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Double edit - read the topic Mike.... Someone kind.

Change your mind set - from 'I need to exercise so I can eat more' to 'food is fuel for exercise I want to do'. Which means the starting point is finding an exercise you can enjoy! Can you play a musical instrument? if so, what?

I would suggest you start by joining a running club.. There is nothing like running with other people to build your speed. From a training perspective - I like the FIRST plan which basically has you doing one distance, one pace and one interval session a week (the assumption is that you do two other training sessions which…

I enjoy running/cycling and want to continue to do so into old age. Best Doughnut filling/topping?

See what works for you, in terms of both energy and 'feeling full'. Generally I find that after a hard work out (+1000 Cal) its the next day that I get hungry.. So I generally spread out my exercise cals over 2 days starting on the day I do the exercise. Anything less than 1000 I tend to eat same. Most days are +/- 300…

Wales. Why did you join MFP?

It depends - sometimes I will go super healthy so I feel in control of my life - in which case probably baked chicken breast, Baked sweet potato and some veggies. Snacking on a small portion of dried fruit. On the other hand - 'bad' food for me tends to be anything on toast (from jam to ham) - I just keep going back for…

Morning at the weekends but evening on 'school nights' as 6am is just too damm early! If you could choose the circumstances of your own demise what would they be?

Poor doing something I love. What was your first pet?

Friend you on MFP, then send a message saying 'Are you in (where ever we are) to make sure you were actually the person I thought you were. Because I'm sensible like that...

One more added... Bucks XC championship - Last weekend Irchester Series round 1 - 20th Jan Irchester Series round 3 - 17th Feb MK Half - 10th Mar Rat Race Dirty Weekend (XC Half Marathon with 150 BIG obstacles) - 11th May Big Cow Sprint Triathlon 1: 2nd June Bolder Dash: 21st June VO's Bedford Triathlon (Olympic distance):…

Bucks XC championship - Last weekend Irchester Series round 1 - 20th Jan Irchester Series round 3 - 17th Feb MK Half - 10th Mar Rat Race Dirty Weekend (XC Half Marathon with 150 BIG obstacles) - 11th May Big Cow Sprint Triathlon 1: 2nd June VO's Bedford Triathlon (Olympic distance): : 5th July Big Cow's MK Triathlon…

Here's an article that covers it... http://www.womansday.com/sex-relationships/sex-tips/8-sexy-ways-to-burn-calories-110923 So, by my calculations that's typically 5 kCals for foreplay and another 10 for actual sex. To quote flight of the concords "Business Time": Making love Making love for Making love for two Making love…

I think most friends/family want to be supportive - but you almost need to feed them the right opportunities - Just tell them when you reach your goal weight or target clothes size - they probably don't want to know each time you lost a couple of lb. Having people who recognise the importance of the small victories you…

Well done. Lots of small efforts add up. Give yourself an hour break and see if you can do another minute.

No problem. Glad to be of help.

Well - they say you should take a 5 minute break every hour - how about you do one trip up the stairs in each break?

I don't want to sound negative but there are not many exercises which burn over 10 Cals a minute unless you are going at them full on. Even then, getting about 15 calories a minute (900 per hour) is pretty much a maximum (I have had machines say I have gone over 1000 Cals an hour but never had a HRM verify it). I would be…

I just noticed something and I have to ask it its true... I was looking at your diary and it says that on the 7th you ate 500g of Brussels Sprouts (215 Cal). That's a LOT of sprout!!! I think if I ate I would be declared a toxic health hazard (but I have stomach issues...)

First, lets start with a positive - You logged everything as you ate it and now you are 400 Calories over and have a chance to do something about it.. This is really important - imaging if you had gone home, had a normal sized dinner (400 Cals?) and then had some snack or another on top of it... Now, worst case, you eat…

What people often forget is that there are Rest days and Recovery days. A rest day means literally 'Do Nothing' A recovery day means 'Do something but don't push yourself to exhaustion' As an example, my training looks something like this: Monday: Track (fixed distance reps) or 5K Pace Run. Tuesday: Turbo (static bike) or…

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"Saddly" i'll be on holiday in Sri Lanka... Maybe next year.

In my experience, it is possible to over train. You will know when you've done it - the first 20 minutes of any work out can be hard but if after those 20 minutes you feel worse than when you started - you've over-trained! You can maximise your work to rest ratio through planning your work outs sensibly - for example if…

Do you think my work will pay for it again?

Congratulations :)

As a general rule - any one day of calorie intake isn't going to make a difference - I am talking extremes here too - you could literally eat nothing or eat twice your allowance and it wont matter - what counts is your average intake - I try and get my average for a week pretty close to my target (+/- 100 calories). The…

Ne? Naughty? Who would suggest such a thing? I would love to visit Australia again but who would pay for it?

I think you need to both take a step back from whatever the situation was which lead up to the insult and discuss what happened. You need to tell him how it made you feel and why it made you feel that way. Don't focus on his behaviour and how he should change - he can work that out for himself. Focusing on what he's doing…

Is this still going? Do you think it will make it to 2014?