jakicooke Member

thanks everyone for the support - it seems ive been fortunate to have not come across this before. i am fat - my profile pic is 18 months old when i was at my best for a long time - ive put weight on and back at it again hence trying to get in a run most lunchtimes at work. im trying!!!! do you just ignore the comments? i…

some of the supermarkets do some really nice kit in large sizes - try the likes of Sainsburys :-)

outside whenever possible!

im kicking back in with my exercise plan after a few weeks off. I commit to 3 times a week Monday weights and insanity class Wednesday is PT Friday is Circuit class that is my basic commitment to myself I then weather/work permitting try to fit in a run during my lunchtime on a Tuesday and or Thursday just 3 miles and will…

id like to join in with this - lost my way a little and need the motivation

I used to count sheep on those times when I was trying to fall off to sleep - I actually found myself counting leg presses the other night........

hi from Stoke on Trent. you sound like you have just hit the spot where "this is it" and you are movitvated, committed and informed to make the change - well done and I hope to hear updates regular :-)

Joan Armatrading

I hate running on the treadmill and much prefer outside but sometimes needs must. I do intervals on the treadmill BUT instead of watching the timer I use the music im listening to to dictate the pace so during the song I run at my normal steady pace and then when it hits the chorus I up the speed for and lower it again…

Hiya Tim im still overweight at 12 stone (77kg) approx. even though ive lost over 5 stone. im female 46 years old and one of my many "want to achieve" goals are chin ups / pull ups. I find chin ups feel more comfortable but im still way off doing them - I can control very slowly the descent but can not pull all the way…

a banana and a coffee normally set me up enough

Fantastic!!! i thought at heading for 50 i would never get "there" you have now given me tremendous hope and my motivation a boost to continue and not just "settle" at the 70+ pounds ive managed to lose so far i CAN and WILL take this further thank you so much

not annoying at all - im really interested myself as ive only recently had this program from my trainer and ive not trained in this way previously on my own hence the post originally to see what others do :-)

ha ha i can certainly "feel" the difference with these "small" variations :-)

why do you think its too much?

Im in for about an hour doing this session i do a similar set for deadlifts but go heavier then do supersets for the rest of my body. i try and keep the rest period right down as my primary focus is to shift the fat and try and keep hold of any muscle i can

you do both ascending and descending pyramids. so for my squat press i do on the olympic pivot bar 20 x empty 15 x 5kg 10 x 10kg 5 x 15kg 10 x 10 kg 15 x 5kg 20 x empty and do that for 3 rounds

wow 29.3 % lost so far still working on it

running in the rain if it is light of heavy is my favourite ever

im happy to support been on here for a year now but didn't use the community part of the app until about 6 months into it as I had only used it for logging - finding the support network was a real breakthrough. i'll be here for a while so if you want to send a request im happy to accept

I love to watch FAT: the fight to save my life

as at yesterday I have lost 70lbs (5 stone) since starting this last January 2014 I still have some work to do with at least 14lb (1 stone) to get into the "normal" weight catagory

ive been called "skinny" and "hot" by 5 different people this week ha ha I know im no where near "skinny" but I suppose compared to being 5 stone heavier I must look it

im not a "girl" im a fat ole bird ha ha but I do weight train. doing heavy full body compound weights, circuit training and insanity (cardio and body weight training) has helped me lose over 60lbs so far. still got a way to go but working on the weights is my favourite training and something I want to progress even more…

ouch sounds painful but how about some planks, press ups, sit ups and variations of those to make a circuit?

add 3lbs from me - making us 500lbs :D

fantastic work you have done really well getting started. the most important thing is that you have started and you are being successful - AND YOU can tell the difference in how you feel / clothes etc. People will notice and yeah that's nice (although I found it abit embarrassing at first) but you are doing this for you…

my home scales weigh me 7lb lighter than the gym scales and they weigh me that amount lighter if I put on or I lose so as long as I know that it doesn't really matter. I use the gym scales value as my recording value. try using something that has a set weight that you know ie a 5lb bag of potatoes or if you have and work…

my first ever post on here was because I was feeling down (july last year) as I had started in January and lost 50 lb but I just couldn't see for myself in my body - yes I saw the scales had moved yes I knew my pants were falling down and yes I had comments but for me myself I couldn't see the changes or maybe it was the…

Hiya im 46 and in the UK. ive been doing MFP since Jan 2014 - 60+ lbs down and still plenty to go at. would love some more 40 + friends