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Let's do this. I have never truly tracked the amount of hours I work out in a week let alone a month, so no idea what range this will end up: September 1: 35 minute walk September 2: 1 Hour run and 1 hour walk

I feel like I mostly fall into this category but not fully. I do not think I fall in the fitness industry as OP meant it, but full disclosure I am a Physiotherapist - qualified when I was at my highest weight so make of that what you want. I originally lost almost 70 pounds (200ish to 130ish) in 2016 at age 30. I have…

Ran my first 5km park run in Canada over this past weekend. I only started running for the first time in close to seven years at the end of December 2022, and have been jogging a few times per week slowly building up my cardiovascular strength. I was thus quite happy with completing the 5km in just under 35 minutes. I…

01/01-69.6kg 01/08-68.9kg 01/16-68.6kg 01/24-68.3kg 01/31-67.3kg Goal: 67.8kg Total Jan loss/gain: - 2.3kg.(Ecstatic at current progress!) 02/06- 67.1kg - very happy that there is a small loss despite enjoying some delicious but high Calorie meals over the weekend 02/13- 02/20- 02/28- Goal: 65.5kg Total Feb loss/gain:…

This is a fairly long one. We moved across the world (South Africa to Canada) 19 months ago. When we moved here I was at my comfortable healthy weight - 61-63kg, it would vary a little bit but that was my happy spot. Since initially losing 30kg in 2016 I had at times gained some of it back, and would then work hard to get…

Happy to say, I hit that goal last Thursday and have since jogged 5km straight two more times. Not fast at all: 36-38 minutes depending on the day, but able to maintain the speed throughout. New mini goal is to do 3 sessions of bodyweight training per week and run the other 4 days - hope to reach 8km run by end of Feb.…

01/01-69.6kg 01/08-68.9kg 01/16-68.6kg 01/24-68.3kg 01/31-67.3kg Goal: 67.8kg Total Jan loss/gain: - 2.3kg.(Ecstatic at current progress!) 02/06- 02/13- 02/20- 02/28- Goal: 65.5kg Total Feb loss/gain: 03/06- 03/13- 03/20- 03/25- 03/31- Goal: 63.5kg Total March Loss/Gain:

01/01-69.6kg 01/08-68.9kg 01/16-68.6kg 01/24-68.3kg 01/31- Goal: 67.8kg Total Jan loss/gain: 02/06- 02/13- 02/20- 02/27- 02/24- 02/28- Goal: 65.5kg Total Feb loss/gain: 03/06- 03/13- 03/20- 03/25- 03/31- Goal: 63.5kg Total March Loss/Gain:

Mini goal for now is to get fit enough to jog 5km non-stop. Started getting into running for the first time in over 5 years after Christmas, and can now fairly consistently jog 3km before needing to walk 5 minutes and then complete the last 1.5 to 2km at a slow jog. Hopefully will be able to jog the entire distance by the…

I was looking for a thread like this or to start my own, but decided to rather revive this old one (if for no other reason than that more people can see the beautiful photos in here). I have been struggling with weightless and fitness my entire life (as can be seen by my sea-saw history on MFP). Currently I am at least 5kg…

I have less than 3Kg to go before I reach my previous adult lowest weight. I would love to reach said goal by end of July, as, if everything goes well, I will then be on a plane to a new country and new beginning.

I did my first ever park run this past Saturday whilst on holiday with friends, after a week filled with hiking at least 5-10km every day, and was able to beat out most of our group of friends, most of them on 50 or more parkruns already. (Admittedly, this was not their home run and was a lot steeper and more mountainy…

My mini goal is to not only "survive" but truly enjoy the three days overnight hike I will be doing along with my boyfriend over the Christmas/New Year week. We have done a large number of dayhikes this year, but this will be my first overnighter. Am looking forward to it, but cannot deny that I am a bit afraid as well. At…

To wear shorts without feeling embarrassed. Had not worn shorts for most of my life, so being able to wear it now without feeling self conscious - awesome!

Pretoria, South Africa. 🇿🇦 But have just started application for immigrating to Canada, so hopefully in Canada🇨🇦 by this time in two years 😉 I love my beautiful home country but have to start thinking of my own, and my family's, future...

I bought a pair of size 34 (US 6) jeans 2 years ago when I had initially lost 30Kgs and only wore it once or twice before the summer came. That was also the summer that I started to regain a lot of weight so I was unable to fit into the pair of jeans when winter came around. Fast-forward to today. Decided to try on the…

I did not truly realize the power other people's words will have on my weight-loss mindset. A little bit of background, I was always the chubby child and the fat adult. Everybody knew me that way. Fast-forward to 2016 and I weighed in at around 95kg's (I was deathly afraid of the scale and only weighed in 3 weeks into…

I adore hiking. Try to go on one of the many trails around my place at least once every fortnight and to do a longer hike in the Drakensberg at least once every three months. Such a lovely way to get/stay fit and get closer to nature.

It took me 10 months in 2016 to lose about 58 pounds. I went from 88-90Kg to 60-62kg (so 28kg loss in total). Have been maintaining at between 60 and 65kg for a year (hit 65kg in our winter here in the Southern Hemisphere, but is already back down to 63kg atm) It was done purely through CICO with exercise (mostly…

My final update on this thread... I am extremely happy and proud to be able to say I have been maintaining at between 59 and 61 Kgs for the past two months. It is such a surreal feeling! Thanks to all in this thread who helped to keep me motivated, it really helped a lot! Maintaining is another beast, but thus far it has…

I was in Cape Town for the weekend, and was able to hike both Table Mountain (Platteklip Gorge) and Devil's Peak in one sitting (took 7 hours, and was killer on my legs) - I am 100% certain a year ago I would not have been able to complete either hike; and that would have been such a shame as the views were spectacular!

Thanks. I realize the logic behind the math, but the fear of gaining is very real :blush: But will go with 2000 cals for now and see how it goes...

I am experiencing this exact thing at the moment. Started just under 90Kg at the start of the year. Initially set a goal of 70 kg, as I was under the impression I was "bigger boned" and would need to be at the higher end of healthy bmi to look good/not sickly. Quickly realized I really was "just fat" and not big boned,…

One of the patients at the sub-acute/rehab where I work was quite dissapointed that he could only manage 8 minutes on the treadmill today (at a very slow pace - but post spinal surgery it was very challenging). I encouraged him as much as possible, explaining endurance will only improve with regular exercise. When I told…

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^^^^^^^^ So my NSV is slightly different. This weekend we went camping - an activity we have always loved. But instead of only drinking, eating and swimming (which we also did); We went on a couple of hikes as well! (probably two hours worth in total). And came out of it with awesome memories, and a renewed love of nature.…

Agreed with the rest. This is an awesomely educational thread. Never really thought of the biochemistry involved, but you guys (and the vid) explained it so clearly!

I actually had this conversation with my brother in law the other day. Some context: We are both early 30's and we have both lost around 25-30Kgs (as has my sister - his wife). The two of us were at a bike repair shop taking my scooter in for repairs. The owner has known us for approximately 5 years now, and we tend to go…

Firstly, thank you everybody for the replies. You all pretty much said what my brain thought, but my heart didn't want to hear. I guess I'll pack my running gear in to work, and run immediately after work in that area (which is significantly safer, with quite a number of runners running there at all times of the day). I…

For the most parts comments have been extremely positive. Most want to know "the secret" and seem very disheartened when I explain calorie counting and mfp to them. One lady asked me how long I have been at it, when I replied 8 months she said that's way too long... Haha, 8 months for 25 Kg with only 3kg more to go for…