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Agreed. Let personal preference be your guide. Try running on an empty stomach for a few weeks, then try eating before for a few weeks and see how things go. Bad runs will happen, so try not to make any snap judgements based on 1 or 2 workouts.

On a side note, if you want a better glute workout, do something designed to work the glutes.

Cardio, yes. I would not recommend additional strength training at this point.

Does it have a strength benefit/component? Probably. Would I consider it strength training? No.

Don't worry about exercise at this point... eat less instead. You don't need exercise to lose weight. If you insist on exercise, then find something that doesn't bother your PF. Swimming, perhaps?

I think it depends on how much of the hormone manipulation you buy into. If you're all in, then you want your fast window to include your morning hours when insulin production is naturally lower. If you're only IFing to restrict when you eat in an effort to help control how much you eat (i.e. get in and stay in a deficit),…

lol... no, no it is not.

I ran in Mizunos last year and felt like they didn't last as long as they should have. I'm running in Ons currently, and they also seem to be breaking down fairly quickly... but they are still ok so I haven't retired them yet. We'll see. I started off in New Balance and liked them, but I'm not sure how much I was running…

Agreed. Also, start coming to terms with the idea that being accurate is pretty much impossible. Also, comparing your data to someone else's will probably only cause you stress and confusion.

Do you have a running shop near you that will analyze your gait/stride and give you some pointers? At one point, I was ready to give up running due to back/sciatica problems. I changed my stride to be more of a mid-foot runner (less impact compared to when I was a heel striker) and while the problems aren't gone, they have…

Agreed. Also, start coming to terms with the idea that being accurate is pretty much impossible. Also, comparing your data to someone else's will probably only cause you stress and confusion.

Start with this... Notice where meals/nutrient timing falls... not overly important. If IF helps you keep cals in check, then go for it. If not, then don't. If you've already got a good handle on cals and macros and want to try nutrient timing for added benefit, go right ahead.

That was going to be my next question... how long have you been feeling this way? If it's only been a week or 2, and your calorie deficit and rest are both reasonable, then give it time. Things happen, bad weeks and months happen. Be patient.

Agreed.

I generally agree with the others... there's probably no need to create your own plan with soooo many established ones already out there. Decide on how much time you have to spend at the gym and what you want to do (both your goals and what machines/equipment you want to use), then find a routine well suited to those…

Is your pace the same as it was last year? Are the routes similar? How is your eating and sleeping... similar to where you were last year? I assume the job and 3 kids aren't new in the last year... but the bootcamp and kettlebells are? Overdoing it is a combination of how hard you are pushing yourself physically compared…

You're doing it wrong. Do some research on intervals and get a better feel for your on/off durations.

When I'm on track, it's how I prefer to eat anyways, so it's not abnormal for me. Typically, if I eat in the morning, it's BECAUSE I'm binging.

Do you know what's causing it? I typically binge for emotional reasons, so I try to get those things under control if/when I want to get out of the binge. For me, that typically means the following, in this order - 1) a good night's sleep. Sometimes easier said than done, but it all starts here 2) caffeine through the…

The usual MFP judging and condemnation.

Good lord... this thread is still going???

The benefits you'll see from nutrient timing are FAAAAR outweighed by overall calorie balance and workout intensity, so focus on those things first. Make sure your overall calories are where they need to be, and make sure you're workouts are on par with your goals/expectations. Once you have those 2 things down, and down…

Do you have kids? Because that's important too. One should only be wrist deep in frosting if one has kids.

Just for clarity... Pole dancer the athlete/artist (which apparently is a thing), or pole dancer the entertainer?

They aren't arbitrary, but they are relative.

I would wonder how big of a difference there was between the supposed classy places and the dives. I also wonder if a rookie could just walk into a classy place and get a job.