annisthehag

Some good advice here. I'd just like to emphasize taking it slow. I've also struggled with shin splints and have found that increasing the amount I run each week by only 10% works well for me. I started out running one day a week for around 30 minutes. I built up from there. It's really slow going and I'm still working on…

You'll probably get different answers from different people, but, in my opinion, I don't think you're eating anywhere near enough calories. I put your numbers in this calculator http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/. Assuming you are moderately active (and from the sounds of it you are probably closer to "very active")…

Like the previous poster said, beans, nuts, grains, quinoa, seitan (wheat gluten), etc. You need to eat a variety of these (in addition to your veggies) to make sure you get enough protein, especially those with all the essential amino acids (aka "complete protein"). Many of these sources do not make a complete protein, so…

With frozen veggies I have found you really only need to thaw them. What I usually do is put the veggies in a bowl and pour some boiling water over them and let them sit until thawed/warm. If adding to a cooked dish I usually add them last, right before turning off the heat.

If you have a food processor you can always blitz some veggies and put them in your soups, sauces and stews. It gives the food a great flavor, but without any noticeable veggie chunks. For example, I like to make a bean chili and I'll blend up some bell pepper, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, chili, (maybe even mushrooms)…

Well, your girlfriend probably burns less calories because she is female. My boyfriend and I go out running together sometimes and he burns around 500 whereas I settle in somewhere in the 300s. However, it is good to run on a slight incline (around 1% or so) simply to offset the ease of running on a moving surface, which…

I did WW a while back and when I did it you earned more points if you exercised. So if you start exercising 5 times a week, your points allowance should go up accordingly and you can eat back some of the calories you burned. Perhaps I misunderstood your post, if so, I apologize. :)

The only time I get shaky when working out is when my blood sugar gets too low. But if you're eating before working out, doesn't seem like it should happen. Maybe try less intense workouts? 175-185 heart rate seems pretty fast (and I have a pretty fast heart rate myself) When jogging my heart rate, on average, is in the…

1/2 of a peanut butter and jam sandwich.

This is a good website for low fat / calorie veg. food. It's a vegan website, but there's no reason you couldn't add egg, cheese or whatever to the recipes there if you wanted. http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/ :)

You are about the same height as me and when I was a teenager, I was around 110 - 120 pounds, was very active with track and field sports and ate NO junk food (we never had it in the house). I agree with the previous poster that you aren't meeting your needs especially if you are exercising regularly. Your metabolism might…