alanlmarshall Member

There are non animal sources of B2 and B6, nuts and seeds should cover most of it. B12 can come from nutritional yeast. Some believe you can get it from microscopic impurities on produce. Vitamin D can be obtained by increased sun exposure. Folic acid? Most people don't get enough because of low fruit and veggie…

Try to do all your long runs on similar terrain to the race you are training for.

spinach and other greens are high in iron.

If you want to disregard your weight but can't, then don't weigh yourself. Problem solved.

It's not worth the effort to calculate unless you are a serious heavy lifting body builder. Just eat normally.

It's because we're really fat. :smile: The more you weigh the more calories burned. Many of us are striving to burn fewer calories like you do.

Jogging won't affect your tummy any more or less than any other form of exercise. The more fat you burn, the more it will help. How you burn it makes no difference. Running is a fantastic activity, though, you should give it a try if you never have.

It will be more accurate to weigh it dry before cooking.

1) Do everything you can to not focus on your weight on a scale but on living a more healthy, active life. Don't weigh yourself more than once a month. 2) Eat less animal protein, eat more vegetable proteins. You don't have to become a hippy sprout eating vegan (though some people do go vegan and it works for them), but…

Yes, you are mistaken. :smile: Losing fat quickly is not better than losing it gradually. Your ancestors survived because their bodies were designed, like yours, to scream at you to get those calories back. NOW! An excessive defecit like that cannot be sustained. The more gradually you lose, the easier it will be to keep…

I agree with this, but I don't think it is a good idea to train for a 5k and do intense weight training at the same time. Do barbell training with supplemental easy cardio or train for a race with body weight resistance training or light dumbbell exercises. Or do general fitness training on alternate days. In short, be…

Consider skipping the weigh-in. What's the point? it won't be accurate.

Taper, reduce miles two weeks before the race. Even at the height of training your long runs should be at least 20-30 seconds a mile slower than the pace you plan to run at the race. Shorter runs should be at tempo, slightly faster than your current pace at which you can sustain distance, or what some call VO2 max. The…

Sure, but 4 pages of "kick him out" doesn't help

I would tell her directly that you don't appreciate her comments. Ask her to be supportive or not to comment at all. Not in an angry way, calmly and pleasantly.

I hope you won't consider ending your marriage on the advice of some strangers on the internet. Do you have children? When they ask you why they don't have a father at home "He threw my food away" is not going to be a very satisfying answer.

First, you can take comfort that you will not be the first person in history to defy the laws of physics and not lose weight eating less and exercising more. It will happen. :smile: Second, it's not true that you are not losing weight because you are eating too few calories. (see laws of physics previously mentioned…

Judging by your pic, I'd say you don't love to eat as much as a lot of people, so you can be thankful for that. High volume, low calorie foods for your meals will help. Lots of veggies. If raw bothers your stomach steam or roast. Skip the oil. Make side dishes the main dish and denser foods the sides. You might try…

HIIT magically removes fat from the part of the body you feel most insecure about. That's what my trainer told me, and he went to broscience school. :sarcasm:

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/fitness_top_ten/34b_fitness_list.html "The best way to replenish your glycogen stores is to consume carbohydrate-rich foods within the 30 minutes that follow your workout. Since your blood flow is increased and your muscle cells are more sensitive to insulin right after your workout, you'll get…

Alsom HIIT does not keep the heart rate in the so called fat burning zone. It's the opposite of that. The benefit comes from increased thermogenic effect post workout and appetite suppresion among other factors. And you don't have to stay on a boring machine for hours at a time.

I like to eat a piece of fruit.

If you take it with a grain of salt the sodium will make you retain water. It's poison! :happy:

I was referring to this

Go to a place with a salad bar and pile up the fresh veggies, skip the pasta salad, watch the portion of dressing. Try veggie pizza with no cheese, it's actually quite good. Make homemade pizza with the kids, let each person pick their toppings.

Are there studies that demonstrate improved performance from high mileage training? I would be interesed if someone can point me in a direction to search. You'd think someone over at the olympic committee or something would be all over this for some more definitive evidence one way or the other.

If you sctrictly follow Starting Strength (and the others I assume) you are an accomplished body builder. If you play around with weights a few times a week, you're not. The later is more common than the former. That's all I'm saying.

If I chopped off my hand I'd lose a pound, probably more from blood loss and the hospital stay. Makes about as much sense.

Rice or other grains like quinoa mixed with veggies for volume and flavor makes a great entree. Rice by itself as a side can add calories quick when paired with a protein though.

If everyone knows that you can't spot reduce, why do some keep recommending ab workouts? It doesn't burn much fat, and it doesn't help with the OP's goal to reduce the belly. From all I've heard it's mostly a waste of time. I'm open to reading any convincing evidence to the contrary.