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You can buy all sorts of inexpensive replacement bands on Amazon if you find the one it comes with uncomfortable. I have a very soft silicone one (much softer than the original band) for workouts/casual wear, as well as some "fashion" ones in leather and metal for work and I love them. The metal one makes it look like a…

It's virtually the same at that temperature (-40 is the same in C and F) and I bike in it, although my usual morning temperatures in deep winter are usually more in the -15C to -20C (about 5F to -5F) range and we only have to deal with -30 to -40 for a couple weeks at a time. I wear a full set of ski clothing: insulated…

I love the stuff and would probably drink it, I don't care what food snobs have to say about it. I do buy actual truffle occasionally and will shave it onto things for special meals, but day-to-day I'm totally happy with the oil for stuff like this. I use it for vegetables, to finish some pasta dishes, and (my favourite)…

Yes, I roast them (or toss them in my Actifry) with a little olive oil, lots of lemon, garlic, salt and pepper, then finish them with a bit of white truffle oil and sometimes a few shavings of good Parmesan or similar cheese after they come out.

I'm just here to tell you all STUDDED TIRES! I rode all winter last year without them and I can't believe how much better it is this year with studded tires. I have so much more control and traction in ice and snow that it is unbelievable. I will never ride in the winter without them again. I'm a psycho who bike commutes…

I like pretty minimalist shoes and I'm a slight supinator, so neutral is important, but other than that I'm not that picky. I'm not prone to pain or joint issues and most of my runs are in the 5-8 mile range, so I don't really need to get too in the weeds with it. I generally buy youth Nike Frees of any iteration at an…

If the gym is busy, then personally, I've already adjusted to the fact that people are going to me near me, but it doesn't feel as weird and personal if there's a crowd as when I'm more or less alone and someone needs to park themselves RIGHT NEXT TO ME. I was always fine to go for a quick lunchtime run with people on…

I used to go to a gym with about 20 completely identical treadmills, all in perfect working order, all the same make and model, all with personal TV screens, all looking out a second-floor window onto a street. Every. single. morning, when I and one or two other people were the only people using them, someone would come to…

My pie crust secret (along with the cold butter as mentioned) is to replace about a third of the water with vodka. I don't know why it works (expedited evaporation?) but it makes crust super flaky if that's your goal and leaves no boozy flavour. I use half butter, half shortening, and I always make it in a chilled bowl…

I'd rather starve than drink milk. This includes milkshakes, protein shakes, and dairy-based smoothies of any kind. Milk alternatives mostly just remind me of milk in look and texture and therefore are not much better except in lattes, which I consume occasionally with a lid on so I don't have to think about the milkiness.…

So this is not really advice if your budget is extremely tight, but more if you have the luxury of spending more at once and saving over time. I don't eat much meat, but my husband does and we've found the best thing was to invest in a chest freezer and wait for sales. Whenever a meat he likes goes on special, we buy at…

I'm having the same smoke issues where I live that you are, and I've still been doing my bike commute on the 175+ days, but it's only ~20 minutes each way and I'm riding fairly relaxed. I'd have to be outdoors that long regardless if I switched to taking the train, so it doesn't seem like a big risk for me. I'm not running…

I hate those kind of things because I think it gives a lot of people unrealistic ideas about what exercise burns. I know a lot of people who think "Oh, I did a half-hour run this morning so I need this plate of French toast" or whatever, never realizing that they barely burned the number of calories in their latte, because…

Oops, I'm sorry for thinking you looked short, haha. Must just be the photo (or me projecting my problems onto others...) ;) I still say 5'7" is short enough that you might be more comfortable on something a little smaller than the "standard" (department store or stationary gym equipment, for example) unisex frame though.…

I have and love a hybrid for commuting, but IMO if you want to road bike or do tris, then you should just get a road bike. Hybrids are easier because you are more upright and most people are more accustomed to the position of the handlebars and gears, but no point in the intermediary step if you're going to be racing. The…

The Westin also gives brand new socks to every guest and you can take them home, which is kind of nice for those of us to whom the idea of borrowed shoes is a little ick. The time I got the shoes it seemed like I was the first shoe user since the soles were pristine, but I have smaller than average feet. It's hard to tell…

Yep, I'm an Alberta girl and I used to run year-round, but last December I hit a patch of black ice right as I was turning a corner and I wiped out. The ankle sprain was so bad that I was on crutches for 3 weeks and couldn't run again until almost April, and even now I can't manage the distances I used to and have to be…

I got shoes once when I forgot mine (I stay frequently at a Westin for work trips). The idea grossed me out but the ones they delivered looked and smelled brand-new so I went with it and they were fine for 45 minutes running on a treadmill. I didn't need clothing but I assume it would also arrive super clean like the…

I'm exactly the opposite. Because I have a small frame (narrow ribcage and shoulders, small hands and feet, etc), I look quite soft and rounded even at 118 lbs (I'm 5'4"). I have a prominent collarbone, but other than that, I look more "sturdy" than "slender" because I carry weight in my upper arms and thighs, am fairly…

Are you sure you don't have them? I'm in Alberta and could get these at Superstore and Sobey's a couple months before Halo Top was available. The packaging design is slightly different but still black with colours. I've had the chocolate, vanilla, and the mint chip and I thought they were reasonably good. Better than that…

I have used them for breakfast in maintenance for years since I find food gross first thing in the morning but feel better/more awake if I eat something., and they're fairly easy to choke down. I really don't worry about it. I eat plenty of other foods throughout the day, so I'm sure I'm still getting an adequate array of…

I use it on lamb or in glazes for roasted meats occasionally. It is slightly tart but not extremely so IMO, (more sweet than anything) but I like a lot of acidity in my recipes so I might be the wrong person to ask.

I love plain old Earl Grey, but black tea makes me nauseated if I don't drink it on a full stomach for some reason, so I mostly stick with greens and herbals now. I love matcha, this vanilla orchid oolong from David's Tea, and anything with a lot of rosehip and hibiscus. I also always have Cold 911 for whenever I have any…

It's either vinegar (red/white wine or balsamic), which I pour on vegetables/salads, use in sauces, etc., hot sauce, which I put on everything too, or fresh lemon, which I use on stuff I don't use vinegar on. I go through a large bag of lemons pretty much weekly. I think acidity is the most commonly underused element when…

My Charge 2 is quite accurate for me (5'4", about 118 lbs, early 30s woman, average resting heart rate in the high 50s.) My maintenance calories with it on a typical workday (sedentary office job, but with a short bike commute) hover around 1800/day, and up to about 2300/day on longer run days. My weight has remained…

These are...not great. They are literally the only bars I can currently get at Costco that don't have peanuts or peanut butter as a main ingredient (husband has a severe allergy) and they have the worst texture ever, like they should be soft but are instead almost rock-hard and take like a year to chew. The expiry on the…

I have naan more as a main component of a meal, like wrapped around a salad (instead of a tortilla or pita) or as a flatbread with toppings, so half a piece is a sad serving. If you're just using them to mop up a sauce or something or accompany a meal, then I guess half a piece is reasonable, but I don't really eat bread…

This is the one I came to mention. Naan always seems to have half a piece as the serving size and it drives me crazy. Who is cutting that little six-inch round in half? I like to use them as the base for a quick pizza-type snack for my husband, but I can't bring myself to eat them because 300 calories for a boring piece of…

Do you think your Fitbit might be inaccurate? Do you physically feel like your heartrate has shot up that high when it does? Have you taken your pulse manually to check these results? Just throwing it out there since that's definitely quite extreme. My heartrate when I'm sitting around is also high 50s/low 60s, and I can…

I had to drop below BMI 21 for mine to really get smaller, they hung on for a long time. I started out at about 145lb and 32G (~BMI 25) and now I'm about 118 lbs (~BMI 20) and 28F, which is doesn't seem like a huge difference but is really a big improvement. It's only one cup size, so proportionately they're still there,…