runnermom419 Member

Agree with all of this. If you haven't, go get fit at a running store for shoes. I would personally take a week off to focus on stretching, rolling, and RICE. Start back at week 1, start slower (1 step above a fast walk), and stretch/roll after each run. Wouldn't hurt checking with your doctor either.

It's doing something because it's creating a calorie deficit. The only thing intermittent fasting does is create a calorie deficit. It doesn't matter if you eat all the calories at once, split up between 6 meals, or any way in between. You need to decide for yourself if it's a sustainable method of eating. I fast most days…

This would be an awesome question for your doctor. Could literally be anything. I'd be concerned if I was going numb after a run. Are you dressing warm enough? Are you running clenching your hands and tensing your arms?

Your body doesn't care if the calories come from food you drink or food you chew. Calories are calories are calories.

March 14 - 3.13 miles 43.94 + 3.13 = 47.07 miles for the month Goal for the month = 80 miles Miles left until goal = 32.93 Miles

Actually agree with this. If it sucks that bad, find something you actually want to do. Because, there will come a time where motivation isn't enough and if you don't have something you WANT to do, you'll find an excuse to skip it. When I first started losing weight, I loved Zumba. Now, you couldn't catch me in a Zumba…

Congrats! Well done!

It was a super quick grab just for show...I wouldn't trust it either if I was truly logging it. And you're right, I would probably be too wonky after a half to eat something like that. Stupid stomach.

My ultimate cheat meal and something I'm seriously considering after one of my half marathons this year. 40 oz. of prime rib goodness. Doesn't include any of the sides.

Completely anecdotal, BUT....I always maintain that if someone close to me would have said something or done anything other than make obesity be okay, I would have never gotten to 320 pounds. All my life, I was told that I fine, healthy, and just big boned. But, I was dying. My body wasn't designed to get that big. It…

March 13 - 5 miles 38.94 + 5 = 43.94 miles for the month Goal for the month = 80 miles Miles left until goal = 36.06 miles

How far do you go with it though? Should restaurants consider that someone may roll in at 800 pounds? As someone who was once 320 pounds, I guess I realized that a change had to be made once I couldn't fit into things like chairs and booths at restaurants.

Trail half in the middle of July with only 4 aid stations? You better believe I had my Camelback on that day. I've seen people with hydration packs for a 5K, so it's not unheard of.

Yup, can't forget planning a route that takes you past a water fountain. But, I live where the fountains are shut off half the year (Southern Wisconsin winters for you) so....I can only use that plan here and there.

There are Camelback hydration packs (and many other brands), belts that carry water bottles, handheld water bottles, etc. etc etc. It comes down to personal preference. I rarely take water for anything under 6. I prefer my waist belt that holds 2-10oz water bottles for mid range runs. Not a fan of my Camelback, BUT will…

March 11 - 3.14 miles 35.8 + 3.14 = 38.94 miles for the month Goal for month = 80 miles Miles left until goal = 41.06 miles

Yup, I actually just asked something similar today. And the consensus is that, yes, you should eat back your exercise calories. Your calories already include your deficit for weight loss.

I ran 5 Saturday, 8 yesterday, and am considering an easy 5K tonight before Tabata class. But, I am training for several challenges. One of which is running a 10K at 8 PM Saturday night, and then getting up the next morning and running a half marathon at 7 AM. Training on tired legs is important for me.

No, no, no, no, no....Do you want to have this be a sustainable loss? Or do you want to lose muscle and whatnot because you wanted to lose weight quickly? 1200 calories a day is already an extremely aggressive deficit. By not eating back what you burn, you're setting yourself up for failure. There is no way I could eat…

The more I think about this, the more excited I get. Told my husband I was going to burn 500 calories or so today running/working out and that I was totally going to have a candy bar for dessert. Mmmmmm.....

I really, really appreciate this. I'm going to eat back at least half of what I've burned this week - see how I feel and how the scale reacts. See if I can up it to 100% back over the next few weeks.

Part of why I'm back here is the fact that I tried to outrun my fork. I got into a horrible problem of "Oh, I ran a lot today, I can eat whatever the heck I want." Well, could never outrun the fork and gained a bunch of weight back. But, I am going to make an effort to eat back at least half of them this week.

Yes, I use a food scale. As far as daily calories vs. weekly, I tend to focus on the daily. I love how I get a "woo" for asking for help. This is something I'm honestly struggling with. :(

Thank you, I told myself I need to make a better effort this week to eat at least half of them back.

You don't *have* to eat breakfast and even if you felt the need to, it doesn't *have* to be breakfast foods.

Born and raised Wisconsinite here. You simply cannot replace cheese. Fit it in your calorie goal. Mmmm...cheese.

March 9 = 5 miles March 10 = 8 miles Weekend total = 13 miles 22.8 + 13 = 35.8 miles for month Goal for month = 80 miles Miles left until goal = 44.2 miles

Taco Thursday! Used ground bison vs. beef. Turned out good.

March 2 = 8 miles March 3 = 5 miles March 4 = 3.1 miles March 6 = 3.6 miles March 7 = 3.1 miles Total for month = 22.8 Goal for month = 80 Miles left until goal = 57.2

Totally get what you're saying. But part of why I'm back on here is because I got into a bad mentality of "Oh, I just ran 10 miles, I can eat half a pizza, cupcakes, and beer and I'm all good, because I ran 10 miles". For me, I need to make better choices when it comes to refueling and I think the idea of spreading out…