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I met a trainer about a year ago, so I started a few things around the same time - not fully sure which helped my PCOS or all of the above. I've gone from having at best a cycle every 3 months, often a lot longer, for the last 10+ years to every 4-5 weeks. From when I met him and first made changes my next cycle was 8…

Yes, I wasn't terrified, but I guess I felt I needed to be a bit fit before going to one. I did a bit of training for a 5km, and somewhere along the way, just put my name down for one in my gym. The decision was a bit impetuous. That was a little over a year ago. I love meeting him. He doesn't guarantee results - it's me…

Just a warning to get yourself checked if you're not feeling well or if you've any concerns. mine is normally low, around 60, but when my thyroid decides it's taking a bit of a dive it can go as low as the high 30's/low 40's. I've never found any correlation between my thyroid acting up and/or my pulse and how clean I've…

1. Scald tea pot, when hot, put water in cup to heat cup while making tea 2 add tea leaves or bag to pot and add hot water 3 leave steep for 5 min or so with tea cozy on pot to keep tea warm 4 pour in to cup with a splash of milk. When I'm making it for OH, put tea bag in mug and add water. Stir and take out tea bag and…

Can you bring things to these parties? E.g. something that's a splurge, but carb light - e.g. really nice cheeses (sure bring some nice bread to go with it, just don't eat it - they won't notice), a 'fancy' fruit salad with cream. This depends on the setting, but if I don't want to drink and don't want my friends to…

I'd love to, but he's not interested. In the summer he likes to cycle and I'll join him from time to time. I don't think I'd like all my work outs with him, but I'd love if once a week our schedules lined up and he was interested. sigh..

To be the best version of me I can. next goals: complete a half marathon (the mind), complete a 5km in under 30 min, dead lift 70+kg, squat 60+kg, be able to do a pull up, get body fat under 25%, few more in there.......WHEN I achieve these, I will have written my next goals. No idea what they are, but I can already feel…

Hmm....not that I'm against coffee. I love it and drink far too much. BUT - I find early in the morning, it em, gets things moving. I wouldn't dream of having a cup of it before a long run for that reason alone.

I do the couch stretch, roll out the quads/hams/gluts/IT band. start off with body weight and then just the bar for a few sets before I start to load up. THEN it's okay, but only okay. Oh well, for now running is priority - I guess come winter, I'll be back lifting as my primary sport and the balance will be the other way…

Hi all Anyone else who is squatting notice that they are losing range of motion on their squats when they've increased running milage. I'm training for a half marathon and noticed on if leg day was too soon to a longish run, my hips were stiff as hell. Lots of foam rolling and being aware of the problem so focusing on it…

Why doesn't the 4 year old like going out with you? Do you just walk? I'd get bored with that too. Kick a ball with 4 year old, get him/her a scooter and you run to keep up, Dance with child, etc... Children as supposed to get an hours activity a day, it generally just falls under the guise of play. Get skipping ropes and…

Sorry about that. I'm lucky I live somewhere I've a great support network. However, I have lived away before - it takes time and effort. You need to get out and join something to meet people. It doesn't have anything to do with weight loss, just generally having local friends makes life easier. In the past I've joined…

Okay - I agree with what others posters have said. I will also add - with PCOS, for losing weight to go well, it helps to sort your hormones out. For me, this means eating ~100gm of carbs. not too low, not too high. This means I eat relatively high fat (good fats - olive oil/advocado/fish), and protein. I've also found…

I did it, not 100%, but I don't eat bread/grains on a daily basis. If I'm offered a slice of birthday cake, i'll eat it if I want to. I aim to eat ~100gm carbs - from fruit / veggies. I lift weights. I started doing all 3 at the same time. I can't say which made the biggest difference, and I'm not really prepared to do a…

I aim to eat non processed food, not always successful, but that's the objective. Hence shouldn't really matter where someone is from, as the objective is to eat meat/fish/veggies/fruit - no labels or packaging. However, I know some labels sneak in there, I'm Irish, most of the same stuff over here as in UK. Feel free to…

- hanging up some clothes so you can see them that 'nearly' fit. You know, the jeans that pull up but you can't button. Either ones that are already in your wardrobe, or buy something new. - For me, getting rid of headaches - when I stay off the sugar, I don't get headaches - Making the most of life, getting out and…

IF good quality chocolate, I'd portion it out, but most eggs here are just oily milk chocolate. I wouldn't bother wasting my calories on that so it would get given away. - but you said you wouldn't have the will power to just eat a small amount of it. When I don't have the will power for something, I remove it from the…

You can be paleo and eat at what ever level of carbs you want. I keep mine in the 70 - 130gm range, more because of hormonal issues and I find this works for me. I'm running 10-15 miles a week and am in the process of increasing this as I am training for a half marathon. I also lift quite heavy 2-3 times a week and do a…

I try to keep tuna pouches in my hand bag. I often have healthy snacks in the car - dried fruit / nuts, portion controlled. You could consider keeping a protein bar in your handbag too. These at least will hold you on for a few hours till you have time to get something more substantial.

I sometimes make a frittata, - cooked meat / veggies with some raw eggs, in to a lined pan and in to the oven for about 40 min - till the eggs are set. Slice up and serve with some fat (olives / advocado). Can make it in muffin pan too, but I find a lined baking tin works for me. This is made up night before and does 2-3…

IF on a machine, which I try not to very often, I'm doing HIIT - I don't have time to think about it. For the Pushing myself part of it I'm counting down the seconds till it's over and then for the 'rest' parts I'm thinking cricky I've to do that again. Has my heart rate gone down again, maybe I should go again, I'll count…

I wanted to be inventor, but was sad as I thought everything was invented - in essence I don't have the imagination to be an inventor. I wanted to be a scientist - My primary degree is physics/maths, so close enough. I wanted to work with numbers - Got that.

I lift and run. I lift ~3 times a week. I used to just run 1-2 times, with some HIIT thrown in, but I've a half marathon coming up so it's taking a bit more priority. Current Stats for ~8 reps : Squat 40kg Deadlift 65Kg, SLDL 45KG - though struggling with grip. Bench press 30Kg My routine changes up every 4-6 weeks. I am…

I've this on order. I wanted a soy/whey free product and this came recommended from my trainer. It's sun warrior rice protein. Not tried it yet, but he swears by it. http://www.sunwarrior.ie/product.php?id_product=45 I get most of my protein from fish/meat/etc... but this is to be my backup. Jen

I see me, myself, Jen. I'm not a fat person. I have fat on me, which I will lose. I see the muscles that I've been working hard on. I see someone who trains regularly, but still has progress to make. Sure, I still see some of the fat that I have to lose, But I don't see a fat person. Some days I look better, maybe I've…

I've PCOS + hypo thyroid. The only thing I will say is generally people with PCOS do better on low carbs. If someone is eating lower GI, there carbs are likely to fall naturally. I met a personal trainer a year ago. He kept going on about the hormonal response. He told me to eat lower carb (~100gm is where I've settled),…

Hi all, Thanks for inputs on salt. I've started tracking, just out of interest, but have not changed habits. Still add a bit when I want, but it's not that often, just based on when I need/want it. But...Interesting article from Chris Kresser today.…

Draw a line, learn from it and eat better today. No point fretting over it, you'll only have another bad day! Unless you're in Australia / New Zealand, the weekend isn't over. Make any choices left healthy ones and try and get out for a walk - will be good for you psychologically.

Thanks everyone for all the input. I'm going to track out of interest for a while....but given I mostly try to avoid processed stuff and I work out pretty hard every other day, I'm going to go with I'm just fine :)

At the start, I signed up to a 5km run and told people about it. I bought a jacket that was just a little too tight and told people about it. I essentially embarrassed myself in to doing it. Honestly now, sure, the odd time I need a kick up the bum, but it's just what I do. I run 3+ times a week, I lift weights 2+ times a…