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How old is your baby? Get a pushchair and go out for a walk with the baby every day. I'm a SAHM and don't always have the time or motivation to go to a gym or whatever but I have two kids, 3 and 6, so as long as the weather is nice (I live in the UK) I do the school run on foot and get my exercise in that way. Little and…
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I have the charge HR, my husband has the surge - he uses his for his business (he has developed a running app - RUNDOUBLE - shameless plug LOL) so the extras like GPS were worth the extra money
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This ... absolutely this! It isn't a race and I don't have a time frame. And being kind to myself, I have two kids (6 and 3) and a busy-ish home life so I do what I can when I can. And my Fitbit ... changed my life and the first time I have consistently lost weight, even if it has been slow and small :)
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Yes! This, totally! Mindfulness ... *kitten* hard but bloody brilliant :)
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Awesome! I don't run well with other so don't agree with the running as a group thing but everything else I agree with :)
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Hide the junk food ... it's bread for me and I can't not have it in the house so it goes in the bread bin with the lid shut so I don't see it. If I don't see it then it isn't there :smile:
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LOL love it! I did C25K a few years ago and remember the same sentiments - I started back into running a bit over a month ago and yesterday I ran 3.3. miles. I'd just been going lamp post to lamp post initially and you'd be surprised at how strong you can be when you're not focused on those numbers :D
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Thank you ... I think I am over thinking it somewhat LOL I've logged it as my homemade veggie soup, which I make with olive oil and then have weighed and measured the meat I've had in my portion. I cook the chicken soup as a one pot affair, I have two kids (5 and 2) so need things to be simple - everything goes in the pot…
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Jumping in here - I've done couch to 5k in the past but now just sort of running! In the last month I have been running regularly 3 times a week, rather than doing C25K again I've just gone with running until I feel I can't any more and I do a combination of treadmill running and road running. I did a slower test run on…
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Don't be scared of progress :) Second guessing yourself is the worst thing! You should be running at your own pace on each session, it is scary when you see the running times go up so quickly but you'll be surprised how well you take it ... keep at your own running pace, slow down or speed up but in that running interval…
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Honestly? Know one can tell you to do it, you'll soon forget. You have to want to do it, and YOU have to tell YOURSELF to do it. Determination and will power and off you go - be honest with yourself every day, even if it means things go in the red as they will from time to time. You don't have to be good 100% of the time…
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*waves* Very late to the group - due 5th March. I had intended to exercise throughout this pregnancy but due to tiredness (I am a SAHM to a rather active, non-napping 3 year old) and nausea I chose to be kind to myself instead! LOL I've only gained 10kgs (approx. 22lbs) so far though so I'm happy with that - my intention…
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Might I suggest that prior to losing the 20 pounds your jeans didn't fit you properly or comfortably and now you're wearing them comfortably? So that effectively you have dropped a size in the sense that you're now wearing a comfortable size as opposed to squeezing yourself into something too small?
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This - who cares what other people burn?!
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This! You don't weigh and measure food forever but do it enough so you realise what a serving is and how much you're putting into your body. You begin more aware of portion sizes. You can also make more educated calorie choices. As someone previously said, not all calorie-dense food is bad for you. And this isn't about…
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Public - I want to, and have, inspired people to join me to become healthier and happier for their families and children :)
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Beat me to it! :) Re your pictures - I think some people are saying the whole "you look too skinny" yadda yadda schpiel because of what you're wearing. The black bikini is figure hugging, well fitted and black and you look quite tanned - whereas the after picture your underwear is looser, certainly the bra (without my…
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Maybe he / she has sleeves and feels cheated that your little tattoo is on show and he / she can't show their's? LOL
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Why not just learn to eat healthy and have a balanced life? What happens when you go finish this diet?! It can't be sustainable!!
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This - what's the point of coming to MFP if you're not going to do what it suggests when you input your own details in? You can't just pluck calorie numbers from the air! And the weight didn't go on quickly so it's not going to come off quickly, you need to allow your body time to adjust first, then start working the way…
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where it says goal calories - that's your net. You input food and exercise and it lets your know in green how much you have left.
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Focus on looking up at the ceiling and keeping your chin off your chest, when you're doing the ab work put your fingers behind your ears rather than holding / cupping your head or as someone else suggested cross your arms over your chest.
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What he said :D
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Nope, guestimate usually. It's not a regular occurrence and once you get into weighing and measuring your own food you can figure out what's in something quite well. Also, if you're really concerned or interested just ask what's in something :) It doesn't hurt and you might find you get a new recipe out of it !
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The number you're given is net so calories in minus exercise calories burnt. A lot of people are given 1200 calories because this is the minimum MFP will tell someone to eat - when you input your details it uses it to calculate deficits etc. and most people at 1200 calories, if they used the formula MFP uses, would have to…
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I did not know that "food" has a watch ... can imagine it going, "Oooooo - look at the time, best get to the *kitten* pronto fellas!" LOL
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Oh yes, I would taste deeeeeeeeeeeeelicious - anyone want to eat me? :happy:
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*shrugs* Because I like it, it's yummy and I choose healthier cuts :) I try to source my meat as local as possible, bit more expensive but it's gooooooood. I have a question - do you eat those fake meat things? Why do they shape them like meat products? If vegetarians are all about animals whatevers then why eat things…
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Couch to 5K - I was bored with the gym and it was a program I could follow
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This! Don't fill your stomach with water, fill it with fuel to get your body doing what it's designed to do - it's an engine and it needs fuel, good fuel, to run properly :)
