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Congrats. Cracking time. :bigsmile: My running motivations kind of non existent at present... :embarassed: :huh:

Hello all. How has everyone's weekend been? We started a pedometer challenge at work this month, which suits me as I'm doing so much walking with the dog. On average I seem to knock out 13,000 steps a day. On the weekend it can be a bit more (16,000-ish on Saturday) but on Sunday when it was binning down only around…

I can't even begin to think what I would tell my other half if I was ever told that! :angry: :grumble:

France is not a third world country. Just do what you would if you were travelling in your own country and didn't have access to a fridge. I am assuming that whilst you may not have a fridge you have access to other cooking facilities like a hob, oven or microwave? Just go to the supermarket. Cook. Make healthy sandwiches.…

Low heart rate endurance cardio doesn't always result in the weight loss people think it does. If you google "the final nail in the cardio coffin", you'll come across an interesting article by Rachel Cosgrove (famous trainer) who explains why. Like her I managed to GAIN weight whilst training for an Ironman Triathlon (2.4…

Age isn't a factor in weight loss but it is usually a factor in skin elasticity, which deteriorates with age... but some of that is genetic and some are simply luckier than others. Generally the skin of a 23 year old mum will stretch back better than the skin of a 40 year old mum...

Wendy I know how you feel. A couple of years ago I was running A LOT and dropped to 8st 10lb (at 5'6") and a lot of people were telling me I was starting to look gaunt in my face... which isn't really the look I was trying to achieve... :huh: There is a difference of 42lb between my leanest and highest weight and…

I'M HERE!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou: :laugh:

I should be running Cardiff as well... Will be a long hard slog this year after a year off with injury but have been doing some steady 3-4 mile trail runs with the dog recently and it's not feeling too bad... but slooooow.... :embarassed: Glad to have found the June thread. I haven't posted for a while, mainly for time…

When I tried on my wetsuit and could barely get it past my knees, never mind over my butt!! :huh:

My only disclaimer would be that it should not be abused to facilitate pathology!! But as long as you're aiming to be healthier, this is for you, whether you want to lose 10lb, 200lb or want to maintain.

I didn't see the previous thread and haven't heard anything about it. My view is simple. MFP is a tool and a community. In terms of it being a tool, it can be used for people wishing to lose weight, maintain their weight, or gain weight... Simple. In terms of it being a community... it allows you to identify others…

Yes.

Yes my dad's behaviour was absolutely wrong in purposely bringing out and fostering the unpleasant traits in a big dog when you have young kids. He regretted it when it happened of course, but he punished the dog... and it wasn't the dog's fault it was his!! I guess the positive thing is that I learned to do things very…

Dogs are also allowed on all my local beaches but some restriction areas are introduced during busy summer months... http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=31430 http://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/content.asp?nav=52%2C54&parent_directory_id=1 The areas that are leash compulsory are clearly identified.

There is a lot of public park land near me where I trail run. Regular places where we run are: http://www.lambylake.com/lake.htm http://www.cosmeston.com/#/views/4532398592 The only designated leash areas are fields with livestock and the nature reserve areas in Cosmeston where waterfowl and rare birds breed etc (which are…

Apology accepted. I was bitten as a child myself by our family dog (GSD) who only listened to my father. I was about 8. I still have the scars in my arm. Had I not raised my arm to protect my face, his teeth would have been in there. The dog had always roughly handled by my father and purposely made dangerous by feeding…

Woman!! What are you talking about????? Have you ever seen a cat flap??? It's for the size of a cat as the name suggests!! The dog can't even get her head through it... Engage brain before mouthing off making accusations!!

Christ almighty... What do you have to do to please some people??? For the last time..... and very slowly... - she's on the lead on public places such as normal roads, shopping centres etc - she is off the lead in parks and wide open spaces where she is under control and this is LEGAL in my country - she is trained and has…

+1 I ask mine to sit and she sits nicely and lets the jogger pass. Jogger usually says polite thank you and everyone is happy.

Mine has a cat flap in the back door and comes and goes as she pleases.... She usually is in at night. Typical cat really... Talk about an animal having it's own mind. :laugh:

Mine is a combined health & liability insurance. It's £25 a month or $40.

So you've not really said anything I haven't said before? I appreciate the leash laws in the US are different but my dog isn't in the US. And where such laws exist they should be followed. Like Ilsie rightly pointed out, and I outlined a few pages back, UK law merely states that I must not own a dog that is "dangerous" as…

I am sorry but I'm really not sure what your point is. Are you actually making one??? "are you really waiting to see if your dog will ever do anything wrong?" --- what is your point!! For the umpteenth time I explained that the dog is trained, controlled and insured! Of course there is chance of accidents with ANY…

Yes so what is your point??? Of course your responsibility as a dog owner is to manage your animal to ensure the safety of others, just as your responsibility as a driver is that you drive in a manner that prevents harm to others. That's why I keep saying there is a bit difference between the woman I mentioned this…

Do you drive a car? Do you know for sure you will never in your life cause an accident?? No? Well there you go. There is a modicum of risk everywhere in life. When driving a car we pose a potential risk to others. This risk is mediated by asking people to pass a licence and have insurance in case of an accident. Same with…

And to the woman with the "brilliant" collie... I really couldn't give two hoots how many medals your dog has won, whether it can do backflips with a frisbee while barking answers to mental arythmetics... If you're not in a position to place a lead on your own dog because, in your own words, "he doesn't like it", that's…

Exactly and that's why I oppose to the generalisations. I encounter ineffective dog owners all the time... early this morning, where I walk my dog (a big park with trails and a lake), a Whippet off leash pelted around the corner at some ridiculous speed (being a race dog!!) proceeded to jump up at me hard three times,…

The people who say sensible things like "it is wise to be cautious when encountering an unknown dog" are clearly NOT the ones doing the generalising. That is mere common sense, just like drink-driving or driving while using a hand-held mobile is neither sensible nor legal... It's people posting stuff insinuating that every…

I just find the generalisations staggering. Obviously there are good/effective dog owners and bad/ineffective dog owners... just like there are, for instance, good or bad parents... Some people's children turn into murderers... that doesn't mean we should all be stopped from having children only because some people can't…