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Deli chicken tenders
Does anyone have a good entry for deep fried, breaded, chicken tenders from the deli? All I can find are "1 tender" which is not a good enough measurement for me. I need it to be in ounces or grams.
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Calorie/carb cycling for marathon training
Hi everyone! I wanted to run this by all you smarties! I am officially in training for my 2nd marathon. My last marathon was about year and a half ago, but in that time I've trained for and run a couple halfs. So here's my problem...I'm fat. I lost a bunch of weight before I started training for my 1st but then I put…
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Advice for a middle 'o the night run
Hello everyone! I'm doing the Klondike Road Relay (100 miles between Skagway, AK and Whitehorse, YT, split between 10 people) on September 11th. My leg is 13.1 miles on a highway. I've done this distance and beyond multiple times so I'm not worried about that part. The problem is...my leg isn't going to start until between…
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Advice on HUGE races
Hey runners! In five weeks I am participating in the San Diego Rock and Roll 1/2 marathon. Why? Because my mom and cousin wanted to and I wanted a trip to San Diego. I'm not sure a Rock and Roll race was on my running bucket list, but whatever. I am from a town of 30K and the running community is small here. Most of the…
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First Marathon Report!
I ran my first marathon on Saturday September 20th in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Equinox is a trail marathon with about 4200 feet of elevation gain. I started getting into running back in November 2013 after I had lost about 50 pounds (gained some of that back now, but I quit smoking and ran a freaking marathon so who cares?).…
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Do I really need to taper?
First marathon is on September 20th. I completed the longest run in my training program on Sunday. 20 miles and it went swimmingly! I'm going to be honest here, I've been hitting each and every one of my long runs every week but my mid week runs are really abysmal. Full disclosure: about 6-9 miles a week. Really. I know. A…
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Hyponatremia
Hello! Got a question...do any of you endurance athletes have any experience with hyponatremia? I drink A LOT of water. Not just when I run, but every day I drink around 2.5-3 gallons? I ran a 10K last night in hot, sunny weather and when I got home I just felt like crap. I was thinking I was dehydrated so I just kept…
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Mixed terrain race: shoes
What do you all do if you have a race that is part serious trail and part pavement? Trail shoes for the whole thing and suffer the inefficiency on the road or vice versa?
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Finally! A weight loss product that WORKS!
It's called "air". You eat it after you've consumed your daily allotment of calories. It helped me lose 50 pounds and it can help you too!
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Calf compression sleeves
I am so excited. I just got a pair of calf compression sleeves. I'd been thinking about doing it for a while but since I've upped my mileage I just feel really tight and sort of shin splinty some times. I've got a 13.1 mile training run tomorrow (longest so far is 12, but I can't just do 13...:ohwell: that 0.1 is going to…
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Question about MPW division and percentage
Is there any benefit to running a different distance every day? Lets say you ran 4 miles 4 days a week and a long run of 8-10 (probably going to be crucified for that because I actually don't know what percentage of your MPW your long run should be...) Would there be any benefit to running 3.5 miles one day, 5 miles one…
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How long to get faster?
Hello everyone! I'm so happy I joined this group- I lurk around here all the time and after reading a few posts on this board I'm always so excited to go run! Ok, my question is this. I'm slow. Like really slow and its starting to bum me out. I started running almost a year ago and started upping my mileage about January…
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Help! I'm not losing weight!
And I TOTALLY know why. I'm eating more calories than I'm burning and I'm not logging. Pretty simple concept. BUT, since I have you here...I was hoping to get some opinions. I started counting calories and working out last March and since that time have lost 45 pounds. Woohoo! Except...it all occurred before November 2013.…
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What does water have to do with it?
Just a purely inquisitive and agenda-free question... why do people say that drinking water is really important for weight loss? I LOVE water and drink a ton of it. (very very thirsty now just thinking about cold delicious water) But just out of curiosity, how does it help in weight loss in any way? I can see the whole…
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Running- what is too much too soon?
Hello all you lovelies! I was hoping to hear some opinions. You know how you always hear that "new runners" most likely incur their injuries (ex: shin splints) from trying to run too far, too fast, too soon? Well...my question is...what is a new runner and what does this mean for someone who has been running for several…
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What made you fall in love with lifting?
I am struggling to enjoy lifting weights. I force myself to do it because of the immeasurable benefits but I definitely still have to force myself. I enjoy cardio very much and even though it’s “hard” it’s not hard like lifting weights is hard. I have been going to the gym 5 or 6 mornings a week for about 8 months and have…
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Why is diet coke bad?
So, I've seen sooooo many people say they've given up diet coke and it has helped their weight loss. Doesn't diet coke have zero calories? Why would not drinking it make a difference in weight loss? BTW, I don't drink diet coke. Just wondering if someone could enlighten me? :huh:
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Looking for something a little different
Hi all! So, question regarding the DVD exercise programs (P90X, Insanity, 30 Day Shred, Jillian Michaels, etc.). Can someone give me a run down of what these are and opinions on what the best ones are? Are they all kind of the same? I've been avoiding them because I can't tell how many calories I burn but I'm getting a…
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Workout tunes?
What is your favorite workout song? I'm looking for some new tunes! I love running to "Dog days are over" by Florence + The Machine.
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Weight training-before or after cardio and calories burned?
Hi! I REALLY need to start weight training. I know I do. I know that it is one of the best things you can do for fat loss. However, I really enjoy my cardio time because I can more easily calculate the calories I have burned. So, my question would be this---how many calories would a 214lb, 5'6", 28 year old woman burn…
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Looking to build my community!
Hi everyone! I'm new to MFP. I came over from Calorie Count (which has an awesome community) but not so awesome food logger. I loved seeing posts from people on CC and so I am looking to make friends! I am a 28 year old female, 5'6", 220 lbs (started at 237 5 or 6 weeks ago!) Please add me as a friend if you think you…
