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SW: 137.6lbs CW: 135.4lbs GW: 132.6lbs Weigh in Dates: 5/1: 137.6 5/8: 137.2 5/15: 138 5/22: 137.8 5/29: 135.4 Total weight lost: -2.2lbs Not going to beat myself up over this as it's been a very stressful month, where weight loss was not always the most important thing on the agenda. Simply pleased to see a new low…

Like a previous poster said, it's not all or nothing. Subway might not be the healthiest food on the planet but it certainly seems like you are making steps in the right direction with substituting it for mcdonalds and trying to add vegetables, even picking baked over fried Doritos. Plus, fast food once a fortnight is not…

Just took this and I scored a 15 (no disorder). I answered for how I've been feeling in the past few months, but I know if I had taken this test six months ago I would have scored much much higher. I'm over the moon as it's really shown me how far I've come and how my attitude towards food has changed recently, becoming a…

Search youtube for 'livestrong woman pilates bootcamp'. I started doing all the beginner videos on that playlist and really noticed an increase in strength after a few goes. It's Cassey Ho again, but I think this series is a good place to start before moving onto the videos she does for her own channel, which I found a…

I'm failing to see how time spent running or lifting weights has any effect on finding solutions to our 'problems', (apart from fitness). And if it does then that is a bonus. I do lots of different types of exercise, including running, and the one factor I like about all of them is the challenge - to lift a heavier weight,…

I'm half way through week 2... the first cardio circuit is mental - plank jacks then mountain climbers - I thought I was fit until I tried that! It is getting easier each day though :) Good luck with the rest of week 2!

Thanks for the suggestions and links. I guess I should mix it up. I've mainly been running in the same area, I've been avoiding different times and places mainly because I feel a bit vulnerable running on my own in new places, but I guess it is time to investigate a new route. I didn't start the 10k plan, I've been…

SW: 137.6lbs CW: 138lbs GW: 132.6lbs Weigh in Dates: 5/1: 137.6 5/8: 137.2 5/15: 138 5/22 5/29 Total weight lost: +0.4lbs Booo! I hate gains! :( Good luck with your weigh-ins guys!

She ships internationally, I'm in the UK too and just ordered mine :)

So true! American spellings used over here drive me mad!

Like others had said, share a slice with whoever you're eating with... This is now my 'go to' solution when eating out.

SW: 137.6lbs CW: 137.2lbs GW: 132.6lbs Weigh in Dates: 5/1: 137.6 5/8: 137.2 5/15 5/22 5/29 Total weight lost: -0.4lbs See you next week!

I'm in! SW: 137.6lbs (for the challenge) CW: 137.6lbs GW: 132.6lbs Weigh in Dates: 5/1: 137.6 5/8 5/15 5/22 5/29 Total weight lost:

I was in a similar situation to you last week... I know exactly what you mean. I stopped exercising for two weeks because I just felt guilty for wasting study time whenever I did. I figured that my degree is more important than losing weight. I kept logging, but ate at maintenance (which came naturally without planning…

How are you finding it? I input my details for the smart coach but thought the suggested pace looked very slow for most of the runs, though maybe I am overestimating my capabilities at longer distances! On the other hand, I'm worried that the hal higdon and runkeeper plans might progress too quickly...

I'm liking the second pair... they are so pretty and vintagey :)

Finally my DVD has arrived so I can start RI30. Think I'll only be doing it twice a week to fit around my other exercise so I'll be at it for 2 months. I love having new dvd workouts... hooray!

Bleak House by Charles ****ens. Started it at Christmas as I thought it would be all cosy Victorian London. It's my first ****ens read apart from A Christmas Carol, and I have to say it is very, very slow and not quite like I thought it would be. Still, when I start a book I have my own little rule that I must finish it!…

All technical stuff for me, though the very cheapest I could find! I am the opposite, in that I felt more self-conscious not wearing the proper gear! I find it makes me feel more athletic if I'm wearing special running clothes :)

I'd go with the HRM, the number it comes up with is based on more information specific to you.

I've been doing pilates 3x a week for about a month now, along with circuit training and running, and I have to say I've really noticed an increase in strength that seems to have happened faster than with circuit training. I don't have photos but I really think it's made a visible difference to my body as well. :)

Now I feel like a loser... I completed 30DS before starting NMTZ too, but I was still in a sweaty heap on the floor by half-way through!

I was thinking the exact same thing! I would love my hair to look relaxed like that... I have a bob and I have to pull my hair back really tight to make it stay, and the ponytail is really chunky and short :( Defo some hair jealousy for you Richelle!

I started off doing 3-4 circuits each time... the first one (shoulders and legs, I think) is a killer! Though I sometimes also mixed it up and did them in a different sequence to make it easier. You have to persevere, but you'll definitely find it not so hard after a few weeks, adding in half a circuit each time sounds…

There is definitely a big difference there! Well done! Ooo just noticed that your exercise schedule is very similar to mine... hoping I can get some similar results! (Obvs I eat at a deficit too.)

I've just bought RI30, and I'm excitedly waiting for it to arrive in the post! Out of interest... how much do you guys burn per session (assuming you use an HRM)?

Technically I don't think it matters too much if you spread your calories over a few days rather than hitting your goal everyday. Though going 500 under on one day might not be a great idea for other reasons... I recently tried to create a large deficit during the week before I knew I was having a big meal and ended up…

Just completed a 4km run. Later I'll be doing: 30 mins of arm-focused pilates 30 mins yoga

Ooo I'm going to give this a try!

I do this when I'm flagging, and mostly I find that when I reach the 'checkpoint' I made the negative thoughts have gone and I'm happy to keep going! Good luck OP, I'm doing C25K too, and finding that mentality is half the battle.