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Starvation mode is fact. Your body burns off calories which tells itself that it has "less fuel" and therefore it begins to "save" calories to make up the difference. Check this out: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

Welcome aboard!!!! Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like. I love MFP and have found it to be exactly what I needed for success!! :o)

Don't forget that you DO need to eat your exercise calories so that your body doesn't go into "starvation" mode. Also, sometimes you really do need to switch things up. Try raising your calorie intake for a week and then dropping it back down again or vice versa. It tricks your metabolism and basically forces it to "keep…

Hi, I started with Lose it! too and honestly this app has way more food entries so it's easier to look up things you ate. This app also has a LOT more features to make things more easily customized to your life. They give you tons of information about your daily diet and exercise choices as well. I love it!

WELCOME!!! This site also is a free app for iPhone and maybe other smart phones? So you can track your food on the go :o)

I think of it as a budget, just like with money. Every time I feel hungry I think about what I want to eat and how much it's going to "cost". Then I decide what is more worth it. Some foods are more filling than others and won't leave you feeling hungry til your next meal. I try to chose those filling foods, which…

I have tried WW a few times and never seem to stick with it longer than a few weeks. I have been on MFP for a few months now and LOVE the fact that "there's an app for that" !!!! You can get the app free for your Iphone, I'm not sure about other smart phones. This site also tells you how much protein and carbs you are…

This is so wonderful. Congratulations on your personal victory!!!

Good to know. I having a hard time finding a specialty store, could you recommended the name of one so I can search for a specific place? Thanks for all the good advice everyone!

AND....I have been thinking about buying a pair of Vibram Five Fingers for quite some time. Does anyone have any personal experience with these shoes to share? Thanks!!!

I also know that I am medically considered as morbidly obese at 279lbs on a 5'7'' frame. I was honestly really hoping that my biggest problem in causing pain was just that I'm heavy.

I guess there really isn't any way around it lol. I am so motivated to run and it is so FUN! that I just haven't wanted to stop :o( I have lasting injuries in my back/hips from a car accident and I know that could be related to me having an awkward gait when I run. It isn't anything so drastic that a random person would…

ok ok :o( I do have a great pair of shoes they may just not be right for my feet when I run. I am going to see what I have access to near by as far as a specialized running store. I agree completely with the whole shoe theory and will definitely follow through on that. I will also have to consider taking a small break from…

Good thoughts :o) I do have a problem with shin splints, however i had only experienced them when running on pavement or even when walking on pavement at a fast pace. Also, when I experienced that pain it was directly up the center of my shins. This new pain is directly on the innermost side of each calf. So, I was…

I am planning on seeing a doctor soon! I have to wait for my health insurance to kick in which isn't for another month. *depressing!* I don't want to baby myself for a month so I have been pushing through the pain and just cutting back on how much I run and trying to walk more. *sigh*

[/quote] Please do not do stretches until after you have warmed up!! If you stretch a cold muscle you are likely yo tear it!! Do a good warm up in addition to good shoes that fit the way you run you may need an ankle brace, just some extra support. I am not a runner but still need one sometimes when I work out. I have a…

byroman: Thank you! I will look it up :o) I used to have a large foam roll that I would lay on to "roll" my back after a car accident I had that messed me up. It worked wonders on my stubborn spasms. Thanks :o)

LOL. Thanks but I'm not THAT silly :o) This lump is right below my ankle bone which has always been showing :o) It's soft and painful to the touch and basically looks like it may be a pocket of fluid building up just lower than my ankle bone. So I am hoping someone else has it so they can tell me if my suspicion is correct…

THANK YOU!!!!! I will definitely do this! I have a couple friends who run marathons who told me I may have an awkward gait which could cause pain. I have a somewhat new pair of Asics runners that I broke in with several hours of walking before I used them to run. But, they may just not be right for my feet. THANK YOU :o)

Just what I don't want to hear :o( Danamfinn: I drink milk every day and make sure to eat banana every day (almost) because I know it helps w/cramping. I also eat a protein bar and/or drink a protein shake after every workout. I do strength train during every workout as well. I am pushing 170 on a calf press and 210 on the…

Thank you!!! I am so excited :o)

I'm in :o) My goal is 40 miles *scary!*

I hit the gym and act like i'm mad at it....I go as hard as i can until i am completely exhausted.....and I really really try to give up the stuff that I know is going to cost way too many calories. I am a budgeter at heart, my finances are budgeted out a year in advance.....So i look at the calories the same way...I try…