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Been running for about 2 months. The first one I did took me 48 minutes. Yesterday I ran one in 31 minutes so a big improvement. I am focusing my efforts on distance from tomorrow though and hopefully will do the 5k again in a few weeks in under 31 minutes. On the same subject. What pace do people run at to complete a 5k…

You can boil mushrooms in water. I like em in the pan though with butter and garlic. Opps.

That looks awesome! Do those noodles really have no calories?

Its the kids birthday! Im sure you had treats on your birthday and I would hope the OP wouldn't feed her kid that sort of food every day lol.

I had something simular many moons ago. It ended up in the bin. There is no replacement for sweat and pain unfortunately.

I was a waiter for many years whilst studying. I worked in a variety of places but would defiantly say I was lightly to moderatly active or the one up from sedentary. Especially when the weather is warm you can easily build a sweat up and those plates ain't light if your carrying 4/5 at a time. I used to do a lot of…

I don't fast, nor am I Muslim. If I did I think I'd still make and PLAN meals before you have them to ensure they are within your 1200 calorie allowence. I'd also think about getting up earlier to ensure I can get in 2 meals a day. One in the morning (early before the sun) and one as soon as it goes down. I don't know the…

Thanks for those calculations. Handy to know. I guess most people expect to loose some muscle when on a deficit right? Striker, I am using a crappy scale as its all I have to hand at the moment, my justification is that I tested it against my friends and it was the same. I also thought that even if the % it gives isn't…

Thanks for the input so far guys. To clear things up a little. On January 6th this year I had a body fat percentage of 39% and I weighed 131kg. Today I weight 108kg and have 32% body fat. I am 5 foot 10 if this helps. Unfortunatly, I didn't think to start taking measurements until around march time and have again reduced…

Title should say My body fat percentage is taking forever to lower. Am I doing it right?

A lot of people rant on about the cholesterol in egg yolk but it's not the same Type of cholesterol that gives you heart disease. I lowered my cholesterol and probably startedeating more eggs but less fatty stuff.

I should add, I have been checking the scales at the same time of day ( first thing in a morning) and they are the same scales. So would you log the new weightloss or was it a fluke?

Not trying to start any arguments here but I had high cholestrial. Certain things I cut out of my diet but others I ate more of. I ate more eggs. Yes they have cholestrial but not bad cholestrial. Its the same as saying fat makes you fat (which it doesn't). After the second set of results, with an increased egg intake, I…

I haven't followed that program and to be honest havn't read it but I am now running 7k in under 3 months. I am working on pace now. I too have been worried about my joints and being over weight but my knees seem to be holding up ok. I am only running a maxiumum of twice a week. I am doing lesser impact things in the other…

I don't tend to look at it over the full week but I certainly know if I have had a bad couple of days that I need to get those calories back. The dietician my other half sees actually told her to eat a little bit less one day if she knows she is going out for a bigger meal the day after to sort of bank the calories. I tend…

Not my face, I am quite looking forward to a more defined jaw line. Although I'm nearly there now as it seems to have dropped off my face. I was initially worried about saggy skin on my belly but it seems to be shrinking back in as I am now. Still very much there but not as saggy as I thought it may look. Buying clothes…

Without all the bickering... To get your metabolism working at its full potential you need to do things to speed it up. Exercise will do it, especially weight training as it will help build your muscles. The more muscle you have the more energy (calories) your body requires to function. Eat plenty of food. Try eating…

Ah sorted, thanks lucky! I'll get some better pictures of me at the weekend when it's in day light.

I've done 5k already in the past and was aiming for 6k today. 5- don't stop running. you may find that it gets better over time. but there are always ways around it. as long as you don't **** yourself in public and 10 miles away from home, you'll be ok! This, I was 10 miles away and was scared of accident in public.

In my opinion, doctors in the UK (NHS) don't like to prescribe medication unless they have too. Even then they are trying to get away with giving you cheaper brands, occasionally with more side effects. Well this has been the case for my family and friends. I don't for one moment believe this is the doctors fault. I blame…

Hi Scott, does this still apply if you do other sports in the week? I am running twice, play squash once a week and swim every week?

Oh I will keep running don't worry. I am starting to enjoy it and just discovered run keeper so I can keep a log on my distance and speed. Also shows you the route you took. I really do think it could have been the bread. I felt really bad for eating it anyway. Time wise I'd eaten around 3 hours previous to my run.…

Well I started at lightly active but I'd say my job is pretty different to yours. I am a primary school teacher and teach 5 and 6 year olds. Perhaps if I taught older kids I wouldn't need to be quite so active but I take part in PE, play games at playtime with them, constantly moving around the room supporting and…

Another run keeper user here!

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Well I wouldn't want to marry a consipated bride with smelly breath lol! Ironically, my other half has bought a wedding dress and then decided to join me on a weight loss journey (I had already started). She is doing great but is very nervous about it being far too big. I know they can take the dress in but we don't know…

I have way too much energy after I have just had a good workout. Although, I do tend to go to the gym in the evenings as its the most convienient time for me to go. I'd love to go in the mornings, have a shower and be ready for the day but I'm rubbish at getting up. I have been better the last couple of months for getting…

It took about 22 lbs for people to notice both me and my partner. She lost weight much slower than me and people noticed it on me first. Then as she reached the same 22 lbs people started to comment on her too.

I once asked this as I was under the impression carbs were the enemy but since logging what I'm eating and observing changes in the scale etc I've noted that actually potatoes arn't bad so long as they arn't cooked/fried in oil. Even then if you make intend to have chips for example just make sure you have the allowences.…

I had a chinese all you can eat meal the other day and it seems to have loads of sodium in! Not excatly healthy but it was the first in a while...