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Fantastic, you should be really proud of yourself you look amazing.

Hi there, I'm from Altrincham, near Manchester you can add me, I log on everyday :)

Sending a request now, I log on every day and I will keep you going in the right direction :bigsmile:

Try changing small things, change white bread to brown and try to only eat two slices a day, try drinking water instead of fizzy drinks, and try reducing your portion size, look at it as a complete life change not a diet, so just do it slowly you will be surprised at what a difference small changes can make, this will…

It will get better, honest. Try slowing your pace and try to run on softer ground, grass is better if you can. I started C25k and I certainly wasn't a runner, this week i managed to run two lots of 8 minutes in the heat and I loved it, I struggled running 1 1/2 minutes when I first started. Also check your shoes and how…

This is why I love MFP, what wonderful people, I have never met any of you, but you take the time to congratulate me and make me feel I have achieved the unachievable. Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply , and yes I'm still smiling,:bigsmile:

I'm type 2 diabetic, I would suggest logging all food and exercise, reduce carbs and sugar, only two portions of fruit a day. Eat mostly protein and veg, if you need to have bread, no more than two slices a day and try burgen bread or seeded bread. I don,t eat potatoes or rice, if I eat pasta it's only once a week. Watch…

Hi Nathaniel, I am looking to just run, I do want to do some charity races, but I'm not bothered about winning races. I know I have to slow down to move on to further distances and to lose weight. Thanks for the advice, think I just wanted to test my body to see how it would cope, and how fast I could run a mile.

Aww thanks everyone, I just love getting out there. The weather has been a little hot, but I have been going out later in the evening when it has cooled down, I also run along a canal path so much cooler near the water. Just can't stop smiling today.

Yehhhhh!!! 40lbs thats amazing, you must be really pleased with that. Keep going :bigsmile:

I prefer to think on the positive, so these are the positive things I have learnt so far on my weight loss journey. I have learned that it's never a diet, its always a lifestyle change. That exercise is forever; I love running; that I don't need chocolate; eating healther makes your skin, hair and nails look better; don't…

Lol I know what you mean about the toilet trips, I take 2 litres to work with me and I am up and down the corridor about 15 times a day, but would rather have that than a headache!

I am on week 5 day 1 of the C25K, I also suffered with shin splints, I work at a school and the PE teacher told me to ice my shins when I came back from a run and also to stand on the bottom stair, hang my feet half way over the stair then lift and lower toes rapidly for about 30 seconds. I did this every day trying to…

Believe in yourself and thats half the battle. No person on this site is a failure, you are a winner, because you have decided you need to get healther and lose weight. So you have started your journey and no journey is easy. If you carry on you will see results, I have been doing so well, in three months I had lost 30lbs,…

I like that I am an easy going non judgemental person I dislike that I can fly off the handle occasionally

Thanks everyone,I will give it a go

Are you eating a lot of carbs, if so try cutting back on them, are you eating all what you burn, if not try eating some of those calories. Drink plenty of water to flush your system in case you are retaining water, especially if you are eating high salt. Hope this helps, but keep going I'm sure you will start seeing the…

I'm doing this as a lifestyle change, Its also for my health, I am a diabetic, I want to loose weight and get fitter, but ultimately keep my blood glucose and blood pressure down.

If you can remove all the junk food from the house that would be a start, its so hard when you just have one of those days or weeks.I'm diabetic so really shouldn't go near sugar and when I do it sends my glucose sky high, then after a couple of hours it drops and has me craving sugar all over again. Thats maybe whats…

Well done on making that change in your life, it's not easy and good luck on your journey to your goal.:smile:

Hey keep going and get plenty of friends on here to motivate you, keep logging your food. Walking is great for loosing weight, I started the couch to 5k, started mostly walking and little bit of running, I'm on week 5 now and running for 15 minutes, if you would have told me 5 weeks ago I would be running for 15 minutes I…

This is fantastic, I will have a go at making myself some goals, thanks for the idea.

I would just stick with it, don't worry about the speed, maybe try slowing down if anything and that will help you go further, it's stamia your after, therefore you need to slow your speed to increase your distance. Try to have a rest day between each run as this can help also, make sure your have plenty of fluid before a…

Thats amazing, thanks for sharing, all these photos that people post really do keep me motivated to carry on. Well done!

Hi well done on starting your weight loss journey, but remember don't look at this as a diet its a life change, that kind of helps me when I start off. I was diagnosed with diabetes in March of this year, and that was my wake up call, as it is in my family they said I already had the genes, but because I was overweight I…

I have been enjoying running in the heat, but I do drink a lot of water before I go, while I'm running and when I get back. The best place I've found to run is by water, It's a little cooler and shaded by trees, also there is normally a breeze. I always make sure I'm wearing a cap to keep the sun out of my eyes and off my…

If 7pm is your time for snacking, make this your workout time, go for a walk, jog, run, do an exercise dvd, you will find that after 30 minutes of exercise your apertite for snack food has gone. Also ask your parents to put the crisps, chocolates and biscuits in a place and not tell you where there have put them. Make sure…

Well at the moment I'm just loving my running, getting out in the sunshine with music in my ears and the wind in my hair, is bliss. I also do a zumba class which again I love. I think doing things that you really enjoy is half the battle. Not sure how I will feel about running when the wind, rain and snow arrive though,…

My time for wanting to binge is when I get home from work, as I'm cooking dinner, so I normally go out for a run or keep myself busy so I don't think about the food, the worse thing is that you are cooking in the kitchen where all the food is that you want to eat. One of the things I have done is put all the biscuits,…

I think the water thing is vital, drink loads. Last week I lost 5lbs, but I have been running and doing zumba in this heat, so I think that helps, but Sunday we had a BBQ with lots of good things to eat and plenty of wine, so I'm not hopeful for weigh in this week!