BobDierk

Green Day

My wife got me an EatSmart scale for Christmas. She found it on the internet as it was highly rated for accuracy. After using it for a week or so, I can attest that it is much less finnicky than my old one. It also has a nice tempered glass top and a large easy to read display.

I would recommend a couple of things. First, make sure you are not lifting to much weight. Start with a fairly easy work out. Then add weight after you have been working out for a month. Second, make sure you stretch your muscles before and after you work out (this applies to cardio too). This will help with the soreness…

If you just popped back 3 lbs last week, you may just be retaining water. If you ate a lot of salty foods over Thanksgiving, this could happen. Stick with you calorie limits for a few days and drink lots of water and see if the 3 lbs don't come back off. The exercise bike should help a lot, especially if your not moving…

I have been losing an inch on my waist with every 10 lbs lost. For me, this took 5 weeks. I wouldn't check your measurements more than once a month as it is difficult to see much change in less time.

I found the same thing. Best I can tell, nothing is done with the strength training data you enter. There are no reports to track your progress and you don't get any calorie credits, etc. What I have found is that there is a generic cardio entry titled "strength training". Here there is no detail on the exercises you have…

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Assume the lower number is right and you'll get in shape faster. If you assume the higher number and it's not right, you may not meet your weight goals.

Be sure to do stretching exercises before and after you run. Start slow. Start with walks that include short runs (1/2 mile or less). When it starts to feel easier add a little more distance.

Get a practice run in on Thursday. The exercise should flush out those eating out calories and you'll have Friday to rest before your race.

I did a 1/2 several years ago. Beforehand I did mostly 7-8 mile runs. However, a week or so beforehand I ran for 14. Having done that I had confidence that I would make 13.1 and didn't worry about pace, finishing, etc.