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motivation marbles... possibly the coolest thing i've heard of. time to steal some of my sons marbles. LMAO

somewhat yes, yesterday was my first rest day for the year. i usuallly exercise every day for a min of 30mins and my usual rest days i consider to be walking and not running. once i offically start strength training i think i will try harder to make more rest days. how many rest days per week in your opinion is idea?

interval training my dad (who is a serious marathon runner) suggested to me for increasing speed. he suggested running fast from one powerpole to the next, next powerpole jog to it, then next one at increased speed again. over time this will build up your speed :)

luckily he forgot to mention lunch and dinner times. haha. im hardly go on facebook now, go mfp!

i used mapmyrun dot com before i found mfp. great if you are wanting to track distances for running walking etc and have a calandar to see how you are progressing.

that makes so much sense, i hadnt thought of it like that. great reply health and fitness is definately a lifestyle that is long term :)

yum, her food looks delicious. would be tricky to calculate cals on these thou. would you do individual ingredients??

LOL that makes me laugh. so what became of the "talk"? my mum was laughing at me as i served up some rice salad by measuring out the quanitity in a measuring cup.

WOW you must be so proud of yourself!!!!

i am heading away on holiday tomorrow for 10 days. i dont know how i am going to cope with no internet!! arrrgh. how will i log my cals?

it surprises me that people with a low bmi feel they need to be on here. can anyone give me some insight? for what reason do you feel you need to lose weight? i do also agree that bmi isnt much to go on at times, ie certainly if you have low body fat and are very muscular. i will check out some of the websites posted…

actually just recalculated mine on a different website and its 25.4. my goal is to be in the middle of the healthy range so 22-23 would be nice. @stacey - many people on MFP would relate, you are here so things can only get better for you :)

thankyou for posting this topic. seeing that others try to burn lots of calories pushed me today. i burned 410cals this morn which is a good effort for me

well it certainly is a good distraction to get away from food and it is helping us work towards our goals of a healthier lifestyle. i think i would spend at least two hours a day on here at the moment. going on holiday early january and there will be no internet! how will i cope??? lol

Glad to know Im not the only one. It feels more productive than Facebook as at least I am working towards my goals :) Chocolate... nom nom nom

250+ and i am happy

i dont know that i could commit to working out every day as i have 2 young kids and depending on hubby's hours sometimes it is just not possible. i like the idea of posting a challenge every day though - what type of things did you have in mind for that?

feel free to add me, the more friends the eaiser it is to stay motivated

feel free to add me, the more friends themore motivation

feel free to add me, the more friends themore motivation

Hi Jenn We sound alike. I am also new to town and have 2 kids (1 &2) and not alot of spare time with hubby working alot. Add me as a friend and we can help each other stay on track. I recommend logging your foods - i only joined afew days ago but it is really helping me

yes it is so important to find time for exercise so good on you for wanting to get back into it. your personal trainer will def help motivate you. feel free to add me as a friend. the more friends on here the more motivation. in my opinion that eating plan sounds pretty intense (sumthing i definately couldnt commit too).…

im always keen for a challenge and i have just joined here also. my goal is to loose some weight. i am into running/biking etc. perhaps the goal could be something to do with amount of exercise per week or distance??

welcome. feel free to add me as a friend. the more friends the more motivation you have. best of luck with your journey and it really does help to track the food you eat

feel free to add me, its eaiser to loose with more friends to keep at you. i feel like ive been stuck at 70kgs for awhile and am aiming to loose 5kgs. just joined afew days ago and have started the calorie counting. thats awesome that you enjoy working out. what type of exercise are you doing?

feel free to add me, i agree the more friends the more motivation. hayley

how do you view other peoples food diaries?

good for you thats an awesome weight loss. you can even tell by the smile on your face that you look happier

hey. we have similar goal weights. funny what childbirth does to us isnt it? i'll add you as a friend and we can help motivate each other

perhaps you could volunteer somewhere local, try a new exercise regime, go the library, learn an instrument, do something that scares you