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You know the difference between speed and pace, and can convert minute/miles to MPH in your head.

Nope.

He has to make the decision himself. I suspect he is well aware of your concerns but until he gets his head around a new lifestyle he will not be able to join you. Be patient, my wife was trying to get into a better eating (and drinking) way of life for 6 months before I was ready, but I got there in the end. I am now…

October 13th Exeter (UK) half marathon running with my daughter.

In the last 10 months during which I have been quite successful in losing weight, there have been a number of occasions when I have had to be "sociable". In fact on a number of occasions I have been "sociabled" out of my mind. All I do is enjoy the party then get back on the new lifestyle the next day and get on with my…

I've lost over 100lbs in just over 10 months by not taking any pills. Cals in less than cals out = loss.

Portion control, weighed and measured everything that went in my mouth, cut back on the booze. Home cooked food instead of prepackaged rubbish. Revised all recipes to cut back on cooking oil, butter, fats. Started running, Went to the Gym in winter. Cals in less than cals out. Still ate all of my favourite things but in…

The sodium is registered on MFP and packaging, for some reason in milligrams so your sodium is 0.777gms

I was always told that men sweat and ladies perspire.

I alway eat a breakfast, in fact on days when I run I eat 2. One before the run and one after. I would never make it to lunch if I didn't eat. As an ex teacher I must say we always told the students that they must eat breakfast or they wouldn't be able to learn. Here in the UK many schools provide breakfast for their…

Ha ha. Not just the junk, before I started my new life I was spending up to £1000 a year on fine wine.

Thanks for the advice, I will get another pair and run them in tandem for a few more miles then ditch the old ones. Who would have thought that extending my life could turn out so expensive.

I'm 6ft 2 in tall and 64 years old and I've forgotten what the question was.

I'm 6ft 2 in tall and 64 years old and I've forgotten what the question was.

I am another big guy who started running. I was 306 lbs when I ran (shuffled) those first few yards. Take it easy,and slow till you can move. It did hurt at first but believe me it really does get easier. I now can run a half marathon in under 2:30. Oh and I'm still over 200 lbs

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This is a good post. For many, obtaining the right information for each individual to lose weight, is the key to their successful journey. There is so much misinformation out there. There is much that is still debatable. There are also nuggets of pure gold. This forum is a great tool for sorting the wheat from the chaff…

A good link indeed, I just might try the grape tomatoes dipped in light cream cheese, tonight.

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Thanks for all the good wishes, on the subject of heart rates, the first run I did with the HRM on scared the life out of me. It was only 3 miles in just over 40 minutes but my heart rate shot up over the supposed max as soon as I started and stayed there for the whole run. I thought I was giving myself heart attacks. It…

At the moment here in France it is pushing 80 deg by 09:00 so I have no choice but to get my *kitten* out of bed and go for my run early. I will be up and running soon after 06:00 I have a great alarm system if I don't get up she kicks me.

Been there, done that. You are sooooo right, some days it has been so hard to get out of the door but once out and into the rhythm it can be so great. At the moment my runs are in rural France running in the early morning to avoid the heat. And although I know it's bad form, when I run I am looking down at the road, I have…

Another walker here. In fact I am a member of the Long Distance Walkers Association here in the UK. Oh and I also run a bit.

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Hi Venus Just saw you post and was going to reply and checked your profile first. What a coincidence, my wife and I also come from Exeter, though we are in France till September. My thoughts on your post are, when I started running last autumn, as a very overweight 63 year old, I had the same problem. Every run was a…

You just answered your own question. Run hard tonight and forget it

When I saw the title of your thread, my first thought was she is kidding herself, no-one burns that much in one day. Then I read what you had achieved, absolutely brilliant. Well done to you. Many years ago I used to do long distance walks in the mountains so I know how hard it can be. You must be so proud of what you have…

Oh yes I still drink wine, but you're right, only on special days now.

Thanks for all of your kind messages

Today I walked 21.3 miles in under 7hrs, not bad for an old man.