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Honey stingers are amazing! I love the pomegranate passion fruit and orange flavor.

Stick with it. Exact program I used to recover after knee surgery and gaining weight. It was so hard at first. Now I'm running marathons. It really eased me in and gave me a solid basis to get back into running after being so deconditioned. I'm almost 40 and have gone from running zero after the injury/surgery to running…

I use a little milk or coconut milk and a 1/2 tsp raw honey.

Make sure you get in a test run if you can and take note of what you are eating/wearing. Don't do the long run too close to race week though. In the last weeks keep your long runs at a very comfortable pace. Log the miles but don't overtrain. Keep your speed work a separate, shorter run. You want to be well trained but you…

And mushrooms and chick peas.

Black beans, lentils, nuts, quinoa.

Rowing machine will do wonders for you! If you can swing one at home they take up very little space and you can burn as much as running per hour. Works your upper body too.

Breathing will naturally improve over the next few weeks and months as well as you just get stronger and improve lung capacity. That will come on its own so adding that to the good advice above and you will get there. You are doing something new. Don't feel embarrassed, be proud!

I was just looking at that book and wondering if it was worth a read. Thanks!

Just to clarify I'm looking for constructive advice pertaining to losing weight during my off season. I'm looking for specific advice from other very active people who have found the balance in their training and diet to both lose the last few pounds and maintain performance. What can I change? I know the basics of…

I do have perhaps too much fat in my diet. I love me some eggs and avocados. I'm pretty light on the dairy. Just some yogurt here and there. Milk is expensive in Japan!

I have a few more pounds to lose. I'm not skinny. I'd say I'm at the high end of my healthy range. I'm 140 and 5'5" and getting closer to 40 yrs old each year so the extra pounds hurt my knees. When I was lighter I felt better running and generally runners perform better after dropping extra weight. Before kids I always…

Strength training has helped my speed tremendously. And learning to keep my slow long runs at least two min/mile slower than goal pace. It's hard to do but that's how the successful pros do it! They log the miles but at a recovery pace.

There is a lot of inaccuracy. Or people are doing a higher intensity workout. For instance I can burn a lot on a rowing machine with the damper on 10. And when I run there is a huge difference between my tempo runs vs. my slow runs. I burn a lot of calories because I'm a distance runner but I also have the luxury of being…

Spinning is done at your own level so go ahead. If it's too intense just turn the knob down.

You get over it by doing it repeatedly. No easier way. That and just realizing most people are just going about their own day and not out to ridicule strangers.

Track your run with an app like mapmyrun or a Fitbit or GPS watch then enter your own exercise. There is an option to create your own exercise.

It's doable if you are consistent and running at least three days a week. After you get stronger I would do more times per week. And train for trail if that's what you are running. At least one trail run every week and do a strength day on stairs or hill repeats. Follow a training plan if you feel overwhelmed. There are…

When you run on a machine you develop weaknesses. Every machine is different. Same if you always run the same pavement route over and over. Run outside, run hills, run trail, do mobility work and you will strengthen more areas. If you haven't injured yourself then you are just sore from doing something slightly different.…

I do strength two days. I lift heavy and stick to the basics: deadlifts, squat, clean and jerk, overhead press. I'm cross training with spin, yoga and swimming so I keep the weights to two days. I also do sprints/mobility/plyometrics once a week.

I run outside no matter what.

I definitely just get my feet out the door when this happens. Sometimes it requires a run date with a friend to make it happen. Running buddies are the best for this! I also try to remember that some of the days I feel my worst I end up have the best runs!

Strength training, hills, stairs, sprints, shorter tempo runs and cross train with spin classes. More miles helps too of course but don't neglect speed work and cross training.

In the past three years I have had Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis and I am now developing some really fun pain in my quad above the knee. For the Achilles I kept running through it until I couldn't walk... Bad choice! I ended up taking a month of no running and doing physical therapy/weights. Last year the plantar…

I live in Japan so there is a mountain in every direction. There is nowhere flat to run here so yes the 1000 calories is based on my route, speed and hrm. If you want to get stronger and be able to burn more calories then you run (if you are able). Period. Walking is not ever going to beat out running for weight loss…

I can burn 1000 calories in an hour running 8 min miles. Walking for an hour will burn about 350ish. No comparison really. Even at a slow pace running you can burn 600/hr.

I really recommend the book Clean by Dr. Junger. He talks a lot about sugar as well as other toxins (and where they hide.) Essentially though if you are eating a whole foods diet: meat, fruits, veggies, nuts, eggs and grains like barley, quinoa, brown rice, then you won't struggle so much with the sugar. Breads, crackers,…

Only drink water and tea (u sweet). If you are craving sweet eat a piece of fruit. Don't eat processed foods and baked goods. Keep your eye on things like dressings, sauces and condiments. I basically never use anything other that oil and vinager.

In addition to checking the accuracy of other people's posts there are some foods out there with lots of potassium. I am always helping my hubs with his potassium intake so I make sure to cook the following foods frequently: white beans, spinach, avocado, salmon, orange squashes and fruits (butternut, acorn, papaya and…

Just get right back on the wagon. There's no use dwelling on it and using the frustration as an excuse for further bad choices. Next meal, next snack, get right back on track. Personally I save a cheat for a day when I do my long runs. That way I can have a "free" day and still be under calories.