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I like to eat leftovers for breakfast - but only when no one is looking!! Otherwise, oatmeal. I do not care for "traditional" breakfast pastries, muffins, pancakes...

^ what she said ^ Good advice. I'm also going low-sugar - I feel better, calmer/more even-tempered, can concentrate better, and more energetic by avoiding sugar. It's surprising where sugar is hiding in foods. Had a multi-grain bagel last week. 10 grams of sugar! I was not expecting that. Ditto on avoiding sauces & highly…

Thanks. That makes a lot of sense, and relieved about the heart rate issue! Not a bad idea to get my knees checked out.

shameless bump by OP :)

Nice!!! It's a good feeling, isn't it? I'm new at running and do jog/walk repeats on the treadmill. Such a good feeling to push past the wall in my head to go as long or longer than last time, during the jog portions. Although...yesterday my legs just felt like lead and I felt run-down so I had to cut it short. A little…

Really good points about calories burned exercised can allow >1200 calories consumed. I'm a newbie here. Some ideas & thoughts from my experience: - Oils & butters: Previously, I had been using about 2 tablespoons (240 cals) of olive oil in one serving of nice, healthy steamed spinach. Today I made it with 1/2 tablespoon…