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Unless you want to be a really thin, young corpse due to heart failure brought on by a severely weakened heart muscle, I'd see a doctor and get help. You should be eating over 2600 calories just for maintenance assuming a moderate lifestyle.

Pickles are insanely high in sodium - one can have almost half your daily allowance of salt (even the low salt ones are only "low" relative to the regular). I love them, but the salt sort of kills any healthy aspects they may have. Cukes are really easy to grow - if you are planting a garden I would def include them! There…

Check out Groupon and Goldstar (Goldstar has better discounts) for ideas as well, I think it is Goldstar that offers quite a few tours. Also you can get tickets for a lot of the local shows and theater from them. It all depends on how "touristy" you want to get! Personally, I would suggest - Walking through Millennium…

What time of year are you coming and what are your interests? Chicago is an awesome city, and there is something for everyone, but can get expensive fast (not as bad as New York!)

My day was sort of shot from how I had it planned out, so I found myself with extra time (and calories) to burn. I decided to play around with a Salvadoran Quesadilla (Breakfast Cake) that I found online and see if I could lighten it up from the original. The results are delicious! Kind of a cross between a pound cake and…

I think the Hokas were $160 before she knocked 10% of (new customer) - the Brooks were $120 b4 - both cheaper than a knee replacement! I should also add that where I run is either an asphalt bike trail or concrete sidewalk - the drivers around here seem to see people on the side of the road as easy targets.

Thanks Rigger! Our posts crossed :) So stability is not an issue with the increased height from the cushioning?

I tried both pairs on and did a few rounds around the shop, I could really tell the difference in the cushioning with the heel. I think the main thing that is concerning me is simply the height of the Hokas (I misspelled it as Hokos). I agree with you that the stability felt different based on firmness, and since I have…

There are some really good sounding ones on Pinterest, but I haven't tried any except for the Papusas and a shredded pork dish (Chicharon?). Not sure if either qualifies as low call! Hope someone posts something!

Popeye's Spicy Fried Chicken....between the sodium and the calories it would kill my diet to eat it, but I WANNA!! :sad:

Something I have found to be really helpful is to listen to music that matches my pace. There is a website called Jog.fm that you can enter your pace into, and it will suggest songs that match it that you can add to a playlist. I found that I tend to naturally adjust my pace and breathing to the music as I was jogging, and…

My favorite "goto" recipe - I LOVE African food - Ethiopian (Swoon), Moroccan - if it comes from that continent I'm in! The sunflower butter can be subbed with any of the nut butters or Tahini, use the same amount for mild butters, adjust for the stronger ones, The coconut oil adds some flavor, but if all I have is olive…

If you are eating under 90g carbs a day you might have a bit of the "carb flu" - generally it goes away after the first week or so, at least that is what most people starting a low-carb track have experienced, it may depend on how much sugar and processed (simple) carbs you were eating and fitness level. I was fuzzy headed…

I figured this topic would be addressed somewhere on the board! I've been trying to take my dog with me when I jog, but she just about kills me when I do! I got so tangled up in her leash when a rabbit bolted out in front of us I thought I was going to end up in the street. She is a Shar-Pei/Boxer/Lab mix, and at 70 pounds…

Before I eat anything, I ask myself two questions - why am I eating it? If my answer is emotion-based I can usually put it down and figure out something else to do instead (go for a walk if bored, call a friend if lonely, drink a glass of water, etc). The second question is "is this worth putting on the weight for?" If I…

I was always very athletic as a kid - I swam like a fish, hiked regularly, and could cycle for hours. As a result, I was solid muscle for most of my teen years, but since muscle weighs more I always compared number (weight) against other girls - I never considered the height and fitness differences. Between being bullied…

I changed My thoughts about food and losing weight. I came to the realization that going on a "diet" was not going to work for me, and what I really needed to change was my way of using food (solution to boredom and loneliness) and make more lifestyle changes that I could maintain indefinitely. I signed up for a 5K run as…

Yay! My first friend here! :) Thanks! I am really excited about it, and I have discovered I really enjoy jogging (after I finish - still getting used to the "during" part), its been really hard to pace myself - I want to run but not in any shape to right now! Congrats on the first marathon! I can't imagine doing that…

Dangit - now I want french fries. If I had seen this earlier I could have altered my jogging route to go by the McDonalds!

I'm surprised your trainer could not answer that question - they should have known! Muscle weighs more than fat, so it sounds like you are at the point where you are burning fuel more efficiently and building up muscle tissue rather than just burning excess fat (and your metabolism has probably become more efficient as…