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  • I aim for 1600 each day 400 breakfast 350 lunch 350 dinner 500 snacks (typically a 300 calorie snack between lunch and dinner and a 200 Calorie snack after dinner/before bed) One thing I love about premium is being able to set calorie goals per meal. It helps me plan meals better.
  • I second learning what works best for you based on how you feel. I run as well and have trained/run many half marathons (and one marathon) and I can tell you based on experience, I absolutely cannot eat within 30 min of a hard run…my stomach is not ready for it and I will throw up! My post run routine includes a good cool…
  • I second moving comfort/brooks. I also love Lululemon runtimes bra.
  • Since my son has Type 1 Diabetes and his insulin dose is determined by carbs eaten, we are pretty obsessive about weighing everything and I can tell you lots of foods can be off compared to what is on the label. Even sliced bread. Never go by number is servings. Here is an article (old but still holds true)…
  • My sweet spot is going to sleep on an empty stomach, but not hungry. That generally means I have a light snack 2-3 hours before I go to sleep. This is *solely* related to sleep quality and not weight loss. If I fall asleep with a full stomach I almost always have a bad nights sleep. I don’t find any difference weight wise.
  • My son has T1D and we track everything single piece of food he eats and how his blood sugar responds and all I can say is this - trying to predict biological responses to glucose and insulin can drive you crazy! He can have exactly the same thing and have totally different responses on any given day. That said, one thing…
  • I was worried that my iron levels were low because per the nutrition info, I was never getting enough iron and I am religious about tracking food and making sure everything is recorded. I just had my annual physical and the bloodwork showed my iron levels were fine (my Vitamin D however was very low and so the symptoms I…
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