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Ditto. I'm still using my 920XT that I bought in 2014, and has been worn daily, knocked about on rock faces, gone swimming, survived a bike crash, etc. I think these things are pretty much indestructible. Faint scratches on the face is the only result of its frequent torture. I have replaced the watch band a bunch of times…

Yes...if you're heel-striking/over-striding, then it'll smart a bit EVERY single step. which is kind of the point...it trains you really, really quickly to not do that (eliminating what would have been knee pain later in the run for those prone to issues from bad form). There's a decent selection out there now of more…

In this instance, I'll usually add it to today's log with something like 0.01 servings. That way it adds ~nothing to today and will be quickly available in recents when I need to log it later.

I personally find that most are too small to be very satisfying, and could use a bit more protein. As others have mentioned above, I too prefer more vegetable bulk and more protein in my supper... so I find it works better to have half a bag of microwaved frozen vegetables and a serving of some batch-cooked frozen meat or…

If you are a petite sedentary female and not very, very overweight, the lowest setting of 0.5 lb/week may also default to 1200 (*NET*).. When I started on here, I think 1200 net calories corresponded to an estimate of ~0.3 lb/week at my stats. ETA: Note: MFP does report what it calculates as the estimated loss/week when it…

to add (since "backpacking" has different meanings in regions of the world): here, it means a trip where you are hiking long distances (off road) and camping.

That's technically kind of the point of trail mix... it's meant to be super calorie dense while easy to carry and eat while backpacking.

ditto on the waist fit issues. I pretty much gave up on pants, and normally wear a dress and button shirt/sweater/vest over leggings or slipshorts. Plenty of comfortable and civilized-looking athletic dresses out there, and can buy nice-looking "cardigan clips" for cheap if wearing a button-up shirt over that needs a bit…

ditto on the squats. Other simple options have the squats alternate every other session with deadlifts, and add lat pulldowns/pullups to the deadlift day. Or have just lower warmup sets of squats on deadlift days. Rippetoe's Practical Programming book has a lot of good suggestions for alterations when plateauing or having…

Also, if that is the case... don't be disheartened if you are way slower than you want and expect to be and need extra walking breaks. The first winter that I was actively training for a long race, I was unhappy at how physically out-of-shape I seemed to be all of a sudden - being slow and needing walking breaks almost…

I don't know what the climate is where you are, but the cold can play a major role. Cold-induced asthma is a thing. If you are in a colder climate, then that's quite possibly the culprit moreso than the extra effort involved in running outside (from wind and self-propelling oneself forward).

I would say it comes down to which [1] has the equipment/classes you want to do/use, [2] has those freely available (not all tied up) at the times you can be there, and [3] is convenient enough to work it into your schedule. For me, that meant the LA Fitness a few blocks from work that almost always has squat…

The manually added activities are most likely bringing your MFP-logged exercise total to more than the total seen by the tracker (which are the numbers the adjustment is trying to match), particularly if the type of activity you are logging is one that a step tracker won't register (such as cycling/swimming).

If memory serves, the part of the app where you select a normal activity level lists some example jobs that fit. If I were you, I'd read through and select the option that best fits your warehouse job. The app will set your calorie goal to account for that (rather than having to add it daily as exercise). ETA.…

..(some common examples translate as "I have hunger" versus "I am hungry", "I have X years" versus "I am X years old",..)

There are a lot of things in the english language where we say "I am <adjective>" that in other languages are expressed as "I have <noun>" such as in spanish. If they are non-native english speakers, they may be translating word-for-word from their primary language.

I find the air fryer to be a wonderful replacement for the broiler and oven, especially in the summer (it doesn't heat up the kitchen and is a lot faster). I purchased it in the first place so I no longer had to use the broiler in the summer (I don't have A/C) rather than for traditional deep-fried foods. I use mine most…

For me, the increased hamstring strength has been useful for running (it was previously the weak point when running uphill...hamstrings would fatigue long before quads) and cycling. That particular move is also frequently useful (at least for me) for lifting shoulder bags (I often shop with a large newsbag-type bag that…

Ditto on the trail running. My knees are much less forgiving of too many miles on pavement versus dirt. Definitely add in the strength training.. that adds strength fast and will improve the cycling and running (except in cases where you aren't recovered before the next ride/run). I found it made me much faster in both…

Simultaneously overloading the bar and lifting with poor form for your personal physical geometry is, IMHO, a bigger risk on the Smith Machine. If the supporting muscles are too weak for the weight and/or your form is bad, in the case of free weights, you're pretty much just not going to be able to lift the bar (rather…

ditto. basic small notebook. and about as Keep-it-Simple-Stupid program as it gets. Repeatedly futzing with the phone would be a PITA while I'm rushing through my workout. I do log the final working weight and achieved reps in a spreadsheet later on to track history, particularly as I do occasional massive deloads during…

The "Bro diet" potentially has a place for those bodybuilders doing a massive cut (like say before a competition), where they have reason to temporarily cut calories very very low while keeping protein very very high. Otherwise, very very unnecessary. If your calories are at what you want, and you're getting the protein…

This. For me, bars serve the purpose of providing calories (particularly easily digestible ones) when I don't have other options. "Dinner" for me is often Clif or granola bars in my car and/or bars/fruit snacks a small while later while riding/running/hiking. (Followed by a 'supper' of more substantial food later). Macro…

I don't usually log my strength workouts (Not a GPS activity, so a Garmin won't auto-attach any calories sans wearing a HR monitor, and it's a fairly small calorie burn so I'm too lazy to update it manually), so if the pre-workout didn't contain many calories (less than what the unlogged strength workout would have been…

I can only handle so much gluten (and pizza dough is particularly high in it), so cauliflower pizza is something I occasionally get if at a restaurant that has it. Personally, I like it. Someone that doesn't like thin crust pizza probably wouldn't. If cooking at home, you definitely do need to make sure there is good air…

Not inappropriate at all. A rather healthy comment IMO. I think having a mindset of recognizing a high-calorie food and deciding if you think it's worth it (maybe yes, maybe no) is so much healthier than the 2 far alternatives that are so common: mindlessly eating something that's there or being obsessive about eating…

If it is a gluten issue, then there are gluten-free-1-to-1 all purpose flour blends available these days (the one I buy is even a store brand) that work pretty well (at least for biscuits, pancakes, crepes..I've never made noodles). (I don't have any suggestions for a keto alternative though)

I normally add a large pile of sucralose (splenda) and some vanilla and almond extracts to 2% Fairlife (lactase- and protein- added milk), and then usually add A LOT of it to my coffee, but consider it part of breakfast (reasonable calories and good macros for the volume).

If it's a boredom snacking-idle hands issue, then either find something to do in the evening (some people knit, etc - something you'll use your hands for if sitting around), or stock something very low calorie density like veggies to mindlessly munch on (like celery sticks, etc).

The main issue for the OP is attempting to estimate *trail* running (which is a very different animal than pavement running hills or no hills)(there are easy formulae for the latter such as posted above). I've been logging it as hiking (well, comparing the 2 numbers and adding an 'adjustment' to bring it up to the hiking…