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One of the worst things about anxiety is how isolating it can be so this thread is great, thank you Suzuki4life7 :smile: It seems to me that people can get anxious over almost anything some things lots of people can relate to, others not so much but its all very real and very limiting to the person suffering from it. I…

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Im going with a charge 2, as its always getting good reviews from just about everywhere. I would like an apple watch but im concerned about the battery lifespan, i would not be able to justify a new £300 watch every couple of years lol and god knows how expensive it would be to have it replaced at the apple store, i'd want…

Exercise is THE best stress buster! endorphin's are the feel good hormone and exercise also improves your quality of sleep which is another good way to combat stress. Meditation and yoga are excellent for relaxation but need time and space to fully benefit, I swear by my static bike and used to love my treadmill for a…

I think there needs to be a sticky about this because so many people experience the same problem and for some it is totally demoralising! I think we need to change the mindset of instant results that all the diet advertising companies have brainwashed us with and acquire a more realistic attitude towards a trend over time.…

Haha, indeed! I think I might just be over-complicating things at this point trying to keep track of every little bit of progress probably isn't necessary and just doing as much as i can every day to keep active is plenty until i get closer to my goal weight, pretty much anything i do seems to be shedding the fat pretty…

Thanks for the responses! That's the goal, I've always enjoyed cycling and would like to join one of the clubs local to me eventually but at the point i started this i was pushing 19 stone and in the worst kind of physical condition i have ever been in. In my mind however i'm still 20 and able to cycle 20 miles without…

awesome i'll take a look to see what i can find thanks for the advice.

Bumped and ty to the OP wish I'd read this sooner

Lmao wow you guys need to look at yourselves a bit. Why vilify a person for making a Mistake AFTER They already apologised and retracted the original statement? People that highlight where I say "cola dinks should be avoided if possible" but neglect to indicate that I stated that was my own opinion and nothing more. Anyhow…

Saying that it does not directly add to calories does not equate to it does not contribute to weight gain. These studies claim a direct correlation (and there are plenty more) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3714671 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18535548 A lot of the other pieces I've read seem to suggest its…

Of course I wasn't suggesting that, the OP said they felt guilty about drinking Diet Coke, i then read a bunch of responses saying there is nothing wrong with it, go ham. The natural devils advocate in me wanted to point out that it isn't perhaps the healthiest of drinks and although it might not directly add calories to…

Haha whoa! ok it appears I read something about aspartame (from several sources) and didn't fact check, for that I apologise and retract my comment. It seems that the negative stuff has only been observed only in rats and never in humans and some people have cherry picked certain info to make it sound worse. The info on…

I am a pepsi max addict, im gradually reducing how much i drink from 1.5-2 litres per day to around 500ml at the moment and within a week or so i will reduce that to none. There are lots of studies that suggest diet drinks are directly linked to weight gain Caffeine on its own is a nasty thing to consume regularly,…

Hi! I'm intermittent fasting 11 days in and 6 lb down with around 80 to go. This has so far been the most tolerable and effective attempt at weight-loss I have ever tried, I started with 30 minutes cardio per day and am now up to 60 minutes and am starting to work on intensity. My diet is not ideal but getting better all…

ACK! I'm back... after a difficult break up now a single dad and heavier than ever. I started intermittent fasting last week and didn't do as well as I expected, so I started using the app to measure my portions and log my meals/exercise. Im now down 6lb mid-way through my second week, it's going really well but I still…

Some more anecdotal evidence here, I went to my GP as I was being treated for another condition. At the time i was obese and smoking around 10-20 cigarettes per day. In order to help my other condition he told me i needed to lose weight but that as smoking is ultimately more harmful to me at that time, i should quit…

Hi Ria im from Surrey nr London :) anyone feel free to add me, it helps keep me motivated lol

There doesn't seem to be a one size fits all answer to this question, the whole thread was tldr so i apologise if this has already been said. I didnt gain weight in a short period of time, I come from a fairly fattish family and have been accustomed to eating large portions for my entire life, when i started logging my…

Great job! :0) i think thats roughly the distance i was covering as well? Its a really good program, i didnt realize i was making any progress until i repeated week 3 after doing week 4 day 1 and taking a couple of weeks off. It was so much easier! Keep up the good work :0)

Still feeling sore from last weeks over exertion, so im holding off the running for a little longer but will be cycling for the rest of this week to keep the cardio going :0) will get back to C25K WK5 D2 next wednesday. Hopefully ill be getting a pari of newtons soon as well so that should help my running along as well...

Unfortunately my HRM doesnt give a calories burned reading :0( So i was going to use the heart rate to judge how much effort i was exerting as what i think is intensive and what really is might be two separate things lol

Great! I shall give it a go tomorrow and see how it goes :0)

HOT! great job :0)

Providing i can swallow the foul tasting crap i do ok with it LOL I *foolishly* bought three tubs of this stuff because i figured "well, its gonna get used and it says chocolate on the front, how bad can it be??" to begin with when i was trying to bulk up a bit i took it every day but now im just using it on swim and gym…

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