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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a male, 54 years old and weigh ~185 lbs. I'd like to be closer to 170 lbs, but it's been hard. The last time I was close to that was 14 years ago when I ran my last marathon (3 hrs 34 min). Since then, my running has waxed and waned. Recently, I've made an effort to be more consistent. I've been between 400-500 miles per year (8-10 miles/week) for the past 4 years. I run the Army Ten Miler every year (usually ~1 hr 30 min) and two years ago I ran a half marathon (2 hrs). So I can run well and get decent times, but I can't seem to lose any weight.

My diet virtues:

Oatmeal with milk & fruit most mornings (cold cereal with milk the rest of the time
2-4 cups of coffee per day (no sugar)
I snack on fruit (2 bananas, an apple, 2-3 clementines) throughout the work day
Bag lunch (either a ham sandwich or some yogurt with granola) w/pretzels or popcorn
We make our own dinner at home w/meat, vegetable and starch (average to small portions)

My diet vices:

2-3 times a week, I get a bag of M&Ms from the snack machine at work
Sometimes I get potato chips )instead of pretzels/popcorn) with lunch 
When I get home from work, I snack on chips (I know, this sucks but I feel hungry)
I have some type of dessert in the evening (bowl of ice cream, cookies, a bowl of cold cereal)
We eat out once a week as a family

So, any advice? I know I need to work on those vices but is there something that really worked for you, if you're in my demographic?

Thanks.[/quote]

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