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Maybe try exercising when you have a craving? Or chewing gum? Or eating so long as it is healthy things, like fruit or veg, fat free yoghurt, etc? good luck!

Doing other exercise, like cycling or swimming, will help improve your lung capacity. A few years ago when I first started I recall going for a run with a really fit friend who was chatting all the way whilst we ran (mostly to distract me from wanting to stop!) and I couldn't understand how people could talk whilst running…

Rooibos and other herbal teas - make them hot and then chill them for a nice refreshing 0 calorie drink that is more interesting than water.

I'm in Finsbury Park (n4) too!

I go for a yoga or stretching class at the gym when I am feeling sore.

I'll be interested in the outcome of this. I also have a high heart rate, and when I run (and I job more than run) my heart rate is consistently between 175 and 185, and can go up to 195 if I kick up the speed a little bit. I did a 50 min run last weekend and when I checked my HRM after, it said my average for 50 mins was…

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I do a bootcamp in the park and we do a lot of body weight exercise, but sometimes use bands on park benches for shoulder exercises. So there are a lot of pushumps, squats (including squat jumps, ouch), lunges, planks, etc. It is great, but you need to make it harder as you loose weight - more reps etc to keep it…

I have 18 more lbs to lost (lost 21 so far) and am kicking up the running. I am doing a 10k race on 31 March and really want to do it in about an hour or so (my last 10k 2 years ago was an hour and 18 mins - lots of walking breaks). I am finding it hard to run right now because it is dark and cold, so I either need to man…

I like risotto - you can make it with whatever you have in the fridge. Also I like this recipe: Sweet and Sour Eggplant, Tomatoes and Chickpeas This Lebanese dish is all about summer. Pomegranate molasses makes it both sweet and sour; you can find it in Middle Eastern markets. Serve the dish as a starter, a side or a main…

I love it - much lighter than rice. I don't have any particular recipe, I just make up a batch or two a week and leave it in the fridge and then use it as a rice substitute as and when needed. I have made it in my rice cooker before - I find it comes out best being cooked at a lower heat for longer (which is why I make up…

I stress eat, which led to me putting on 20lbs last year after I had previously lost it. The only way I could deal with it was to reduce the stress in my life, which I did by changing jobs and then making other lifestyle changes, like drinking less. I also stress drank, which led to me eating badly for two days due to the…

To stop myself getting up multiple times in the night to pee, I try to stop drinking liquids after 8 or 9pm. I've also found that after 6 weeks my body seems to have started to adjust and I don't have to pee as much as I did orginally.

When I started working out more and eating better I noticed an increase in the frequency of my hunger. My trainer said that it was my metabolism going up. Personally, I could never do around 1200 calories, mine here is set for 1450 and the only way I keep to that is by getting extra exercise calories. I used to do 6 small…

Name/ real name: AirCircleI Goal weight on February 29th: 165 2/01: 169.0 2/06: 168.8 (sorry, am a day late!) 2/13: 2/20: 2/27: 2/29:

I make my own. Olive oil or sunflower oil, balsamic or apple cider vinegar, garlic paste or fined chopped garlic, dijon mustard or english mustard power, salt and pepper. The garlic and mustard are so flavourful that it makes me use a less amount than if it was store bought.

If you live a reasonable distance from your work, try to walk or cycle, even if only part of the way (today I walked 40 mins part of the way home then caught a train). If you like gym classes find ones that are before work, or during lunchtimes, or right after work. Talk walks or runs at lunchtime. And there is of course…

Does anyone know where to get them in the UK? I can't find!

I work full time and am studying law part time. I exercise by cycling to and from work and uni (although I didn't cycle yesterday or today because of the SNOW IN LONDON!). During the week I do a morning bootcamp 3 days a week before work. Sometimes I go to the gym on my lunchbreak. Sometimes when I am revising I exercise…

bump - will try this week, and with applesauce. and maybe peanut butter?!

I eat a lot of fruit every day and am still losing. I just make sure to have it with some protein (normally nuts or a protein bar) so that it doesn't make me hungry quickly. It's important that you find something sustainable for you - agree with the previous poster of trying to re-introduce them into your diet in smaller…

I LOVE Rooibos - have steaming cup with me right now. I have it with a slice of lemon. Or you can make it with milk like regular tea, but for me lemon is the best. I drink Tick Tock but am curious about other brands. Also, when in South Africa I noticed that they make espresso from it and then use it in coffee drinks…

Quaker quick oatmeal cooked with whatever soy/oat milk I have, 36g homemade granola (oats, nuts, seeds), and pommegranate seeds. Its about 395 calories and keeps me going for about 4 hours.

Would love to join. thanks!

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Loads of fruit, vegetables, nuts and high fiber foods, and also water and exercise keeps me pretty regular despite eating a LOT of protein.

Try going to a proper running store where they watch you run to find out what kind of shoes you need. That helped me. My calves still hurt, so do some dynamic stretching before, and then a very good stretch (and maybe even a hot bath) after.

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Great, thanks for the ideas!

How about boxing?