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First 10 mile run this weekend
Just a bit of positive vibes here: This Sunday I'll be running my first 10 mile race. I never ran this distance before (max being 8.5 miles with 1 mile walking for warm up, a big sand dune along the way and a bit of rest-walking) but I don't care. I only ever did a 10km race two weeks ago, which was rather mountainous and…
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No entry for slow runners in data base.
*sigh* So far I've logged my runs as fast walks on MFP, using a number of calories that fitted the METs for my combined running and walking speed. (MFP numbers seem to be higher for the same speed) Now I'm finally able to run for a whole hour without walking, and I find there's no running speed slow enough available in…
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estimating VO2 max
Is there a reliable way of estimating the VO2 max other than taking a sports test? I tried the Uth–Sørensen–Overgaard–Pedersen estimation equation, but that would get me into the elite athlete range for my age with a resting HR of around 50, and a max of around 205. Well actually, there is no number for any woman that goes…
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Running and the wall
I've been running since 1. March 2015. Until recently though I didn't manage to increase distance or speed as I was living in a country with somewhat extreme weather (42 C / 108 F after sunset). Since leaving my running has slowly gotten faster and the distances have increased. Today I did my longest run ever at 12km, 7.5…
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Scosche Rhythm+
I ordered a Scosche Rhythm+ and hope it will still arrive before my first race on Sunday. I don't plan to look at my heart rate during the run but am rather interested in looking at the data afterwards. Anyone has this HR monitor and can give any advise to make sure it rally runs on the first attempt?
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Again deficient in vitamins and minerals
I'm eating healthy, varied, try to pack in lots of nutrients - and always again end up deficient in various minerals and vitamins. last blood test showed I'm at the uttermost lower edge of normal to deficient in magnesium, calcium, potassium and phosphorous. My ferritin levels drop like a stone if I don't take daily…
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Bodyweight with limited possibilities (space)
In October I moved from a 4000ft^2 villa to a historical 500ft^2 flat with wooden floors and neighbours who would not be happy if I exercised at home. I don't have enough space anyway. There is no gym with bodyweight space or free weights at all around here (it's very rural). I'm slowly losing all my nice muscles and am…
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Hello, new here, first 10k coming up, then distance increase
Hello, I'm new to this group. I started out with C25K, and eventually was able to graduate from it after escaping the middle eastern summer heat. Pretty much right afterwards colleagues talked me into participating in a 10k for a charity. Could not resist, and thus on the 7th I'll run my first 10k race, which involves a…
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Sedentary to standing all day: calorie allowance increase
Normally, my TDEE is at around 1700kcal (169cm, 56kg, TDEE slightly higher than calculators suggest), So far I've had a sitting job. Now every now and then I'll be working differently for probably 5-14 days at a time, mostly standing for 9 hours in a row with little sitting breaks, bending over rows of samples to examine.…
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Autoimmune? UK people
Hiya, what do you think? Blood test about a year ago: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Anti-TG) was 320 (<60) TSH btw 2.x and 5 for years Blood result from last Friday: thyroid peroxidase Ab conc 177 U/ml (<9) TSH: 8.9 Two somewhat positive tests on different antibodies almost a year apart. Couldn't get proper treatment first…
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Moved to UK: losing fitness and gaining weight
Hmm. can't seem to find the thread I just started. Nothing listed under My Discussions either... Moved from the Middle East to UK and am having problems with getting a grip on my diet. In ME I'd have flatbread with fresh goats cheese or chicken and labne for breakfast and I was full enough until lunch. Here two slices of…
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UK: always hungry, what to eat.
Moved from the Middle East to UK and am having problems with getting a grip on my diet. In ME I'd have flatbread with fresh goats cheese or chicken and labne for breakfast and I was full enough until lunch. Here two slices of bread and cheese, salami or ham, 60kcal more and I'm starving come lunch. In ME rice and usually a…
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Finally graduated!
Yiha! Yesterday I finally graduated from C25K! I used to be a regular here. Sometime in June I had managed to run for 28 minutes. But then I went on a vacation, and when I returned the temperature had gone up from 29 to about 35C, and I could not keep it up anymore. As the temperature continued to rise to over 40 (after…
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Long vacation and international move: how to maintain?
Phew, turbulent times ahead. I'll be going on a 4 week vacation soon (Singapore and Indonesia) and will be moving to the UK afterwards. I'll probably be spending the first 4 weeks in a B&B. I hope I'll be able to maintain my weight. I won't be having a scale for a full period of 9 weeks most likely. Apart from living in a…
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So bloated!
*sigh* almost two weeks ago I returned from a short intercontinental flight trip. After returning I stopped with the pill. Both reasons to always hold onto a bit more water for me, but this time it's really ridiculous. My weight before the trip was 56.8kg, now I'm at 58.4 (slight decrease from after trip/TOM), but I don't…
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UK: what to eat out?
I'll be on business in a tiny seaside resort next week and wonder what the best dinner option might be for me. No, not a specific restaurant, but some general advise on what to eat in the UK. If I was in London I'd eat a few nigiri sushi, a misosoup and edamane. But there's no sushi in that town. Lots of fine dining, lots…
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Wow, walking is hard! (running vs. walking)
No, I'm not joking. Inspired by the discussions on how much calories walking burns vs running I didn't run tonight but went for a 5km walk. I'm not the fastest runner. On average I run about 8_00-8:30 minutes/km. Thus I set my walking goal at 8:30 minutes/km. Phew! That was much harder than running. But not only that, my…
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verified food - oh nooooooo!
Why try to fix something that doesn't need fixing? Now the asterixes are gone, and the number of verifications are gone. I have no idea which entries are USDA-ones (well, I can guess), I have no idea if someone verified his own food or if many people agreed. What the... this website has just gone down from usable with some…
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Spicy Lebanese Bread - calories, and what is it?
My husband brought me a Lebanese spicy bread, and I have no idea how many calories it has, nor what the name of such a thing is. It looks like a lahmacun (Turkish pizza) and is about 200 grams. The topping is tomato sauce, chili peppers, something zingy and maybe tiny pieces of red bell peppers. It doesn't taste fatty and…
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a pushup!
Some people will laugh about it, but I just managed to do not one, but two proper pushups! I don't know what's up with that exercise because it take ages for me to work myself up to one, or even more, and very quickly I lose that ability again. Don't get me wrong: I can deadlift my bodyweight and are generally not weak.…
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DOMs support thread
I usually don't have much problems with DOMs unless I stop working out for 3 weeks or more for whatever reason. So I didn't expect any DOMs after yesterday's workout. Man, was I wrong! I did a kettlebell circuit workout and realize today that I dearly neglected my lower back and upper butt muscles. It's still early day and…
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preserving muscles mass from eating protein
A question. I read a lot that people eat more protein to preserve muscle mass when on a diet, without exercising. To me this sounds like bro-science. I'd think protein, and other macros are there to fuel the body. But if you're at a hefty deficit in my opinion the body doesn't think: oh, there's chicken for dinner today.…
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Fuddruckers Cowboy burger
Eating with friends at Fuddruckers tonight. I'm not in the States and the menu is different than probably elsewhere. I'm wondering how many calories a 1/3lb Cowboy Burger without cheese and without the chipotle mayonnaise might be. None of the ingredients are on their current US calorie list and the numbers I find online…
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website messed up again.
Argh! My food diary doesn't show my goal anymore and neither how much I can still eat but only how much I have eaten. After several days where the goal had automatically changed every day again this is certainly a new low. Btw, this is on the website. Things seem to be normal on the iOS app.
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Compatible HR wrist bands with running app (ismoothrun)
I use ismoothrun and would like to buy a heartrate monitor. It needs to be a sensor that works on the wrist. Now I looked at that app's website and don't understand what is compatible and what isn't. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
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running intervals - does this make sense?
So temperatures are rising further (39C/102F after sunset!) and instead of being able to run over 7km I only make it to 4-5 with some substantial fast walking inbetween for refilling of water and getting my breathing under control. So I thought: why not do intervals every now and then to stay fit and shake things up a bit.…
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Calories running
As I'm trying to find my maintenance calories I'm wondering how good my running calorie estimates are. At the moment I'm using METs with the following calculation and I wonder if that makes sense: METs: 8.3 for 12 minutes/mile Weight: 58.5kg BMR: approx: 1277 per day Size: 169cm Age: 41, female (BMR/1440)*MET*duration in…
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running vs walking same speed
I'mnot a fast runner and temperatures are climbing towards unpleasant now. I have to make more and more wLking breaks. That got me wondering: walking and running at the same speed, lets say 8.20 minutes/km: what's the calorie expenditure difference? On one hand I find running more exhausting and I luft up my feet more, on…
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Water retention *sigh*
I know it's only water retention, but this certainly is a record for me: two short 90 minute flights and 2 nights in a hotel with terrible food = around 2kg of water weight gained. Oh well... Actually, for the first night it was ok and my weight stayed the same (there was a scale in my room). Second afternoon still ok,…
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5.65 female - maintenance calorie goal?
Hello, I'm 169cm (5.65 ft.inches) and currently weigh 58.3kg (128.5lbs), female, 41 years old. I'm still losing weight though I went into maintenance some 2kg ago. I don't want to lose more weight, but I also don't want to go into useless binging or eating sweets just to fill up with more calories. Upping calories slowly…
