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02/06 9km 04/06 7km Total 16km of 75km for June I'm back at it! I'm so happy with this! I did have a race on 14th June, which has obviously been postponed to November, but I've plotted out a 10K around the Thames and I'm aiming to get out early on the 14th and run then. My pace will be dire (I need race conditions to pull…

I'm another one! I lost 80lb in 2013/14 with MFP. Over the next few years I lost and gained a little, before putting half of what I'd lost back on. Grr. So I'm back to lose the last 40lb again. I'm not doing too badly, I came back in January (as a Resolutioner!) and have lost 29lb so far. I once read on the forums that…

I'm back, after two months away. Thanks for setting this up, @skippygirlsmom. My hip is feeling better and I really want to keep moving. I've managed 75km in May, ramping up from virtually nothing in April, so I'm going to put myself down for the same in June. Hopefully I will be able to smash it.

As long as the whites are cooked, I'll eat 'em all. And now I really want eggs benedict!

I've no solutions for you, but I just wanted to say you're not alone. I'm in London and I'm so stressing about either not being able to buy healthy food or ending up buying too much and wasting some. The shops (last time I went - I'm also trying not to go food shopping much, as per Government guidelines) were bare of most…

I started a C25K programme almost 5 years ago, off the back of losing around 80lb in the previous 18 months. My exercise had been almost all walking, with a little swimming thrown in towards the end. I'd tapped out of the weighloss at around 15lb overweight and I was fairly unfit. I wasn't quite a couch potato, but close.…

01/03 5km 03/03 5km 07/03 5km Total 15km of 80km for March Unfortunately, this is me tapping out for March. The hip is definitely aggravated by the running and I need to get it sorted. The plan therefore is to not run at all for at least two weeks, faithfully do the stretches and strengthening exercises I've found on-line…

Thanks for your advice regarding my hip issues. I'm glad that your hip is feeling better and there's nothing off structurally, I'm keeping my fingers crossed yours is sorted quickly.

01/03 5km 03/03 5km Total 10km of 80km for March Am in a bit of a quandry at the moment. I've got a niggling pain in the hip, it's not much, it doesn't hurt more whilst running (it does when getting up after sitting down for a while), but I'm worried now that it will curtail my mileage for the month - especially now that…

01/03 5km Total 5km of 80km for March Was dead excited to get out today, the weather is perfect - bright, but cool. Finally broke out my new running shoes, but am undecided - my hip has been slightly sore for the last couple of days and my knee came out in sympathy as well. I'm hoping it's not the shoes, so I'll give them…

My last post for the month: 02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km 18/02 5km 21/02 5km 23/02 8km 26/02 8km 29/02 5km Total 70km of 70km for February - goal! Sneaked in the last 5km for the month. I had thought about doing a long run, but then i figured if I just met goal with a 5km, I could…

Yay - thanks, @shanaber! I'm in again - I really enjoyed the chatting this last month. I'm going to put myself down for 80km this month, 10km more than last. I'm hoping with the (slightly) longer month, plus better (read: warmer) weather, I can get out and about a little more. I should also scout around for a 10km race to…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km 18/02 5km 21/02 5km 23/02 8km 26/02 8km Total 65km of 70km for February Well, I did drink too much free wine at the conference dinner, but I did manage to get out on Wednesday morning for a jaunt along the Mersey. I was lucky that the start was a back…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km 18/02 5km 21/02 5km 23/02 8km Total 57km of 70km for February I'm still chasing down that goal - 13km to go now. Unfortunately I'm at a conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, which means both Tuesday (travelling) and Thursday (too tired) is out for…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km 18/02 5km 21/02 5km Total 49km of 70km for February After two mornings of not getting up in enough time to get my morning run in, I bit the bullet and went running at lunchtime. I work in Westminster, London, so I spent most of the time dodging tourists,…

I joined MFP in 2013 at c240lb, it took around 35lb loss before someone mentioned it. This time round, I've lost 12lb from a starting weight of 200lb, and I'm still waiting to hear that!

You can add the exercise minutes and set the calorie burn to zero manually. But as MFP calculates your deficit without exercise, you may find you're losing too quickly, with negative side effects @kimny72 mentioned above.

I make vegetable stock from the outside leaves of vegetables, onion skins, herb stalks, and peelings. Pretty much everything except potato, sweet potato and anything actively mouldy. I store it in my freezer until I've a full bag, then simmer it in water for about an hour and a half. Leave to cool, strain and freeze until…

Breathing whilst running is learned and can take a while to get. But you will get there. In the meantime, as everyone else says, go slower. If you can't hold a steady conversation whilst running, you're going too fast. And I second checking out the monthly running challenge in the challenges forum, everyone is awesome and…

Some brilliant responses here. I'm not a veteran but any means, I started running about 5 years ago and am yet to run much further than 10K. But I would also add to the very wise words above, don't be afraid to repeat a week of C25K, if you feel you have to. Better to take it slower than risk injury. Also make sure you've…

I don't usually listen to podcasts when I run, only if it's a very short one. Podcasts are for commuting and for hiding behind in my very noisy open plan office! When I run, I listen to Zombies, Run!, which is tremendous fun!

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km 18/02 5km Total 44km of 70km for February I woke up late today, but when I saw the beautiful morning, I just had to get out there and do a turn around the local meadow, and I'm so glad I did. @LoveyChar - congratulations on your becoming a marathon…

I love listening to podcasts! I'm in to find some more favourites, as I'm running out again! Some of my favourites are: Non-Fiction Dark Poutine - Canadian true crime This Podcast Will Kill You - all about pathogens and disease The Bugle - satirical news Gastropod - the science and history of food NPR's Hidden Brain - the…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km 08/02 7km 11/02 5km 15/02 5km Total 39km of 70km for February I've been a bit lax this week. Between storms Ciara and Dennis, and some kind of bug during the week, I've only managed a couple of gentle 5km runs. I must try and pick it up next week. Although I'm into the last couple of…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km 06/02 4km 07/02 5km Total 22km of 70km for February I had to cut Thursday's run short as I had a delivery I had to get back for and I felt so cheated, I went out on Friday as well. I must keep an eye on this, as I don't want to over-exert myself and get an injury. Friday morning was icy - it's the first…

A common error on UK foods is the sodium figure being the salt weight, as UK foods have the salt value rather than the sodium value, usually. I notice fibre figures being missed of a lot as well.

I'm 44, started running after an 80lb weight loss (using MFP of course!) 6 years ago. I fell off the good-eating wagon, and put half of it back on, but I did keep running. I run around 40 miles a month at the moment, but am hoping to up that to about 60 miles a month by the time I've lost the weight and maybe, just maybe,…

02/02 8km 04/02 5km Total 13km of 70km for February The weather was perfect, but a bit chilly, this morning. I've been going out around half-seven two days a week, before work, since the beginning of January and it's been awesome noticing the sun being higher in the sky at the same time each successive run. When I first…

Yikes! I'm so behind on this thread already! 02/02 8km Total 8km of 70km for February Really pleased with getting in 8km, although the run was so muddy and I slipped all over the place. The non-muddy bits were really good, though. I might have to find a different route until later in the spring. I realised I'd not posted…

I lost 80lb in 2013 / 14 by logging consistently, eating less and moving more. I've put half of that back by failing to log consistently. So I'm recommiting to logging every day. On the way I've found out what things I can eat to make me feel full, what I have to eat on sparing amounts, and how my body behaves when I start…