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OK, so obviously I was being a bit hyperbolous to drive a point. I'm glad all the minimalist stuff worked out for you, I just don't think it's a great starting point for overweight and/or overpronating runners.

And yet you still took the time to post a comment and tell everyone you stopped reading! HAHA

Ah, a fellow possessor of a sense of humour amid all this humourlessness! I'm no expert, but I think you answered your own question. You may be really fit at the cardiovascular level but just not conditioned for running. Make no mistake, running is hard on the body, even if the body is a slim one. That's why I suggest…

Bumping, but only because I wish I had had something like this to read when I first tried running, not because I want attention or replies.

Fellow sufferer here. This is a very debilitating condition for me that I've had since about the age of 12, and what saddens me is that there is so little research into it. The information I've found that is the closest to scientific is this: they now theorize it has something to do with the health of your gut, and having…

I love it on its own with some olive oil. It's a complete protein (the only grain that is), so you don't *need* to add anything to it. Otherwise, I find it goes great with stir-fried veggies, or melting a little cheese into it once you've drained off any excess water (but what doesn't go great with cheese?). Otherwise,…

Aaaargh cannot bear these HOW DO I EAT ALL MY CALORIES IT IS SOOOO HARD posts. 99.9% of people here - I'm excluding the obvious eating disorder cases - are here because they have or had in the past a problem of eating too much, and with constraining their eating. Why are you on a weight loss board in a weight loss forum if…

I find fabric band-aids (the large kind you can cut in half, one for each nipple) stick pretty well, unless it's raining really hard. Other than that, I second the wearing something tighter comment. In my experience, all the fancy wicking materials are not great for the nipples, and the best thing is to wear a vest 2 or 3…

To actually put on a "true" 2kg, you would need to have eaten 15,400 calories (2kg x 2.2 x 3500 calories) over your maintenance level. Highly doubt you did that. Water, and more importantly its retention, contributes a lot to fluctuating weight, even more so in women. All kinds of things contribute to water retention,…

Exercise, while very beneficial for mental and physical health, is not at all important for weight loss. That may sound controversial, but it it borne out by science. Cutting your calories below what you need to "run" your body and all its systems will be sufficient for weight loss. Remember not to base your notions of…

Obviously don't do anything counter to your doctor's guidelines. But of course you know that, so I'll stop being patronising now!

Said it in the original post, but I'll say it again - remember, pace or speed is NOTHING at this point. So for your first running week (running 1 minute in 5), you jog as slowly as you need to to keep your heart rate in a safe range and make it through the minute. It doesn't matter how slow it is, whether people walking…

Well done! The first walk/run cycle, before you're good and warmed up, is always the worst, and so is the first day. So the hard part is over for you!

Yes, of course, I agree with the consulting your doctor recommendation. I took that part as a given.

I think the Couch 2 5k is a great programme, but beyond the grasp of people who are very overweight / very unfit / very biomechanically ill-suited to running. It starts off slow, but then seems to make unrealistic leaps in how long you need to run for. So below is what worked for me. Full disclosure: I am no expert, but…

Hear, hear. Exercise is no doubt very important, especially for mental and physical health. But I find, anecdotally (but it is also backed up by a lot of studies), that for pure weight loss, nutrition seems to be 70-80% of the battle. In fact, intensive exercising, in my case, seems to slow down my rate of weight loss, if…

Wow, I got a REALLY random mix: Reach - Gloria Estefan The Girls - Calvin Harris I Like To Move It - Reel 2 Real In The Springtime of His Voodoo - Tori Amos Run - Snow Patrol

This article should tell you everything you need to know: http://running.about.com/od/howtorun/f/breathing.htm (running.about.com is a great resource in general for new runners)

Xylitol is a great 100% natural substitute, derived from tree bark. It is a compound your body even makes on its own in small quantities. It has the added bonus of being good for your teeth. Great for adding to hot drinks (but can't be used for baking), it's the closest thing to sugar I have found, and has an almost…

You shouldn't be ashamed at all. Confronting the problem is the first step, and a very important one at that. I'd say I probably have at least 110lbs to go, and that is said having not weighed myself since mid December (GASP). Remember, MFP works best as a tool when you log EVERYTHING you eat. If you only log your good…