sarawithanh

Hello everybody! I'm 5'4" approx 147-150lbs - trying to lose some fat/weight. I'm also training for some half marathons. That being said, I'm going to start counting my calories approximately 1400-1600 daily with 50% carb and 25% fat and 25% protein. This is the training program I came up with. I MUST have 2 medium running days during the week and 1 long run on the weekends (at least 10 miles or more). I'm also trying to increase my speed by losing weight & HIIT. I only have time to workout 1x per day in the evenings after work. Sunday: 30-60mins cross-training & upper body lifting Monday: 5-6 miles Tuesday: HIIT & lower body lifting Wednesday: 4-6 miles & upper body lifting Thursday: HIIT & lower body lifting Friday: Rest Day Saturday: Long Run (at least 10 miles) Does this seem like an acceptable plan? Any comments would be appreciated - thanks!

Hi Everybody!!! Thanks for the awesome welcomes and tips! I agree, I think front loading my calories is what I really need to focus on since I go for my training runs around 4pm (after work). I already have a blog I started in January Http://sarawithanhishealthy.wordpress.com I can only really keep track of 1 thing at a time - I used to be a member of a different, meat eating body building type forum a year or so ago. got to be too much with my wedding planning! I will stick around and peruse the threads looking for ideas. I'm in such a breakfast rut! Ugh! Might start experimenting with green smoothies since I have a huge bag of hemp & flax seeds in my possession

Hello everybody!!! I became vegan in December 2008 for health reasons (high cholesterol & GI discomfort). My stomach feels 10000x better since adopting this lifestyle and my cholesterol numbers are great! (except I still need to lower my LDL levels by 10 - doc said more fiber & less sat fat - I dont think he realizes I already do this!). I was doing great at losing some weight but have since stalled. Probably eating too much/snacking etc. I am currently training for a half marathon (just ran my first 10 miler last weekend) and I find that I am so hungry in the evenings after work which lead to my snacking. I'm not sure if its a lack of protein thing or what, but I don't really know how many calories I should be consuming while trying to lose weight but also keep my hunger at bay while training. I am also trying to phase out the soy in my life. I'm on birth control and just don't need the extra soy. I'm almost tempted to start eating eggwhites again, just so that I can decrease my carb intake to lose some weight. help! i'm 5'4 and weigh about 148 (too scared to get on the scale right now). I guess I just need to ditch the snack food & vegan cookies? haha...and ensure I eat more food throughout the day and probably more brown rice and quinoa & beans right?