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Do: Take responsibility for your own actions. Don’t: accept failure, it becomes a habit

I like to work by the week, quite often net is under my daily allowance, but this leaves room at the weekend to enjoy some social time with family and friends. Whilst I still watch what I eat and track it, this includes the alcohol consumed. I know this works for me and allows me to keep sane as social life is important to…

Have a Polar H7 Bluetooth HRM Excellent piece of kit, works both Bluetooth with the iPhone and the apps available on there and the unit has the usual transmission able to communicate with the standard gym equipment. The unit is comfortable and reliable would recommend, and at approx £50 fro Amazon, you can’t fall off.

A new Mountain Bike for my coast to coast challenge as the challenge is the ultimate goal I am looking to achieve.

Live and let live, if you want to post on a forum that is fine, however people are entitled to offer an opposing opinion. May be the threads should have a special option button to state “only post, if you are a toady, lacky, sycophant who will agree with everything I say”. That way all you sensitive soles who post without…

How did you get Fat. Personally as a youngster I played every sport going, spent most of my life out side playing and did not have to look after my own food (thanks Mum) Late Teens saw the introduction of a good weekly wage and the attraction of party life style, lots of booze and late nights, put on a few pounds but…

Reason Lost 75lb Jan 2010 to May 2010 maintained weight till Aug 2010, was told by doctor not to run anymore. Action Thought sod it, let the food intake overtake the exercise and living calorie expenditure, as I pretty much give in after this and used it as an excuse to eat and drink and do nothing. Result Here I am again,…

HI Did mine by reading up on the idea behind the programme and just listening to music and listening to my body, doing the running / walking bit. Ran my first 10 K 12 weeks after my first run. So must have done something right, good luck

Here we go again; When an opinion is in the minority it is therefore wrong, the views expressed by both sides are just that views, FFS people can disagree amicably and to be fair to mum212, the delivery of her opinion beat around the bush and attempted to sugar coat her opposing argument, she did not belittle people or…

WW/MFP I have the greatest respect for WW having lost 75lb with them 2010, the structure gave me the means of controlling what I ate and made me think of options to increase volume of food whilst remaining within a controlled amount of calories. For me I knew from past experience that coupling the eating programme with…

I have the polar H7 Bluetooth HRM Whilst using the machines I have, Bike , Eliptical and Rowing machine I have found that the HRM consistently reports that I have used less calories than the machine reports. The most accurate is the concept II rower, typically 20-30 cals more shown on the display of the machine rather than…

Spanish Style Pork: (Pork chops trimmed of fat, chopped tomato, onion, frozen peppers, garlic spicy paprika and smoked paprika, with chopped fresh red chilli: Roasted in the bag) Basmati rice with Tomato, onion, small amount of chorizo and mixed steamed veg

Ladies: I am not a professional, how ever if you would like to post your picks I will gladly look at them and make suggestions 

Doing a Whitehaven to Sunderland coast to coast cycle ride in July, my aim is to loose 48Lb by then. Started 7th Jan 18lb down, 30 to go, realised spending money to save weight on the bike was no where near as effective financially or physically when I was carrying 40lb+ extra. Weight loss is not everything on this…

Hi MHR can vary, here is an extract from the training guide from concept 2 the rowing people (hope this helps) Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) Maximum heart rate will vary depending on what you are doing to bring your heart rate up. Running will elicit a higher maximum heart rate than rowing which in turn will elicit a higher…

Hi Started running at 276lb in Mid Jan 2010 Completed my first 10K 09/04/2010 in 1:04:49 mapped by run keeper. Completed my last June 2010 57:04 (This was coupled with a Weight Watchers diet, which up to May 2010 I had shed 75lb starting Jan 2010.) before the Knee problems hit, had to stop running following doctors advice…

Get a grip!! Personally I think the post has been fun and with some useful advice, anybody looking for the miracle answer in a bunch of posts from a free fitness site needs to take stock and have a word with them selves. Take advice for what it is, well meant conveyance of someone’s experiences, most of its well know to…

There are a couple of others worth adding, namely The Fat Myth Muscle does not weigh more than FAT, it occupies less space and is more dense, 1lb of FAT weighs the same as 1lb of muscle. If the scales don’t move or go up and some one tells you its because muscle weighs more than fat and the three times a week you go to the…

“Hm. You had me until the words "hung up", as to imply that those of us who prefer the softer approach are stuck. Your statement that soft approaches lead to failure are also ridiculous.” “Whilst others are hung up on semantics and the lack of being able to apply tone to posts, this is also interesting and offers insight…

Thanks for the responses guys, there are some very thoughtful replies. It’s good to see people’s opinions on the approach to dealing with failure, as with most things in life it is not always black and white. My post was to canvas opinion on how as an individual you prefer to be treated or treat yourself, its good to see…

Hi 6'2 44yrs Currently residing at 255 from 267, 2 years ago went from 276 to 201, exercise was running and weight training with the odd cycle thrown in for good measure. I was told to stop running about a year a go and well used this as an excuse to give in hence current weight. Don’t think I would like to get as low…

Have a similar story to most, packed in smoking and put on 3st, not good as I was already a couple of st over weight. So decided to do something about it, went to WW and started to shed the pounds, during this time took to exercise namely running, weight training and cycle. Did the couch to 5K at a weight of 19st 10lb,…