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Big fan of the Runtastic Orbit. Syncs very nicely with the Runtastic Apps (nice second screen on my runs). Also waterproof (very important if swim is part of your routine) and under $100. Lastly it acts as a watch (i.e. it actually has the time displayed) so it can be worn as a watch during the day (keeps track of steps).

A few tips 1. Race like you train (and train like you race) -- that is don't incorporate something new whether it be clothes, headphones, running app, food, water bottle, etc. 2. Don't wear the tech shirt / t-shirt you get at pick-up (if one). See rule #1. Do where this years to next years! 3. As noted by many do find the…

This +1 I'm using his marathon (intermediate-2)

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I'm unaware of any ethics issues with the company. If you mean they make money and are good at what they do (i.e. sell lots of products at market sustainable prices) and deliver results for consumers and investors then I again repeat my assertion -- its not Monsanto that you dislike its "evil" corporations.

To the original poster -- you do understand that everything you eat has been genetically modified over the last 2000 years or so of farming and domestication don't you? Or perhaps its just "evil" corporations that you dislike. As you said tinfoil meet head -- head meet tinfoil.

Others have said close to similar, but let me bottom line it. Running and strength training are not inconsistent activities. But, muscle mass gains and significant caloric deficits are inconsistent. Running often leads to significant caloric deficits thus people often incorrectly assume you can't build muscle and run. The…

Hogwash. Flour based / included products have been part of the human diet for thousands of years. Now perhaps you meant bleached white flour -- but again its not the flour that makes something junk food -- its the product itself and how much you eat of it.

why on earth would you give up either unless you have a diagnosed (and I mean a licensed physician not webmd or "dietician") medical reason?

Best thing you can do is walk/run. I started last August with over 100 to lose. In eight months without any special exercises, I've lost a lot and my fitness level is way up. I started with walking. Moved to running (ran two 5ks last year). Now I'm doing running and biking -- I have my first du this weekend (5k run / 20…

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I nearly reported this post. Medium well??? How dare you sir. :noway:

I'm going for a run in the morning. Then, we plan to make all our recipes the same as usual (Sausage Stuffing, Bird basted with butter and Crème Fraîche Mashed Potatoes are the best). I plan to log everything and see a big fat red number on the day -- I'm going to enjoy the heck out of the red number too. Its not cheating,…

Three big points to make on this study 1. As indicated in a post above, some of the persons in this study had very different results. Given that and the sample size was very very small, caution should be used in assuming the actual results apply to you and/or will apply to your goals if you change eating habits to conform…

When I started in August I was 353. I did not use the Couch to 5k program, but I did train for a 5k (training for my next one on December 8). Training for a 5k and running have really helped my weight loss. I've lost just under 55 pounds since mid-August.

As much as it pains me to say so -- running is really the way to go if you can stick with it. For me I'm a very competitive type A person who used to compete in team sports -- so at 37 running is one of the few sports where I can regularly compete (certified timed races) and also try to beat my own best times -- twisted,…

Nope here is the same website with a different take: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/coffee-new-health-food The answer is that there is no scientific evidence that coffee is bad (or beneficial). It is solely a preference.

This is just plain false.

Likely what is happening is that you have reached a point where you need to push yourself -- this is a good sign -- you likely have gotten very comfortable with a pace and are slightly under performing it. Try doing some interval training and/or using a well calibrated treadmill so you can set a faster pace that feels like…

This! My breakfast everyday is one of those and a cup of coffee.

There is only one program that works -- ELEM (Eat Less, Exercise More). Any "diet" that claims to delivery superior / faster results is no different than the Nigerian prince asking you to send your bank info because he needs to deposit money in the US. You don't believe that because its too good to be true -- same for any…

Two months in... Height (didn't change ) - 5'11+ SW: 353 CW: 307.2 Starting waist - Round Current waist - Less round...49.5 Starting neck - Oh god is that a double chin, and why don't any of my shirts button anymore... Current neck - 17.9 (and all my dress shirts button without turning my face blue...) And because I either…

Great app for your phone (assuming you have one) that can help = Runtastic Pro (lots of others out there as well that others like)

Weigh and record your weight once per day at the same time of day under the same circumstances. I weigh in the mornings right when I wake up.

I love IPAs. But I'm still in my first 60 days and I have lot left to get rid of, so for me I had to really cut back. That said the few times I planned ahead for two IPA pints and 10 hot wings (another favorite which is a really calorie hog) I enjoyed the heck out of it with no guilt (and I lost weight that week). The real…

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte "You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." - Ayn Rand

The other thing to remember is that all of the tracking (exercise, goal number, calories for each item eaten) are all estimates. Many of them are very good estimates (e.g. exercise calories burned calculated based on weight and using a HRM), but they are still just estimates. So the bottom line as others have said is just…

I weigh every morning first thing after waking up. I like tracking the ups and down over the course of a week -- I find it very interesting not frustrating. That said I think the more standard approach is every week. Just make sure it is the same day and same time.

As an FYI (maybe not needed) I know that often people use the words "dynamic stretches" and that doesn't help much. Think old school calisthenics (although not exactly) -- for a specific routine / example, here is one I like (and even though the person in the video is female -- this works just as well for men):…

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