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There's a great FitBit Users group here on the forums. The stickied threads will tell you all you need to know :) http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/443853/welcome-to-the-fitbit-users-group-and-how-to-get-started

Put your stats into MFP and set it to lose 1lb a week - it does all the hard sums for you!

Fill in your profile so we know a bit more about you, open your diary so we can advise you and make lot of supportive MFP friends. These will all make it easier and demonstrate the effort is worthwhile. Check out the Success Sorties if you want proof it works and motivation. Don't worry about carbs and stuff unless you get…

As a veteran runner, I tried Stronglifts and NROLFW and didn't get on with either - I just didn't have enough time and didn't want to be stiff for important running sessions. Instead I started running-specific resistance training, and yoga, which together keep me strong, flexible and injury-free without getting wobbly…

I have a FitBit One (Flex would be no good to me, I have to take anything I'm wearing on my wrists off to work) and love it. It's a reminder that even if you do a hard hour-long class, the activity you do through the day makes more difference.

What a fantastic achievement, thanks for sharing!

Search for you local youth athletics team; most athletics clubs have a youth group. Best of luck to her!

Wow, you look A-freaking-mazing and 20 years younger. Go you!

So sorry to hear about your dad. My dad recently had kidney cancer and had one removed, and tests are showing the other hasn't stepped up to the task so he might need to start dialysis soon. When I lost my mum to Alzheimers I ran in tears for weeks but found every step so hard. Eventually I ran the London Marathon for the…

First up, do you really want to run? It isn't compulsory, and there are plenty of other exercises you can do if you just don't get on with running. If you decide you do, as others have said C25K is a great way into it. Take it at your own pace, and repeat weeks if necessary. Here are all my beginner's running tips.…

Well done, you look great!

I forgot to feed your goldfish, but you didn't notice I bought a replacement from the pet shop.

Schedule in regular workout times, but have a backup plan. Say you usually work out in the evenings but you have a late class, so get up early or go for a lunchtime run instead.

Also run tonight and Wednesday just to remind yourself you can, then rest up until Saturday.

Do the 5K, treat it as a training run, walk when you need. Your first 5K will always be a PB and will give you a target to beat next time... when you train properly, right? More regular exercise will help the bingeing, as will tracking every single mouthful on MFP before you eat it. Good luck :)

Run the hills, but slow right, right down when you get onto the longer intervals. Then totally rock the flat course!

What time's your last meal? How about splitting your dinner into two servings and having one the time you usually crave a snack?

HIIT burns slightly more per minute than steady-state cardio, but you can't keep it up as long, so you won't necessarily burn as many or more in total. However, there is some evidence that it doesn't make you feel as hungry and has other favourable effects on health and well-being.Good Q&A here:…

I'm back! Just a pound down, but waist down to 39" and belly noticeably flatter. I haven't counted calories this month, but I think being on holiday and running every day, and just not sitting on my bum at a desk all day made the difference! Anyone up for October? Before: After:

You're well on track. Slow is good - when you find it hard just go slower. Speed will come in time, get the distance under your belt first. Do double check you're running for distance rather than time though. For my first 10K I'd trained up to an hour but the race on a hilly course took me more like one hour 20 minutes!

That's awesome! The hour barrier is a huge mental and physical one, well done.

Try blending some into pasta sauce to start with, then add finely chopped veg into soups, stews and sauces.

The 10 Minute Solution DVDs are really cheap from Amazon, and many are low-inpact and don't need a lot of space. You can combine them up into workouts up to 50 minutes.

Morning bare belly babes! How's it going? I had to take a couple of weeks out with crippling lower back pain, but I'm back and at it again now. Managed to keep those three pounds off despite suffering a birthday in the meantime! First day back in the gym for ages yesterday - I thought they'd put the bunting out! DId some…

Thanks for this. I think we've walked more together (without a pub at the end!) over the last week than at any time over the past five years! He's a chef and currently unemployed because of his condition and he cooking and eating more at home than he has for ages. He'd got very thin through just not being interested in…

Great ideas, and fantastic reminders of why I stayed here so long and why MFP works when you stick with it, thanks pals!

Food (and wine) is just too damn tasty.

By some miracle I've lost three pounds. Though I haven't weighed myself after last night's accidental pub trip and the subsequent hangover gorging, oops! I did get out for a run on Wednesday. I feel a DVD workout coming on tonight as I can't see myself leaving the flat again once I've closed the door!

About an hour and a quarter each way - walk, train, tube and sometimes bus. There's a dozen different combinations to get to my workplace but they all seem to work out about the same!

My ultimate trick for a beginning running outside it to wear a digital watch. When you want to slow to a walk, turn around and head home or just look like a pro, look down at your watch, nod knowledgeably and do your thang. You'll rock this :flowerforyou: Look up C25K (couch to 5K) for timings of said slowing to a walk!