Fatty_Fatass

Try running a lot further than a 5k.......... but do it slowly...... start with a 5.4 - 5.5 mph pace and run a short distance...... maybe 4 or 5 miles............ keep it up 3-4 days a week........ then cut the distance in half and bump your speed up to 6 mph (which is really not very fast, but, it will feel that way when…

Try eating a small quantity of something really dense... like peanuts... Or instead of eating just fruit at lunchtime, have a scoop of vanilla ice cream with some raspberries, blackberries, straberries and light whipped cream...... Or add some weight control shakes to your diet. Slim Fast offers very superior nutrition at…

Starvation mode is not a myth. It is absolutely real. Its not something that will affect you if you are very fat, because your body will convert stored fat into energy rather than catabalizing muscle mass. If you are trying to lose those last few pounds then starvation mode is something you should think about , and here is…

Hello taso42 and thank you for commenting. I am not sure of the extent of the damage either. I am glad to hear someone say that I can get back on track so quickly. To be honest, I felt that no matter what it had to be helpful........... it kind of goes back to the caveman hoarding fat thru the winter and then becoming a…

Thanks for responding Jade..... Pics are up in my profile........ I am bummed I can only post 18 of them lol...... If you would like some more just give me a place and method to send them. I took a lot..... lol http://www.myfitnesspal.com/photos/view/8672408 Thats the link. Enjoy and TY again :) PS: I have a funny video…

I am not sure if this will be any help to you or not, and if it isn't then please just go ahead and disregard it. I have been sort of training to run longer distances lately and at first I found myself at odds with it because I was often out of breath, which made me slow down, which made me want to speed up, which made me…

Thanks for the further response here NinerBuff, I am very surprised to hear that the retention / temp gain can last that long........ I am kind of glad to hear it though. I am not really sure how to measure loss of lean muscle mass so I can't take your bet......... however I can say this.................. I have been doing…

I actually started in early March. I didn't make it to Katahdin by the cutoff in October. ( I got there on October 21st and Baxter State Park closes on the 15th) It was incredibly cold when I started in Georgia, but, by the time I got to Maine I had no issues with the cold, I was covering a lot more miles then, and my…

Lozze, Thanks yet again for the answer, I don't walk the same route everyday which creates a difference in grade and such which certainly adds variety. If my body is adapting to do the excercise more efficiently it woud seem to stand to reason thats it's first imperative would be to lighten its load. Don't forget I still…

Lozze, Thanks again for answering. I love the barcode scanner too! I actually find that there are a lot of things it doesn't have, particularly gourmet seasonings and sauces. I am in love with Tandoori and Chili Garlic paste. I find that the hi-dollar gourmet versions are much much lower in salt than that which is carried…

Who knows if it was an excuse.... I haven't seen or heard from her since, I am sure I will tho, she works at a convenience store I stop at for water at least 3 times a week. Its all good tho. I have no ill will. I hope she won't be uncomfortable either.

rosalindphyllis Thanks for all the kind words :) That is actually what I am worried about. I am not stressing the gain, so much as questioning how it could happen to such an extreme. I know I will lose it again. I have already dropped some of it. I am sorta past the point of motivation, at this point its routine, I really…

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Lozze, Thanks for answering, My username has been a source of inspiration to me. I originally started my journey on SparkPeople, and ended up here because the android app has a barcode scanner lol. Alot of people get this "love yourself and accept yourself no matter what" attitude, and if that helps them then great by all…

LauraMarie, Thanks for answering..... I hate to say this but I am glad to hear your story lol It is good to feel I am not alone. BTW: I was referring to the failure of eating close to 7k calories in one day, not the date gone wrong. I gave up on women a long time ago lol

RS Runner & Edouglas, TY For replying, I have been hearing this alot lately. The deprivation was really working for me when my BMI was at morbidly obese levels, but as of late, even tho I am still pretty heavy, I have been feeling less OOMPH. I know I am supposed to eat back some of my spent calories to stay in step with…

Right On MariPars, Thanks again for answering, I am gonna lose it again so, y'know, whatever....... Its just that it seems so obverwhelmingly huge an amount to have to backtrack over, I am wondering if something in my normal dietary routine is broken enough to cause or contribute to it. It is a "real" gain, and I can't…

Kelika, Thanks for responding. Its been 5 days and in those 5 days I have walked 30 + miles in 100+ degree heat and drank pretty darn close to 20 gallons of water, can salt retention really remain thru that? MariPars, Thanks for answering, I have definetly "let go" of far greater mass than usual......... sorry to be gross,…