MrsPixelbark Member

Thank you! :) I can't wait for September- I'm so excited.

Not 100% weight related, but.... I received an unconditional offer to go study vet med on monday (still grinning like a loon about it- it's been a hard five years getting here- eeeeeee)! But, today I received the medical forms I need to go to my doctor to fill out, and it includes my height/weight/BMI- it's an awesome…

Fruit?

This song has gotten me through quite a few hills, and over a hump during long runs... Kelly Clarkson- what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and anything by Fall out boy.

On the note of headphones.... I have a waterfi ipod nano (with their own branded headphones) that I absolutely adore. It's awesome to swim with them on whilst in the pool, and my hours seem to pass by. I go to the pool 2-3 times a week dependent upon what's happening at the time, normally for about an hour at a time.…

No, it's not a butternut squash. Fellow Uk-er here, you can buy spaghetti squash but the only place that sold it was Waitrose, and even then they only sold it in season (you might be lucky and find it in a health food shop- but I've yet to hit gold). I've not got a Waitrose anywhere near me, but I believe they were a rare…

Personally, I'd rather be punched in the face every half a kilometre than run a serious amount of distance on a treadmill/ use an elliptical. But, that's just me- I tend to find them mind numbingly dull. But.... Having said that, I love to run/swim. I tend to swim 2-3 times a week, and then run 3 days a week. Runs are…

I started swimming about a month ago here 'properly', and we have the swimfit workouts pinned onto the wall when you come into the pool. (There are sessions, but they're not exactly wonderful for fitting into my schedule.) I picked up workout one this week and intend to slowly work my way through them! I normally go to the…

I live off soup for my lunch normally- if it's not soup it's salad, or leftovers. Honestly, for lunch- just have anything you'd have for tea- just a smaller portion. I tend to make enough for three for tea, and then it's enough for that night plus lunch for me and the other half the next day. That way you can have as much…

Have you tried Holland and Barrett? Honestly though, if you want to skip the sugar then pre-made packs aren't for you. Just buy a big bag of plain porridge oats and then add your own milk/whatever plus toppings- that way you can control your sugar intake.

I'll have a look into swimming parachutes! As for what I want out of it.... I'll be really honest with you- I do it for fun. Much like my running, I completely understand that I'm never going to be fast enough to do anything 'seriously'. But, I also want to get a good workout bang for my time if that makes any sense! I…

As for running shoes- there's two camps. There's the runners that say you don't need running shoes- and you should run in shoes with as thin a sole as possible- so barefoot running. You can get various barefoot shoes- from the vibram five fingers or the new balance minimus and the like. Or, you can go to a running shop and…

I'm exactly the same: I've just come back from an 18 mile run and I couldn't dream of eating anything (I just struggled to get through half a graze box), which has left my calorie count stupidly low for the day. Running for me switches off any snack-attacks I get, and I really have to pre-plan long-run days as if I had my…

Much like you, I've been on this website for a good year now. Lost quite a bit initially, but I stalled since Christmas for various reasons- and it's only been within the past month that I've been able to get the scale to reverse. I'd be happy to support you! Hoping to do a mud run myself next year, so a few tips would be…

24, Midlands here. :) On almost every day!

I've got a good japanese curry recipe (from http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/06/how-to-make-japanese-curry-rice-from-scratch-recipe.html that website, but I've modified it a tiny bit), it's not the lowest of calories, but I've managed to wiggle it down using some low fat- butter alternatives. Firstly, you need to…

Don't be afraid of calorie dense food: nuts, use oils in cooking, small amounts of cheese, dried fruit, full fat milk etc. 30g of almonds will net you close to 170 calories, so there's a solid start. Also.... There's nothing wrong with having the odd slice of cake as long as you can keep it all under moderation. :)

Your first weeks loss would have been down to water weight, I'm going to guess only 1- maybe 2 pounds of that was actual fat loss. What's wrong with a one pound loss? That's a fantastic loss, keep that up steady on a week by week basis and you'll be well on your way towards your goals. By all means, extend your runs, but…

Training for a full marathon in October: training has been a bit.... Up and down, but I'm getting there slowly. I've just been struggling a bit on the longer runs recently with the heat, but no doubt I'll get there. :) I've run one half race before (2 hours 3 seconds- and I still rue those three seconds!), but know the…

I've lost about 60kg (120ish pounds), although most of it wasn't on here. I tend to carry my weight in my legs and mid-section, and although progress has been slower in that area it is going down. You can't spot reduce, just keep going and it'll flatten eventually. What I would say is that if it's down to skin sag time is…

Sorry for the late reply. When you do start running, make sure you start with a program like C25K (the NHS do a fantastic set of free podcasts for it)- honestly, it's one of the best way to get you going from nothing to running for 30 minutes. In fact, it's so good I wish she'd done a half to full marathon version, as…

Then I'd say continue drinking water. Honestly, you're not running far enough to warrant anything else.

I tend to eat back a set amount- assuming MFP is too generous. If I had a heart rate monitor I'd eat most of whatever that said back, but as I don't I generally tend to set the ballpark figure at eating back at least 30% up to about 60% ish (if I'm hungry/been for a really long run). Mind, this is from a few months of…

I'm a HUGE advocate of running further, so you have more stamina for the shorter runs: my original 5k time improved massively once I was running 10k, and 10k once I was running halves. As I tend to run half marathon distance + once a week, a 5k for me anyway is a bit of a sprint: I can normally just belt it and still have…

Fastest 5k- 22.13, and I'm pretty sure I could top that this year if I entered another race. Fastest 10k- 51.32 - yet to crack the 50 mark, I'd love to though! And half marathon is currently at 2 hours, 3 seconds. I was gutted I didn't scrape under the 2 hour mark at the time! Oh well, it was my first real half race, so…

1. Skimmed milk 2. Options hot choccy (not a big surprise as I have it everyday) 3. Carrots 4. Coffee 5. Apples 6. Lettuce 7. Mushroom 8. Bananas 9. Quaker oat so simple (breakfast 5 days a week normally) 10. Broccoli Overall, not a list I'm ashamed of! In fact, the only thing on my first page (of all meals favourites)…

Berries, meringues: homemade on the latter if possible (you'd be surprised how low calorie you can make those babies considering they're essentially just sugar + egg whites), yoghurt and some tinned desserts aren't TOO bad on the calorie count (think rice pudding). Outside of that, banana ice cream (chop up a banana,…

Have you tried Aqua Jogging? I know it sounds rather bizarre, I thought it was strange at first- I'm an avid jogger, so when my Mum signed the pair of us up to an Aqua Jog class I thought it'd be similar. It's MUCH harder than jogging outside, but leaves you with the good jogging feeling- and it shouldn't cause shin…

I'm 5 foot 1 and a bit, having just been remeasured at the Doctors to find I'm a good 10cm shorter than I thought I was. :( I'm currently around the 130lb mark, and my official goal weight is 110. Although to be honest with you I'm going to go off bodyfat percentages and see how I feel, I have wiggle room to go as low as…

Depends on how you feel really. Personally I take my calorie count as an overall for a week: so a couple of days ago I had a night where I'd not even eaten half of my exercise calories back (so my net was around 800ish- far too low) as to be honest I just wasn't hungry. So I made up for it by eating over yesterday. How…