Garfy117 Member

I know exactly how you feel - I never feel full, even when my stomach is distended like a python digesting a wildebeest! I have mixed success dealing with it - most days I manage by eating large volumes of low calorie food and doing lots of cardio, but that's not an ideal solution. I think Dave's suggestion of water and…

3 minutes is more than yesterday. Tomorrow it may be 3 and a half - any step forward is a good one - congratulate yourself for what you have acheived rather than beat yourself up for what you have not.

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I'm always hungry :) Sugar-free jelly is about 40 cals for a pints worth...cauliflour and mushrooms also have a pretty low cal-to-volume ratio!

I'm kind of a weak-*kitten*, and I use a pair of 12's. My class does a routine of 30secs each of Snatch Front squat Clean & Press Front Squat Deadlift Front Squat Swing .....and then a 3 minute rest before doing it again. A few reps of that is quite intense for me.

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Illinois - Sufjan Stevens. Never a wrong time for that album!

I have the fitbit aria. Expensive, but hold their value well so not a bad investment. That said, I reckon a cheap pair of callipers might be more use for body fat measurement.

You guys are inspiring - well done!

That is an awesome achievement, well done! I'm not sure longer strides are necessarily the way forward (pardon the pun) though. I think a cadence of about 180 is considered ideal (my problem is my strides are *too* long and not quick enough. Honestly though - run the way that feels natural to you and continue enjoying it!

Congratulations! Exercise is what finally helped me quit smoking. I took up running in a misguided attempt to offset some of the effects of smoking...over time the running made me want to smoke less (I'd think - "I've just put myself through an hour of hell - I'm damned if I'm going to undo all that work for the sake of a…

You've got this covered - you can do it. Every time you stumble a little, remind yourself why you want this, and why it's more important to you than a handful of chocolates that you'll have forgotten in five minutes (then perhaps have one :)). There's no need to deny yourself things forever, and there's no need to beat…

They closed it down and opened a Dominos

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So much this! I look older after losing weight - but I'm happier for it, and there's no way I'd go back.

True. Sorry, I meant not structured in the sense of following a recognised program. I do have set exercises for set days and record results.

Thanks. I'm not doing structured training (I'm not a gym member, and wouldn't be comfortable joining and using weights at the moment), but am hitting the pushups and dumbells as much as I can at home. Just started a kettlebell class as well - hoping to get at least *some* strength before I look into proper lifting!

Thanks guys. I'll stick with the deficit for a while then and crack on with the training!

On the one hand, it can seem a right pain logging every sprig of broccoli...it seems like it'd have a negligible net calorific impact. On the other hand, it must all add up - elephants and rhinos manage to get to a fair old size on nothing but healthy veggies!

I use a bluetooth HRM with my smartphone. I use Endomondo to track activity with it (although there are a variety of other apps that I'm sure are just as good). Works well for me, and synchronises nicely with MFP. I suppose some might find it a pain having to carry the phone around while running etc, but I tend to have it…

Probably a tapeworm.

And me!

Well done - you've taken some huge steps there. I'm an ex-smoker myself and know how hard it is to quit - but it's totally worthwhile. Keep it up!

Feel free to add me. Well done making the decision to give it another go!

Count me in please (not quite there yet but not long now...)

Thanks - sure is a wealth of experience there...looking forward to seeing what I can put into practice!