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Cycling isn't exactly known as a great chest or ab exercise... Unless Sir Bradley Wiggins is your ideal body type, you may want to supplement your cycling with a bit of strength training :smile:

It may be best to reach out to a professional on this one. I've been where you are and while I have found using MFP to manage guilt/ binging helpful, it can tend to also exacerbate other related issues. MFP alone won't allow you to deal with all the layers of an ED- gotta treat the cause, not just the symptoms! EDs are…

One more thing- don't try to over hydrate in the days before the race. A lot of people who develop hyponatremia in endurance races actually depleted their electrolytes in the days leading up to the race by trying to drink extra (too much) water. Stick with your normal hydration habits leading up to race day.

So much of this comes down to personal preference, so you're going to have to experiment quite a bit over the next couple of months. As long as you drink plain water at the aid stations, you should be fine with the fuel belt. You could also nix the belt and carry solid fuel with electrolytes in combination with water. You…

Oy. Your body suffers because you are a type II diabetic who needs to be eating regularly to manage your blood sugar. That's likely not our OP's problem. ETA: by suffer, I mean it is bad for your health, not that it's affecting your weight loss. Please, OP do not get it into your head that you are not losing because you're…

Swim: 2940 yards Bike: 130.5 miles Run: 25.5 miles Weather has been atrocious and I've been using it as an excuse to be lazy since I posted last. Got in a few good runs, then impulsively signed up for an Olympic Tri on Sunday. Ended up doing better than I expected, though I'm hurting a bit today. Swim: 1:51/100y pace,…

Sounds like a fun race series- good luck! My medals are hanging around the neck of our vintage metal mannequin that also pulls double duty as a bike rack (his bottom half is just two bars the exact right distance apart to hold a bike tire). He's not to everybody's taste, but he sure is whimsical. As for drinking and…

You may have been dehydrated or possibly just running too hard. I know you said you were running slow for you, but you still may have been pushing your heart rate too high- mine tends to stay high when I'm sick. That + not breathing easily could have meant you were pushing yourself beyond what you were really up for.…

@Ohhim I hear tell they also have Zumba and a weight room at McMurdo. What more could you possibly need? @csman49 that's brilliant! Poor baffled security guards... Ours get confused when I take a walk around the block (I think they actually get paid to keep us IN rather than bad guys out), I can only imagine how astounding…

I just recommended Diet Cults to someone on a different thread. Super helpful book.

Yep. Slow down. Then slow down more. If you can't easily recite the pledge of allegiance, slow down more. The speed will come. You have to run slow to get faster.

I won't be able to see it- some weird glitch on iPhone? I can only seem friends' diaries. I agree with NDJ. I'd focus on taking it super slow and fueling your body appropriately for your workouts. You might find Matt Fitzgerald's books helpful- try Racing Weight and Diet Cults- I always recommend him to folks looking to…

And, yeah, this.

Couple of things: 1. That's a solid workout-I'd shoot for an estimate of 2/3-3/4 of my my ride's calorie burn. Eat some nutrient dense carbs. Your poor, glycogen depleted muscles will thank you. Since I don't know your stats, I can't comment on your overall intake, but for serious cycling, eat those cals back and don't try…

Hon, your appetite is crazy because you're cycling so much each day. Eat back some of those calories or you'll burn out way fast. And eat while riding if you're out for more than 90 minutes, especially if newer. Cyclists eat like animals for a reason... It's an energy intensive sport.

Height, weight, etc? What kind of terrain? Are you stopping at intersections/in traffic a lot- is autopause turned on so those aren't included in your numbers? So many variables w! Cycling. In my experience, the map my ____ apps overestimate burn about the same as rate as MFP- I'd cut at least a third off that, maybe more.

Okay, first, What kind of workout are you putting in on your fixie and how are you determining the calorie burn? Sounds like you may be over estimating. That's pretty common. For me to get that kind of calorie burn on the bike takes a fairly tough, long(about 2 hours), hilly ride. If you're new to seriously riding, yeah,…

Oh, hey guys! What's going on in here? I'm a little late to the party, but here's where I'm at thus far this month: Swim: 1300 yards Bike: 105.6 miles Run: 11.6 miles Hadn't been running on account of my bum leg, but it felt good enough to get in three short trail runs over the long weekend. Cycling was the real winner…

Check out a few local bike shops- they can walk you through the process and help you find the right bike. With up to $600 bucks to spend you should have a big selection in the hybrid market. Most major brands make quality hybrids, so shop around a few LBSs. I like CWolfman's suggestion to start with a cyclocross bike-…

Addictive and highly time consuming!! If I could keep up with it, I would!

Ugh, that sounds awful. No wonder you hate cardio. I work with heart failure patients, so I'm gonna side with the "do cardio" crowd- you know how hard it is to get a new heart if you're not Dick Cheney?? I run, bike, swim, hike, and always walk instead of driving in town. Seems to do the trick. Here's a picture from one of…

Yep.

See, I HATED my Sauconys. They were awful and I was miserable in them. This, OP, is why we always recommend getting fitted by a qualified professional in a specialty running store. There are so many tiny variations that can affect your choice in a shoe, and that'll change for each runner over time, too. I started in…

6/1-2500 m. swim and 13.5 mi. bike 6/2- 3 mile run with strides 6/3- rest 6/4-run on trails-5.7 mi. 2000 m. Swim 6/5- rest 6/6- 2600m swim plus 14.1 mi. bike 6/7- 31.5 miles bike, 1.5 run 6/8- swim- 1900m 6/9- 3.1 mi run, 14.5 mi bike 6/10- REST!!! Beer+ice cream + tacos!! 6/11- 7.6 mi. run. 6/12- uh, another rest day...…

Quest bars are protein heavy- you'll be better off with simple carbohydrates for the bike ride so your body can process them quickly and keep you glycogen-ed up. I'm a fan of PB&J, granola bars, snickers and ice cream on very long touring rides. ETA: also, bananas and pretzels. Also, have fun!

6/1-2500 m. swim and 13.5 mi. bike 6/2- 3 mile run with strides 6/3- rest 6/4-run on trails-5.7 mi. 2000 m. Swim 6/5- rest 6/6- 2600m swim plus 14.1 mi. bike 6/7- 31.5 miles bike, 1.5 run 6/8- swim- 1900m 6/9- 3.1 mi run, 14.5 mi bike 6/10- REST!!! Beer+ice cream + tacos!! 6/11- 7.6 mi. run. 6/12- uh, another rest day...…

Yep, this happens to me, too, I've always just checked the calories against Strava and not thought about it. I'll report it, too.

6/1-2500 m. swim and 13.5 mi. bike 6/2- 3 mile run with strides 6/3- rest 6/4-run on trails-5.7 mi. 2000 m. Swim 6/5- rest 6/6- 2600m swim plus 14.1 mi. bike 6/7- 31.5 miles bike, 1.5 run 6/8- swim- 1900m 6/9- 3.1 mi run, 14.5 mi bike 6/10- REST!!! Beer+ice cream + tacos!! 6/11- 7.6 mi. run. 6/12- uh, another rest day...…

6/1-2500 m. swim and 13.5 mi. bike 6/2- 3 mile run with strides 6/3- rest 6/4-run on trails-5.7 mi. 2000 m. Swim 6/5- rest 6/6- 2600m swim plus 14.1 mi. bike 6/7- 31.5 miles bike, 1.5 run 6/8- swim- 1900m 6/9- 3.1 mi run, 14.5 mi bike 6/10- REST!!! Beer+ice cream + tacos!! 6/11- 7.6 mi. run. 6/12- uh, another rest day...…

6/1- swim/ bike day 6/2- 3 mi. 6/3- rest day 6/4- 5.7 mile trail run 6/5- rest day 6/6- swim and bike 6/7- 1.5 mile brick run 6/8- swim day 6/9- 3.1 miles + bike 6/10- rest 6/11- 7.6 miles 6/12- rest 6/13- bike 6/14- 5 mi total. 3.5 mi trail race 6/15- 2 mi shakeout run + 5 mi bike ride. 6/16- 3.5 mi planned for after…