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I'm just curious - do all runners skip a day in between runs? I don't run every day, but I sometimes will run 2 days in a row, then take a day off. Should I change it to every other day or something?

Thanks guys! I do use the forums a TON. It just the logging system I don't use.

I always forget about the difference between maintenance cals and the deficit-set cals... Good point!

Just an update: I weighed myself this morning, and it wasn't bad AT ALL! I was shocked to see that after throwing my program out the window for 3 days, I weighed in at only 1 pound heavier than my lowest weight since starting MFP. It makes me wonder if being in better shape actually causes your body to handle the treats a…

To the ones who rec'd weighing in, you're probably right - I should probably weigh myself tomorrow and face the facts. It will really hurt my heart if I've gained, but, it will also teach me a lesson. Then, I can plan a strategy for myself to get back on track. So, should I work out tonight? I am thinking even just 30…

My weekly splurge usually involves beer and chicken wings. On the day of my splurge, I eat very light meals throughout the day to "save up" calories for the evening, AND I put in an extra long/intense workout that day as well. The following day, I usually go back to my regular program. Sometimes I will take 200 cals off my…

Huh - I'll be darned. I've never seen diced pork on a salad - even in a restaurant - but this is cool new information! The cranberries sound great with it... :)

Ooooh my word, guys... I am bumping this on Day 4 of my screw up to say that I am really having a hard time holding it together - I am teetering on very dangerous ground. I have had 1500 cals today, it is 7 pm, I am obsessively contemplating whether I should: a) have some bad food - whats one more day? b) work out and get…

I've never had diced pork on a salad??!! What other veggies compliment this well in a salad? I like the BBQ idea!

Thank you all for your encouragement. I just needed that extra bit of confidence so I can BELIEVE in myself again. In the past, I would have been toast after 3 days off the program. This is part of the "new me" - being able to dust myself off and get back on the bike when I make mistakes.

I've read this about maltose, BUT, I've also read that this is a myth that is perpetuated by low-carb diet books and that maltose is destroyed during the brewing process of beer. I'm not trying to argue with you about your point, I know you put a disclaimer into your post, I just wanted to share that little bit of…

Here's the thing, though - I never overeat while drinking or after drinking, so the alcohol is not taking priority over anything, know what I mean? I really watch the food part of my day carefully if I know I am going to drink, and there is NOTHING on the backburner while the alcohol takes priority. Thats why I don't…

You know whats funny? After a night of drinking, especially if I have in the 7-8 drink range and do not eat much that day I can drop 2-3 lbs the next day on the scale. BUT it seems that weight loss is extremely fragile and very easy to come back. I wonder if its water weight from the dehydration of beer??

Yes, perhaps I should do an experiment with a non-drinking week - that is a good idea, and I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me. I've never heard that beer raises estrogen - that is plain scary!! Yes, I do account for every calorie I drink - that is what is so darn confusing to me - why it all goes downhill over ONE…

Oh my gosh - I just had to tell you how amazing you look compared to your "before" pics in your profile!! I don't have any other advice to offer on the weight training. I struggle with that element of exercise myself. :)

I am also running 2.5 miles without stopping and would like to add 1/2 mile. I'll be checking in!

What they're not telling you is that other "devices" that provide other "experiences" over the 'net are also on the way. Complete with smell-o-vision!

I'l add another question to the mix: How many drinks typically does give you a hangover, and in what form? (liquor, beer or wine?)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You know, I wouldn't either if I could just EAT afterwards, before I crash! But I"m trying not to do that anymore... I am trying to end my drinking nights with water and a very small, healthy snack only.

Really? Interesting.. I'll have to look for that episode! Another hangover mystery I've always wondered about is why mixing different forms is supposed to give you a bad hangover? (Like doing a couple shots while drinking beer) And, if you drink hard alcohol before beer, are you really "in the clear" for a hangover?

Generally, the beer in that amount wouldn't give me a hangover, HOWEVER, I am thinking of branching off into rum in an effort to cut calories and beer bloat. Also, I am trying NOT to eat bad after drinking, too, so that makes my hangovers worse.

I am averaging 10 lbs per month - I have a lot to lose still - I am expecting that rate to go down as I get closer to goal.

I don't know how long you've been at it, but I think stopping binging takes some good old fashioned practice. I eat 4 meals per day at 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm. I have 350 or so calories per meal and shoot for 25 grams of protein and 20-30 carbs. I focus on that schedule and try not to deviate it. My only exceptions are when…

I am concentrating on lowering carbs/increasing protein, so chicken wings sound like the sorta fit... ;)

Oh, I know they're not the IDEAL food, but, damn, they're so good... and since its chicken - there has to be worse things one could have. ;) Man, I just love them... Especially after a few cold beers and a couple games of pool. We went last weekend and I had 5 wings. I did account for it in my calories for the day, and…

I'm sorry - its not the OP who was using the extreme language, it was another poster who chimed in - my apologies - I think we all know which posts I'm referring to. :)

I don't know how I came across this old thread today, but I just read it in its entirety and it was the most interesting thread I have read in a long time. I felt that some of the pro-clean posts were harsh at times, but I liked the passionate responses it triggered - people CAN change and people can LEARN how to manage…

If I ever fasted, it certainly would not be as punishment either. I've only fasted a few times in my life (for religious reasons, primarily) and it felt so good to not have to think about food/calories for one day! A relief... and a nice exercise in discipline.

Hmm... I am really shocked at some of the harsh reactions here. I see someone who exercises after having some sugar as a person trying to manage their eating and calorie intake - not as a person with a psychotic tendancy to "flagellate" the guilt away... Is it better to have the sugar, then just lay on the couch like a…

Point taken. I do see that I made a big error in choosing my wording when I used the word "cheat day." I have painted a picture of someone who is "gorging" then "purging" by "starving" himself the following day, and honestly - this is not how the idea of this monthly ritual was presented to me. So, my bad. But, calorie…