Stumoo

Yep to make it crystal clear you are aiming for 1500 NET calories. In the example you gave you are actually 500 under your goal for the day (ate 1800, exercised 800 = 1000 net). Let's assume you've told MFP you want to lose 2 pounds a week (which equates to a calorie deficit of 1000 calories/day). It tells you that you…

Ah yes fainting; I almost fainted when I got injured on the cricket field (got hit on the leg by the ball; I think it was the shock of seeing my leg swell so suddenly! All ok in the end of course). I've also felt faint on 2 of the 5 occasions I've given blood. I understand that having a low RHR can make you more…

Heh interesting, apparently I'm better than 'athlete'! I guess that's why I was slightly concerned, but on the whole the consensus seems to be that it's a very good thing. I never really paid attention to it before I started training, but I am probably predisposed to a low RHR and have just lowered it further. Another…

Nice one :-) My first half marathon was last year. I trained for 12 weeks, and my longest run was 12 miles (only once). I was doing ok, but my biggest mistake was that I didn't do any hill training! The course was merely undulating but my training runs round where I live were mostly flat. I got cramp at 10 miles and had to…

You can afford to miss tomorrow's run if you still feel that twinge. However you will need to run at least once between now and the race to check that you're not actually injured. If you do an easy half hour or something midweek and there are no problems, then you'll be fine for the race. If you are injured though, for…

The simple answer is they're much smarter than we'd like them to be. You've got two main things going on: i) You have a kind of 'foodostat' in your brain. It sets your appetite. Some people are hungry all the time (guilty!) and others just nibble their meals and seem to not eat very much. ii) You have a weight that your…

Simple then - you're pregnant! Joking of course ;-)

It's great really, a vast majority of the population is self-medicating with coffee and tea. Imagine how bad public health might be without it? Now if we could convince everyone to drink it black with no sugar, we might crack the obesity epidemic too. No point saying it here as I'm sure you're all aware of this, but lattes…

Hmm, vitamin D deficiency might cause excessive appetite? I didn't know that, could be another reason people tend to put weight on in the winter. As soon as the weather is good it's always recommended to get at least 15 minutes of sun a couple of times a week... don't forget a moderate sunblock cream if the UV index is…

That's not a paradox. That's classic caffeine withdrawal. But don't worry, your addiction isn't doing you any harm and is probably good for you on balance, contrary to the unsupported assertions of stanvoodoo above.

Well done for quitting caffeine - though in my opinion the only reason to do so is if you had a heavy dependence on it. You say you drink caffeine free pop... do you get caffeine from other sources? Coffee, tea, chocolate, stuff like that? If not, then you're basically existing in a caffeine-free bubble and shouldn't need…