Sheesh, I don’t visit your log in a while, and here you are hitting some pretty nice press PRs. And also RUNNING.
How do you like that couch to 5k program? I am considering doing something similar, if only the weather wouldn’t stop being absolute balls all the time.
Looks good, I feel you about rambling explanations and self-indulgency. But I don’t think in any of the logs I’ve read an exposition that I’ve classified as such. Although. there are other sections where I’ve make that judgment.
I haven’t used the Carbon app myself, just seen that video, but it seems like the main feature is it calculates new cals and macros for you weekly based on what you’ve inputted and how your weight changes - essentially like a coach would do manually. The other selling point is say you have a target of 2000 cals per day but eat 3000 on Monday, it’ll reduce calories on all the other days so you still average 2000 per day.
For what you do, I’m not sure if it would be any better than MyFitnessPal though.
I don’t think you understand quite how out of shape I am cardiovascular wise. Running really is necassary.
I’ve done no running at all previously, so for me it’s a pretty good fit. I think anyone with an ounce of conditioning would have to find ways to make it more difficult to start with. Like run faster, or add gradients or whatever. I’ve tried both and can confirm they add to the suck considerably.
@Voxel trust me, this was pretty over the top. I tend to put a lot more thought into my templates than it might appear on the surface. Which makes it even more frustrating when I end up with a tangled, unworkable mess.
@caesium32 I’m feeling pretty happy with myfitnesspal right now, but I think there’s probably a benefit to having someone (something?) Do some of the calculations for me, and even more value in having a shiny new toy that’s cost me money to increase compliance when needed. Sounds like a perfect “ace in the hole” for when compliance starts to slip or results start to slow.
I understand your cardio out-of-shapeness, because that is me most of the time. Sessions with Bob are only a minimal stop-gap, a form of somewhat enjoyable cardio that just barely checks the box. But I think I need to do a bit more, so I am looking hard at this same program you are running and trying to pull myself together. I like the progression style, it is similar to what I do whenever I get a hair up my ass and try to run on a treadmill.
That said, I am sure I will be just as terrible as you, if not terribler.
That’s fighting words, I bet I can be more out of shape and awful as you.
There are quite a lot of different variations I think, Couch to 5k is a pretty standard name for a lot of different programs. I went with the one linked through the NHS website because I’m lazy and it’s the first one I came to, but if you’re pickier about what you’re doing, there’s different options out there.
I just downloaded the first popular entry on the app store. Looks like the basic interval stuff, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, etc., and increasing as the days and weeks go. Guess that is pretty standard.
Sounds very similar to mine.
Makes me feel less shit to say I went on a 30mins run, until I actually do the maths on how much of that is running.
Yeah man that’s pretty much it. Not really much I can add to that other than my own direct experience
Been using it for the last month and steadily trying to add weight which hasn’t been happening.
App has bumped me up to an average of 3300kcals right now. How the fuck I’m not gaining weight on that? Oh shit I know
It’s having 2 kids under the age of 2 and being on my fuxking feet all day. Fuxking NEAT 
I’m supposed to eat 3900kcals today😱
Have some of mine mate, another unexpected day with my little lady, so I’ve got plenty of calories spare.
Wow haha I’m the opposite, sat at a desk all day in lockdown. I hardly lost weight last week on about 2200 cals.
I’m finding a really easy way to put on weight is to try and lose weight.
If I had it my way, I’d love to be able to maintain on at least 2000kcal… hasn’t happenened 
if only it were that simple…
Because you have an eating disorder that you are in denial about.
I need to find the opposite of this. Eat to gain weight and accidentally lose it.
Bare in mind I’m probably near double your weight.
EDIT: just out of curiosity went and looked in your log how much you weigh now. Most recent post I found said about 100lb - I’m about 185lb-190lb.
I’m 98-99lbs
The problem is that I have a very large appetite. Most of the time, I don’t actually “feel” hungry due to digestive issues, but want food.
I can easily put down more meat than my brother and dad combined.
The only reason I’m not fat is that I opt for very low calorie dense foods, keep a very high activity level and don’t enjoy foods that are typically considering crap (ie fries, cookies, candy)
My biggest weaknesses are fruit and meat
But also: not too fine a point on it, you have an eating disorder severe enough to interfere with your hormone function.
I don’t want to bang on about it and turn into a nagging white noise, but I feel like not acknowledging it when the comments are literally in my log makes me in some way complicit in whatever harm it’s doing to you.
Your biggest weakness is being less than 100lbs.
I’ve cleaned my ears with cotton buds heavier than you
There’s a girl who trains in all the gyms I have frequented in Glasgow over the years
Full blown anorexic. As sad as it is, you can’t take your eyes off her. I’m talking skeletal.
And tbh, I think she gets off on the stares.