ElsaVonMarmalade Member

So, your choices are quit, or track it and move on. The second one is going to be more effective in reaching your goals, so I'd do that. Don't expect perfection. You'll never reach it. Consistency and mostly good choices are better goals.

With two tbsps of half'n'half. Best 45 calories on the planet.

I started running because we had to be able to run a mile for PT when I did AmeriCorps*NCCC. The YMCA had an 1/8th-mile track so I just started by running once around and then walking once around and repeating. Then worked my way up - 2 runs 1 walk, 3 runs 1 walk - very slowly, until I could run a mile. Don't quit. When I…

The human body was meant to run. You don't need to use any particular program to get started, or to get better. People use them because they find them motivating or fun or confidence-building. If you don't, no need. I started running by going to the track at the gym (1/8th mile) and running around once, then walking. I…

One thing I have learned: Treats taste so much better when they're actually treats.

I have cheap, nice-looking tie racks for my medals from The Container Store. (I also use them for my necklaces.) We had them hanging near our treadmill but they are too attractive to toddlers, so now they're all in a drawer and have become toys/dress-up items. Some day they'll be hanging up again!

Cauliflower "rice" and Trader Joe's orange chicken, with fruit for side/dessert.

Baby weight is a lot less painful, less expensive, and less time consuming than the results of overexerting yourself too early after major surgery.

Time machine to 3 months ago :smile:

No.

It doesn't bother me because I know what's causing it and that it will go away in due time.

Green apple with lime-flavored salt.

Beans and rice with homemade salsa. Grilled peaches for dessert.

I would ask yourself and them what medical problem the phentermine is supposed to be solving. You could be drastically underestimating your food, but it sounds like something else is going on. I would definitely get a second opinion.

This but in frittata form.

Run slower. Everyone I've met who hates running describes exactly what you're saying - out of breath, stitch in side, etc. That should only happen, if at all, when you're doing speed work/sprinting, which is totally unnecessary for a beginner (or even for an old-timer who is not particularly concerned with pace, like me).…

Another quicker/easier cauliflower idea is the cauliflower "rice" - really quite good. Lots of recipes out there but basically - saute with olive oil, salt and garlic. Yum!

i guess you should give up :(

I was getting really bad headaches after long runs and knew I wasn't dehydrated. My doctor suspected that it was from sodium deficiency. She recommended salt tabs or using high-sodium sport gels or drinks. I started using the Margarita flavor of Shot Blox (they have more sodium than the other flavors) during long runs and…

Invite them without judgment - "I'm going to do this thing if you want to come." Mostly they won't, and that's OK. Then join a local running group or hiking group and make some more active friends. Then you have dinner friends and hiking friends both!

Yes. You can also eat bread, rice and potatoes, and feel full and lose weight.

You can prevent this by being a robot instead of a human. Biology is beautiful and messy :smile: Take heart as we are all in the same messy boat with you.

We just label or inform if it's something special. I am married to someone who is very proprietary about food - much more so than anyone in my family. I'm used to respecting boundaries now, but I had to get used to a system outside of the "first come first serve" sharing mentality I was raised with. This is one little…

I am not nearly tall enough for that to ever work. Plus no.

A) The body is not a machine that always responds perfectly to intake and exercise. B) Both intake and what we expend through exercise can only be estimated carefully, not known exactly. (Even HR monitors estimate, and are much better at estimating burn for some activities than others.) C) If you keep doing what you're…

String cheese, crisp bread, carrots/celery, nuts, V8, soup in a mug (I like the instant miso packs), spoonful of almond butter, if you live near a Trader Joe's they have lots of little microwavable wontons, pork buns, etc. that are filling but not calorie killers.

Standing for an hour burns about a calorie per pound of bodyweight. (120 pound woman burns 120 calories, etc.)

Processed food is cheap and has a higher profit margin. You will have to look very, very hard to find a store that doesn't sell it. Fortunately, you can just choose not to buy it.

I do not disagree with your sentiment in any way, but it is not true that 17% of Americans are homeless. Less than 1% of Americans are homeless, and it's probably close to .5%. Still too many people - but not anywhere near the number you cite.…

The body isn't a machine, and doesn't always respond the way it "should." Don't let it get you down!