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Is that current cal goal you have total or net calories? If it is net then you may be alright, just need to see how you feel and not be afraid to up it just a bit when need be to avoid the binge. If it is total then I think you are a bit low. You could probably get away with it for some time but your energy levels are…

My personal experience thus far is: If it is a muscle cramp or I slightly pulled a muscle either running or in the gym = Stop being a baby, these things happen. Work around it. Don't be a huge puss. If it feels more like connective tissue = Treat it like a sore d%ck and don't F_ with it. Also, call mom. She enjoys when you…

You don't really provide us with your height, your body type, any type of guesstimate of your body fat % nor what you are doing 6x a week... so. Yes?No?Maybe?

Yeah, so...that's great that your carbs or low and all I guess but what about your overall calories?

Well.......that was a quick turn around. Great job on being easy OP :)

As an ex smoker, COMPLETELY agree. Don't bite off more than you can chew. What you are doing is awesome and HUGE. If you gain a bit of weight doing it than so be it.

Outside of medical conditions, this very rarely happens. Most of the time when you hear it, it is simple a crutch people are using. Does it happen on extremely low caloric diets that are prolonged for months? Yep, your metabolism slows, your entire body slows, you basically have a built in natural regulator that will force…

Or ya know that whole thing where her overall energy expenditure is lower because she is no longer moving around 30 extra pounds every second she is awake..or that thing where her body needs less calories than it did when she was 30 lbs heavier... Or ya know maybe her belly is still there because she still has a high body…

Seriously man, buy a scale that will track your weight or be diligent about taking measurements. Pick your poison but if you are trying to just eyeball 2-3 lbs loss over a week progress on a 350 body then good luck with that. If you are doing everything you say you are and with the intake you are recording then there is no…

The moment my son was born. The first night sitting in that hospital room realizing that although up until then I might have been a huge F-up in so many ways, I can't afford to be like this anymore because he needs someone to be his father....which includes me setting an example for him (which included no longer being…

I love my garmin (FR310) I was using mapmyrun before and I can admit the maps are kinda addicting to see. Now with the garmin I don't even really pay attention to the maps (aside from elevation profiles) I can glance down and within 1 second barely breaking stride see total time/distance/current pace/average pace. It's…

If you join the debate and count a stair climber as proof that weight lifting burns calories than yes. Otherwise no.

You are fine. Focus on the carb/fat/protein macros. Don't worry about sugar so much and definitely don't sweat sodium unless you are waaay over.

Yes. Everyone is discussing a very general concept of "weightlifing" and throwing their facts around while completely disregarding that different types of picking up and putting down things of different weight and at a different rate cause a completely huge range of caloric burns from basically nada to very high. Hell, we…

The most common starting place I've seen people use is a 40/40/20 split then they taper it more towards their specific habits so it is more sustainable over the recomp long haul. I personally don't believe you need to be at that high of the spectrum with protein, in fact I really don't believe you should put a percentage…

The number 1 most awesome tip someone gave me for my first half was: Don't get so wrapped up in your pace or overall time. Remember to look around and don't miss the experience of what is happening around you. Interact with the crowd, have fun, let yourself get overwhelmed with the whole experience. There will be plenty of…

Couple things to consider Do you know what your caloric maintenance level is? Not what some website told you as they are most often times far off in either direction. If you don't probably need to figure that out first or else you will be wondering what the hell is going on after a few months. Do you know your daily/weekly…

You will understand why during the start time and within the first mile. It is usually a congested mess because of poor etiquette of people attending races. Especially in a 5k. Runners with pace times that have no business being near the front will line up ahead of faster runners, creating walls you will have to work…

Sugar is not bad. In very active people added sugar can be your best friend for it's ability to rapidly fuel you. It just gets a bad wrap because there is an overwhelming amount of high sugar consumer products that are not nutritionally balanced which ends up in a what people refer to empty calories. Combine that with a…

Couple of food for thought things: 1. It takes a bit of time for your body to loosen up and decide it's ready to run. My legs don't really let go and decide it really wants to run until I cover about 3 miles. After that my body basically lets go of the tightness and tells me its ready to go and things go much smoother. I…

(silently raises hand and looks down at the floor)

I would recommend not accidentally running into any needles containing growth hormones and you should make out just fine.

Is your outlook going to be really that much different if you drop the weight and end up having the body of Michael Cera....minus the fame and comedic talent and so on....

You are a female and you weigh how much more than 115? Go get on a treadmill and lose some weight!!!! ^^^^Doesn't feel good when someone puts it like that to you now does it? I hate to admit it though OP but she is kinda right with her suggestion. When people say it takes months to drop a percentage body fat then they are…

I'm a sugar junkie myself with no remorse at all. Sugar takes a really bad rap but for a body in motion, you won't find a better friend.

I think you would really REALLY disappointed if you upped your cals that much. 15 lbs over 2 months is really awesome and you should be proud. Why most people fail is the expect too much too soon. Go to google and type in "5 pounds of fat" and click on the images tab to put that in perspective. It will floor you. That…

My personal opinion is to let your husband know what happened and you all decide how to handle this situation as a family. As much as you think this is about you specifically it actually reaches further than that. He basically not only degraded and violated you personally but he gave your whole family the big F you at the…

I'm more of a silently creep kinda mood today

HHH pub run tonight. Can't wait to get off work.

Consent granted. They can use some attention today.