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Thanks guys- sounds like my meals in general (have a few snacks but even those are mostly healthy and unprocessed and self cooked/prepared!)

In my opinion, and I'm sure this will make a few people mad, it's a quitters term. It's basically a fat person living in denial saying "I'm happy with my weight" when they're overweight/obese and over and putting their health at risk yet not wanting people to make comments about their weight or stare. The thing is, just…

Amazing! You look great! (says a 23 year old!) Keep up the fab work, but at the mo you look fab! :)

Definite difference in the two pics! Well done you! Keep up the work... remember it's not just how you look on the outside but how your body looks on the inside... that scare with the EKG was obviously your wake up call so always keep that in the back of your mind and you'll do just great!

Boil them! Or steam them.... they're fine until you add all that fat on! 40kCal per TEASPOON in olive oil! You probably use about 5 teaspoons worth when roasting.... do the math! Add healthy dressings like lemon juice and herbs and a tiny bit of olive oil or olive oil spray so it's just enough!

I pre-portiomed... it helps massively but prepare some good retaliation banter to throw at colleagues who may make snide remarks about control/diet etc!

I'm in! Run just over 9 miles today-15.9Km! :)

I drink on big social occasions, but not really during the week. I'll have what I want. I love a good cold Gin and slimline tonic, but I also love a delicious fruit bellini or glass of champagne. Not a huge fan of red wine or still whites but will drink when it dictates. Have a cheeky glass of port at dining-in nights.…

Being fast when I compete at running, Not feeling like "the fat one" at running. Having a very strong and healthy heart, low RHR and low Blood pressure, being able to give blood, being able to actually comment on my boyfreind's incredibly unhealthy lifestyle.

Also, have you tried putting a slight incline on to the treadmill I always run with a minimum of 1.2% but ideally 2% it takes a little of the impact out on your knees and in to your shins. Watch out for Illiotibial Band syndrome or runners knee. You'll probably feel this as tightness on the outside of your knee or possibly…

Shin splints tends to ease when you start running so it's probably a bit of tendinitis. Have you tried RICE? Rest, Ice, Compression Elevation? Combine with some mild anti inflammatories such as ibuprofen and avoid taking anything like creatine in the mean time as this can aggrevate and lead to compartment syndrome which is…

Woah woah woah sweet child of mine! Just saw how much sodium AND unnecessary calories you're having from just seasoning! Also that you're eating a lot of sweet stuff. Activating your sweet taste buds will make your body want to go into a different type of metabolism as its preparing itself for a big workout / burst of…

To be honest. You should be exercising 5 times a week. Here in the UK they recommend a MINIMUM of 5 x 30 minutes moderate exercise a week just to stay healthy. Make your workouts a LOT more intense if its time you're struggling on. I started doing phys between 5 and 7 times a week, sometimes 2 workouts a day but ultimately…

I'm on the sea (see) food diet ... I see it and eat it!

Fill your time with activity! Be at the gym, rearranging your room or shopping with a handbasket instead of a trolley! Also filling foods/beverages that are low kcal... hmmm cup of green tea, a bowl of salad no oil but a bit of balsamic vinegar and salt and crushed black pepper? Low GI toast (wholemeal) with a mashed…

Exactly...and there isn't anything wrong with eating 1200kCal a day as part of a weight loss regime, some people DO need to lose weight and in order to do so are going to need a calorie deficit to achieve that! This website alters the calories required to be consumed in relation to current weight, goal weight, activity…

It counts towards your fluids for sure, just careful about the caffeine! I know you said its half caf. Sometimes you're body needs just a good glug of boring old water!

All the time! Sometimes I just go to the gym and get it out of my system!

Eat what you want- but then just make sure you do the exercise for those indulgences! :) Try planning meals ahead and only buying in those ingredients... I do it a week ahead or so at a tome, I can see what sort of calories I'm going to be eating and therefore can plan life and exercise around that...I don't worry too much…

Chocolate will probably keep you up as contains stimulants such as caffeine! Try replacing it with something carbohydrate based thats sweet like oatmeal cookies instead! :) x

Purely for the distance regardless of your HR i'd say the 807 was closer to being accurate for 8 miles. You burn around 70ish kCal to physically move a kilometre so a mile is 1.6 times that at about 112kCal it doesn't matter how quick you did it, it just means if you ran it took you less time to complete the distance and…

Good for you! It's an amazing feeling isn't it?! Keep up the amazing work! Soon you'll have to go clothes shopping and what girl doesn't like doing that!? Oh and donating old clothes that don't fit to charity is also a great feeling for more than one reason!!! :)

Cheers Jim, I will do-I'm waiting for another docs appointment regarding this which is in a couple of weeks... would just rather try and avoid if I can and make the enxt couple of weeks bearable as the past year or so has been horrible!

Haha thanks twisty girl... yeah I noticed I tend to be OK with ricotta - but cheddar/cheshire and other harder cheeses are like hell to me! SOOOOOooo annoying as I have loved cheese. Mind you - one pro is the fact that if i do eliminate them - i can eat more of other stuff which is lower and fat and calories! Thanks…

Wouldn't entirely agree that cotton socks are bad! I use cotton SPORTS socks which have special parts on them that are kind of looped women so offer more padding. Also has thinner ribbed bits on the top to allow foot to breathe more. Plus they're cheap. My trainers cost about £60 (so about $120) and were bought at…

I have a mixture of the two .... Yesterday I was crippled in pain in my stomach/intenstine/gut, sleepy/tired/confused, irritable - did not want to be touched or anyone to come even a little bit near me (this was just because of being so sensitive- I was happy as larry before!) and as I said, very naseous and dry wretching.…

Thanks! Did you have any tests for it? Or was it just through eliminating that from your diet? I found myself to be much better when using pure raw ingredients and cooking my food entirely from scratch and not using any processed foods or flavours. I know crisps/chips/fries etc and some bread has it as an additive so I…

I have to agree with the above... getting a good trainer fitted properly could help minimise any chances of getting injured/niggles etc as they can cater for most people biomechanically. For example, some people who have normal arches in their feet can get a neutral base shoe, however those with high or low/collapsed(flat…

Absolutely Phenomenal! Well done you! :)

Couldn't agree more... smashing the gym (or outside and in the comfort of your own home if you don't have access to a gym) will get this working for you. I didn't step in the gym ONCE in the summer, I ran 10km runs - even if they took me a long time on hot days most evenings OUTSIDE and did pressup/pushups and situps in my…