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WOW, this is one of the most informative threads I've read. THANKS YOU GUYS! I've really been struggling to get rid of the last few pounds and I think this thread is touching on the reason. I'm exercising like crazy, mixing up running, biking, and lifting. I'm enjoying it and am in much better health than I was 3 months…

Yep, from a "calorie-only" perspective that's all correct. However, there's still value in exercising beyond just the caloric deficit. If you can, it's a good habit to make exercise as regular as possible in your life. Not only does it burn the calories, but it stimulates matabolism, makes you stronger, improves your…

Thanks Gang! You're right on the money HollyAnnH. Relaxing made a HUGE difference!

Something shocking happened last night & I'm really stoked about it. I've worked my way up to running a 5 mile course a couple times a week, generally completing the run in 46 - 48 minutes. For a couple weeks now I've had a goal of running that course in less than 45 minutes (it has 3 monster hills), but NO LUCK. :sad:…

In my case there seemed to be a consistent delay between the time I was working hardest to reduce / burn calories and the time that the scale finally showed results. This can be VERY frustrating until you start figuring it out. I began performing "experiments" and found that if I focused on working REALLY hard for 2 or 3…

Great job! That's a huge victory. Enjoy it & feed off of it (haha) as you go for the next 10 pounds. I have followed the same course (original goal to go from 207 to 187, then updated goal to get to 177). For whatever it's worth, I've found that I have had to amp up my "calories burned" and continue to pull back on the…

Darn funny! Thanks for the laughter!

I 've personally found it difficult to not eat anything after 8PM. This actually got harder after I started exercising regularly. Since I started working out during the day this would tend to supress my appetite until I'd recover in the evening. Then I'd get hungry around 8PM. Argh! Rather than fighting and losing that…

AWESOME!!! You're looking great. Super job!

It's truly not in my nature to post something about myself (eek!), but I want to encourage everyone out there to keep working hard to achieve your goals. It is so rewarding when you start winning the battle with yourself, especially when it's a battle you've been losing for years. I didn't do that much really. I only set…

Paulamma1 nailed it. 1) Enjoy the crowd, the camaraderie of fellow runners, and the fact that you're there. 2) Start toward the back of the pack. It's more fun passing people early than it is to be passed. 3) Force yourself to control your pace the first mile 4) Begin pushing yourself a wee bit on mile 2 5) Go ahead and…

Good on you for thinking ahead! Plateaus happen and it can be hard to push through. The consistent theme of everything I've read on the topic is to keep changing things up, both in diet and in excercise. You've got to fool your body over and over. That's mentally challenging because it forces you to move away from…

Reducing or eliminating repetitive impact will definitely help reduce shin splints, but that's not much help if you really want to keep running. Getting sidelined with something like shin splints can really throw you off-track (no pun intended!) when you're getting into a good groove and you don't want to lose momentum on…

Great job man. When so many people out in there keep talking it, you've been walking it. Not only is this good for you and your health, the example you just set for your boys will last them a lifetime. They now have proof positive that a man can take control of his life and become what he chooses to become. Best of all,…