alanlmarshall Member

Mine went up with exercise, no dietary change.

I forgot about hummus. I like homemade hummus made with just garbonzo beans, canola oil and salt. Great dip for veggies.

Let's not have the debate here, but I suugest that you research and decide about this for yourself. Many disagree with this. If you are not a vegan, it's definitely not a concern because you still eat animal products, so it's a moot point. You could eat only uncombined vegetabe protein for a few days and see if you get…

lentils and other legumes

Measure in volume for recipes as needed, but always count calories by weight for all but free flowing liquids.

Why? Does it impact weight loss? Is this true for everybody?

Perhaps I should have been clearer. She's still overweight, it didn't work.

People are different, do what works for you. I seem to remember Oprah swore by this a few years back. Seen her lately?

You could do a time trial to see if you are close to your goal. Do a 20 minute warmup, 3 x 1 mile with 1 minute recovery, as fast as you can while still maintaining an even pace. (Try to get close to the same time each mile.) Average of mile times +15 seconds is your estimated 5K pace. 10 minute cool down.

If she finishes you can go back after you finish and cheer her on.

Do you cross train? Non weight bearing cross training could help your knee issues. You could make every run count with 3 hard training runs a week, the rest cross training. That should be at least two cardio workouts a week in addition to the strength training suggested above.

I read Starting Strength to say that those who are fat (his word) should maintain the same high calorie diet, but not more. In this context, one might not be really eating at a deficit, but just at less of a surplus.

Tell us your 10K finish time and someone can calculate a long run pace goal for you.

Sounds like you are running about 5 days a week. Only do three hard runs a week. On the other days run easy, or better yet imo, crosstrain. You can crosstrain more intensely than an easy run, but still don't approach the intensity of your main workouts. Are you saying you sprint a 7:00 mile? That's impressive, first of…

How many days/miles a week are you running? What is your pace for long runs? You should not run faster than planned marathon pace +20 seconds per mile. Slower for the longest runs at first. Try running at a relaxed slow pace for your long runs until you feel stronger. It is difficult to train for a marathon while dieting.…

Ooh, ooh, let me do it: A colonic is in no way helpful.

I'm more or less the same as you, except I started running about 3 years ago. I'll add you.

For the non-pro, around 35 is considered optimal to train while avoiding injury, a bit more in the build up for a marathon. Of course, there are people with exceptional talent and/or determination who can do more safely, but that is usually after years of experience and training. Just don't let your ambitions exceed your…

It only indicates the level in the blood stream at the time of the test. Protein defecency is exceedingly rare absent starvation, I suspect the dr over reacted.

You can't measure dietary protein from a blood test, that's ludicrous. You have probably studied mutrition more than your Dr. has.

Do the opposite of this.

If you are new to distance it is better not to run two days in a row. I think it is usually better even if you are used to it, but opinions on that vary.

It's not amazing, what you are doing is better.

It will vary according to starting weight. Losing 30 could sound impressive, but it either means the person was very large to start with or they starved themselves and risked their health. Again, it's a questionable measure of success.

You should also ask how long it took to gain it back. Losing a lot of weight quickly is not a good idea.

The real question is what happens after you're done losing weight? Do you want to eat protein bars every day for the rest of your life?

Not true. It's possible only if you disregard your long term health and starve. Don't do it.

Losing weight rapidly for a single event will likely lead to gaining it back rapidly after the event. It's the wrong way to think. It's the kind of thinking that has led people like us to struggle with weight to begin with. Forget about how you will look at the wedding (spoiler alert: you're the bride, you will look…

The estimates for running on MFP are actually pretty good. For house cleaning, not so much.

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