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They hadn't DancingDarl - thank you for the suggestion x

I had this too on weightloss. Glad to hear you found a way through.

Thank you for your thoughts on this, it may be something I consider in the longterm, other than issues when running for two hours or more, my regime is working well for me and my individual circumstance. I'll focus on the fuelling of my longer runs in the shorter term.

Oh and exercise too of course :)

May I ask what dr is treating you? If this is not an endocrinologist, I would suggest you get an appointment with one. And if he is, I would suggest you get a second opinion. Metformin for life for controlling weight instead of lowering calories is really weird medical advice. [/quote] The metformin is linked to PCOS,…

[quote="aggelikik;33786126" Have you talked to your dr? If you are insulin resistant and recently started exercising or upped your exercise, then the solution might be to simply come off metformin.[/quote] Thank you, I have a pretty stable exercise routine for the last 12 years - around 5x high intensity…

I think in this case it is more: Run Fat Girl, Run Out of shape girl tackles half-marathon to disconcert herself

Only slightly scared by the reference to 'endurance athletes', although I guess 'knackered slightly deluded charity runner' doesn't have quite the same ring...will google :D

In the nicest possible way it's nice to know it's not just me with the shakes etc - thank you :smile: May join you in trying the energy beans!

Thank you all, for sharing your experiences and thoughts in response to my plea - they are all greatly appreciated and are helping me to consider what will work best for me. I want to be able to negotiate the difficult line between pushing yourself and it being detrimental to your health (and I take on board the point…

Am sooooo glad to read this thread, in a moment of madness I signed up for a 10k to motivate myself, and now it's only a few weeks away I'm in panic mode! I am trying to be organised, I'm following a training plan, but even so I am suffering 'the fear' of looking stupid. Reading this has helped me see that walking is not a…

Blimey, you look ace - well done you :)

Ace post thank you for sharing - it made me teary too. So many of us are self-conscious and it's hard to put yourself out there when you're used to doing everything you can to not draw attention to yourself. I still tense up every time I have to go past people when I'm out running, although I have now progressed to being…

Am also a PCOS life member... the weight loss thing is horribly frustrating, it seems our bodies are just very efficient at getting maximum energy from calories, so apparently we'd be brilliant in times of famine. Sadly I live in times of plenty and of wine! I got diagnosed about 10 years ago and frankly it was a huge…