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I feel far far far safer running in the morning then I do in the evening. But... I'm a guy, so I don't regularly have fears about being ambushed. Not to say that it never crosses my mind, but I'm certain I worry about it quite a bit less than the average female. From a safety standpoint, my main worry is cars. So, high…

I'm curious why you would boil an eggplant? Anyways.. without an oven.. do you have at least a toaster oven? I like eggplants sliced up, salted and roasted. Either slice into circles or cut long like steak fries.

You know what else should be illegal.... Wearing perfume in public. As an ex-smoker turned runner, unnatural smells in general disgust me.

I love donuts. They don't stop me from losing weight. Yesterday I had two because 7-11 has a 2 glazed for $1 going on right now. But usually I get the plain cake style. Unless I'm at Dunkin, then its Boston Creme all the way!

It's really quite simple ... For the watch... If you own Apple stock, you want people to buy it like mad. If you own Apple iStuff, especially if you have multiple products, then you should get this Watch If you have ever ever ever waited in line to buy an Apple product, then you should preorder If you are a Samsung user,…

When I actually care about calories burned and make adjustments, I keep things very very simple... At least, in my head this makes sense because I know how this number is derived and can make adjustments to any individual portion. Take body weight and divide by 10. Multiply by number of minutes. Multiply by exertion…

^^^ This... has no basis in fact.

Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't. On weekdays, I rarely eat breakfast before a run if I'm doing a morning run. The days that I do eat after running, its either donuts, oatmeal, or bananas. On weekends, I will fuel up with donuts and coffee on the way to the run and then top off with bananas after the run. Overall,…

In some cases, it is healthy. It may be rare, but some people are not tall enough to warrant eating 1200+ calorie diets. I know someone that is 4'7". Her maintenance should be about 1150 if she was at a healthy weight. If she used this site, she would be getting wrong advice nonstop.

ok.. at 5'3", I'd say you look like you a re 122

Sounds like the issue is that you are training for speed instead of distance. Quit trying to run fast. Whatever pace you are running your 2 mile stretches at, slow that down by 2+ minutes per mile and then go for at least 4 miles. If you can't do that because your body insists on running fast, then run your 2 miles. Walk…

No, you don't have to go to the gym. About 75% of my weight loss was from calorie reduction. The rest pure running. And I eat back my calories. I have a gym membership, but I have not been for about a year. The gym is great for strength training, access to equipment for recovery, and showers as a hedge for when the power…

Can you define the "carb load" you had last night and how many hours prior to the run today? It could have been sitting in your stomach waiting for fluids to help digest it, and the jostling of the run may have upset you. Were you running easy or fast? Hills and turns or mostly straight and flat? When I run mornings (80%…

I use a hydration vest for runs planned for longer than 1 hour, or for extreme heat/humidity conditions as insurance. Camelbak is popular, but I went with a 2 liter one (Nathan HPL 020 Vest) which runs about $60 or so on Amazon. The multiple straps keep it stable and snug so it isn't bouncing around - something important…

I like coconuts and avocados. Either are good as snacks or toppings.

hmm. I usually don't like teachers as most are sheeple.

Silently creepy for sure. Oh wait.

I hear the "bad knees" thing quite a bit. I've had knee issues off and on since I began running a year ago. My experience and advice can be summed up as follows.... (1) If it hurts, stop doing that, and get appropriate rest before trying again (2) nearly anything in your body can be made stronger with training/fuel/time…

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Depends on whether they are normal weight, overweight, obese, or morbidly obese cashews.

I quit smoking last year in August. I was concerned about weight gain, but didn't have that problem. I had begun running in June and had established a good routine. So what did happen was a slight slow down in the weight loss, but that subsided and returned to normal rate within a few weeks. Nicotine is like caffeine when…

Congratulations! Excellent performance! You'll always remember your first! Now its time to sign up for another a few weeks or months out!

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My gut reaction is that you are eating too much and doing too little cardio. On the protein side, try reducing the beans and increasing the fish. You said you dont like meat, but that means different things to different people. (To me, meat = beef, poultry, and seafood ... to others it means just beef, and then others its…

It's alot easier for me to eat healthier at McDonalds then Subway. I would also be willing to bet that more people lose weight eating McDonald's then they do eating Subway.

Since I do a bit of running, I don't really worry about the sodium. But I'm usually over on carbs, and can never get enough protein.

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