Saree1902 Member

The-night I have to try extracting the cat from under the sofa...! :)

Feel free to have a nose at my diary - I'm seeing a personal trainer at the moment who has put me on a high protein/high vegetable/low carb plan. I was a happy carb junkie and pre-trainer, would barely scrape 10% protein in my daily diet...it would always feel like too much effort! Plus I'd use distance running as an…

Hello, I'm also a newbie. :) I've just started working with a personal trainer who has given me a fairly clean diet plan - no wheat, sugar, sugar-substitutes, alcohol, hydrogenated fats (i.e. vegetable oils) and heavily restricted carbs, dairy and caffeine. It was a massive change for me as I lived off pasta...! 2 weeks…

I'm not a mother but I did have a quick search and find lots of groups for losing baby weight. It might be worth joining one to get advice from lots of mothers! 4 months doesn't sound very long - maybe focus on healthy eating and breastfeeding first and start exercising later on? Or just stick to walking for a bit? And…

Agree with this! For me, exercise seems to help and I can do my usual routine most months. Plus once I had a half marathon during TOM which I'd trained for and wanted to run! However, I do occasionally get a killer month when all I can do is whimper and pop ibuprofen like smarties! My appetite is usually lower during so I…

I have a couple of holidays in July & August, so I'd like something to keep me on track and stop me using holiday pounds as an excuse to give up for a month! :smile:

70 for me...most I've attempted all year!

I had a quick nose at your diary and noticed on 1 or 2 days there were quite a few refined carbs from sugary cereal and bread. Do you have these before or after running? I've been distance running (slowly) for about 6 years and I've found that wholewheat pasta or brown rice the night before a run to be the best option. I…

I'm heavier than my "starting weight" from January, which was heavier than my"starting weight" January 2013, which was heavier than my weight when I first joined MFP...if I think about it too much, I'll curl up in a bag of chocolate buttons! So it's on with the workouts and trying not to eat my (heavy) bodyweight in pasta!…

Put the alarm clock on top of your running kit at the other side of the room so that you have to get out of bed to switch it off. Then oh look, here's your running kit all ready to go...might as well get out then! :smile:

WHERE did you get that one??? :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: My favourite is a Ronhill running top, with a pocket for tissues, jelly babies and spare cash in case I need more water mid run. It's also bright purple. :smile:

That's amazing!!! Well done to your daughter! :flowerforyou:

My favourite is when the packaging says "100 CALORIES PER PORTION!" in huge letters and then "1 portion is a quarter of the packet" in tiny letters on the side...! :mad:

Are you logging what you eat? are you weighing everything? Are you working to a weight-loss calorie goal set by MFP or one of the many TDEE calculators out there? If the answer to any of the above is no, you won't see a weight loss regardless of (dubious) supplements. ETA: 3 posts in a row from people with cat-profile…

Did a Hunger Games challenge 2 years ago and it was fantastic - definitley count me in please! Might actually read one of the books beforehand this time...!

my favourite by far....hilarious!! :laugh:

Thank you! I've not checked the salt content but I'm also a fan of bulk cooking for 50p a serving, rather than paying £2 a pot! :smile:

hello, Thanks so much for this! I'm currently hooked on a ready-made ranchero chicken soup and would like to make my own lower salt (am assumng that ready-made is packed with the stuff) and cheaper version. No issues with regards to carbs/gluten etc (although low calorie would be a win for me) but I have an "English…

6am still feeling like 5am...which feels too much like sleepy time!:yawn: must try harder...

back down to 60 this month...keep angering bits of my lower back!

woke up with alarm at 6 and finally dragged weary backside out for a run at 6:30...aiming to do this twice more this week. :smile:

stupid back injury here. :sad: will attempt a slow mile this evening and see how I get on...

Just seen a great beginner's guide to running: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running

Stepdaughter informed me that after getting my 50miles done in January (which may have been completed with the help of a 9pm visit to the treadmill for the last 2...!) that I should go for 55 in February. So 55 it is! :laugh:

Hummous and shredded lettuce in a tortilla wrap.

Hello, Gateshead resident here on the seemingly endless journey of learning not to eat enough to feed several sumo wrestlers! :embarassed: I've found 2 groups of Fellow brits: team UK and British People. Join those for important discussions on shopping lists and skinny cow ice cream. :smile:

How about looking up parkrun? Free 5k every Saturday morning around 9 am and there are loads of them around the country.

I REALLY need to get over my weight-o-phobia! Will be doing some background reading and venturing into"that" section of the gym. Might try on a Sunday morning when it's quiet first, though! Thanks for this.

Maybe try 3-4 times a week to start with, but keep distances short. If you're just starting up again, you'll need to build up gradually. Also, if 10 minute mile is uncomfortable, slow down...time on your legs is the most important thing and there's no real gain in running too fast.

So far, sugar in fruit juice, artificial sweeteners and "diet foods" They look into things in detail and there's not really any scaremongering