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What's done is done and it's only a blip, don't beat yourself up because you are back on it today :)

Good work! You might find you prefer the great outdoors, you don't overheat in the fresh air! Enjoy!

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Nice !! Well done you!

Wow, really? I may look a bit odd but I'll give it a try ! Thanks!

Thnx I heard about the C25K program from a friend on Facebook and I thought it was ideal for me, I have set myself an arbitrary goal of doing a try-athlon before my next birthday, just to set a target. My Wife & I were already swimming regularly so that aspect was taken care of, bicycling was my springboard into weight…

Let's hope it's something that goes as the fitness builds :)

+1 ^^^ This !

I did it !! JUST! Sun 11th March, 32.24 mins - It was a struggle, very windy which helped cool me down but also offered up a lot more wind resistance, a few aches and pains too but I did not give up, I did not walk any of it and I claim the victory!. I will now work on getting that time down under 30 minutes and try to…

UK based here too, feel free to add me

Can we get an audio smiley that sounds like a round of applause? Because you deserve one to be made ! "show up every day to fight the battle" - I will use this wisdom !

Rest day yesterday, so it was time to get back on it. Decided to head outdoors and run the roads rather than go to the gym treadmill, w8 d2 completed, about 2.7 miles ran so a tad shy of the 2.75 but I don't care! I enjoyed the fresh air, the wind helped keep me cool and I felt like another 5 or 10 minutes wasn't going to…

PERFECT ! Thnx peeps, if you need me, I'll be in the kitchen :-D

Lime cordial for me, swapped this for all diet drinks & I feel it has helped me. Also take soda water, which satisfies the odd craving for something fizzy, which you can also add a cordial to to give it a flavour. Don't know if I'm just making a drink that's as bad as the ready made diet drinks but psychologically it works…

Yup, get those days, as has been said listen to your body, it's time for a day off the exercise. Maybe get into some comfy clothes, nice cup of tea and read a good book/magazine or whatever you do to unwind.

Good work sir! Can really see a difference, all over but mostly in the face. Keep the results coming!

I've never been a mushroom lover until recently, I have been using chestnut mushrooms to bulk up my meals and what I do with them typically is quarter or slice them, fry in a small amount of olive oil, once they are cooked I add in a couple of splashes of soy sauce....lovely! You could throw in some garlic salt instead or…

It's surprising how quickly it comes around, or maybe thats just my age that speeds up time! :tongue: Keep at it, spring is coming in so we'll all be able to enjoy those sunny morning runs to start the day :happy:

Thanks for the input, i always warm up before I get started but I'm pretty lax at the cool down part - will need to make sure I build that in.

Excellent post ! Look forward o graduating next week & even more so for the zen running to kick in thereafter!

By the sounds of it you haven't set the resistance level high enough - set the program manually for time/random or whatever takes your fancy and set the level to between 5-10 (lifecycle products) you should notice that it becomes harder to pedal, adjust the level up or down depending on what you feel. HTH. I did 30 mins…

Week 8 day 1 this morning, which I confess was a struggle, had to walk a couple of times to get a breather (only for 30 seconds though), excuses incoming.... I've had a cold all week and have had low energy levels plus I played an hour football (soccer) last night... but I finished it..... I'm planning on breaking from the…

Well done that man! I finally chased myself down to the gym and got week 8 underway

If I don't want to see an overweight person exercising, I go to the treadmill without the mirror. :happy: I used to be concerned with what others would think, but learned that haters will find something to hate no matter what you look like, what you do or what you wear so they can all go to hell in a hand basket. I'm doing…

Nearly, just 10 minutes along the M8 in the effervescent commuting town of Bellshill. Looking for the support so please feel free to add me

If it's just 1 week off then go for week 7 but ease off if you feel it's too much. I'd start week 8 if I could get myself off this site and into my shoes!

+1 for the Zombie escape. I couldn't run, honestly 20 yards and I would be tasting blood, I could cycle for miles & miles and wasn't too bad at swimming, so I got the notion to do a try-athlon (mini triathlon) before my next birthday. This meant I had to be able to run 5k, having already swam & cycled so I embarked upon…

+1 for cous cous - pre made from tesco, you can add it to a salad or take it straight out the box. The sachet cous cous can be nice too, add in some pre-cooked chicken or ham if you like. My favourite however is a simple veg soup, veg stock, carrot, leek, onion, turnip, parsnip & maybe some potato if I'm feeling a bit…

Another Scot here, this site & the smartphone app has revolutionised my weight control, welcome !