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@robborunr ... What started all of this is my friend asked me to do the hot chocolate 15k in indy on march 30th... so that's my goal. My "goal" is just to finish, but I think aiming for 100 minutes seems reasonable if my training goes well. Thanks for stopping by! Stay tuned!

Thank you, this is the kind of advice I need. I keep thinking if I'm not gasping I'm not making progress... but this is a totally different event ... and deserves a totally different training style

I appreciate the feedback ... I didn't consider 8 mph to be in the realm of speed work... more just, varying pace to keep other muscles activated, fight off monotony, etc. An hour is a really long time. Even half an hour is a huge mental test for me. The mental monotony is far more challenging than the muscular aspect as…

Based on your profile pic; A big guy like you can pull off the 935. I went with the 735 as I'm 155 lbs and 5'8". It is smaller, thinner, lighter. (It has less battery) ...Functionally I dont think you'll notice a difference. Especially with connectIQ now. I did not research the instinct. Good luck!

Just finished a decent treadmill session. Hal had me doing 2 miles. I have found on the treadmill 6mph is a recovery pace and 8 mph is where I start to huff and puff, so I bounced between 6 and 8 and came up on 2 miles feeling really great. Did the 2 Miles in 17:35, and felt good so I kept jogging at 6... Ended up doing 3…

-42 windchill here today ... I have modified the hal hidgons program into an excel and today is cross training anyway. Tomorrow is my "distance" run, if it's worse than -30 I'll just have to use the treadmill. Thanks everyone for joining in. I hope there will be an uptick in mileage etc soon...

@debrakgoogins Thanks so much; i have a pair of Aasics Gel Quantum 180's that feel really nice. soft and easy. I'll go to Fleet Feet soon as ask them about sizing etc. I have put the Hal Hidgins plan into Excel and shifted the days so my long run is saturday and my rest day is Sunday. That means i'm starting on day 4 or 5…

So i did a baseline 5k last night on the treadmill. Set the incline to 4%, the speed to 6 mph and thought; how hard can this be? Just keep going, right? Endurance is very different than power; and I remained humble and just kept plodding along. I did my half hour 5k, without any walking, turned the machine off, and went to…

Absolutely yes Also makes the space feel bigger

Since there are no rules... I have a confession to make... #IMBATMAN

Thank you all so much for the supportive words. I am doing the 2 and 3 mile warmups with no walking, but my body is much more trained for 2 and 3 minute energy bursts, not two hour endurance type stuff. I'll be evaluate the Hal Hidgon plan yet today... i'll shift what day i do the items, but keep the order the same. I'd…

^^ what @88olds said is exactly it. Weight loss in 90% about what goes in your mouth.

My 30 lbs had one "near plateau when I had type A flu for 10 days. And this last week I fasted last thurs/fri/sat to make weight... then went on a drinking binge ... but im trending correctly again now. But with consistent diet, I have seen consistently losses:

Just that... satisfies the empty feeling. Lots of people on here will claim otherwise. Often the same people who go on juice cleanses to detox their aura. Pure number kn the scale; it dilutes your sodium and electrolytes... so you'll retain slightly less water if you had an excess in the first place... But Fat leaves the…

If you want to remove VOCs or Chlorine, sure boil it (or just let it sit out) But Depending what you are filtering... carbonate, nitrates etc ... boiling will INCREASE the concentration of a lot of toxins. A Brita filter is a good choice if you change it frequently. An RO filter is more affordable than you might think, and…

Calories deficit will NOT stop or slow down the healing process. In an extreme deficit a liquid multi, especially obe with vitamin K may help. Weight loss is 80% diet, and 20% activity. Just control your portions and do what you can to stay active while you heal.

Do you think you gained 17 lbs of FAT? or just that you gained 17 lbs? Unless you had a DEXA scan or a high end InBody scan; I'll go out on a limb and guess you gained 17 lbs. I'm 5' 8". October 1 i was 186.3 lbs...so similar to you. I'm at 158 this morning on my way to 144.5 The good news is at least 7, and likely 10 is…

@wanderingarcher If I take a picture anymore it's usually dinner:

You're too kind. I just kind of stopped once camera phones came out. It became watered down.

K I promise I'll stop after this ... @wanderingarcher

Thanks : ) a few of thousands. Wanderingarcher asked what my favorite art medium was.

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Just seeing this. Yup. Definitely me

I've been using it for a few months and my thumbs have grown 30% more muscle mass

I bet you think a straight line is just a circle of infinite diameter. Go back to Leibniz club! *new-ton* *new-ton* *new-ton*

Yes

Nowhere near where I want to be yet... but I'm back at it and trying: I'm wanting to cut another 15 before I bulk for a few months.