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I prefer the WW points system, but the MFP forums... Even though it's gimmicky, I find the free fruits and vegetables take away the stress of counting. If I have a salad, I can enter in the points of all the extras, then just do a quick add for the lettuce and other veggies at 0. I don't have to worry about 3 cups of…

I would say cooking at home will be the best option. One cookbook I found, although I'm unsure how many vegan recipes there are, is "Double Take: One Fabulous Recipe, Two Finished Dishes, Feeding Vegetarians and Omnivores Together." I like the idea because then you "feel" like you're eating the same thing.

I like this! I've been running 6 years now. Completed 5 marathons, 1 ultra, and countless half marathons and other races. :) Right now I'm at the highest weight I've been as a runner. I only lose weight when I watch my food and haven't been doing so well on that side of things. Running both allows me to be able to eat as…

It's that day. For example, today I did 4 miles. .63 x 185 = 116 116 x 4 = 466 calories burned

I'm currently using a formula I found on Runner's World to calculate my calories burned. It's slightly less than MFP gives me, so I feel more comfortable with it. It is (0.63 x bodyweight) x # miles running. I just started using it, so I don't know if it works or not. :P

Also wanted to add that for my first few years of running, just having the LRs be early helped prepare for the race. Weekly mileage was just to get the miles in, but LRs were in the morning on the weekend with the evening/morning prep better laid out.

I used to be primarily an evening runner unless I had some sort of obligation that night. I found that I ran better in the evening, but I loved the feeling I'd get from morning running. Now I run at 5:30am 3 days a week. I get up at 5:05, change, pee, eat half a banana, drink a glass of water and leave by 5:18 to get to my…

Where does one find such delicious olives?

I did it last October and I agree that it took a lot of prepping and planning. My biggest problem is I do enjoy eating out and I don't like being a picky eater. I ended it right before the holidays, so it didn't take me long to add the weight I lost back on... :embarassed: I only recently started to drink Diet Coke again,…

I do lemon, salt, and pepper. I recently heard that mustard makes a delicious glaze on salmon. I haven't tried it yet, though.

http://www.exercise4weightloss.com/weight-watchers-points.html I found this when I was doing WW and when compared to the websites it seems pretty accurate for calorie count and whatnot. Just a nice, one-stop shop resource for finding options.

Carson hits the nail on the head! I would have said the same thing. One thing I like about varying my runs is that it alleviates the mental boredom of doing 4 miles day in and day out. A 3 mile run is fantastic now because it's so short compared to the other runs during the week.

I start taking something on runs of 2+ hours (10 miles for me). I can do a 10 miler without, but prefer to take something. Hammer gels are my go-to. They are 90 calories and I take them every 50 min to an hour. I am with everyone else though that any thing over a marathon will need real food. In my ultra, I had an amazing…

One more question for those who have used it: Do you enter in 5 days a week moderate or intense as the activity level? I was using IIFYM.com to calculate.

Yay for NYCM!! I think I'll give it a shot. It's hard to eat so little on non-run days, and so much on run days! My hunger from long runs almost always comes the day after anyway. I also want to try to get away from the mindset of "You ran today! Eat what you want!" and get to eating when I'm truly hungry. :) Thanks for…

I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down.

I definitely prefer a bigger lunch. I started the habit when I was in Peace Corps and that's what they did in my country. I've never noticed a change weight-wise, but I do like it.

I usually try to log the bad day anyway. The day of that bad day, I'll ignore it, but then the next morning I decide to face it. If anything, just start now. Your current meal is a new meal. Start logging and move on. :)

I've had to go the give it up route. My goal is to remind myself how good it feels to not be slightly hungover every day. I can get by on less sleep, get good workouts in, and be fairly alert all day. I don't want to give it up forever though. I like good wine and good beer. I just need to stick to a glass or two at a time…

One of the things I'm working on (definitely struggling) are those "non-food" diet tips/lifestyle changes. One of my favorite books is "Foodist" by the blogger over at summertomato.com. She emphasizes mindful eating, smaller plate sizes, etc. Just those little things to trick yourself into eating less.

I just want to chime in as a run specialty store employee. Get fitted at a specialty store. When you get fit, buy your shoe there. My philosophy before I started working there was to get fit, buy a pair at the store, then buy a couple pair online. If I wanted to try something new, I'd go back to the store and get fit again…

By far one of the most disturbing lists I saw somewhere... hilarious, but oh, so bad!

I, too, failed to see the connection. It still doesn't really make sense. But the point of the article is a good one that once you start drinking, ordering appetizers, etc., then the "hangover cures" the next day, it's not worth it to go into the 3+ drinks.

I agree with whoever said to workout in the morning. I joined a morning run group and it's made me cut back significantly on how much I drink during the week. I may have 1-2 drinks in the evening. I found when I cut it out completely, I would binge when I did drink. If I have a few drinks during the week, I don't usually…

I'm always hungry the day after a hard workout, not the day of. I usually end up under calorie the day of the workout, but allow myself to go over the next day if I'm hungry.

This is how I'm tracking mine. I'm training for a marathon, so I get a lot of calories. I just got my flex, though, so I haven' t been able to see much success. My first few days, I cross-checked the calories with my workouts and it seems to give me a little less than if I put the minutes into MFP. We'll see how it all…

I like what I call "breakfast salad." It's just a salad. For breakfast. My co-worker teases me, but I sing a little song and eat my salad. :)

I miss pop so much!! I gave it up last October for a month and haven't picked the habit back up. I've had a few ginger ales, a couple root beers and a regular coke since. I'm really trying not to make any of it a habit. I've thought, "ooo, if I workout, I'll reward myself with a ginger ale." But, I know that'll turn into…

I think you could frame things when you are with him to introduce him to what you are doing to change your life. Things like, "Hey, I found this recipe and it looks delicious. Let's make it together!" Ask if you can go for walks after dinner to "do something together that will get us out of the house." You can do similar…

That's awesome. :)