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Look into energy gels and such. If you're running marathon length distances you need something for during the run. It sounds like your pre run meal was good though.

Get past this by making small steps. Who ever said you need to change your diet and your exercise at the same time? Sure, in the long run you probably want to change both, but for now one of them is enough. So if you feel you'd much rather exercise than watch your food start there. And again, start small. If for now all…

Could it be there's excess food still in your intestines? Go for a poop and you'll be mostly back on track :)

Depending on your weight of course, but I burn about 300 calories doing a run building up towards 5k. As you generally run 3 times per week on these programs that's 900 calories per week. There's about 5 weeks left till September 15 so that's 5 * 900 calories or about 4500. As 3500 calories is about an lbs that means you…

If you really want a makeover you don't get to pick ;) So, go to the hairdresser and ask them to get you the hair that will look best on you. It might be something you haven't considered but it could look really good. The problem with those pictures is that your hair might not behave like it needs to for those hair cuts.…

Lol! Thanks for that comment :)

Well done on your 750 days :) Next to the fact that I'm not dedicated enough to get there I always find that a holiday with no internet access throws me off.

Not 50+ but I definitely look weird when doing Zumba. Everyone else in the class just seem to get the movements and I don't. There's all sorts of shake and wiggle movements that I just can't get right. Let alone being able to do the right steps with my feet and arms at the same time. It's just not happening. However, it is…

The person who wrote this article has, according to her site, no qualifications in anything related to psychology or nutrition except personal experience. She's just given up dieting herself and wants to make herself feel good about that decision. That's fine, if it helps her. But it says more about her than about the rest…

Willpower is a limited resource. Reading from your story you're trying to change everything at once. From today you're going to be a workout-ninja-clean-eating-crazy-perfect women. But after making 50 good choices in 30 minutes your willpower just says "eff this". No wonder you falter after 2 weeks, you've completely worn…

Why does it go downhill after 3pm? Are you hungry, are you bored, are there too many easy snacks around? Find the reason why it goes wrong at that time and fix the reason. No one can motivate you but you ;)

The author makes a very good point. Saying that just because two graphs have the same shape doesn't mean one is the cause of the other. Basically his point is that this does not prove that organic, or none organic food causes autism or diabetes. And that sounds about right.

So what are you going to do different this time? Obviously how you tried to lose weight last time didn't work (permanently) so you'll need to change something. By considering this in advance you're greatly increasing the possibility that you will make it this time.

At 175 and 53 kilos you are at a very low weight, in the BMI scale for underweight by quite a bit. To me that sounds like you do not need to lose fat, you need to add some muscle. This will give your body more firmness and that toned look you want. To do so you need to eat quite a lot more, while lifting weights. If you…

I find it interesting that the only research quoted in this thread states that people that drank 2 glasses of water before a meal ate less calories during that meal. Nothing about water versus diet soda for example. Just saying that if you stuff your stomach before a meal you'll be less likely to stuff yourself during the…

"It says I'm burnbing 738 calories during my 40-minute elliptical workouts and it seems high, but I have been eating them anyway because I'm allowed to." No way you're burning anywhere near that. I'd say about half that amount. Try this What works for most people is upping their activity level in the mfp settings and not…

Yes, if you are at a deficit you will lose. The problem is that it is very hard to determine what exactly your body is burning on a daily basis. So, you might think you are at a deficit, but reality might be different. This is basically the law of thermodynamics quoted earlier. The amount of energy/mass remains the same,…

Wow that is great progress! *high five*!

I'm guessing you already set mfp to calculate for a loss of 2lbs per week. With the extra 1000 deficit on top of that you should theoretically be able to lose about 4lbs per week. I'd be very surprised if you do keep that up for a longer period though. Firstly because you'll probably start binging as your body tells you to…

There is no physical reason why you shouldn't eat at night. Sometimes I wake up at 3 am hungry and I'll eat something and go back to bed. No problems there. Just make sure you eat something healthy, not a whole bag of chips ;)

Call the gym you think about going to about what times are the quietest. Then schedule an introduction session for that time. It'll get you in the gym, with someone that explains to you what is what at a time where there's not too many other people around. This could be late at night, this could be very early in the…

It sounds like you're doing the same thing over and over but expect it to work this time round. But as you have found out, doing the same thing gets you the same results. So you'll need to change something. You mention that binging at nights is your problem. Now this can very well be an emotional problem, but it could also…

I'd keep it at a 1000 calories and leave it at that. One such a meal won't ruin your weight, so just continue eating healthy from here and you'll be fine. By writing down 1000 calories you can at least see that you had a big meal which is why you went over your calories for the day.

There is some truth in this, but not completely. Yes your body continues to use more calories for some time after exercise. But it does this whether or not you eat in that half hour. The glucose levels in your muscles are depleted (or at least reduced) and your body uses energy to refill that. It can do that from the…

Hi Miranda, Running is actually not a great way to lose weight. No reason to stop doing it however, as it's good for a lot of other things. The 'problem' is that running tends to give you an appetite and as a result you eat more. Diet is 80-90% of losing weight. If you are tracking your eating and are avoiding the extra…

Sounds like you're on a paleo diet without knowing it is one. That basically means no grains, no dairy, no legumes, no sugar. If you look for paleo recipes you'll find loads of stuff you can eat.

I'm sure someone will give a more comprehensive answer but for me squats and lunges really improved my leg strength and speed. Couple that with some core work out to get a big boost. For the core workout I would recommend going to a physical therapist to get some exercises that are not harmful for your back. The actual…

Neither lifting nor cardio will make you lose weight if you don't eat right. Food is 80% of the solution. Lifting helps you build muscles, or if you're eating at a deficit help you retain muscles. Muscles are active tissue, meaning they need calories throughout the day just to exist. Fat is passive, it does not require any…

In general speed doesn't matter too much for your burn while running, distance does (Except of course, you take less time burning the same amount). So running 2 miles in 30 minutes should burn the same as 2 miles in 20 minutes. Which makes your results weird. Did you alter your weight between the two runs for example?

I'd say that increasing both the duration and resistance was the problem. Try to As you're up to almost an hour of cardio I would definitely not increase the duration of the cardio any longer. An hour is more than enough, you want to do some other stuff with your life as well than work out right? Look into HIIT (high…