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if you want to go faster you may want to incorporate a little speedwork. not sure if you use an app like runkeeper, but think of checking these out: http://runkeeper.com/search/fitness-classes/running/finish-a-race/half-marathon-plans

I started this round at 167. Currently 162. First goal: 140 then I'll reevaluate. I'm going to give myself 4 months-- I've in the past tried to lose quickly and then given up, so better to stick with 5 lb per month then try and fail at 10 nd go back to old habits.

Ah, yeah, sorry I misread. 5.5 is pretty typical, I did that and my stats are similar. Like I said, just don't get too discouraged when it slows down or some of it comes back (I'm preaching to myself as much as you!) Good luck with your goals.

Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'get sick?' Because from a medical standpoint, switching to what the other poster eats will make you healthy... I think you have your answer about calories in/calories out. Understandably the content of your diet is a little worrisome to a lot of us for your long term health :(

It's not uncommon to lose a lot the first week although 11 is a little more that typical, i think. Just try to not to be discouraged if part of that comes back after your body adjusts! Based on your diary you are eating plenty of calories so I don't think it's a case of unhealthily too-fast weight loss, unless you are…

good luck on your half, that is awesome :) i'm hoping to follow you down that path! it sounds like your schedule is something like mine except that your long runs are much longer.

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shoot, you are totally right heybales, that kind of 'throw away the fitbit and eat less' approach isn't a healthy way of thinking for me. thanks for pointing that out. unfortunately i'm not sure being ocd about numbers is great either, but at least i'm trying to stick to a reasonable goal. all right, i'll keep on trucking…

haybales -- where is there a fitbit TDEE? I have been doing all my diet planning here. Is it useful?

Thanks -- this makes sense. It almost seems like the fitbit is giving me an excuse to eat when I probably shouldn't be -- maybe I should try without it for a while and just log exercise. Also appreciate your patience -- I've lost weight in the past by REALLY undereating and I'm trying to not go down that path again, but…

Thanks Sue -- i use a food scale religiously at home (even if it says 2 T on my food diary, what that really means is that I saw on the label that 2 T = 28 grams or whatever, then measured it in grams). I'm not burning 2200 a day, that's just what it says I should eat. I'm not sure exactly what I'm burning, because it puts…

No worries, thanks for the thoughts :)

No, i absolutely know what the definition of BMR is (as well as TDEE), I just don't know how much I burn above BMR by things that are not already accounted for by fitbit/hrm. This is a subtlely different than TDEE I think. I checked, they do work together correctly. The HRM logs through run keeper which logs a start time,…

good to know that stage 2 won't be so shoulder heavy. it's not terrible, it just felt like the weights were making it worse and that if i pushed it something might go terrible wrong. am going to give it a go again next week.

any of you had hand/shoulder trouble in the beginning? i've taken this week off because of it, feels like tendonitis :( any tips for not having this happen?

Yeah i'm pretty much driving my husband nuts ;) I totally understand, it's hard for me to do anything well at all without taking it a little overboard.

i want to second the poster above - try to examine why you feel that using a barbell or strong lifts would be scary. i'm wondering if that might be a little bit of psyching yourself out... it's really not so bad :) :)

thanks for the link cowgirl -- fyi, i have academic access and was able to get the full article, let me know if you want it!

To have goals in writing: 1) Lift 3x/week 2) Run 3x/week (only counts if at least 2 miles) 3) log truthfully all month, aim for average net calories of 1400 Finished stage 1, b2 today. was able to do a leeeeettle more on everything. What a fun realization to do jackknife and realize how much fat your abdominal muscles are…

congratulations :)

just finished 1st stage 1 B workout (how do you abbreviate that? you guys through around number/letter salad that i haven't figured out yet!!). lunges are always SO much harder than i think they will be. but i have to admit i felt like a total bad#ss doing deadlifts, even chubby me with my small weights! still just a baby…

hey all, md/phd student in neuroscience. wish there was more going on in this group!!

hi all, just introducing myself! I went through wk7d3 and then ran an actual 5k event. I was so proud, I ran the whole thing! I NEVER imagined I could do that -- I've always thought of myself as genetically incapable of running. Impressed with what we are getting done. Now I need to figure out what the next goal is I guess.

That's awesome, congrats on your great workout! I ran a 5k after wk7d3 but i'm still going to finish week 8. And really, after week 5, you are still going to be running 20+ min each session, and even marathon runners run 3-4 mile days every week or so, so it's not really like you're going "backwards." Remember that you…

and what perfect workout plan are THEY on? you do what works for you!

hi everyone - i wanted to pop in and introduce myself. i just graduated from couch to 5k and would like to start incorporating weight training. i've finished my very first nrol workout today and will hopefully get over the feeling of bumbling around like an idiot at the gym! seriously, having to stop and study all the time…

It happens! welcome back, and best of luck to you.

yes, patience. what is your exercise plan? also, you have SO FEW veggies and fruits! i know you said low carb -- what was your reasoning there? (not knocking it if it works for you, but i worry about vitamins a little)

how long have you been on the 1300? it does get easier. without seeing your diary can't make specific suggestions, but if you pack 1300 calls into a small volume of high calorie density foods, you could definitely feel empty!

Nice job starting to exercise. I'm not exactly sure of the answer because it depends on your effort to a certain extent. However, I just wanted to chime in and say that you should be careful about believing the calorie count on the machines. It's almost always quite high.