EllieMo Member

Hi, nice to 'meet' you :) Are you aware of the Team UK Group Forum, lots of us UKers to be found there

Down 11.5 lb but feel like I could have achieved more

I've been doing C25K, I'm aiming for 45 mins for my first 5k! I'm working on my stamina at the moment - most I've ever jogged in one go so far is 9 minutes. once I have stamina and can keep going at a jog pace for at least 30 mins, then I will start working on speed. My best advice, as someone who started trying to run…

As I understand it, HIIT (high intensity interval training) is one of the best ways to get fit and burn calories, and that sounds like what your friend's PT is doing. However, the idea of HIIT is that is is a short but intense workout, so yuo would maybe do 20 mins alternating between high and lower intensity. So if you…

Oh, and until you do start logging everything and know exactly how many calories you really are consuming, I suggest you ignore the advice of anyone who has said "eat more". You need to know accurately what basis you are starting from before you can assess whether you need to increase or decrease.

And this might be the problem - those little bites of cheese or meat or your husband's dinner are probably a lot higher in calories than you realise - cheese in particular is very high in fat and calories. You are probably in reality eating much more than 1200 calories a day without realising it. My advice would be, either…

I log my food and exercise on MFP then transfer the details to a spreadsheet that I set up to monitor my weekly totals

You don't *need* to lose 28lb in 6 weeks. You *want* to. In most cases, that rate of weight-loss is not healthy.

I doubt I'd actually be able to maintain a romantic relationship with anyone deeply religious, as I am a passionate atheist who disagrees with the whole basis of religion. The relationship would never survive the heated debates!!

BMI is a guide only, it takes no account of how much muscle someone has - top rugby players would be classed as "obese" using BMI, when actually they just have more muscle than the average Joe! Look up the ideal weight range for your height, and aim for the top of that, then assess how you feel and look, and see if you…

Probably mostly water retention. Damaged muscle fibres retain water during the repair process so there will be a gain in weight after intense exercise. A loss will show after a few days when the muscles have had time to repair, provided in the meantime you haven't stuffed your face!! :)

It's not that massive :) You've run 8 mins with a short walk between, right? So now you're just bridging that gap between the runs :) You'll be surprised, I reckon. If need be, drop your speed. Ultimately, it should be about doing what feels comfortable - if you really feel like you are struggling after 15 minutes, or…

They are pretty similar, both start you off with short bursts of running with longer walks in between, progressing to longer runs & shorter walks, until you end up running for 30 mins or more. Slight difference in the pattern of runs/walks but the principles are the same. Ease Into 5k links to the iPod app so that you can…

I started at 240 and I am a lot shorter than you!!

Count me in - Southern Toughie :)

Following on from a theme above, I'm in a skittles team, and quite regularly handle my friend Dave's balls. They were quite rough until recently, but another friend tended to them and they are now wonderfully smooth and shiny. Do you think this is a healthy activity for a middle-aged, over-weight woman? :)

Cotswold Olympics, Cheese rolling.... :)

That's one of the ones I can't stop listening to at the moment :) Also still loving Gotye's Someone That I Used to Know

Never! :)

To lose at a healthy rate yes, but to make the most of it is is HIGHLY advisable to lose at 1lb a week as to retain as much muscle mass as possible to ensure you keep the weight off when reaching your goal. The guy exercises, so building up muscle mass. 2lb a week purely by cutting calories I wouldn't advocate, but half…

Generally accepted guidleine is that a safe rate of loss is 1-2lb per week, 1000 cal deficit per day equates to 2lb per week so you're just within guidelines

There's a few of us here, come join us in the Team UK Group in the forums (Community tab)

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Go to "Groups" and search for Team UK, as the name suggests it's a forum full of people from the UK :)

Depends what the goal is, what their current state of health is, etc. Walking burns calories, but will not improve fitness. From a pure weight-loss point of view, walking is a good, low impact source of exercise, but if improved fitness is also a goal, then running would, of course, be better. But it's not something that…

I've lost 8lb since 1 Jan so I'm in the same boat, but I'm not stressing over it - at least I'm losing :) Some good advice from your personal trainer friend

This is why I view my calorie consumption over a week rather than a day. I aim to have a 7,000 calorie deficit over a week, and i am aiming to achieve that by 3,500 calories in exercise (3 gym workouts and a long walk at the weekend are getting me roughly there!) and 3,500 calories through cutting down on food. If I viewed…

i'm the same height but heaver than you and I am keeping my net calories at or around the 1200. I increase the amount i can eat by exercising

Don't obsess about it. Draw a line under yesterday, get back on track today.

Anything provided it is within your calorie limit for the day/week/whatever period you measure over, and isn't likely to keep you awake!! The only issue with eating late is that it may cause indigestion.