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This is great advice. Training your will power takes time no matter what time of day you exercise. You have to put together a plan and then tell yourself you have no choice but to do it. I love running but I have trouble getting excited about lifting weights so sometimes I just have to tell myself "I don't care if you're…

Favorites: Stone Arrogant *kitten* Stone Sublimely Self Righteous St Arnold Christmas Ale Rogue Brown Ale (can't think of the name right now) I could go on and on... Least: Light beers

Light beer. Seriously though, why track it all? Is there a dehydration epidimic I'm not aware of?

I used Endomondo on my GS3 for a bit to test. I stopped though as it was slightly less acurate than my GPS watch. That could be due more to the coverage in my area though. Was a very nice running app.

I own a Polar FT7, Garmin Forerunner, and a Polar RC3 GPS (just picked this one up a few weeks ago). For running and biking I am loving the RC3 but I have heard that it doesn't work for swimming and the watch is only mildy waterproof. I still use the FT7 when I'm lifting weights but it's just to make sure my heart rate has…

I still think they can be helpful to lose weight if you are utilizing a sight like this to count calories. The estimated caloric burn might come with a margin of error, but it is still one of your best options to try to budget your calories. I'm not saying it has to be done this way, but it clearly works for a lot of…

I really have to disagree with your idea that HRM's don't do anything. They do exactly what's advertised; read your HR and give you that information. It's just one more piece of information that may or may not be of use to you. Do you need that info? No, but some people might find it useful. If you wanted to give a more…

Bailey's Irish Cream. It's got a bunch of sugar and calories but you won't care after a few cups.

Based on your goals, I would say stick with a Polar product because their products seem to be the best when it comes to HR training and multi-sport activities. I narrowed down watches that might be good for you and it seems like the RS300x might be a good choice for your budget, but you would also need to purchase the GPS…

I was at the store checking out a few years ago when hurricane Ike was bearing down on Houston. In line in front of me was a guy who was buying 4 cases of Keystone light beer. I gave him a questioning look and he said "They told me to stock up on water".

This is great advice. If you want more specific reccomendations, post what type of workouts you plan on doing and if you have any training goals. Also, list your max budget.

When I was a young kid, I used to ride my bike with my Dad while he was marathon training. One time we were at a park finishing up and an extremley fat guy came huffing and puffing by. Being the stupid kid I was, I laughed a little bit (not where the guy could hear but still). My Dad firmly pulled me to the side and told…

A small snack at 9am, a mid size lunch, and a large dinner. I like to save the calories for dinner. Oh, and it's almost always within an hour or so of going to bed. Do what makes you happy and just stay within your goals.

For me the difference was knowledge. I have only ever been 30 lbs overweight and am not an emotional eater. Once I educated myself on how simple (and yet difficult) this really was, I lost the 30 lbs and have had an easy time keeping it off for 2 years. We tend to get so bogged down in different diet fads and the minutia…

If someone wants to go to the bar with me and not drink, they must meet 2 requirements. 1. Be the designated driver. 2. Don't talk about what happened in the drunken stupor.

I was going to post the same thing as I just bought a pair of these as well. They stay on great and you can clip the cord to your clothes.

How long have you been running / physically active in the late hours? I only ask because any time I've had to get back in shape, it takes me a bit to get used to it and I have trouble sleeping until I do. In the interim, I will sometimes take a melatonin supplement before bed to help me sleep.

Wow, great info. I've book marked your site and look forward to reading your articles.

Just take off the one key you need (house key or car key) and tie it in your shoe lace. You can put your phone or ipod on an arm band for music, but may I also suggest that you try running without headphones sometimes? As a begginer it can sometimes be advantageous to hear your breathing and steps hitting the pavement.…

Hello, my name is Daniel from Spring, TX (just north of Houston). I'm 30 and just trying to get back into running after coming back from a knee injury. Unfortunatley I just tweaked my achilles and am resting this week hoping it's just a minor thing. But I am determined to come back and do what I love; run. I have my eye on…

Great suggestion. I traveled for work most of last year and I regularly had to just find a similar item or piece together similar items to make an educated guess at what I had eaten. It's not perfect but better than nothing.

I just did a food database search for "fecal matter" and found nothing. I was curious to see the calorie content in all this crap everyone is eating...

In general, the FT7 will be more accurate. You didn't state it, but I'm going to guess that your treadmill workout was less than half an hour and consisted of light to moderate steady state cardio (deep breathing but not out of breath most of the time). If you are relatively young (<40) and are not an athelete, I would say…

I would take into consideration what type of workouts you would like to do and whether you want to focus on improving your fitness or just burn some calories. If the latter, a Polar FT7 is a great HR monitor. If you would like to be a better runner, cyclist, swimmer, etc. then you might want to do some research on what…

I always take the stairs instead of the elevator if it's under 10 floors. I used to travel all the time for work and would purposely ask for a hotel room at least a few floors up so I could take the stairs and a burn a few extra cals. I also did this in the airports, even if the stairs ran right next to an escalator; I…

I actually live in Houston, and for the past 3 years have had a job that required me to travel all over the US 3 weeks a month. Almost all of the weight loss on my ticker happened while having to eat out 5 days a week. Most major chain restaurants have calorie info posted online so I just always chose items that would fit…

I have given up ignorance. Blissful, beautiful ignorance.

I'd say it helps me from over-eating a lot because of one simple fact. I don't eat little snacks because it's more of a pain to log them than it is not to eat them. I call it the lazy man's diet.

So many diff beers to love so I'll just name a few that I've had recently. New Belgium 1554 Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Sam Adams Double Bock Can't wait for the upcoming fall beer selection and the fantastic Marzen style beers.

This is correct. I remember I used to consume several hundred calories for breakfast because I had heard the same stupid myths. I am never hungry in the morning so I don't normally eat and it leaves me with extra calories in the evening when I am hungry. Works great and makes sense. Don't make things more complex than…