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I drink anywhere from ten to twelve 8 ounce glasses a day but over the entire day. Apparently I've heard drinking a lot of water also helps suppress appetite and is very healthy for your kidneys. I'm in the bathroom every couple of hours but not a big deal. Like rmgnow said, you don't need a full gallon but 8 or 9 ounces…

Strength training with weights burns way more fat but cardio burns more calories. That's why it's a great idea your doing both. I'm an avid runner and run 4 days a week but also do cross and strength training two days a week by going to a boxing club. Both work very well.

Whatever program you decide on, just remember it takes at least 48 hours for your muscles to grow or repair themselves so it's better to wait at least two days to do them again. If your doing say biceps, triceps and back on a Monday, you shouldn't do them again until Wed. I think if your doing the same body part every day,…

I agree with you. Magnesium is so important for us and a magnesium deficiency can cause migraine headaches, feeling weak and tired and also cramping muscles. Also read that the magnesium supplements are not as efficient as getting it from food but have not personally tried the supplements. Would be nice if mfp would have…

I've also read up alot on Aspartame and from what I understand you would have to drink on average eight 2 liters of any diet soda a day for it to affect your health in any way. And who drinks eight 2 liters a day? I've been drinking diet drinks for the last ten years just to cut down on my sugar intake. I have maybe 1…

Jacksonpt and thickmcrunfast, It's not that I didn't want advice but wanted different feed back on whether to really carb load or just a bit more carbs than usual and if the extra day would make a difference. Thanks again for all responses.

I really appreciate everyone's opinion here with different feedback. That's what's great about mfp is I may not always agree with what everyone says but it's good to hear all different types of responses. Having said that and not really getting the answers I was hoping for, I will continue with carbs for the next two days…

Great point Jack, I'm thinking it's a bit of both but still going to need more carbs than normal regardless. Thanks for all of your feedback, it's nice to have different points on a lot of things.

Thanks Rob, My last run was Thursday and yes I always do take off a couple of days before the marathon as well. I may have to look into different options for energy the last few miles. I tried the gels but didn't agree with me. Hoping I can find some type of liquid energy shots rather than the gels. Thanks for the feedback.

Just wondering, everyone here who says no carb loading, are you experienced runners? Would like to know or is it just your opinion? The reason being is I could easily run a half marathon in 2 1/2 hours at a 12 minute mile pace but when your trying to keep up at about a 7-7:30 minute mile and trying to do it in under…

3dogsrunning, I've never heard of no carb loading for a half marathon. 21 km is a pretty good distance without any carbs and that's from experience. Everyone is different but I wouldn't be able to do that especially when I'm trying for a sub 1:30:00. my pb is 1:32:20. And RoxieDawn, I tried the gels last year and found…

I'm from Winnipeg and know what the winters are like in Saskatchewan. There are these rubber type bands that fit around your running shoe that work really well. Costco usually starts to sell them in the fall and maybe wal-mart. They fit snug around any runner you have and they have these very tiny spikes on the bottom…

I don't know your routine with a kettle ball but It depends also what body parts you are training. If your doing say arms on Mon, say shoulders and chest Tues, and back and legs on Wed, and then alternate back to arms Thursday and so forth, you could just take one day off on the Weekend. It takes your muscles 48 hours to…

We do 4-5 minutes of planking at our boxing club as part of cross training but add splits, side to sides and mountain climbers with a high plank. Omg do my abs burn after that but a good burn no less.

Dav is right about leg training. I've been an avid runner now for about 7 years and I run 5-6 days a week no less than 10k every run and sometimes longer runs. Going for a run is not considered a leg training day. You need to do leg training separately to get stronger and be a faster runner if that's what you do. I've just…

Totally agree here. I'm an avid runner and run about 4-5 days a week and I also box/crosstrain as well two days a week. Lately I've been adding an extra two days of crosstraining along with my running. On my cross training days I will do about 45 minutes and then hop on the treadmill for about another 20 minutes. It…

Agree with ndj1979. You burn way more calories running than weights but you'll burn more fat lifting weights. that's why I always say to do both together if you have the time including cross training as well.

I agree with you, it is hard to pin point the exact calories burned but I usually estimate it. For me I run 4-5 days a week. My Nike app tells me I burn about 700 calories for a 10 k run at a pace of about 7.5mph. My treadmill says it's a bit more but i think the app is closer. I also box/cross train 2-3 days a week for…

Why are they dummyheads? Weights and a bar are perfect for burning fat but if you want to burn more calories, you need cardio as well. I've been an avid runner for 10 years now and I don't do weights anymore but I do cross training which includes boxing three days a week. Burpees, planking, skipping, pushups and so forth.…

I've seen people in their late 60's that look better than some people in their late 30's. Like Bbg340 said, the difference is when we get older, we have to work harder at it. I won't post a picture, but I look better now at 46 than when I was 36.

Yes I agree with thorsmom, definitely weigh your food with a scale. you'd be surprised how many extra calories you can add without realizing it.

The OP said she DOES have time, and is looking for suggestions on how to best USE that time.[/quote] No. That's not what she said at all. She wants workouts to do at work so she doesn't have to sacrifice 30 minutes of the rest of the time she's not at work. The point a few of us were saying was if she really wants to…

You can do squats, split jumps, burpees, pushups, and if you really want to get your cardio going, buy a skipping rope. But like some have said, if you really want to find time at home, you can find the time. Nobody doesn't even have 20 minutes three time a week to do some sort of exercise. Now do you work 7 days a week?…

I box three days a week and a lot of it involves foot work. If your looking to do just strickly cardio, maybe the elliptical or recumbent bike. You can do a lot of exercises as well sitting on a bench at the gym. Sitting curls, shoulder press, tricep extentions etc.. Just make sure your completely healed and don't get…

There's nothing wrong with walking it and I don't think any runners would be annoyed as you are not holding them up. But check to see the time limit. Some half marathons have a time limit where they will actually escort or tell you the time limit is up and you will have to leave the course.

I find a treadmill is off a bit. I bought a 1200.00 dollar treadmill about five years ago and it's a real top quality one. When I do a 10k run on the treadmill at about a 7.2 mph pace it tells me I've burned about 850 calories. Now when I do a 10k run outside my nike app says its about 700. Mfp is very close to my nike app…

Good for you, good luck on your run and I would log it for at least 800 calories, maybe a bit more.