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Week 3 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (rest day) Day 2: 597 calories burned (5 mile run, uphill walk) Day 3: 661 calories burned (6.3 mile run) Day 4: rest day Day 5: 576 calories burned (5.5 mile run, walk) Day 6: 415 calories burned (4 mile run) Day 7:calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 2249 Left to go: 1251 Not…

OMG this! I don't know how many times I've freaked out because a car has honked at me, or someone has shouted out a window. I'm in the zone when I'm running, I'm unprepared for it!

Don't run in gear too many times without washing it. Especially if you run in a group. There's a runner in my group I dread running behind, the shirt is particularly pungent and it makes my eyes water. And that's even running through very rural areas with lots of countryside smells.

All of the above, in any shape or form! Except Hersheys. I like chocolate milk in the summer and hot chocolate in the winter. Chocolate brownies are my favourite and I make an amazing Chocolate Torte at Christmas (a Delia Smith recipe) but every one of those pictures you posted made me drool!

Week 3 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (rest day) Day 2: 597 calories burned (5 mile run, uphill walk) Day 3: 661 calories burned (6.3 mile run) Day 4:calories burned (how they were burned) Day 5: calories burned (how they were burned) Day 6:calories burned (how they were burned) Day 7:calories burned (how they were burned)…

Week 3 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (rest day) Day 2: 597 calories burned (running) Day 3: calories burned (how they were burned) Day 4:calories burned (how they were burned) Day 5: calories burned (how they were burned) Day 6:calories burned (how they were burned) Day 7:calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 597…

Week 3 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (Rest day) Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: Day 6: Day 7: Total: 0 Left to go: 3500 I was exhausted all day anyway, but was pretty active at work.

Week 2 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 487 calories (40mins running) Day 2: 510 calories (30 mins runnins, 45 mins weight training) Day 3: 936 calories (80 mins running, 15 mins uphill walking) Day 4: 0 calories (rest day) Day 5: 764 calories (57 mins running, 30 mins weights) Day 6: 533 calories (running) Day 7: 296 calories (an hour…

I haven't heard anything to support that idea, except my own wishful thinking. I only have personal experience, which is that I feel much more lethargic and lacking in energy during that time, which would appear to be a lower metabolism!

I would say running and upper body strength were the things I needed to prepare most. I can't compare, I only did one, in Scotland. the weather was cool (lots of people with hypothermia) and there were lots of hills. But I'm sure it wasn't the hardest one by a long shot, even though it felt it on the way round! Have you…

Week 2 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 487 calories (40mins running) Day 2: 510 calories (30 mins runnins, 45 mins weight training) Day 3: 936 calories (80 mins running, 15 mins uphill walking) Day 4: 0 calories (rest day) Day 5: 764 calories (57 mins running, 30 mins weights) Day 6: 533 calories (running) Total: 3230 Left to go: 270

Week 2 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 487 calories (40mins running) Day 2: 510 calories (30 mins runnins, 45 mins weight training) Day 3: 936 calories (80 mins running, 15 mins uphill walking) Day 4: 0 calories (rest day) Day 4: 764 calories (57 mins running, 30 mins weights) Total: 2697 Left to go: 803

I'd love to know what people have to say about this too. I run half marathons and I want to start lifting heavy, hoping to tone and change my body composition too.

Week 2 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 487 calories (40mins running) Day 2: 510 calories (30 mins runnins, 45 mins weight training) Day 3: 936 calories (80 mins running, 15 mins uphill walking) Day 4: 0 calories (rest day) Total: 1933 Left to go: 1567

I lost internet! Hoping to get it back tomorrow, but I'm still working out even though I'm not always able to post my results. Week 2 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 487 calories (40mins running) Day 2: 510 calories (30 mins runnins, 45 mins weight training) Day 3: 936 calories (80 mins running, 15 mins uphill walking) Total: 1933 Left…

I'm so glad I'm not the only non-breakfaster! I've always struggled with breakfast. Sometimes I can force down a small bowl of cereal or a slice of toast, and if I get up late or eat a mid-morning breakfast I can cope with more food. I'm always hungry before lunch regardless of whether I eat breakfast, so why make myself…

Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Day 3: 179 calories (25 mins 30DS) Day 4: 838 calories (50 mins running, 20 mins 30DS, dancing) Day 5: 810 calories (25 mins circuit training, 50 mins running, 10 mins uphill…

Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Day 3: 179 calories (25 mins 30DS) Day 4: 838 calories (50 mins running, 20 mins 30DS, dancing) Day 5: 810 calories (25 mins circuit training, 50 mins running, 10 mins uphill…

Thanks for the link. It pretty much says it all, and now I'm particularly ashamed about my 6 weeks of the scale not budging last time I hung out here! We just need to stop kidding ourselves. The knock on the head with the common sense mallet is much appreciated! :-D

Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Day 3: 179 calories (25 mins 30DS) Day 4: 838 calories (50 mins running, 20 mins 30DS, dancing) Day 5: 810 calories (25 mins circuit training, 50 mins running, 10 mins uphill…

I did Day 4 earlier. I got as far as day 8 last time, I want to stick it out this time! Well done for completing day 1 yesterday, great start! I wanted to say that do Day 2 even though you'll be feeling sore and stiff. You will loosen up through the workout, and you'll be proud of yourself for doing it. Don't let the…

My fiancé and I shopped for my ring together. It was far less than the 3 month salary rule (it helped we got it in a big sale), but it wasn't important to me to have something expensive, we both agreed we would splash out a little more on our wedding rings later, the engagement ring is a symbol. And I love my ring!

Wow, everyone is doing so well! Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Day 3: 179 calories (25 mins 30DS) Day 4: 696 calories (50 mins running, 20 mins 30DS) - I'll also be dancing later, I'll add it tomorrow.…

I'm not doing very well so far >_< Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Day 3: 179 calories (25 mins 30DS) Total: 939 Left to go: 2561

The more I eat healthier the less I want take out. Though when my family are all talking about what they want to order from the chippy I'm not strong enough! So I eat the food, though smaller portions, and try and do an extra run to make up for it.

Love it! Thanks for the link!

Week 1 Goal: 3500 Day 1: 0 calories (travelling back from vacation!) Day 2: 760 calories (50 mins running, 25 mins 30DS, 10 mins uphill speed walk) Total: 760 Left to go: 2740

My first run 3 years ago was for 5 minutes. I felt like I was about to collapse and I was stiff for 3 days. A week later I could run 10 minutes. I was so proud of myself I pushed further, within another week I could run 2 miles. What I'm saying it when you first start running, the progress comes fast and hard. That alone…

Through Pinterest I found 30 Day Squat, Arm and Ab challenges so I'm planning on doing all of those this month too! I hadn't seen the plank one though, thanks for that!

I'm hooked on almond butter, prefer it to peanut butter by far. I haven't seen any others yet to try.