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Some good advice here. Getting your eating in order is the hard part. As far as exercise, start slow and make achievable goals and measure it all (so you can see the wins). For example, plan a 1 mile walk. Then 2 mile. Then 3. Then go back to 1 Mille and see how much faster you are with the same effort level. Personally…

Just flipping through..do a lot of your homes catch fire? Seems to be a pretty consistent concern. I sleep naked. Always and forever. If I have to run from a fire..it’ll be naked. Plus I have extra shorts, swim gear and towels in all my vehicles anyway.

When I trained for my first marathon, I remember making myself a deal halfway through my first 20 mile run: you get a McDonalds milkshake at the end. Best. Milkshake.Ever.

I tried keto a few years ago and found it very difficult. I found it challenging to get enough snacks that traveled well and even after a month I didn’t have the energy level I wanted. I surf and I found after surfing for an hour or two I’d be weak and dizzy. On the plus side, while keto experimenting i trained myself to…

I don’t take many days off, but I do vastly vary the intensity. For example, I cycle 3 days a week, run/swim 2 and usually do some hiking or surfing on the 7th, plus tennis 2x a week. Some of those runs are really short and slow. Some of the swims are just paddling around and playing in the waves. But I make a point to get…

AnnPT77 has it right. I lost 45 pounds training for a marathon. I HATE running. As soon as the marathon was done, I decided I could “take a break for a few weeks”..which turned into a year. Meanwhile, I didn’t take that same break from eating. I continued to eat healthy but too many calories. Flash forward a few years, I’m…

Very simple: live a boring and predictable life. Make a menu for a calorie total and eat only what’s on the menu, no variation. No need to log. But does it really take you that long to log?

75k cycling. Yesterday was 100k, and I am feeling it all now!

Fresh French bread.

The Nike app really just sets up a daily plan for your running based on what you want to do, easier than figuring it out yourself.

Find a healthy snack. I love baby carrots and keep a bag handy. Don’t buy stuff you shouldn’t eat. If you’re going to indulge, make it purposeful. Drink lots of water.

Follow a sprint day with a rest day. It should be taxing. I like a MWFS schedule with Monday doing my sprint, Wednesday and Friday are steady state runs (middle distance) at race pace and Saturday is a long slow run. Have you tried the training runs on the Nike app? It’s free and a pretty good program to follow.

Try change what you are measuring. I had a period where I was lifting weights and didn’t lose a pound for a month..but my body fat dropped noticeably. Also, could try taking a week or two off. Not saying go crazy, but just relax a bit. Losing lots of weight is hard work! Final thought: shake it up a bit. Do a week of…

For what? I’ve been dabbling in triathlons and bought a Coros Apex. Works great. If you just want to count steps it’s overkill.

Work in a sprint or hill sprint day once a week. 10-15 minute slow, 1 minute full effort, 5 minute walk x3, 10 min CD

There some online calculators that will convert miles cycled to steps. My company did a step contest and told us we could cycle and convert.

It just depends on your willpower. Personally I find abstinence easier than moderation. So for example I just haven’t been drinking. Probably not going to start anytime soon because I know that if I do, it’ll be a slippery calorie slope that I’m all too happy to slide down.

I ride a lot now, all road. I’m saving no for a mtb. I live in Hawaii so it’s all up or down, almost no flat riding. I’m considering going to the mainland for a long weekend ride or two this summer.

Eating more than budget. For example, let’s say you have a budget of 1500 calories and eat 1850, you are 350 over budget or -350.

I don’t see why you would track? 8 hours is plenty of time to eat a lot of food. I find my first meal after fasting tends to be large then the rest of my time eating is very light

I replaced my available junk food snacks with baby carrots. I really like baby carrots, so I just get a bag and snack away. You cannot eat so many as to mess up your goals. So replace what’s there. If you leave junk food around, you’ll snack on it. Also focus on your meals being more filling. I eat big spinach salads..you…

Eggplant is vile. Zucchini too.

That’s a super smart approach. SMART goals in corporatespeak

Brown rice..rice and eggs is awesome. You can make a bunch of rice at once and freeze single servings that reheat in a few seconds. I have also learned to enjoy oatmeal.

1lb meat, I can rinsed beans, 1 jar salsa, 1 cup rice, 1/4 cup taco seasoning and 1 cup stock into the instapot. Go for a run. Return to delicious bowlrito. Freeze extras.

Lift weights regularly. Lots of squats and deadlifts. Your weight might not change but your body fat will and you’ll look goood.

It sounds like a volume game. When I first started exercising I walked. Then run-walked. Then ran slow. Then upped distance. Eventually ran a marathon. Don’t go nuts, build it slow and consistent. Since running and uphill biking sound like problems, can you swim? Also it’s possible that you’re just overextending, losing…

Thanks for the thoughts all. I always carry water and snacks just in case. In general I felt fine and didn’t experience any performance issues, just was wondering how others handled it.

Swim, it will help with the knee. Even if you aren’t a great swimmer. The exercise component is nice, but it’s all discipline in the eating that makes the loss happen.

I was having a similar issue and incorporated some fasting..and it all took off. Right on a lb/week, same eating and exercise load as I was doing. Also how is your sleep and stress?