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I was going to suggest Lone Peak as well. But depending on which particular version, you may find them a little sloppy. I wear 4.0 because they are literally the only trail shoes that my feet fit in. Altra shoes in general are far too narrow for me. As are “wide” shoes of nearly every brand. So if your feet aren’t quite…

My Garmin devices have all been pretty terrible with sleep monitoring. I don’t pay much attention to that. Your watch likely has a “stress” widget that is measuring your heart rate variability (how much variation there is in the amount of time in between your heart beats). This metric is something used to gauge recovery…

I have logged all of my food and exercise for 9+ years. A year or so ago, the diary in the free version became limited to 2 years of data. I had premium so I could download/export the rest. None of the other premium features are of any interest to me. I though I might like the time stamp, but meh. I didn’t care as much as…

What a great goal! I’ve done a few marathons, two of which were virtual. There is a rough spot (for me) between miles 12 - 18 where you’ve been out a long time already, things are starting to hurt, and you’re either not even half way or you’re still too far from the end to start counting backwards (only 14 to go doesn’t…

If you’ve recently done a big event that you’ve trained for, it’s not at all uncommon to have a bit of a down spell (sadness, loss of motivation, feeling directionless, etc.) after the event is over - regardless of how the event went (meaning it’s common even if you nailed your goals and had the best race of your life).…

A fitbit account will do this. You don’t need a Fitbit device to have a Fitbit account. It is free. You can see the data graphed over time in the app/online and You can export your data as well. But I’ll second the question of what exactly are you looking for?

I got a Nordictrack 1750 a year ago (almost exactly - during last year’s Black Friday sales). It has incline and decline (decline is why I chose it). I’ve run about 1000 miles on it over the last year-including training for 2 marathons and a 50k (obviously lots of outdoor runs as well). Except for the dust and spiders, it…

Sadly-it is that tedious. It’s not a horrible pain to copy from a meal, but that’s the best we can do. While mfp does have the recipe builder-usability isn’t great. Sorting/searching isn’t possible on the web. Just keep paging through until you find it. You can’t share recipes. And using a recipe as an ingredient in…

I have seen reports from many on my newsfeed about assorted Garmin syncing/workout posting issues for the last couple/few weeks. Mostly just that the workouts aren’t posting to the newsfeed - but some duplications here and there. I don’t know what is happening specifically. I haven’t had any syncing issues and I don’t…

Just as you control what updates you share to your newsfeed, others control what they share. You’re not able to block/hide certain types of posts from others. You’ll just have to scroll extra fast by the ones you don’t want to see. For some people, a post that they closed their diary acts as a type of accountability.…

Assuming Samsung integration works with mfp like the other trackers - you shouldn’t be double counting. Generally what happens is that the tracker (Samsung) will send mfp its estimate of your total calories burned for the day. Mfp then subtracts out the number of calories that it thinks you burned for the day (which is…

On the website, he can view your diary, then choose “quick tools” under the meal he wants to copy and select the option for the day/date that he’s wanting to copy it to (in his diary). It will copy to his diary (nor yours). There’s probably a way to do it on the app (I’m guessing something similar). But my app won’t stay…

I’ll second all of this. I am part of the swath of people for whom using a straight TDEE calculation is not the most appropriate. My TDEE over the last week has varied from 1500 (rest day) to 5000 (ran 50k). My calorie needs on those days is similarly varied. Obviously this is an extreme week, but a normal week includes…

I’m going to encourage you to begin by setting aside your expectations of pace. Your pace is your pace and that’s it. The only thing that matters about your pace is if it is the right one for you for that day. Your pace is also considerably faster than mine (and many others) when we started. Chasing unreasonable…

I’m not sure you’re going to find any studies of people who choose to begin their running career going barefoot (vs transitioning to barefoot after running in shoes). Barefoot running is also relatively new (in terms of scientific study and all the claims pro/con and the various vested interests on both sides). So there…

I’m 5’4” and started at 233. My doc was talking to me about WLS. I had a hard time with...everything. Once I got under 200, I had more oomph. I had gradual improvements in mobility, energy, agility, etc as I dropped more. Around 150 I lost nearly all my exhaustion, my aches and pains and I was able to run pretty fast and…

Where did you get 1200? How long have you been stuck at 180? Have you put your stats into mfp with a reasonable weight loss goal (like 1 pound per week)? Do you add in your workouts and eat at least a portion of those calories back? You don’t want to be running a giant deficit, but a number of variables contribute to…

Simmer down. I didn’t say a word about starvation mode. Only that the posts you were referencing were from 2014 so it’s unlikely that you’re going to have any reasonable discourse in this particular thread with someone who may have disagreed with those posts anytime in the last 6 years (and might not even be a member any…

And as someone who was here for years before we had any buttons... The disagree (and other) buttons are a blessing. Prior to this, a minor squabble over semantics could erupt into a 16 page battle that had nothing to do with the OP, the actual topic or anything except people needing to argue and be right. It was a…

Most of those posts are from 2014. The disagree button didn’t even exist then. And then it was a nebulous “woo” button for a few years. It’s unlikely that the person who disagreed with something at some point in the last 6 years will be here to answer your questions. The person with the current issue could maybe have…

When I was early on in the process (like the first few months) I did a lot of this. That was kind of the exact way I learned to adjust what I was eating to fit my calories and also keep me full and be food that I liked and food that met my nutritional needs. Like I’d start with what I thought I wanted or what I thought…

Run keeper will run however long you want it to. Just switch it to a timer setting (rather than gps). I do this to record time for all my indoor workouts (with linked BT HRM). I don’t see why this wouldn’t work for what you want to do.

I have a Nordictrack 1750 and it came with an ifit subscription. I’ve used it pretty extensively for running mapped routes. The google street view shows on the screen and the treadmill adjusts incline/decline to match the route. I haven’t used any of the classes or workouts or anything else so I can’t speak to that. I know…

Lots of reasons. I’ve been through (and discharged from) eating disorder treatment. The way I was eating in recovery was decided on with the RD in that program. Not the advice of mfp people who think they know best. I work with a coach who helps me achieve various fitness goals. What I eat and when I eat it (stacking…

That’s what I like about my Nordictrack (aside from it being stable, better motor, larger, etc than my first). I can map out any route and the TM will show me the google maps street view and adjust the incline/decline to match the map. The oval is barely a step above watching the numbers tick off on the display for me.…

The pounds lost is your most recent weigh-in compared to whatever you have listed as your most recent starting weight. It is also rounded to a whole number. If your most recent weigh-in is higher than your most recent starting weight, and your goal is weight loss, it will show 0 pounds lost. So double check that your…

I bought the cheapest one at Sears when I started. Proform 395 or 397. It was $400-I got an extended warranty for another $100-$200 I think. It was...fine. It was small, and shaky, but functional. I ran a lot (a lot) or miles on it. Until I blew the motor (maybe 3 years?). Got that replaced (under extended warranty). Got…

Both for me. First-being healthy means doing some cardiovascular exercise and some resistance training a few times a week. So you will want to be working towards fitting that into your life regardless of your weight loss goals. The bonus is that exercise burns some calories so it gives you a bit more freedom in the diet…

I think it’s important to note that roughly 5% of the people who lose weight actually keep it off. I’m not sure it’s realistic to assume that these goals have been achieved with lasting success by vast numbers of people. That doesn’t make them unachievable, but also doesn’t make them so common that it’s unreasonable to…

There is (or was) a pretty extensive thread of people posting what YouTube/other workout videos they are doing. You may find some ideas in there. Not quite a class-but if you like that kind of environment/workout, then there’s probably something in there.…