Ben_1960 Member

When I do venture out it has to be real ale for me, always has been. If any pub or bar does not serve it I will never revert to keg or the fizzy pee that passes for lager in the UK, I drink wine. Luckily most Manchester bars & pubs have at least one real ale and many have a plethora. We have had many great local micro and…

Well done! Its been great to follow your progress over the past 6 months or more.

will set my freesat to record. On the same subject watched half a recorded episode of "The men who made us fat" last night. It was the one on how mcdonalds and co and food manufacturers brought out "supersize" I just thank my lucky stars that I wasnt into fast food or crisps or snacks. Otherwise my highest weight of 23.5…

Now every two weeks. Used to do every week without fail but now I am in the most intensive period of training for a half marathon in 4 weeks I cannot allow a rogue result to make me want to reduce back my calories. Calories for exercise energy are more important to me at this time rather than what the scales say.

I eat an awful lot of fresh green leafy veg, bananas and strawberries. for me Aldi and Lidl beat the bigger supermarkets for price. I also notice that their veg seems to have a longer shelf life. However Asda for me is nearest so I use it. I have discovered that my local high street greengrocer is 20% cheaper during summer…

I never find this super food repetitive. I eat it almost every morning made with plain water. I add half a banana sliced up plus a few fresh strawberries or raspberries and a teaspoon of chia seeds.

Thanks again Carson

Thanks Guys lots of food for thought there, my 4th run is what i thought was my endurance run. This progressively has been increasing in mileage as I have gone through the routine. I have already run 10 miles quite comfortably at around 10:15 so I am quite confident in the endurance stakes. What I am aiming for is a time…

Well done, sure you will make your target.

well done you! doesnt it feel great? times like these must be recalled when the temptation of eating for eating sakes comes around!

Thanks jenni dont know why posting pics has to be so complex on this site! thanks again!

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Count me in!

I am on a health referral at the moment so its £2.00 per visit which is about $3.04. The referral is a 6 month one which ends at the end of June. I will need to carefully consider membership as I have no work at the moment.

Height: 6' 1" Age/Gender: 53 / Male Highest Weight:323.0 lb Highest Body Fat: 41.7% Current Weight:198.6 lb Current Body Fat:18.7% Target Weight:182.0 lb Target Body Fat: 14.0% Lowest Weight Since Age 18 186lb

No we are not going to agree and I can see most of the people who say they are doing it on this forum and the UK one are mostly young girls out to have fun. Thats fine. But £30 is astronomical for a 5K. However to state that £15.00 per person goes to admin is akin to telling me that the moon is made of cheese. I do have…

As what Sawjer said.

Sorry but I am not convinced. This is a "for profits" organisation ans they clearly state in their FAQ's: "Is The Color Run™ a charity or a non-profit organization? The Color Run™ is not a charity or non-profit organization. The Color Run, LLC is a “for profit” event company. For details on our charity partnerships….click…

Sorry but £30 for a 5K and a bit of a stunt is taking the P***!

Hi Adam Injuries permitting yes as its one if not the major target this year. Just done 5.6 miles very gingerly as I have got severe runners knee in my good leg 3 weeks ago. Are you?

Well I seem to have created quite a debate by posting what I considered to be a reasonable post of success. Thanks for all those messages of congratulations and encouragement from most posters. However to the weight loss stazi: I will first say that this is MY way of doing it. I was being seen regularly by a doctor for…

Fantastic!

sorry the pics did not materialise, I will have another go tomorrow, sorry folks

I always do my first session of training in a morning and start between 8 and 10 am. I do this because nearly all the races I intend to enter this summer and autumn start between these times. I could not train for 1-2 hours without my daily bowl of porridge with half a banana, strawberry and raspberry. For me its the…

Holland & Barrett had an offer of buy one and get the second at half price in stores only. I thought they were pretty good when I tried them though at the full price of £2 per pack a touch expensive.

Feel free to add me also.

I am now of the opinion that nutrition and basic cooking skills should be taught from a young age in schools. There are a lot of subjects still taught that are of little or no value in the modern world and take up too much time in the curriculum.

I juice two to three times a week. I try to keep it to green veg, celery and cucumber with the odd kiwi fruit thrown in which is low GI. I always feel that these types of juices re invigorate me after a few days of intensive exercise and are pretty low in calories. I add Wheatgrass powder and Spirulina too. If you get one…

hardly ever eat into mine, dont see the point unless i am going on a very long distance run which I aint up to yet.