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With so little to loose I would stick with a 10% cut. Your body won't let go of the fat at such a high deficit. That's why they always say the last 10 lbs are the hardest to loose. Being too aggressive. :wink:

I use a heart rate monitor and enter it manually.

Hang in there! I've gone through the same thing! I'm finally eating at my TDEE which is about 3150/day. Soooo glad to see someone as high as me! LOL! I've gained from 162.8 to 170.6 & I'm finally holding steady around that mark, within about a pound. I'm going to stay at TDEE and do a reset for a while yet. At least until…

I would pop over to the EM2WL forums for some help! :wink:

Thanks Sarah. I'll gladly eat more peanut butter. :) My burn yesterday was 3553. I managed to get to about a 16% reduction. So not easy to do. Maybe I should have had some wine. :drinker:

Thank you! I'll keep plugging away. I had two bowls of frozen yogurt last night and I still didn't manage to make my calorie target. :embarassed:

I'm feeling the same way right now. I started my increase 3 weeks ago and it doesn't seem right that the amount of food I'm eating is good for me. I'm trying to trust in the prcess and really hope my BMF is giving me correct information!

I'm really finding it hard to fit in all those calories. I feel stuffed! Is it really good for me to be eating this much?

You could also check into a TRX. I have one and love it.

I agree with the previous poster. Workout, but perhaps a little slower until you get warmed up. A crappy workout is better than no workout. It's different if you are getting sick or your body really needs a rest from other training.

I use Runkeeper, but I'm looking at investing in a Garmin. A few of then can then be linked and uploaded to Runkeeper as well.

Thanks heybales. Fingers crossed I am on the right path now and things will start to smooth out. According to this I have been undereating with binges for quite sometime. I would get the sense that I was undereating and add more calories, just to freak out over a gain and go back down. I'm trying to ignore the scale for…

Okay, so this is what I've done. I have around 20 to 30 lbs to loose. I'm really not sure how much. I just want to be healthy and strong and fit into my size 8 shorts without muffin top. I've linked my BMF and changed my MFP settings to active and wanting to loose .5 lbs/week. So a 250 calorie deficit. I think this will…

Oh one more question. If I'm understanding correctly, aim to eat 10% less than my estimated burn for the day?

This is just week three of TDEE. I started right away at TDEE -15%, but then did some more reading and have switched to TDEE -10%. I haven't been wearing my BMF consistently for quite a while now, because I would like to move away from it (tan lines and all :blushing: ). I would say that I just jumped right into it as…

I've noticed a lot of people talking about their speed. Your speed does not make you a runner. Run fast, run slow, who cares. I'm not the fastest chick on the block, but I've still run 6 half marathons and have signed up for my first full. I'm hoping to just finish and finish in the alotted time frame. If I'm last, I'm…

Congrats!

Good luck with the new app! When I got back to running after I broke my foot I was using interval training and that eventually bored me, so I just started running. Much better! But that's me and after I had done a few weeks of interval to get going again. Never judge a run by it's first mile. It takes a bit for your legs…

Congratulations! You are absolutely beautiful. Be proud of yourself! :D

I hate the spin bike too. LOL. Biking with my kids, that's great. But spin, no. Make sure you are eating all your calories. It's important not too cut too much. esicity makes a good point. Make sure you are running at an aerobic state, not an anaerobic state. Once hit anaerobic, all your energy will come from glycogen…

Is it possible that you've cut your calories too much? I'm at 1800/day, 41, 5'7" female. You need to fule your body for your runs for sure and of course protein for strength training. Also, are you taking a rest day from exercise at all?

Thanks very much! Sorry for the slow reply. Is there anyway to get notification of new posts in a thread? I actually have a TRX at home and I'm trying to make it part of my routine. :)

Good shoes and are SOCKS are so important. Certain socks I won't wear to avoid blisters. I love the smart wool socks. Thanks. I had a few issues with stitch and blisters in my first half which didn't help but I am doing the same Half this year so hopefully I'll do better. I would imagine I can as this time last year I…

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I just signed up for my first full! The Rock 'n' Roll Vegas marathon! I'm so excited. Of course I haven't started training yet. LOL. I'm hoping to finish in under 5 hours. Mostly because it's a 5 hour time limit! Before breaking my foot at my last half (PB), I had an estimated finish time of 04:46. Hopefully I can make it.…

how do you log it then?

Thank you! :)

Hey a mile is a mile no mater what! With a 5k pb under 30 minutes, if you find a good training plan, you could easily beat your 2:47. :flowerforyou:

Hey Ben, I'm a runner too. I've run I think 6 half marathons now & I'm going to run my first full in November. My PB for my half is 2:17:10 and I was going for a sub 60 10K when I broke my foot! I know I could have done it too. Previously I was at 1:02:38 I was 7 lbs above my goal when I broke my foot and managed to gain…

I would definitely say that you are active then. I would set for that. ETA: and with so little to go, move to .5 lbs/week.