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Groups are hit and miss. It really depends on the topic. Challenges (in the challenges section of the forum) tend to be quite active. I (and most of my FL group) tend to primarily interact on our walls. Although only maybe 1/2 of that is fitness related and we talk about all kinds of things. We get to know each other and…

Compression leggings. Aside from any lymphatic stuff, it helps keeps loose parts from jiggling and bouncing which makes activity 10000 times more comfortable. I wouldn’t do the Velcro wrap thing though. That seems like a way to restrict movement and possibly constrict things that you don’t really want constricted during…

I have used Runkeeper for years. I like the voice prompts while running and the live tracking feature. Those are the primary reasons I use it. It’s not always great with GPS (sometimes way low, sometimes way high). Calorie estimates for not step-based activity (running, hiking or walking) can be high. My Garmin data goes…

Or-what Ann said.

20 pounds in 5 weeks???? I’m injury prone as well when I’m not eating enough. Also if you’ve approached the additon of exercise with the same level of aggressive intensity (aka-WAY too much out of the gate), you’re likely suffering the pains of doing far more than you’re ready to do. Eat more. Exercise less. Build slowly,

Because 50lbs of water is about 6 gallons. That’s a lot of space and Won’t fit on a bar very well. Packing 100 pounds of water on the bar would be like adding a person (size wise). Sand is better but still quite a bit larger than iron for the same weight.

I have done IF for most of my adult life (I don’t eat until later in the day as I’m just not hungry in the AM). I gained all the way up to morbidly obese on IF and lost a bunch of weight too. I have logged all my food on mfp for years.

I start to lag about 100—110 minutes into a run. Distance varies hugely depending on what I’m doing. If I’m running for a couple of hours, I don’t bother refueling. If I’m running longer than a couple of hours, I refuel. I don’t tolerate gels well-so I use energy chews (and Tailwind after about mile 16-since that’s when my…

Im in the same place. I have my dividend still as well and also trying to keep to “need” purchases. And while I really try to logic my way into it, I don’t “need” a new Garmin (plus the coupon doesn’t work on those anyway).

Typically people will refuel on runs lasting longer than 90-120 minutes. Distance is less important as this is a function of how long it takes to use up your easily accessible on-board carb storage. So running longer typically goes better if you refuel while you’re doing it. You’ll definitely want to do so during a race as…

There’s a big difference between “function” and being “well”. I can eat 1200 calories a day and function (meaning I’ll be alive and trudging through my fog of a day, dragging from one place to the next, wondering why I’m so tired all the time but can’t sleep, wondering when I turned into such a cranky, miserable person,…

I also wear AfterShokz bone conduction earphones. They aren’t in your ear at all which means you can easily hear any ambient/environmental noise (which is important when running/walking/etc.) and they don’t ever fall out or start to hurt.

Exactly this (although my AfterShokz are the titanium mini and I have a different Garmin Fenix which does do music but don’t have any music on it). I can carry on conversations while listening to music with the AfterShokz and can hear all environmental noise. I have my phone with me anyway and just use that for my tunes. I…

Good news is that you SHOULD be adding your exercise calories and eating them (or at least a portion of them). I have eaten every delicious one of mine (for 8 1/2 years). I have a pretty low calorie allowance (I’m short, not young and work a desk job at home-I am about as sedentary as you can be). If I didn’t eat my…

At least 10. Probably 14. 17 if you got them in a garishly bright color :wink:

I didn’t say anything about eating 1200 calories. Everyone should be adding exercise and eating those calories too. My goal is 1200 (for less than a pound/week), I eat around 1600. The point was only that it’s not unrealistic to end up at or near 1200 as a BASE goal-particularly for older and shorter women.

It is very likely the wrist position while you ride. But before you rush right out and get a chest strap; which Vivosport tracker do you have? Not all of them can be paired with a heart rate monitor.

You should be setting your activity level on mfp based on what you do NOT including exercise. So are you sedentary? Eg-you work a desk job at home and not including exercise, you take 3-4K (or less) steps a day? Also-how much for you have to lose/how much do you weigh and what rate of loss did you select? You should be…

All of them.

I live near the high school and cross a busy “cut through” road several times on my running route. Visibility is my one and only concern. I think you can see me from space (although somehow still invisible to drivers). I would never choose black shoes. But seems like maybe that’s a girl thing.

Age plays a role as well. My maintenance at 5’4”, 160 lbs at 46 years old is 1600 as a base/NET goal (to which I add would add exercise). That puts me at 1350 for 1/2 lb/week. I’m 30-ish pounds overweight. This poster’s profile mentions grown children and grandchildren so it’s not out of the realm of possible for someone a…

Distance. 1. I am a distance runner. Running for a lengthy period of time (more than 90-120 minutes) causes some adaptations that are a great benefit to this goal. 2. Distance/Time clears my head 3. Distance/time typically burns many more calories than a proper sprint session. I don’t workout to burn calories-but managing…

If you want something “safe” calories burned while running are about .63 x weight (in pounds) x miles run. So you’re looking at about 98 calories/pound. Or 294 for the 3 miles. Mfp estimates for running aren’t that off-they are pace-based so they will be more close if the pace matches yours (vs if you are rounding…

I’m using your Apple Watch numbers which correlate a lot more to what I’d think TDEE would be for a guy your size doing that much activity (a bit high but not not crazy). 2300 is only a little over my TDEE for that kind of activity (as a 5’4” 160 pound woman). But the real question is how long have you been at these…

Same. Although I lost my weight while running. My feet are now 1/2-1 full size larger (length) and due to a neuroma, I need really wide shoes too.

Yes. You’re eating at way too high a deficit. You should be aiming to lose .5-1% of your total body weight per week. So probably a pound a week-maybe 2 for a brief time. That’s a 500-1000 calorie deficit per day. You’re at 1750 minimum. That’s far too high. It’s a little over twice the deficit you should be running.

Exactly. That’s a lot of water to lose which will mess with all of that to a huge degree.

This for sure. I usually retain about 8 pounds of water every time I run a half marathon. I would be doubling down (maybe triple/quadruple) on my hydration if I lost that much on a run. That’s not good (as in healthy) at all.

It really depends on how you define “super fit” I think. I also started morbidly obese and now run marathons. I do not have abs, I don’t think anyone looking at me thinks I spend anytime in the gym - but my goals aren’t aesthetic at all. Maintaining that kind of physique is not something I want to do. When I started, I…

71,842 is the highest I can find right now (24 mile run plus regular life stuff) but I have been close to 80. My Garmin shut down at mile 20 of my last marathon and I was at 59k then. I have 35k from a day tromping around Vegas (no run). I think that’s probably my highest non-run day. I am not very tall and average about…