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I'm an older, and overwieght (25 too many on a 6 ft frame), in Atlanta whichhas lots of hills. Rather then slowing pace, I shorten stride. Any opinions on that? I suspect this would hurt overall time, but my main interest is keeping heart rate up. thanks!

50 is a lot to lose in 5 months. Losing a pound means eating 3500 calories less than you burn. Losing 50 pounds in 5 months would mean eating 175,000 fewer calories than you burn over that period, which is about 1166 fewer calories per day. That's a huge change, even for folks who eat a lot. It requires discipline few of…