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DrPhibes:
Yep barrymoo, you are the only one, Linds has run but has not updated the information sheet.

The link you have is correct, my name is now red :)

Redball:
Think of yourself as a starter pistol, for the project and today's run. Mine went surprisingly easy, but I've been walking for a couple of weeks, and spent quite a few days in February and March walking. I was concerned at heart rate. The monitor said it shot up to 165 or so, but quickly backed down to the low 120s, and never went above 120 in later run segments. How's your new gear working out? And remind me what app you're using. I used a free app tied to a breast cancer nonprofit, and the track is silent except for change of pace, halfway and nearing-end announcements. That's not all bad. In the countryside, I get to hear birds if I take the trouble to listen.

Barmymoo:
The jogging bottoms are quite large - right length but baggy, but that's no problem really. Big pockets! Which means my MP3 player isn't escaping.

I've downloaded Robert Ullrey's podcasts which play music and tell you what to do, but don't monitor anything because it's just an MP3. Which means that I don't actually know exactly what my calorie burn rate is, but MyFitnessPal is all estimates anyway. I have discovered that just by going on this run, my calorie intake has to be a lot higher today. Not sure how to get all the calories I need without eating too much fat.

Redball:
Lower the calorie density? I often use veggies in place of, say pasta or bread at midday, i.e., pouring a prepared pasta sauce -- in my case, from my Michigan supermarket, something like Prego's tomato-based Italian sausage and garlic poured over a defrosted vegetable mix. But I don't think I burned that many calories today.
I have a hard time using front pockets in pants when I run; an iPhone or a set of keys would bump against my leg, unpleasantly. So I clip the iPhone on my belt and if I'm taking keys -- I don't out on this rural dead-end road -- I often put them in a back pocket for walking/running.

Barmymoo:
I need to increase the calorie density! I've put my planned meals plus all today's exercise into the food diary, and it's still saying I need to eat another 215 calories (that's after the 200 calorie deficit has been taken off my base rate). Breakfast was toast with peanut butter, lunch was couscous and a salad wrap with cheese, dinner will be spaghetti with garlic-fried spinach, and I've got two boiled eggs and a whole load of radishes as snacks. Might add some mushrooms to the spinach but even that doesn't get my calories up much.

I wouldn't worry about it, but people keep telling me that I need to eat the recommended calories or my body goes into "starvation mode". Other people say this is a myth. Can anyone clarify?

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