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Morning Alex - I too get hungry in the PM and it's one of my biggest fights in the battle to keep the weight off... 3 suggestions: 1) Keep track of your daily calories - you may not be eating enough - especially with all the awesome running you've been doing. 2) Take a close look at the amount of protein and fiber in your diet.  Increasing the amount of food you eat that are high in these areas will help keep you feeling full longer. 3) See if there are any triggers - for me, I get hungry when I sit on the couch watching TV at night.  That was where I used to do my major snacking/binge eating.  To fight this - I always have a bowl of slow churned ice cream about 120 calories) about an hour before bed time as a reward for not stuffing my face and so I don't feel deprived.

Any other thoughts?

One thing I struggle with is to tell the difference between "hungry" and "empty stomach."  

Also, depending when you work out, glycogen depletion may be causing you feel very hungry.  For example, I used to have breakfast before my morning workout, and then I would get to my office and I was absolutely ravenous.  Now, I have a greek yogurt before I leave, and then have some instant oatmeal when I get to the office - which eliminates the ravenous feeling caused by glycogen depletion.

I will also echo DQ - log your calories.  The single biggest change is to do that.  Protein and fiber are also very important, but if you aren't logging your food, then you can't tell what you did.  It would be like saying, "oh, I went for a run yesterday," and you don't know if that run was a marathon at a 7:50 pace or a 10min walk around the block with the dog.  

I use myfitnesspal to log my food; my journal is at the bottom.  I log it all, and it's as honest as I can make it.  

Also, please don't judge me from yesterday - I am currently on vacation in Southern Illinois, so the five Blue Moons I had were the best of the choices I had available

-Charles

My fave is vivaldi four seasons, even listen to it while working out!

Banana whip for a low cal healthy desert. 

this is assuming you are eating enough...track those calories!

Kevin, I think I mentioned it before but put those beer the cupboard...take a couple out when you are going to have a couple and cool them off. gets rid of that grab one cuz they are there or drink 4 when 2 would be good enough!

I think everyone has given some excellent advice and I agree with all of that.  I'd like to toss on looking into 'power balls.'  They are basically seed balls that can really control hunger.  There are lots of recipes so you just need to find one that works for your tastes and make sure it isn't too many calories.

I have the same problem and mostly it's me just feeling that it's been a long time since dinner and I should eat.  I have been trying to have a large glass of water and then see if I'm still feeling hungry.  Normally, that's enough to make me feel filled up enough that I'll avoid snacking.

Great tips on diet.  Tracking on Myfitnesspal has helped me too.

On the music note: (yes, that was intentional)  I can't hear Vivaldi's Spring and not hear this:

http://www.beethovenswig.com/index.php?page=songs&category=Beethoven-squo-s_Wig,_Vol._2-col-_More_Sing-Along_Symphonies&display=21 

It is a great album for little ones.

Ok so after 4 days of slacking, it is time for me to get back on track.  It is very hard spending time at Mom's house and not eating all of the great things she cooked.  This didn't help especially when combined with the inactivity.  Had a great visit though and really enjoyed spending time with family.  Oh well, time to get serious and get back at it.  I have 74 days to prepare for the longest hike I have ever taken and as a motivator, I am not going to drink alcohol until I lose twenty pounds or finish the Bataan, whichever comes first. 

Goals for the week (late i know)

• Wed - 30 minute jog
• Thurs - Brick
• Fri - 50 minute jog
• Sat - rest (working 24 hr shift hard to get in a workout)
• Sun - 15 mile bike
• log everything I eat and stick to diet plan

Big boned, husky, heavy build...

 Jared - I love how hard core you are!  Your plan for the week is just what you need to get back on track.  Hell - we would all benefit from that workout.

I hear what you are saying about beer and not having any until you lose 20 pounds.  If you can stick to such a plan - then more power to you.  I however am not that strong. For me - it's all about sustainability.  I can't sustain not drinking for the time it would take to lose 20 pounds.  You may want to change the way you look at beer.  Thor and kevin have talked about controllng their consumption by ony putting 1 or two beers in the fridge at a time and using those cold ones as motivation for accomplishing your goals - liker getting ready for the Death March (what a cool name for a race.)  Having said that - I encourage you to find what works for you.  And finally - let us know how we can support you!

Hey everyone - The new issue of Triathlete Magazine landed in my mail box today.  This months issue contains a cool beginner's guide that answers a lot of good questions.  If you haven't checked that magazine out - I would say its worth a look.  I use it as a way of motivting myself  for a week - I can only read it if I get my workout in and if I stick to my calories for the day.

Hope y'all got in a good workout today.

I like that a lot.  I have all of mine in the fridge but it's in the basement near the workout room.  If I finish a workout, I can bring one upstairs.  I may have it right away or I may wait until later but it's my little reward.  Having said that, I have banned myself from wine for the month so I can make sure to hit my weight-loss goals.

Dave, thanks for the encouragement, but I hardly consider myself "hard core" ha ha I think that title belongs to Darren!  One question that I do have is during my jogs I have read that I should keep my HR in my target zone and not over do it.  According to the calculators I have seen this means I probably shouldn't let my HR get over around 160.  Most of the time when I am jogging however, my HR stays up around 150-170.  How much attention should I pay to HR when training?  Is it ok to finish my jog intervals even though my HR is above the target, or should I slow down and walk to keep it in the appropriate zone?  

Thanks!

First - Don't short change yourself about being hardcore.  You may not think of yourself that way now but I've got to think that your perspective might change as you push yourself over the course of the season.  

Heart rates and target zones aren't a perfect science.  They are meant to try to get people to follow the specific aspects of a training plan.  Nice and easy one day, harder the next, etc.  Just as a point of reference, my HR is between 155-165 during my speed workouts).  

I wouldn't be as concerned about your heart rate as with your perceived level of exertion.  Right now, you are increasing your distance each week.  Doing so will take a toll on your body.  So, for the first couple months of training, take it easy and don't push it.  I always told my CC runners that they should be able to say a complete sentence and maybe even a couple of words of the next before you need to take a breath.  Later in the year, you can incorporate speed work.  

What does everyone else think?

He's baacckk!!!...  He's backkk in the saddle again...  He's bacckk!!!

Your post made me think Aerosmith. 

I always wondered where my hr was at and also have heard many talk about how the old formula for calculating target heart rate may be flawed, or just a good general guide at best, and wonder how much of that is even true?  There are an awful lot of successful training plans that are geared towards heart rate, and you can't beat results.  but if it's me, and I'm aproaching 155 beats, and I got a hill in front of me, am I taking it off the gas?  He77 no!  I'm gonna climb that mountain!

You rock! Great job.