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That's what I do. I don't track my calorie intake, but I do eat frequently. I actually have a hard time handling really big meals these days because I am so used to frequent smaller (normal-sized -- haha) meals.

You'll like it, and it will do a lot of good for your overall nutrition and how it fuels your training.

Let me add - drink LOTS of water.  That is also key to weight loss (AND overall health and performance).  Depending climate and how much you train, you may have to make adjustments to the amount.

I'll have to say that I think I'm good on the water part.  I have a 32oz nalgene at work that I drink at least 2 at work.  Then I love to chew ice at home and have probably another 32+ oz when I'm home.  I probably get in at least 12 cups of water a day.

Watch the plastic!  3, 6, and 7 are bad ones.  I threw away all of my water bottles with those numbers!

same.  hubby is in the biological sciences, so i said, "babe, since i have to carry the children, you find the actual research papers and tell me what i need to worry about for this plastic stuff."

result:  i'm keeping my nalgene with these conditions.  1) don't put hot water into it. 2) don't drink water that's been left in the bottle for more than a few days.  even then, it's barely remotely close to a problem, but those are easy so i'll just avoid those two scenarios.

Contaminants build up over time.  It is simple to switch from the hard plastic lexan-type nalgene to the softer white one.  The 7 is a particularly bad one.  Why take chances?

Just my 2 cents.  Yeah, I'm a bit of a granola.

yep, I actually just read that you would have to drink about 1300 pounds of food/water that was in contact with the polycarbonate plastic each day for your entire life to go above safe levels.  I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon.

I don't mean to be a pain in the butt, but you might want to do a bit more research.  It takes much less of the compound than you think to begin causing problems.  Those problems may not be recognized for years, either.  The compound found in #7 mimics estrogen which can be a bad thing for the endocrine system AND it has been linked to an increased susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes.

I get enough chemicals in my body with having to fuel my triathlon habit!  I choose to ignore the horrible implications of chlorine seeping through my pores!  (Is anyone out there lucky enough to swim in a salt water pool?  There is an awesome one in Ashland, Oregon!)

There's 2 more cents.  I'll shut up now!

no no, please feel free to voice your thoughts.  I understand where you are coming from, but I have a very carefree way to live.  Everything now adays causes something so I just feel that when it is my time to go, its my time to go :P.  I'm much happier not worrying what type of plastic I can drink out of.  Though on second though maybe I'm sick right now because of just that.  Eh, I'll leave caring about that to another day.

 But please, if you have an opinion on anything we talk about, voice it.

My first tri ever is on Mother's day.  Little under 3 weeks.  I am more worried about the water temp than anything else.

What's the temp projected to be, and what is your wetsuit situation?

Sweet! I'm so jealous of everyone getting out and racing. Stupid injuries. I hope to do at least a sprint (and/or an Oly) before IMLP. I will prob race the first weekend of June. It'll be a sprint and I'll be doing at minimum my long bike the day before (6 weeks out from IMLP at that point).

what's your injury?

my first race is june 1, a sprint.  woo! 

Someone on the MA board said they went in the water this weekend and it was too cold to put your face in.  It's only in a resevior and the temps have been in the 70s, so I hoping it will warm up.  I have a full Xterra.

Peroneal tendonitis and tear earlier this year. I didn't run at all for 6 weeks, but I stayed on my schedule and just did all my runs in the pool. I am still doing a combination of dry-land running and aquajogging (as you probably saw in my log). For instance, my run on Saturday is 2 hrs. It'll be 55' on dry land and 1:05 in the pool...

I have been fine in my full in low 60s, so I hope it's at least that for you. If it's only in the 50s, you can possibly go with the neoprene cap and booties. How long is the swim?

I'll summarize in one post....

WATER BOTTLES

I'll keep the water bottle number in mind on future water bottle purchases (which is never since I get a couple new ones every race.  Ended up throwing a couple off the bike during the last race - don't worry, at the aid stations  ). 

But I don't worry about it that much.  I only use them on my long bikes and or runs and sort of put it at the list of "just a new thing to worry about" such as too much cell phone use and brain cancer....  This may be more valid, so it warrents some care IMO, but not a life style change for me.

COLD WATER and WETSUIT

If you have a full wetsuit, 70 degrees is easy to handle.  It will be a little cold when you first get in, but you will forget the temp as soon as the horn sounds....  You will be fine!

RACE

Got one May 10.  I'm crossing my fingers to break 3 hours.  I need the wind at my back to do it though.....

Then I have a race of some sort tentatively planned for every month....

POST COUNT

Kind of noticed that too!  Lauren's group ROCKS!  Everyone else is just jealous! 

Plus, I'm a blabbermouth so I'm good for a dozen posts a day.....