runningjen74 Member

I think a little bit of both. In general I feel exercise when suits you as you're more likely to do it. If going in the morning means you'll go, then that's perfect. However, I think (personal opinion and I've utmost respect for these people), that are getting up in the middle of the night, e.g. 5am, and not getting a full…

Feel free to add me, I turn 40 next April. I've about 30 lb to go. My figuring is if I can lose 10-15 between now and christmas I stand a chance of hitting goal. My goal is somewhat flexible. I want to be healthy and I think about 130lb will be healthy for my height. I may go further, but really I get my body fat measured…

I think I've got a bit obsessed about this whole 30 gig. I forgot my lunch today and am stressing about what I can eat in work. options are limited, could have soup, but I don't know what sort of oil they've used. Generally no flour as they keep it suitable for celiacs. Could have salad, but again, these may have dressings…

I'm trying to do the whole 30, so all the food I'm eating on work is brought from home. I brought nuts but have realised I can eat far too many of them if I'm stressed. So the nuts have gone. Now if I'm hungry, I take a glass of water. If 30 min later and it's hunger not stress and I can't hold out till my next meal I'll…

Booze, easy just drive everywhere. That way you can't indulge. Bring nice tea bags and maybe some snack packs for when you won't get something suitable. For me, nice tea or a nice coffee makes me feel special. Otherwise, just best of luck. It's hard, I've just started and my motto is just to make everything myself. Last…

Breakfast for me is often fried veg + scrambled eggs. Kale is really nice with onion/Pepper/tomato and use spices such as cumin/chilli/etc... Have with some scrambled eggs.

I started yesterday! Dinner was slow cooked pork shoulder with lots and lots of veggies - turnip, carrots, parsnip, onion, leeks, etc.. Brekfast 1 organic slice of bacon/1 egg/1 courgett/2 carrots - all fried up together and was yummy. I've left overs from dinner for lunch today. Day - feels like this will be easy, and yes…

Okay, it only uses one, but it's not as obvious. Apple and celery soup. 1 cooking apple, 1 head of celery, and rest as normal (I fry off 1 onion/carrot/herbs/spices as I'm feeling it on the day), add in chopped up peeled apple and chopped celery + stock, simmer and blend. I've heard of apple and parsnip, but not tried it…

I'm definately in. I'd already started to clean up things. It's the dairy/legumes I'll need to ditch, think I'll be okay on both fronts. I hadn't realised that it was Sunday!! Coming up soon. I'll need to do a big shop/cooking session so I'm ready for it. Last time I tried it, it was a meal in work that I tripped on - it…

Good for you! Great attitude - it's all about 1lb at a time.

Oh, I really feel for you. I've had two bad ones, ended up in A&E with them - I couldn't hold down water/food/medication, took me over a week to get over them. Thankfully, I haven't had any migranes in some years, at least none that fully developed so I can't help on exercising through one - I would never have been able…

I've always been low, when my thyroid gets a bit messed up I've measured as low as under 40. I'm 39, 5'1, 160lb and work out a reasonable amount. I'm somewhere between 50 and 60 - with a stable thyroid.

Lots of things I chose not to eat, but if OH wants it I'm happy for it to be in the house. 'Banned' - Nut butters, I love them but show no restraint Chocolate - except 85%+ dark Crisps (chips for US/Canadians) Biscuits Cake I chose not to eat margarines / Pies / Bread / wheat / amongst other processed foods as I get…

Super post! Getting cross/thinking of what a bully it was that you were working with. Thankfully, I don't bully myself quite as much :)

I'm not even fully paleo (about 80%, but really aim to stay off wheat and processed food. I'm more flexible on dairy and legumes as I find they don't really effect me) - Headaches gone (sugar and wheat related) - monthly cycle far closer to monthly! (missed it for a year or so about 10 years ago and since then the most…

Working in a hospital in oncology. Two sets of people come in, those who made bad lifestyle choices along the way and those with very bad luck/genetics/exposed to something. Nothing I can do about my luck/genetics, but I sure can make the best version of me to minimise my risk to cancer/diabetes/heart disease/etc..

Best of luck with that. I'm 5ft 2 (nearly!). I started out a little of 200 and am at 160 now. The difference is night and day. You'll feel great. I read your profile, I agree with getting a trainer. I signed up to a trainer, I meet him about once a month and he has done up a programme for me lifting free weights. I just…

Beach - not particularly fond of as I don't like sand. But beach with the sun - hate it. I'm white and I burn. If I don't burn I get sun rash. If I wear sun screen I get prickly heat. I need to wear long sleeves, I get too hot, I get cranky, I don't sleep well at night if it's hot - more crankiness. I don't like sand, the…

Feel free to add me. I've 30 lb or so and about 9 months. To be fair, if I lost 20 and had some body recomposition, I'd be chuffed.

Phew, we've no snakes here - anything snake like must be an eel. I'm safe on that front. Man - I'm getting married 5 days after the triathlon. I'm far more nervous about the triathlon. (probably a good omen for the marriage that it's not top of my list of fears. Might not bode so well for how I'll be feeling the day after…

Thanks for all the posts. It's a sprint, so yes, hopefully I'll be out in no time. No suitable lake to practice in - only near one is far too dangerous and all water sports are banned. I get the suit the week before so I should get in to the sea between now and then, I'm hoping for say two swims with my togs and another…

It's a cyclic thing. I give up coffee, get the headaches. Go back on it slowly, stop paying attention, it goes up too much, I give it up. Currently, 1 cup on rising a second cup as soon as I get in to work. coffee break at 11am and one after lunch - I may not have all 4, but 2-3 of the 4 are musts. Anything else is a…

Yeup, you’re right. If I don’t have a pot/freezer of meals that I can just re-heat in a pot in 5 min I fail on my food choices. Maybe something like that for the littlies. Or some folks boil up a dozen eggs at the start of the week. I don’t really eat boiled eggs so I don’t know how well they keep, but others swear by it.…

1. Assign a cupboard/space for her food, put rice/sugar/pasta/etc... sweets/choc/what ever. but this is her cupboard - so you don't eat from it. 2. Focus on meals/sides for her that can be re-heated or it's easy to make up a single portion. E.g. Baked potato in foil if the oven is on. Coscous - only need to add boiling…

My trainer suggested that I go gluten free. He's a trainer and not a dietician, but he'd said a few things that rang true with me so I figured I'd give it a go and see how I felt. I now eat gluten free, mainly grain free, and keep my carbs fairly low (~100Gm). I've been doing this for about 4 months, and really I don't…

Feel free to add me. I log in daily, or very regularly. I read everything - but will only post when I feel relevant (not sure if that's enough for you!)

Absolutely - always. OH generally does well, his meal isn't big enough and he gets my spuds, maybe some left over meat. I eat his left over veg. He orders desert, and I steal two spoons of it. We share a beer at home - he goes back for a second/third/etc... but I can't finish one on my own. He's the smaller of the two of…

I suppose some people work better on an all or nothing approach, but I'd be afraid that it's not sustainable. You'll go back to work and find that you don't have time. Your problem at the moment is you feel there's a mountain of change and no time? For me I like to change one habbit at a time. If I start the day well, I…

I had the same problem with chest presses using dumbbells. With the lower weight, I do a full press, then a quarter press - count this as 1 continue on. When I can do the full set with the lower weight adding in the quarter press, I'm generally ready to go up. Mine jump from 10kg to 12.5kg.

I don't do crossfit. But here's someone local to me whos blog I follow. In this case the workout was scaled for someone at 30 weeks. http://www.dominicmunnelly.ie/2010/12/inspirational-workout/