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Aye, that's what I was wondering about with "Gusto" - though I'll look around and compare prices/quality. As you said, it gets pricey if using it for every meal... so I'd need to use it to augment my diet rather than becoming it! Which makes sense of course! I shall look into it! :D ... I wonder how much it'd cost just to…

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I enjoy creating things: the trick to comfort eating (in my case - I cannot vouch for anybody else I'm afraid!) is to distract myself enough that I didn't feel like eating just to feel better - to this end I often create things. I'm a mad scientist - so I tend to engineer, tear down, examine and repair electronics (and…

Lol, I'm a mad scientist - never mind commitment - hacking stuff is what I do ;) That's a lie, I haven't hacked anything in ages - building stuff is what I do ;) On the subject of fat analysis, I'd be wary of the accuracy of a set of scales (densitometry is the best way to go... but that takes time and a lot of resources)…

Ah, yes, I've been caught out by the semantics of the word "motivation" before - in this case though, I think I've been getting sloppy towards the end of my rambling - as you've said, habit/lifestyle are the most important factors (which I've broadly grouped under the umbra of "psychology"). I was sort of meaning that the…

Ha - that was part of what prompted my rambling ;) in fact, I'll just demonstrate how bad it is: this is an excerpt from my expense tracker - the "Crap (Unnecessary)" category to be exact... you'll notice that only one item in the last two months wasn't junk food (some rucksacks) - so that was £124 in August and £107 so…

I finally visited the crossfit gym for the free trial. It is hard work - who'd have thought working out would be so much work! ;) - while I'd be happy to continue (though I worry it'd be too much for me!) I don't think the cost, even for only three months, is worth it. Were it just a little cheaper I might consider it. Oh…

Lol - sorry - I've been conflating "habit" and "motivation" :P I lump them together because if Im in the habit of doing it then I'll quite happily say I'm motivated - poor choice of words on my part! When I've been saying "get motivated" I simply mean having the wherewithal to get into the habit: which is why…

Haha! No offence taken ;) See the takeaway dilemma is simply "I'm hungry and tired/can't be bothered cooking - OH LOOK! awesome greasy food :)" - there are ways around it ;) I dropped in on the way home: the Crossfit gym is, as mentioned, the most expensive - but also the most personal of the gyms (in that it's a small…

Fair enough! As I mentioned, going to visit at least two of them tonight - aiming for three of them (we'll see how bored I get of traipsing across town!) Will let you know my thoughts afterwards :) These three gyms are all 10 minutes from my house - the difference is that I walk past one of them on the way home, one…

Aye, it is a bit on the expensive side - works out at £3.19/session with that offer - or £3.75/session if I go monthly - works out at around £~10-11 a week depending which way you go. On the face of it, that doesn't seem too much... that is until you compare it to the other nearby gyms ;) The other local leisure centre…

Just back from the doc's - patellar tendonitis - that is, an inflammation of the patellar tendon (for those not in-the-know!). Joint itself looks/feels fine - take it easy and take some NSAIDs, and consider cross-training. 2-3 weeks recovery time he reckons! Now I may indeed be overstriding - I have a habit of taking long…

Fairly new, maybe 3 weeks old? They were fitted by sports direct (so, no, not "fitted" per say ;)) - didn't want to spend too much on my first pair (though if it fixes my pain I might need to get some orthopedic shoes regardless of the expense! But dude! The, the money! ;) My plan is to see a doc first, I've been trying…

Thanks for the advice everyone! So, physio over doctor in this case? Hopefully they won't cost too much (might even be able to find an NHS subsidised practice near me!) Will get back with the results if anything interesting crops up

Aye, I always take what the public say with a pinch of salt: it's a bit of a hassle to see the doctor which was why I was putting it off ;) - I was mainly swithering on whether to keep at it and see if it improved or not, or just seeing a doctor outright. I don't technically have a time limit on when I have to apply: my…

Excellent! That's what I thought (though I was unaware of the percentages) - was just wanting to confirm that my calculations were right ;) Aye, from past experience I usually hike for 10 hours a day, covering 15-30 miles with a 20kg backpack: and I could quite happily consume 4500 cal/day and still lose weight by the end…