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Speaking from personal experience.... my idea of a rest day used to be 1 hour on the elliptical instead of running/weights or bodypump classes. I'm now recovering from knee surgery as a direct result of overuse. Rest days are important- full rest days, not just light cross training (although that's important too.) My…
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Very interesting, bookmarking for later.
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Just hit the year mark :)
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St. Louis as well!
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Trader Joe's Sunflower seed butter on sweet potatoes is amazing!
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Yes, I used to think I was superwoman and didn't need a rest day until I ended up fracturing my fibula (rookie runner mistakes). Taking one day off a week is a lot better than being sidelined for weeks, trust me!
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^^^^^ Awesome!
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When I was first starting to diet/lose weight, I would weigh myself every morning. I kept up the practice for the first few weeks of maintenance, but I found that the number on the scale would dictate my mood for the day and that just wasn't healthy (for me anyway) so I dropped it down to maybe once ever week or two weeks.…
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I had a similar problem when I was only eating under 1000 calories a day but burning off way more at the gym... my guess is that you're throwing your body into starvation mode so instead of losing weight, it's storing fat because it thinks it's not going to get enough fuel. My advice would be to start adding in more…
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I have this problem a lot too, especially since I'm training for distance races and filling up on voluminous foods like fruits and veggies (low calories but more water= filling). I've found that adding nut butters or things like avocado to my daily meals helps me incorporate more calories without trying to cram them all in…
