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Calorie counts are estimates. I think the general rule of thumb is staying within =/- 75 calories of your goal.

I think a foot or sports doc might be your next step. I was having ankle pain ONLY while running. Walking was fine, standing, wearing heels, etc was all good. But I'd try to run and one step would be fine and the next was crippling. Apparently, I had more problems with my gait than getting fitted for shoes could fix. I…

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Purple, because dinosaurs don't wear hats.

I had some issues in July, and in two weeks put on 10 lbs of scale weight. I straightened myself back out. In the first 24 hours, the scale went down 5 lbs. Within 48 hours, I was down a total of 8 lbs. Within a week, the 10 lbs were gone. It really is possible to carry that much water weight. Just get back at it.

I would say that is definitely a doctor question, and one you should get answered before you progress much farther in your training for the full.

Do you have access to a treadmill? My first half was very hilly, and I train on flat roads. I did two of my short runs a week on a treadmill with the incline cranked up, and did just fine in my race.

Just don't be too loud...you might get reported for doing something else....

Agree with everyone else that the bar is probably too high, but when I started squatting I had some general pain and bruising in that area just because I wasn't used to holding so much weight on my back. It took a couple months, but I no longer bruise or even notice the bar.

I lift/run on the same day too, but never on my long run. It's just a matter of structuring your program around both goals...I am successfully completing half marathons and running 5/3/1 at the same time.

I started at a 15 min/mile pace. 12 min/mile is now my forever pace. I can run a single sub 10 mile on a treadmill, but haven't been able to get that on the road yet. Running faster comes with time and lots of miles.

How's your training going OP?

Or, option 2 if you don't like math: A serving of PB is 32 grams. Place jar on scale. Press tare. Scoop until it says "-32 g". Enter 1 serving of PB. I almost always make my servings the exact amount...It just saves an extra step.

Nope. I have low blood pressure. The extra sodium actually helps me out some.

Agreed. And neither will the Bengals. Again.

I suppose you could try some body weight stuff, but if you can't do a sit-up I think you'll find that you'll get pain with most "lifting" type exercises due to core involvement. I think your best bet would be to cardio along for a couple weeks until your rib is finished healing, and then try to start adding stuff back in.

I make sure to never touch my face with my hands when I'm at the gym, and as soon as I'm done I wash my hands or use some hand sanitizer. My gym is kept super clean - the owner is a total germophobe. But someone I know goes to a very busy chain gym that I don't think is maintained as well, and is constantly getting sick.

I am coming back (pretty much fully recovered) from a minor tendon tear and tendonitis in my ankle. Were you prescribed PT at all? That was the best thing ever for me - and I was able to keep my activity up without risking reinjury. I didn't see anything in your post about cross training, so FWIW biking helped me…

Agreed. I'd be willing to work around broken fingers/toes/limbs/etc, but a rib? No way. Lifting uses your core a LOT, and I don't think you'd like it very much if your rib snapped loose under the pressure and punctured a lung or something.

Maybe it would work if they were also sugar free. :sick:

Since you have a thyroid problem, it will be important to keep track of which numbers you use. Try to be consistent...that way, if you're not losing weight at the pace you expected, you will know where your data is coming from and be able to more easily make adjustments. I would just try to always use the lower number.

^^That's been my experience as well. It was easier when I was fatter...I'd just automatically go to the bottom of the pile LOL. Now that I'm in between, I have to really dig through stuff to find my size. Granted, I did totally luck out on the skirt. It was on the clearance rack, I said OH PINK!, pulled it out and it just…

See I've not had a problem with NY&C. I don't shop their often, but I snagged a ridiculously cute skirt in a 14 from the one at our mall. I've never shopped for pants there though.

I agree that the 700 is too high, but I also disagree with cutting the lower number in half. OP is (according to ticker) 90 lbs overweight, so of course she's going to burn more than a 150 lbs person. OP: Take the lower number. Track your results. If you're not losing at the expected pace, make adjustments.

The last time I made enchiladas, I found a lower calorie sauce and tossed the whole can on, and then proceeded to eat all four enchiladas. On my way home from college that night, I felt like I needed to fart. And, well....…

At this point, I feel like it would almost be easier to just buy a brand of food that lists the dry weight. :laugh:

So how do you recommend the OP adjust for variances in cooking?