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In addition to the above, if you're trying to walk long distances, change your socks half way through. I shoot for fresh socks every 5 miles if I'm doing over 7-8 miles. I'll echo that the socks can make a huge difference. Wrightsocks double layer work best for me, but walking friends use Thorlos and love them.

There are a lot of things you can do to prevent blisters, and then run when you have one. Best preventative for me has been using Wrightsocks double layer socks. Thorlos are good, too, though I have very sensitive feet and the interior of them bothered me because I could feel it. You can use Body Glide on your feet as…

You burn the same calories whether you run a mile or walk a mile; running you get it over with quicker, but since you're carrying the same weight the same distance, the burn is the same. If you're going by time, say you have 30 minutes, you'll be able to (theoretically..I would person collapse and die, mostly from…

Setting it to "Other" might work...at least it's worth a try. Are you getting a heart rate on display when you work out? I'm wondering if your Forerunner is getting a signal from the HR strap or not. The only other thing I can think of is that you might need a footpod for indoor exercise...I use one when I'm walking on the…

Try uploading to connect.garmin.com--you'll need to create an account but it's free--and see what info it spits out. I've never had a problem getting my calories burned no matter what I've had my Forerunner set to.

Yes, you can drink too much, and 6 liters is 3 times what most people need to drink in a day. Consider 2 liters the baseline; more if you're working out hard enough to sweat off more, but on average, 2 liters is what you need. Check your urine; if it's pale yellow or clear, you're drinking enough, and drinking more is…

Look at your urine--if it's very pale yellow or clear, you're drinking enough. Much more than that and you're screwing with your body's electrolytes. If you saturate your body with water, your blood sodium dilutes, you throw off potassium...everything. Drink enough and you tip the body into water intoxication, which can be…

I'm with everyone else...it's your birthday! Enjoy it! When mine rolls around I fully intend to have cake, pizza, and quite possibly a giant Stupid Drink. Maybe two :) I didn't indulge on my birthday last year, and I still regret not having the piece of cake that I really wanted... Life's too short to not have cake on your…

That's actually fairly normal. When you start working out not only are you adding muscle (and while muscle is more compact than fat, a fist size area weighs more than a fist size area of fat...) but you've also traumatized your muscles, which will cause them to grab onto water and not want to let go. Eventually, they will.…

At a 2.7 mph pace, you can do a second hour; just pay attention to your physical cues--fatigue, pain, aches, specific food cravings--and adjust for them. And you might want to take one day a week for rest--no intentional exercise--just to give your body a break. I'm walking at about a 2.8 mph pace, sometimes a 3.2 if I…

I've been on the same dose for 12 years; that's the benefit to Benedryl--in *most* people it causes no rebound insomnia. It should also still work for allergies it's typically used to treat, but that's a definite thing a person with allergies should consult with their doctor about, because there are many alternatives.

See a doctor. It could be anything, or nothing, but the people inside your computer are not medical professionals. Worth noting: my period suddenly stopped in 2002. Turned out to be because of a pituitary tumor. Why assume anything? It's worth getting checked out.

Everything I've read about them says they don't work...but they're *really* comfortable, so who cares? Comfy shoes are worth a hundred bucks...

It's frustrating, but I went through something similar recently. When I started training for a 3 day 60 mile walk, I gained 6 pounds in 3 weeks. It was nuts--I expected it, but it was nuts, and when you're trying to lose weight no amount of logic helps you get past the WTF??! thing--and so, so frustrating. Things to keep…

I take 50 mg generic benedryl (active ingredient in stuff like Tylenol PM) every night... using Tylenol PM unless you also have pain is not usually recommended; there's no reason to filter a pain medication through your liver unless you have to. I'm on it for life, but it's decent for people who need a short-term fix,…

I weigh every day, because I have to...but I suspect I would even if it wasn't a necessity. I know well enough that weight fluctuates to not get discouraged if I get on the scale and am a pound heavier than the day before--there's no possible way I could have eaten 3500 extra calories. I also know to not get excited if I'm…

I don't count non-starchy raw vegetables. They're free food as far as I'm concerned. I weight every morning and say colorful words about half the time. I unapologetically stop for frozen yogurt towards the end of a really long (7+ miles) walk, but I do count those calories. I eat a blowout meal once a week and don't count…

Favorite is Trikking (see profile pic...) but lately what I do most is walk. And walk. And walk... (Training for the Susan G, Komen 3 Day Walk for the Cure...man, my feet hurt...)

The GoFit is the same thing as the Body Bugg, but a bit cheaper, and they come with 6 months subscription...Amazon has them.

I weigh every morning, but it only "counts" once a week; weighing at night is counterproductive to ones' sanity if they've also weighed in the morning...you're going to gain weight during the day. At night, the magical fat fairies come and take some away, so mornings aren't as horrible ;)

Most awesome! Congrats!

Fleet Feet here has someone who does sports bra fittings...if you could get someone who knows what they're to fit you correctly, you might wind up with the exact right bra. Compression tops are pretty decent, too. Under Armor makes the best that I know of...I feel a difference between walking long distances in compression…

Nothing wrong with using 1%, just account for the calories. Tell you something that does help with protein shakes is blending it with ice...comes out more like a smoothy and the icy cold makes the taste more palatable for some reason.

I'll echo finding a good place to get fit for the right shoes. I went to Fleet Feet here and after some observation of my gait and some measuring of my feet, they put me in a pair of Saucony running shoes with an orthotic insert. After years of hip and back pain and not being able to walk more than half a mile, getting the…

Mushrooms, kiwi, mango, soy... Nope, do not ever intentionally eat them, as I am partial to being alive...

A new exercise routine can absolutely cause the muscles to retain water, and it's not water easily shed (now should one try, really...) as the muscles grow they kind of suck the water in and hold onto it for a while...helps with healing and growth, but will eventually subside. I'm going through the same thing right now; I…

I don't think of it as cheating, but I have a free day every week. Today, in fact. I weigh in the morning, go work out, then go with the Spouse Thingy to his Jenny Craig weigh in, and on the way home we usually stop for a late lunch/early dinner. Sometimes we'll eat reasonably healthy, sometimes not (today...not. We're…

I was told to break the fast food habit and then not obsesses about it; fatty liver not involving alcohol use is pretty common in the US because of our now-crappy dietary habits. Get control of that and you can help correct fatty liver issues. It's going to depend on the severity of the amount of fat on and in the liver…

I did NS for a couple of months a few years ago; I lost a few pounds and found most of what I ordered to be, if not just edible, pretty good. But from a digestive standpoint? Holy carpoli... There's a reason people on the NS boards talk about the "Nutritoots." It got to be unbearable, so I quit. Last year I tried Jenny…

Water is water, whether it has a flavor added to it or not. So yes, it counts as water...just count the calories, too, if you're being very strict with them.