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Possibly not the best thing to be crowdsourcing a solution to, we can only go by what you've described! If you can, head along to a physio or gait specialist and ask them to look at / video you on a treadmill. Alternatively, join a running club / running group and ask them for input / advice. Generally the way you get…

Not sure if it's significantly colder where you are, I presume so. My winter gear is bright gloves, a peaked hat (keeps the rain out of the eyes), longsleeve compression top & bottom, bright tshirt and regular running shorts. If it's raining it's raining, you're only wet / cold for so long. But that might be my locale. Oh…

I tend to find that I feel really, really ill after a genuine binge - even having overly fatty or salty foods in a single meal can make me physically sick. While not preventing the craving for food, knowing it'll not end well certainly helps in tapering the binge back to a few hundred calories of excess.

Smartphone + Endomondo, and shell out the additional bucks for premium membership - it's not very expensive, and your phone already has a GPS (usually). It's cross-device (android + ios), has training plans, interval training, audio coach (gives you feedback on pace / speed / distance to go / calories burnt all through…

armband single key, credit card, drivers license and $20 cash are all flat so usually fit. key can also go on a drawstring if you wear shorts with a drawstring, or be laced into your shoe.

Try incorporating some yoga style stretches every now and then, I do the 25 minute one below on my off days, and am much looser on my run days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of2spyCtUkw - rest day (25 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEbmezjb5_E - warm up (15 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB0G-TMv3bg -…

Huge caution: you cannot go from a standing start to 30-40 miles per week, you absolutely will get injured. It's hard to hold yourself back once you've caught the bug, but an achilles injury means 6-10 weeks not running. which means you undo all of your training, and many running injuries are caused by ramping too quickly.…

I used it when it first came out - I think there's been a new release pack that came out since, with some additional voices, but can't remember. Likewise started using it walking but I ended up stopping using it as I wanted to move onto a more structured running programme and increase speed overall, and I couldn't run both…

Hey... I started @ ~118kg (240lbish) and had a foot injury that I thought would prevent me from running... I walked a heap, and started to get faster at walking. One day, walking with the stroller, the kid was screaming away so I tried jogging to see if the additional speed would calm them down, and did 1.1km at a slow…

One does indeed, and thank you for phrasing the question elegantly! Yeah...especially on the long run days (10 mile / 16km +). However your body does adjust over time, and as your miles / kms increase, you'll find you get less tired. Race day is another matter! You will be really, really tired afterwards, and an afternoon…

So...you're asking the community on a site which specialises in calorie tracking whether diet is more important than exercise when it comes to 'success'? Hmmm....let me take a stab at what the answers will be... Seriously though, it completely depends on what 'success' is and where you are in terms of exercise. When people…

I feel your pain, injuries suck. Often injuries come when you ramp up too quickly (mind is willing but the body is weak kinda thing). Exacerbated by the fact you're doing high impact sports like volleyball, squash etc which are not easy on the body. Basketball, netball, football etc can also have this effect. There are a…

According to Livestrong, an ounce of haloumi is 90 odd calories (http://www.livestrong.com/article/193481-halloumi-cheese-nutrition-facts/) and low fat varieties could be as low as 65. The dip has to be like 35 calories on its own though surely? Although it does look like yoghurt dip which is relatively low calorie...…

The first part goes through plateaus here and there but nothing major. It starts to bite about the fifth / sixth week mark, then flows again after that, and then you go through repeated cycles of the same, around six weeks per iteration (before you drop to the next weight level). It seems to go in fits and starts. The…

Before (raw weight).

I think one of the hardest things to get across to new starters to MFP is that lifestyle changes occur over a long period of time, and while we can comprehend a long term goal, we're used to instant gratification - and that's most people's 'weak link' or 'temptation'. When I started MFP it felt very much like someone had…

It's been a while since I was 200+lb but looking back through my track logs I was consistently hitting sub 6 min kms between 200 and 220lb. Lighter than that I did get a lot faster, but the big improvement was endurance, ie holding the 5:15-5:30 pace for 10km or more. Are you using a sports tracker? Many of them have…

Why seems a bit pointless to ask. I prefer 'who'. > who ate the food > who sat on the couch > who took the lazy route that would be me. > who's fixing all the above > who has to make it happen > who gets the benefit when it does that would be me.

Hey all, Richard here. My Endo profile is http://www.endomondo.com/profile/2774500 Melbourne (Australia) - various sports, mainly running but with a healthy dose of cycling and other stuff.

Would love to take you up on it, but am on the opposite side of the world. Would you consider mailing the drinks?

You're doing the right thing, reduce your added sugar intake for the moment. Eating whole fruit (not smoothies or juices) packages up a bunch of great nutrients, fibre etc which are peripherally helpful to overall wellbeing. You may want to reduce your fruit intake over time and move across into veges - I did this over 3…

It's closer than you'll get using MFP's built in calculations and most gym equipment (excluding those with heart rate monitors) I've found it to be pretty accurate on most sports although it doesn't do particularly well in measuring differences in intensity, ie sprint or interval training, and there are some sports where…

What you're describing is yo-yo dieting (diet / relapse / diet / relapse) and what the thread is gently trying to tell you is to change your focus and your habits and you are less likely to bounce back. A restrictive, time-based diet like Atkins may help you lose weight quickly, but it doesn't change your eating habits or…

In general - not for me. foundations are sound albeit nothing blindingly different from other programs. many people go for the novelty factor. some get results, some don't. As per usual what you put in you get out and if that's what you want to do, go for it. I have seen 2 x rotator cuff injuries in friends that do it. but…

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If it persists, see a medical professional (physio is best). Safest bet all round. It sounds like your patella is not tracking right, it's a simple enough fix (rest + strapping) and cross training into the pool. Don't aggravate it.

Few people have responded to this, possibly because they think you're trolling. Why do you want to lose so much weight so quickly? If you read through the Success Stories section in the forums, you'll note that every story takes place over a long, long period of time - 6 months to cut the initial weight, often about 50% of…

well by comparison I do around 8-10 hours cardio per week over multiple sessions. Most of this at moderate - high intensity, ie breathing hard for the duration. Monday: 2 x 25km bike rides (to & from work, mod-high intensity) Tuesday: Run 2.5km to pool, 1.5km laps, run 2.5km home (around 70 minutes) Wednesday: 2.5km laps…

Yes. Better you do scheduled rest days than unscheduled, ie injured.

errr....no, I'm the polar opposite actually, love running, body doesn't love it quite as much though, so rotate between swimming / running / cycling. I do have a colleague who hates cardio though, is quite capable but doesn't see the point unless there's an objective, ie playing football, moving from point A to point B…