 just because you had a bad run. And if you have to walk to get the distance do it. Some…

Rock N'Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon - 02:24:36. Managed to run faster every split, didn't feel winded or dead anywhere. Felt great :D

I do my carb heavy meal 2 days before a race, but I've never used the macros you posted. Maybe eat fewer carbs than 70% and on Friday night instead of Saturday?

Being fall I second the idea that right now it is going to be mostly fungus and tubers/roots. You might be able to get some cat tails that would be a good starch. You can also start looking at what is falling out of the trees :) Over here on the east coast it is acorns, apples, and black walnuts.

All you can do is own it and move on. There are a lot of helpful people (and not so helpful) on this site and both will help you find your way. Good luck!

I find that subbing what I want to eat with "healthy" versions of things only makes me eat the "healthy" version and then go back for what I really wanted. I swap the fries (not a huge fan) for a salad with dressing on the side, make sure that burger is as utterly rich and burgery as it can be and be sated.

This spring I did 2 half marathons and a 10 mile run all in about a month and a half. I survived, the last run was a personal best, but I didn't run again for like a month. I was just over it. Races are fun but you can burn out.