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Probably not what you want to hear, but if money is an issue, then I wouldn't bother getting anything at all. You can get reasonable estimates from the internet. If you can't afford quality then rely on the internet information.

Yea, this is how I think as well. The 40 hours a week that I work pays the bills so that I can be my "meant to be" the other 128 hours of the week. I would never want to be defined by my job or by those 40 hours.

Absolutely. REST.

What is your BMR? What is your TDEE? If you don't know the answer to those questions, then you need to find out. Those are THE most important numbers to know. Not whether you should eat back your calories or not. MFP works and works great if you know how it works. You will completely understand how it works once you figure…

So, what you are saying is that the training required to PR your half marathon would be about an hour in the difference to a maintenance or moderate full training program on a weekly basis? To me the difference between training for a full and training for a half are the long runs. Your easy runs and your speedwork / tempo…

I took welbutrin to quit smoking. It had the added affect of curbing my appetite as well. But once I stopped taking it, I started over eating again.

Just get out and do it. The only people that will be looking will be other runners thinking, "damn, I'm jealous, I wish I was running too." Seriously.

I use 5's, 8's, 10's and 15s. Depending on the muscle group.

There are so many reasons why you could have gained 6 lbs. None of it would be fat related. You would have to eat over 20,000 extra calories over your TDEE in order to gain 6 lbs of fat. So breathe. :) Do some reading on water retention and it's effects on weight loss.

For protein try eggs, cottage cheese, greek yogurt. You can also get some protein from beans and quinoa. You definitely need to clean up your eating. 4.4 lbs per week is a little over .5 lb per week. There is no shame in that. You have also been sick recently (as per your notes) Your body retains water in order to heal…

I do my shopping at Costco for most stuff Oatmeal Craisins Romaine Lettuce Cherry Tomatoes English Cucumber Baby Carrots Snap Peas Celery Bananas Apples Oranges Box of chicken breasts Bag of tilapia fillets Pork Tenderloin Basmati rice Frozen Broccoli Frozen strawberries Frozen Mixed Fruit Eggs Egg Whites Greek Yogurt…

If you are losing inches then it is working. Throw the scale away.

The fitbit is a pedometer. It's a super fancy pedometer, but a pedometer, none the less. ETA: And worth every penny. If the majority of your exercise is running or walking, or you have a job that includes a lot of walking, then you will really like it. If you are a sedentary person and most of your exercise is weights and…

I have a Wii. I use it all the time to weigh myself. I have Active 1 and 2. I much prefer 2, it's harder plus it also has the heart rate monitor. I actually have it set up now, so that on the running portions I actually jump on the treadmill. Pretty cool. I also have set up my own 30 minute step workout. So I get some…

Unless you have a health problem that requires you to watch your sugar, then you shouldn't have to worry about the sugar from fruit.

You are putting your weight in the front of your foot while you are on the eliptical. You need to keep your weight in your heels. That will relieve this.

You can get a good sense by how you are breathing. If you can talk in full sentences or sing then you are at a low level. If you can only get out 3 or 4 words at a time, then you are at a mid level If you can barely get out 1 or 2 words then you are at a high level. Then based on your weight you can determine how many…

You need to start lifting weights. Or at a minimum body weight exercises. You need to change the ratio of fat to lean body mass as you lose weight. If all you do is cardio then all you are doing is getting smaller in the same ratio. If you maintain your lean body mass by lifting weights, then you will keep that and lose…

It depends on what time I'm working out. Right out of bed. Nothing. A couple of hours later, I'll have a coffee and maybe a banana. It it's later in the day, I make sure not to eat anything at least an hour before my workout.

When you ask for advice with a question like "I am no longer losing weight. Is it because of a, b, or c" people can't give you advice because they don't have any information to work with. That's like talking to a blind person about the landscape.

What kind of workout was it? Where did the 358 come from? And your adjustment that was populated to MFP is 135? Fitbit will make adjustments throughout the day. If the rest of your day is about equal to your TDEE on a normal day, then your adjustment theoretically will be 358 by the end of the day. That is if your fitbit…

I run up hills for fun.

First things first. The obligatory. Talk to your doctor. This is my experience. I have the same thing. Mine is very mild the last time the Dr talked to me about it. I ran over 1200 kilometres last year. 20 kilometres yesterday alone. Start with something like the couch to 5k program which starts with 30 seconds of running…

I have found some to be really wrong and some to be really close. Things like "stair climber" or "treadmill" are very wrong. But the exercises that actually include speeds are usually really close.

I'm 10 lbs away from 9 of 9

Not entirely necessary. Yes, you need some cool down. Depending on how hard you worked that could be as simple as walking to the locker room. I think stretching is more important than that 5 minute treadmill cool down.

Either toast and peanut butter or a peanut butter and banana sandwich.

Try eating less processed foods and get your sodium level under 2500 mg per day. It usually takes me 3 or 4 days after a big sodium day to get rid of it all. Also, stop logging your cleaning as exercise.

You are probably in the 200 to 250 calorie burned range for 30 minutes then. And HRM without a strap is not going to be as accurate. I find that MFP's calorie counters for running using the actual speed are quite accurate.