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Two eggs scrambled and real oatmeal, usually with dried blueberries or cherries. I eat slightly less than this because I get full and my dogs get the rest :-)

1. Find a good therapist. Talk to your doctor and friends for a referral. Check out their web sites to get a feel for how they work. 2.Studies have shown that exercise is as effective as meds in dealing with depression. 3. I highly recommend two books: Feeling Good Handbook (He helps a lot with the negative talk that can…

Goat cheese and grits is wonderful. (There's an Eating Well recipe for goat cheese, grits and corn)

I'll echo those who say to stay away from heel striking. I'd gotten to the point where my knees hurt all the time - running, going up and down stairs, etc. then I switched to a more barefoot style (I now wear Altra shoes with a zero drop (i.e. no) heel) and the pain went away immediately. Heel striking puts an immense…

I have a Garmin 210. I got it to track my runs (it has GPS). I can't run right now b/c of a knee injury, and I'm glad to have it to track my calories. It's very easy t set up - put in weight and age. While I'm doing my spin lass, I can make sureI'm in my target zone for woking out. then at the end I know how many calories…

I don't know what's going with you but I will say I'm having a lot of success following Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin" plan. One of the rules is that you eat when you're hungry. (You also eat what you want, eat mindfully - this is a biggie - and stop when you're full.)

There's a DJ I heard whose just undergone gastric bypass. It makes me very sad because in her soundbites she says, "I tried everything." when I read her blog of what she'd tried, it was every fad diet. She doesn't talk about eating healthy and exercising more.

I've stopped logging. It does nothing for me but make me crazy. I'm now doing mindful eating with the help of the McKenna mediations. Just started, but I am amazed at how much less I eat when I eat only when i'm hungry... and stop when I'm full. I'm actually putting down my fork now and tasting my food. It's quite a…

Add an egg in with breakfast.

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Yum!

Different shoes are best for different people. It all depends on your foot, how you run, etc. That's why it's important to go to a running store. running form is very important. Since I've gone to minimalist shoes (I wear zero drop Altras) I've eliminated my knee pain that came with running. If you have a Fleet Feet store,…

I was at the gym the other week, on the leg press. A trainer came all the way across the gym to say I was doing it wrong, that my weights were too heavy and that i was just going to bulk up. !) My form was perfect while I was doing it. 2) I can easily do 2 sets of 30 reps at 200 pounds. (no straining or form slipping) 3)…

I love my Garmin 250. As a runner, I like to take advantage of all of the GPS stuff and go nerdy analyzing the details of my runs.

I used an App with the Higdon training plan for my last half. It worked really well just to be able to look on my phone for my mileage for the day.

I use seltzer water - it comes in several different flavors. Still no calories but the fizz I like in soda.

I never get the flu. Until this year. I spent all last week in bed and am dragging this week. I wish I'd gotten the shot.

I've been getting sick over the course of the day, so that's what I'm doing. Home for some Russian Tea!

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Try to do a 5k or 10K before your race. It will help you know a little bit better what to expect. Plan ahead. If at all possible, get your packet the day before.My half the other weekend was delayed 30 minutes because so many people showed up last minute for packet pick up. That really messed with my eating preparation.…

Chris is from my town and I watched him play at Wake. The Lakers are not only getting a great point guard but a great person as well.

running outside doesn't take much more time than on a treadmill. And as they say in Norway, "There's no bad weather, only bad clothes" :-)"

Echo all of the rescue suggestions. There are breed specific rescues. I used to live next door to a guy who had an Alaskan Malamute. Sadly, he kept him tied in the front yard much of the time, so I volunteered to walk him. They are great dogs to go running with - if you're fast! He was also a very sweet dog.

Just quoting to emphasize this. You can really mess up your body going down this road you've started on. Please talk to someone who can help you get a more realistic perspective.

First of all, .5 pounds can be just a normal fluctuation. Secondly, are you eating enough? Is that 1200 total or 1200 plus eating the calories you burn?

Get off the treadmill and run outside. Outside I run for as long as 2.5 hours. After 10 minutes on the treadmill I'm bored out of my skull.

Sport beans can bring some quick relief. This sounds crazy, but folks posting on the People's Pharmacy swear by putting a bar of soap in your sheets. (www.thepeoplespharmacy.com)

Every study I've seen has said that in the long run diets are counterproductive. Once you stop, the weight you lost comes back. If you need a jump start, work some interval training into your exercise.

1260 net, which means anywhere from 1300 to 3000, depending on my exercise.

What are you doing for exercise? Is it the same thing you've been doing? Intervals can help jump start that metabolism.

I gave up trying to become a runner. Then I was hit by a car while biking and couldn't walk for five months. I decided to do a 5K just because I'd always wanted to. I did the FLeet feet No boundaries training, a couch to 5K kind of a deal. I thought I was going to die. I thought the coaches were going to have to pick me up…