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Deb, you are doing great! Almost halfway there. I am in this same space- 5lbs from halfway but mid July.... so technically 2 weeks and 5lbs behind the ball. This just motivates me to move more annnd Drink more water. It’s a mental game because the last half is usually harder. Keeping up on vitamins too so at least cravings…

@Teerai, What is your weight now? It's difficult to see on the image you post. It’s 180lbs now :smile: It is really light but is on the bird ticker.

First time seeing this weight since Dec 2012

First time seeing this weight since Dec 2012

Welcome! Tracking really works if you are accurate. :) I found a food scale vital to get accurate calorie counts. Half a cup of anything can vary immensely in calories. Becoming deliberate about logging all eating and exercise seems intense but retraining the brain is part of the process. Glad to have you join us!

Swimming for 2 hrs/day cutting into total mile count right now :smiley:

Lol, Sammy, Gyms are for people who are sedentary or don’t get daily activity at their jobs. Unless you just have a burn to run a marathon or be a body builder, I don’t see the advantage of spending money to add an extra hour of activity. If your lunch break is so long you could do a set 30 min training circuit of…

@PastorVincent \ Like I said, in context, the exercise was to introduce a bunch of healthy freshman runners to that state. It worked for us. Not like any other drug, alcohol, sugar, caffeine, or even other adrenaline highs, etc that I’ve experienced. And despite Runners Worlds cautions, IMO, ‘all-out’ is one of the best…

The Runners High is a moment or series of moments where you feel like you could run forever. You might not even feel your feet on the ground. For those moments there is no other universe except where you are. Not like any other buzz or joy. May I suggest trying this method my HS track coach had us do to introduce us to it.…

One thing you might try for a week or two is to soak in a warm epsom salt bath. The skin absorbs a good amount of mag and other things. Thought to detoxify. Maybe research optimum time and temp but 12-40 min is one standard. Just don’t overdo in one bath. Can start as a foot soak too. Basic info:…

The 4th of July is so fun! Luv the day :smiley: For your dogs that are firework-shy, you just need to condition them like they train em around guns. Gather their fav treats for the week of the 4th and new years, (little hot dog bits are favs). Every pop and boom means a treat with excited owner. Tiny treat. You don’t want…

50 miles seems to be a popular number this month! I’m in for all of that as I hit a little over 50 last month.

50 Mile Goal made plus a smidge :p

@midwesterner85 - corrected the quote, thank you. I just didn’t delete the extraneous dialog back far enough. Apologies to 5BeautifulDays (luv the name, btw) As far as the Type 1 diabetes. I understand your personal knowledge of this and I know about it as well. When my child was diagnosed over a decade ago, our doctor…

There is so much promising work being done in this field! Dr Jason Fung from Toronto has some absolutely fantastic results in reversing this disease. He also endeavors to reduce the quantity of medication people need. He is a geriatric doctor per se but his practice and practical real world research is good information for…

For MFP logging, I use the very lowest basic daily calorie goal of 1200 cals/day. Doing that, I never have to worry about the math involved in adjusting calories for hours used. I figure the elevated burn you get for an hour or two after excercise covers it. I also don’t eat my exercise cals. I stay as close to 1200 as…

https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154 It’s still a good basic rule of thumb for most people. I’ve seen the wackiest numbers come from technology gadgets. Steps can be the most random. I trust true distance and weight. Those numbers have been tested and retested over many years.

Two actions that will give you results 1) Use a food scale - for all the reasons already stated. 2) Do not eat all your exercise calories - in fact, as few as possible. If you eat well (lots veggies and very little sugar) you can get most of what you need in your base calories. If you are concerned, a multi vitamin…

Basic round number is that unless you are very thin you burn apx 100 cals per mile no matter your speed. As you lose weight you can keep the burn up by using more arms or lifting knees a bit higher

Increasing goal from 40 -50miles for June

First day this year where my miles caught up to the same days on my long-term goal. To do this in one year it would take 8.644 miles per day, every day. So yeh, this is on track to be an 8 year project but hoping to shorten that as fitness improves :smile:

200 more days to make goals :smile:

200 more days to make goals :smile: