runningjen74 Member

Good for you. I'd join you (but I've a few other things on and don't want to add another in the mix). I didn't know about the web site twenty pull ups, I've ear marked it for later this year/early next year. I do have a pull up bar which I used to do active hangs off when I went past it - I might re-enstate that rule for…

You may have a long way to go, but you've started and made some great progress. Stick with it!

Well I found the squat rack in the gym. It's been a while. Sadly my working weights were not far off my warm up weights from 1-2 years ago. Only one way to fix that! Now I'm back I've no excuse, just stick with it. :feeling determined:

Still thinking. Drivers license where I am doesn't have my weight on it (Just as well! Only a not very good photo :D) Tell you what, I'll commit to a donation of 200 Euro to the homeless (I've a favourite local charity) if I don't make it.

Highest Weight: 203lbs Current Weight: 180.5lbs 12 Week Goal Weight: 161lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 126 (I'm short) Weigh In Schedule: 9/23:180.5 9/30: Ooh...upping ante, now that's got me thinking.

In! I've badly fallen off the band wagon. I was getting so close to healthy weight, the closest I'd ever been since I started in college 25 years ago. So a year of being busy with family (+10lb), then a year of college at night on top of work (+20lb). Need to get back on for my health. Not just weight loss, need to start…

Thanks for suggestions. I'd just too much going on off a while - trying to hit one too many targets, but you're absolutely right I should throw them in the mix. I'll look up the book

I do small group classes, so maybe 5-10 of us. Strength, so deadlift, bench, squat. I always have a spotter, training with people I now call friends. I've even signed up to do my first power lifting competition. I just love going. For cardio, it's either fast team based, or I sign myself up for things. E.g on the concept 2…

^. Listen to @RAD_Fitness Maybe work on some mindfulness. I know it's all in vogue at the moment, but I've been trying to give it some time as I'm susceptible to over reacting to stress and am trying to build up some new skills for next time something comes up. I've tried journaling and positive talk and honestly I think…

Of course, I feel sad you need to specify no ed's. I'm a little older @ 43, do a lot of strength work and eat appropriately to fuel that. I also run / walk/ cycle, just keep active. I'm down about 25kg, with another 10 or so to go. Not sure where the final end point is, currently health markers are more important and…

I'm so sorry. Grief takes time. A few generic suggestions Meditation - try one of the apps, I use calm Journaling - just writing things down helps to get a handle on things I work in oncology, generally patients fall in to two categories, those with very bad luck and those who didn't are couldn't make lifestyle changes to…

I joined my gym 1 year ago, a small garage gym, strength and conditioning. At the time my objective was to finish workouts without dying in the corner. Modifications would frequently have been made I just wasn't able to keep up. I avoided conditioning class and focused on strength till December as I just couldn't handle…

2-5 gm according to mayo clinic, so less than my bit of dark chocolate. But yes you're right, it does contain caffeine.

Hard to say, everyone is different. What motivates you versus will derail you. I started with 3 sessions a week with lots of movement like walking. It has increased to 5 sessions, but that took 6 months. If I'd started trying to hit 5 sessions a week and not made it id have felt I failed, when in reality I was succeeding.

You've gone 4 days, I'd suggest trying to hold out. Shouldn't be too much longer. Or as suggested, something with small amounts of caffeine that ideally you won't just swap in to coffees place. I had a couple of diet cokes, yes I know caffeine in them, but it's not something I'd crave I only had 1-2 as cutting back. While…

I'm like others I have triggers. Sweet food essentially, but that with not enough fat and protein is just a recipe for those energy swings. I played around with my macros, I know now which numbers help to keep me on the straight and narrow. Stress makes it far easier for me to slip. Eating at too big a deficit reduces my…

I'm sorry. New friends have come naturally from new activities for me. For me that's the gym, but it's a small garage gym where I know all the members and we often socialise together. If I was exercising at home, I wouldn't have new friends. But if I wasn't in this gym, I'd have joined a running group or triathlon group…

I'm Irish, log most of the time and pretty active, feel free to add me if you want.

I don't get chronic headaches

And I meant to say, I started with just wanting to be able to run to the lamp post. It's small steps, built on last weeks or months work. Only compare yourself to yourself!

What you're doing sounds bang on. If you've access to a rowing machine, the concept2 web site has a bunch of challenges. You can compare you times on the rowing or ski erg with other people the same age as you, so my objective is to be faster than the 50 percentile. I put targets on my main lifts, eg I want to dead lift…

I've given it up for a year. I wasn't abig drinker, but yes, I'd be far more likely to over eat with drink and over eat the following day.

Annoying, it deleted my post - short version, sounds good, I'll add you, love to see more fitness stuff!

I post my work outs in my exercise notes, or in my feed if I hit a new pr (they're not as often these days

I'll add you. I'm down 50+lb, another 20ish to go. I'm 43 and 5 foot 1.5. No absolute on my end point, I've been on medication for my blood pressure, I guess I'll keep working till I can come of it!

Are you gaining/losing/ staying the same weight? This gives you your real answer. Cardio gives me the hungries, there are also certain days not necessarily tied to hormones that you just can't feed me enough. I read on here about someone finding dead lifting made them hungry. Track it, it may be you body looking for more…

CICO, calories in, calories out....however, having macros that suit you help with compliance in eating at a deficit. When I ate a higher carb diet, lower protein/fat, I was constantly tired and would turn to (excess) food to keep me going. Figuring out what macros suit my body helped hugely in being able to eat at a…

I'm 5foot 1.5, up till February I was losing at 1700-1800. I took some time out, feeling a little off and then I'd a fitness challenge, so was eating at maintenance. But I'm back on board and am struggling to lose, so have just dropped to 1550. But was chatting with my coach, we're going to do measurements with calipers…

I had half an ice cream this afternoon. I wanted one, had the calories, but only wanted the smallest one, I was given a huge one. I hate food waste, but it's still food waste if I'm eating it and don't need the calories, so in to the bin when id eaten enough

Another for the dark chocolate, I like 85-90%. However, when I changed to cut back on carbs at lunch time I found I didn't get that afternoon slump. I'm not on that roller coaster of sugar highs. I just cut back, I'm not low carb. Taking a higher protein or fat snack a little before when this craving noemally hits can help…