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Thank you. I guess I start this internal debate of is this a good idea, am I triggering old issues ect ect. But I can do this. And I'll be happier once I have/once I've got going I just need to get a good few days under my belt. I guess I struggle with going out ect as its not in my control as much, like I don't know what…

Harpdesire - totally get your last paragraph. I know that...feeling it is the issue! I would love love love to be able to get weight loss out of my head right now, but frankly I don't even know how. It's so ingrained? By the way will just say, my idea of restricted eatibg these days really isnt restricted, it's probably…

Definitely give silks a go - take it from me, you won't regret it! -

I think it varies a lot depending on whether you're doing routine work, pole flow or just working on invertions. I find when I do routines I end up out of breath, and climbing makes me hot and sweaty, but just doing inverted poses I can only feel it in my muscles as strength work. I absolutely love it though and have…

3 out of 4 of my main types of exercise are unusual. Well 2 of them maybe not unusual but not common anyway. * Horse riding (2 hours + a day as its part of my job) * Pole dancing * Aerial silks (google it if you don't know what it is, then go try it, its insane fun)

The only reason I try and avoid eating right before I sleep is because for some reason I wake up starving if I do that. Whereas if I eat a couple of hours before sleeping I'm not hungry when I wake. I prefer that as I always workout first thing in the morning and I find it irritating to waste calories on a snack beforehand…

Wow. I always thought couscous was super healthy. I bought some quinoa but yet to try it . Time to crack it out I guess!

I try and shake up what I snack on a lot. I like visiting the health shop and seeing what they've got - last time I got satay coated broad beans which were lovely! I tend to have the same snacks for a week or two until I run out then buy something else. Most common would be carrot sticks as humous, bananas, roasted…

Days without running are 15/17k (I have an active day) Days with running are 22-30+k

I adored it. I can't wait to do another! I didn't actually find it massively difficult but I did walk 90% of it as my friend had an allergic reaction to something and had an asthma attack 5 min in so couldn't really run. I trained a lot so I could run 12 miles so walking it was a doddle. I was petrified about electricshock…

Thanks very much guys, lots of food for thought ;) I havn't been logging my intake/outtake on MFP to be honest because I used to have any ED and I'm happier trying to think about food as little as possible, whereas if I get too obsessive logging ect, I get obsessive in general. Also MFP doesn't have horse riding, pole or…

Thanks :) I def don't want to reduce my exercise - I do it all because well the horses and work with them is my life, I absolutely love pole and silks, and I started running when I entered the race only to discover I love that too, it makes me feel awesome and I really miss it on my days off! I'll add 250 calories a day I…

Can I really not run decently on a small deficient? I more thought if I'm eating a deficient large enough to lose 2 pounds a week (unintentionally -0.5-1 pound a week is what I was aiming for) then that could be the problem rather than any deficient? For me the race is about completion at this point - who knows, maybe in…

But see that's my issue, I have no idea what to put as my activity level? I'm on my feet and physically active all day but apart from the running, silks and pole I wouldn't generally say it was particularly strenthious? That says to eat 2600. I'm absolutely not fussed about Losing slowly, it's better like that (and to be…

Thanks - would just like to ask, what exactly is the purpose of a recovery run?

Sorry I didn't make much sense there. I don't mean so much tough Mudder just my general running as I want to continue after but running 5 x a week is taking over my life and I'm wondering if I'll still improve my endurance and speed running 3 or 4 times a week? I'm happy with my TM training at the mo as My long runs are…

I have a collie who I always take running (up to 8 miles so far) she adores it. I run a fair bit off road so she has time to sniff about then. It's excellent motivation - she makes me feel very guilty if I skip a run!

I either run first thing or in the evening. I don't feel right in the mornings without food so usually have a cereal bar or a banana and a cup of coffee then head out, all within 30 minutes of waking up. I also tend to be hungry when I get in from work so I have the same. I'm always ravenous after a run, whether it's 3…

I've been doing it for a few months and I love it! I've always fancied trying it, but took a bad break up to kick me into sorting out my life and I'm so pleased. I've just started inverting and I love it. I also do aerial silks, and my upper body strength has massively increased and I'm starting to see some muscle tone…

10k run Schooled 2 horses (about 60-75 min) 3 hours or so poo picking and strimming

What I do probably seems too much for some people. But I do each bit of it for different reasons. I spend 2-3 hours a day riding horses - this is my job and my life, I have 2 of my own. Their care is another 1-2 hours of exercise on top of that (walking, mucking out ect) I run 4 or 5 times a week, currently 5-9km per run…

I ran 5k this morning. Will spend approx 2 hours riding horses today (that's my job) and if I have time I'd like to do some aerial silks practise this evening :) failing that, a short abs workout.

I can do pull ups and I'm super proud! Thanks to 2 months of pole dancing and aerial silks!

Thanks Sea birdie - feel free to message me if you want a support buddy. I work alone too, not from home but I'm self employed and sometimes it's all to easy to rearrange clients when the binge urge strikes. Also working alone (and some of my work requires very little thinking so can be hard to distract myself. It feels…

Thanks :) I suppose I could always add in more weight training later if this doesn't get me where I want to be :) Now I just need to try and not feel guilty!

Very true! Thank you :) The way I'm eating and the horses (obviously) plus the classes feels very sustainable because I enjoy it whereas I don't enjoy he biking/videos. I guess I worry that the type of exercise I'm doing won't result in the toned stomach/thighs I want. The pole/aerial silks definitely incorporate abs (I've…

Yeah my iPad likes to change my spellings -_- and I didn't notice. In relation to doing 3x x strength followed by cardio - is 15 min of each really going to be effective? I literally don't think I have time to do anymore as I am insanely busy and think I'll burn out if I try to do more

Thank you very much. I will definitely do some yoga, good idea actually, I've done it occasionally in the past and do find it very relaxing! I get the best night's sleep ever afterwards. I am definitely an anxious person, and find it difficult to relax. My life is go-go-go-go all the time with a full time job and 4 horses…