lbudnick

I am the opposite. I eat within 30 minutes of waking in the morning, again later in the morning, light lunch around mid-day, afternoon snack, light dinner, and maybe a glass of wine or light snack in the evening. I try to keep the calories around 350 per meal and eat up to 6 times a day for a total of about 1900 - 2000…

I agree the ratios are not my ideal. Years ago I read about the Zone diet which advocated setting your protien requirements based on your muscle mass and activity (as you describe). From there you adjust your carbs and fat to the ration of 12g carbs, 9g protien, 2 g fat or roughly 50%, 40%, 10%. I always had trouble…

YES - constantly! We can all relate to the broken record thing but I occassionally find myself noticing a lack of interest or even a distaste for hearing about my approach to nutritiona nd exercise. Sometimes it motivates people and , I suspect sometimes it makes others feel like maybe they could be doing more for…

As always, it depends... You say you walked 13.1 miles in 3.5 hours and most people can bike at least twice as fast as they run/walk, so right there you can expect to ride 20 miles easily in 3 hours. Not sure you should target a 3 hour workout routine though. I like to ride hard for a shorter duration, say for an hour or…

Have to agree with Elleinnz; it is so easy to miscalculate portions or sample a little here or there and not realize it. At least that has been my problem. Another thing to consider is when you eat. For example, try to eat within 30 minutes of the time you wake up to prevent your body from going into "starvation" and…

I grew up with skim so it's all I ever liked. To me, even 2% tastes too creamy. I have a cup and a half of low sugar cereal (mainly shredded wheat or Cheerios) with a cup of skim milk every day. The only change I could see making would be to try almond milk, but for me there's really no reason to leave skim. If you like…