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I tell myself I'll play Pokemon Go near the gym and only go in if I feel like it. Usually the proximity works... and if not at least I had a walk instead.

All the portion-size advice here seems good. I found (still find) the most difficult habit to break is buying junk food from the supermarket in the first place. I tend to buy more of whatever I got last time, especially if it's 'on sale'. For a while last year that was fresh fruit and chick peas, but recently compulsive…

I got out of bed half an hour early and went for a bike ride in the morning sun. Nice way to start the day!

Thanks ^_^ It does seem likely that there's been a mistake somewhere. Yes, this trainer has measured me before. Over the past 10 months, the body fat measurement has steadily decreased; the last measurement was taken in November, at 26% / 78kg. I'm only 163cm, or nearly 5'4" in height. I suppose that unless something BAD…

Nice one, Korich ^^ My record is 3.5km but I'm working on it! Today, I saw that the ticker only has EIGHT KG TO GO. Wow. I never thought that would happen. The 5 week forecast is predicting a HEALTHY bmi. So I went for an extra 20 minute walk to balance the food diary properly.

Hi! Wow, I'm kind of surprised that this doesn't have more replies. Since I actually live here and shop in the supermarkets for whatever I fancy, I'm a bit out of touch. However... NZ, particularly in the South Island, has a distinct bent towards traditional English farmhouse food: think roast lamb, meat pies, fruit…

Hey, that's brilliant! You must be building muscle so very quickly there - great stuff!

Congratulations! That's an awesome change :D I reckon you should post every time you finish a level - you'll get a great montage of the changes.

^^ What he said. A little water weight could be due to starting heavy exercise. But if you're consistently gaining weight over a long period, you're eating too much. Sorry! The calculators don't work for every and Your Mileage May Vary.

Two or three times a week at the gym, and the official MFP result gets recorded on Mondays (or whenever I'm next at the gym). Keeps me motivated from Thursday to Sunday.

Hey, My answer might not be perfect for your situation, since I'm 5'4" and started at 190lb. I don't do the classic heavy lifting (only because I can't, yet). I benchpress 12kg and use 6kg dumbbells. BUT for my 2 cents: Kickstarted the diet & exercise mid-winter by joining a gym and going low carb for four weeks. The gym…

The stuff that bothers me is the same kind of thing everyone else has already said. Especially shallow girls who wear makeup and giggle and take up half the equipment while gossiping. But, I'm guilty of having done everything at least once (it's so easy to forget to unload the leg press), including standing around having…

I would EITHER eat normally, enjoy the extra food, and say "Ok, this is going to make my overall weight loss journey 5 days longer, but it's worth it" (seriously, 5 extra days out of 365, it's not so bad) OR I would reduce calories by ~150/day over several days before-and-after, to compensate for the cheat day. Hope you…

Oh well done!! I'm in Week 2 now, following a podcast version, and I just hearrrrd about this 20-minutes-no-break thing. You're amazing!!

I need that jpeg of an enthusiastic guy yelling "TRY ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!" That's how I found the fun exercises, as well as the necessary ones. The cardio bikes/walkers/arc thingies have cool pre-set runs and blinking graphs. It's like playing a video game. My gym helpfully has signs posted saying what you ought to do:…

If you're talking, say, one day a week where you sleep in and skip breakfast, or miss lunch thanks to a late meeting, don't force yourself to make up calories. It gives you room to have an extra slice of something on Saturday instead. Mornings tip - I can chow down a prepackaged 125 calorie muesli bar (I believe the States…

NSV: I just hit a chilli in 3/4 through lunch, stopped for a drink, and realised that I am full. The final 1/4 can make a tasty snack later in my day.

I am STRONG today: raised all my weights by +1 setting at the gym today and completed the workout with a healthy heart rate. it feels good :D

I'm a beginner too, so I don't have the depth of knowledge of some MFP members. But I experienced this variation in achievement when I started too, both on gym machines and outdoors. Some days are just better than others, and I don't progress in a steady climb. Perhaps you need to review your stretching, warm up, and warm…

Congratulations! You ARE a runner now, and don't let anybody tell you differently. The moment your foot hits the track, you belong there. If you like running while plugged into an MP3 player (I sure do), there are lots of free C25K music tracks. I use the Podrunner Intervals mixes to cue walk/run times. There's also the…

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You'll get a mixed bunch of responses in here, ignore the angry people ;) Sorry - I don't think there's a set time for adjusting. It took me about a week to adjust into the healthier-foods feeling, and two weeks to adjust to smaller portion sizes. Now it feels impossible to eat as much as I used to, especially the starchy…

This sounds very sensible. You're supposed to progress at a comfortable rate, not at the cost of injury! Congratulations on reaching Week 4, though :)

After reading about the Couch-to-5-k programs, I downloaded Podrunner Intervals, which is (I think) a 9 week series of increasingly difficult run/walk/run music tracks. They're free. If you search for Couch25k, you're sure to find something which suits! I've finally begun running outdoors and love it.

Utilikilts are sexy on men. I grew up in a city where the prestigious (private-fee) boys' schools used kilts as a status symbol for seniors and sports champs, so they seem manly to me. Only downside: knobbly knees. Now I live in a city with plenty of Polynesian men who wear formal skirts to church on Sundays - very…

Well done for losing 100! That's a significant milestone. That website is somewhere between depressing and alarming! Can't imagine going for this drastic surgery solution (or afford it), will stick with hopeful program of slow weight loss followed by muscle building. I detoxed by looking at photos from a zombie fun run:…

Haha, I sometimes mutter to myself when avoiding candy too. Couch25k Week 1, Day 2: Completed! Dodged most of today's extreme weather, but ran (literally!!) into light hail on the way home. Turns out, a little rain doesn't melt your skin and now I really have no excuse not to go running again on Friday. It's quite…

I can't keep commercial snacks in the house without scoffing the lot in one sitting. These pantry-and-freezer staples have become the 'new' snacks: frozen peas frozen blueberries sunsweet dried prunes (you COULD eat the whole packet but you really really don't want to) and snack replacement therapy (lol) which distracts me…

It's a good line, I'd bite :) When will you ask her? Whether I said "yes" or "no" I REALLY wouldn't want the guy who just asked to remain directly in view for the rest of my workout. I like to grin foolishly without being observed (and who doesn't grin foolishly when complimented like that?) On the other hand, if you asked…

TWENTY toes? Gosh. My ribcage has lost its padding and jolts against my elbow when I'm lazing around in bed. Feels weird.