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Mostly water, occasionally diet pop. 2 or 3 times a week I'll have a glass or two of wine (usually red), good quality bourbon, or vodka tonic (with diet tonic).

Solid point!

I think it's OK to have a meal (but probably not an entire day or weekend) like that on occasion. But I'd still recommend logging the food, just to keep youself honest with what you're doing. You may find the amount of calories you're consuming just isn't worth it. Or you modify your big splurge to something a little more…

A calorie increases 1g (or mL) of water by 1 deg C (but this is not kilocalories, or Calories, which you see on nutrition labels). But to get the energy expenditure needed you'll also have to account for the melting of the ice, overcoming the heat of fusion (~80cal/g). Then the water can be heated. For simplicity's sake…

Chobani plain, Kashi GoLean, coffee. Delicious!

Wow, my now deceased grandmother and great grandmother did this diet together back in the mid '90s. My grandma's house reaked of cabbage soup for weeks. They both lost weight but were miserable in the process. And they did NOT keep it off. Severe calorie restriction by eating amost nothing but cabbage broth is not…

This looks incredible! Replying to download when I get home. Thanks!!!

Like other posters above I will train in deficit then eat at maintenance the whole week leading up to the race. So the only recommendation I'd have is up your calories today by about 500 to a maintenance level. Have fun on Saturday!

7 oz grilled flat iron steak, brown rice, roasted zucchini/peppers/onions because.... delicious leftovers!

Here are some things I do for events like these: - Eat a little less the morning of, day before, and/or day after to allow more calories to enjoy - Get in a good calorie-burning workout that day - Track everything to the best of my ability (just to keep myself accountable for long-term deficit goals) - Try not to eat above…

6 oz grilled flank steak, 3/4c homemade spanish rice, and corn on the cob because.... delicious (and somebody has to eat the leftovers!)

3/4 cup 2% Greek Yogurt 1 cup (52g) Kashi GoLean Cereal Lots of Coffee Multi-vitamin ~300 Cals, lots of protein and delicious

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I have about 1500 miles on Newtons. I started with the Sir Isaac (transitional shoe - smaller lug, more "drop") then moved on to their flagship shoe, Gravity. Once I got used to the feel and migrated to a midfoot strike that takes advantage of the lug design I won't go back to anything else. My annual mileage has been…

Eat if you're hungry. If not, don't sweat it. It'll help balance out the days when you're over.

Running gets easier the more you practice but there are still good runs and bad. Last weekend I had a 6 mi tempo run where my legs felt like lead but this morning I ran 7 mi and felt nearly weightless. It's those runs that you slog through the tough ones for. Edit: I also got started using C25K, hated every moment of the…

Well said!

If people ask for my opinion I'll give it. If they ask how I've had success over the last few years (down 50 lbs) I'll tell them I ate at a deficit, tracked my food, etc. Only if I think someone I love is potentially harming themselves (pills, etc.) will I interject.

Every day? Coffee (aout a pot's worth) 2% Greek yogurt (either with banana and cereal or in a smoothie) Most days Bourbon Bacon

I got a Garmin 620 running watch and a gift card to my favorite running store. (my older pair of shoes are about to hit the 500 mile mark)

I like to use left-over bacon grease to make pancakes. :) But seriously, what matters is hitting the right dietary balance over the long haul. As long as you don't chronically have lopsided macros it won't hurt to eat more today, whether yesterday was low or not.

For me it's very important that I: a) DO NOT go back for seconds b) Stay away from the grazing/appetizer spread c) Not try EVERY dessert available. Pick one or two. This limits things to just a moderate gain (if any)

1) Get my half marathon time under 1:45 (8:00 pace), currently at 1:47 2) Get to my goal weight (less than 10 lb away!) 3) Get used to maintaning and stopping the 15 lbs or so that I've been gaining/losing the past several years

I rotate two pairs of the same model shoe (Newton Gravity) that I bought about a year apart. One has 450 mi and the other about 300. After reading this thread I'm considering getting a lightweight trainer just for speed/interval runs (perhaps Newton Distance elite but I'm open for suggestions...). I like rotating the shoes…

I am going to whole-heartedly disagree with you there. Carrot cake is delicous! (especially with a nice, rich cream cheese frosting) When my wife asks what I want her to make for my birthday I've picked this 3 of the last 4 years. Everything in moderation. (particularly yummy, delicious carrot cake)