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My lowest was 13.8% as of February and have never missed a period. I'm not on any birth control nor do I eat at a deficit.

Hell no. At most and IF I happen to have a 90 minute session it's bc I had to double up lifting and running due to work demands etc or I'm running a long run which only happens every couple of weeks. I'm in the gym and out in 60 mins 4 days, 5 the most a week. Excessive workouts with barely any food is not healthy and…

While I see your point, it's not a binge. I have to carb load bc I'm hypoglycemic and can't sustain long runs without proper nutrition. I get rather annoyed when people say there is no need, when in fact for many it is beneficial and has been proven to help many for years.

My husband loves it as I love and support what he does. We are each others biggest supporters and I love bouncing workout ideas and questions off him and training with him.

Second 1/2 is next week and yes I do. However anything under 10 miles, carbing up is totally unneccessary. I don't get too high but I up to 60% carbs starting 2 days prior. I eat my heaviest carb meal at lunch the day before the race as I don't want a heavy stomach close to bedtime. Prerace breakfast is my usual staple as…

Your view of sedentary and mine differ. My view is my patients that lay in bed in a coma strapped to tube feeding that we feed 1200 cals a day. People that get their butt of the couch and do something are not.

Do you even know how much I train? No. I do know that many put themselves at sedentary to which 95% of the time they are not. Also many feel they need to lose fast instead of having patience.

Just as annoying as all the 5'2 and under threads and no one feels they are able to eat more than 1200 just bc they are short.

Since it wasn't chipped it seems kinda odd. Clock time is usually the time you cross the finish according to actual clock they use. Sometimes when a race starts if you are in the back it can take awhile to get to the start line so it can end up being more time than you ran. For example my 1/2 starts at 8:05 but due to 100…

When people say this it's bc they tend to think others are trying to sabotage them by eating junk around them, always brining in bad stuff, having work functions etc. When in fact it's always your choice whether or not to eat the junk. No one forces food in anyone's mouth and everyone has the right to make decisions for…

The Garmin Forerunner 10 is a GPS only watch with no HRM so if you want that option you need to upgrade. If you don't run there's no reason to go with Garmin for HRM options as they can get pretty expensive.

My husband and I plan meals together, shop together, he helps me build my lifting programs and offers advice. We don't lift together but he's my spotter when needed. He hates running but when I was rehabing after an injury put me off running for a month after my first 1/2 last fall he ran every painful, slow *kitten* run…

Understand, Just going off of what you wrote saying they were. :)

Girl, me too. :)

It is a dream for sure of mine! Good luck! I just need to run a full first and then run one that actually qualifys me for Boston. Not sure I can ever be that fast. I really wish they would actually open it up to everyone. :(

Yes. It ALSO gives an accurate measurement of muscle mass.

Have you even seen competive walkers? They tend to walk a little faster than walking around at a fair. Don't log it.

They are in fact not very accurate. Dexa, Hydrostatic, Bod Pod then callipers are the best way to an accurate BF measurement. OP-There is no way unless you have some Nikki Manaj booty/bottoms going on that you are 30%.

Cool. Had to ask bc some estimate and actually rest longer than they think.

This is the exact opposite of the OP is doing though. You are doing fast paced circuits with light weights or machines; OP is following a heavy lifting program where often more time and adequate rest is needed to push out the reps. OP It was designed that way in order for your muscles to recover and continually lift…

Nope, I'm not going to the gym to look cute. Clothes don't make me feel good about myself. Driping in sweat and increasing my weight lifted does.

No. As it reads to me, she subtracted 20% from her TDEE to reach 1630 and eats that. Pu had the best advice, use it to your ability. Eat what you calculate, workout and log accurately. Weigh and measure things out, don't take days or weekends off, you need to give it 100% if you want to succeed.

This. You can explain TDEE till you are blue in the face and people will still think its an exact number and continually confuse a process that's really pretty simple.

I've run a 5K, 10K, 15K and a 1/2 Marathon. Every single race I've ran alone and didnt know a single person. It's ok, as clearly I see I'm not the only one. I would run them with friends if they were into it but they're not. I find I push myself more when I'm alone anyways.

With all due respect, you should take your own advice. To only be eating 1400 and none of your exercise cals is no different than the position the OP is in. Plateaus will happen as well as possible loss of LBM.

5'2 and eat 2000-2200 for maintenance and lose at around 1800. I'm active though, I lift and run.

You obviously missed his sarcasm. OP-Weighted squats for the win, always.

Well bc you're probably logging them under strength and MFP doesn't have calories burned for strength exercise for various reasons. In all honesty the actual amount of calories you might be burning are not worth logging as its probably pretty low unless you're doing them weighted. I wouldn't be concerned with it and just…

Legs are not my strong point and I prefer to lift in the hypertrophy range (8-12) over strength. I squatted 120 LB for 8 reps this week and add weight each week. I'm 5'2 115 lb. Goal is to be at 135 LB by June. Edited to add: Don't get too caught up on what others can or cannot do. Best piece of advice I've been given is…

Bump. Do 90% of the stuff anyways due to my running injury but a few things I could use. Also #3 could easily be done just as well on a foam roller.