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Good morning all - first run of 2020 yesterday, 3.1 miles total and ran the whole first mile without walking :) 24 days to get to 1.5 miles non stop, can't wait to get back to normal!

Good morning all, hoping to join in! I'm Amy from UK, tentatively getting back into running since having my daughter 9 weeks ago. This time last year I was running 10 miles at a time easily, right now I can run 0.8 of a mile before walking (still completing 3 miles at run/walk). My goal in January is simply to get out…

Hi! I'm a UK runner, completed my first 10 mile race in March, a 12 hour "frolic" in May (27.7 miles total) and I'm keeping steady for a HM in September with a long run around 9-10 miles :) And I'm waiting to hear from the ballot for London 2019! Add me if you like :)

I have been getting what I thought was hip pain on my right hand side. I've been running since March and am currently back up to 7 miles after taking a physio-recommended rest/cut down. I've noticed the ache coming back from 4-5 mile runs and discomfort/pain from 6-7 miles. I went back on Monday and, after checking me…

Me again! Just thought I'd update :) My hip isn't hurting today although it still niggles if I've been sitting too long but that's fine. Still not running again until Monday now so plenty of time for that to pass and I've been stretching quite a bit every day to help my hip recover. I've also been for my gait analysis -…

Really good advice and I do try and not worry what my run is but when I hear mapmyrun tell me my first/second mile is quite speedy I am guilty of seeing how long I can keep that pace for, rather than think to slow down. I'm going to make more of an effort to do that now I think :) I'm not naturally very competitive with…

I've always lusted for a 10 minute mile as well, eventually I'd like my long run to be around 10 - 10:15 per mile and my short runs to be more like 9:15 - 9:30 but all in good time :) I usually end up, at the moment, with average 10:20 per mile for the first 5 of a long run and then right down to 11 per mile. The 10 mile…

Thanks everyone, I'm taking all your messages on board (as well as seeking advice from runner friends) And taking the rest of the week off and assessing how I feel next Monday. Over the day, the discomfort has eased and I'm over 10,000 steps today so walking hasn't irritated it. Hopefully it's just a signal from my body to…

Thanks everyone! I'll be investing in some new shoes next month then - good thing I have a birthday coming up ;)

My trainers are a 1/2 size bigger than my every day shoe, probably about a finger width of room at the toe. I have had these trainers for a couple of years now with no issues but they've run probably coming up to 300 miles, not including doing other workouts such as home dvd's so maybe it's time for some new shoes?

Update: saw the GP who said that while swollen I could have had it drained but it's too late now and I have essentially a scab under my toenail which will take a while to grow out and it's still painful at times because of the pressure. He has recommended not booking more runs and races until it's healed and easing off on…

I agree with the running volume, it isn't as much as I thought would be "needed" for toenail issues. The shoes should be okay as I got them fitted (albeit at Sports Direct) but perhaps just under 3 hours of running and climbing (and swimming) in fairly new shoes has caused the problem and my runs since have further…

Thank you for the advice - I'm in the UK so insurance isn't a problem and I've made an appt with my GP for next week, just to check it out like you all suggest - I'd rather not lose a toenail if I can avoid it! And jenno369 - good to know someone else has suffered this! I'm sure many other have too but it's good to have an…

I suffer horribly and all I can suggest is to play around with your food and drink the day(s) before and day of? I've not run further than 10k so can't comment on coping with marathon distance but things I've found that help me: Going to the loo that morning! I'm almost guaranteed to not have a problem if I've already had…

Thank you :) I'll see if I can but I work that time during the week and I'm a single mum so finding someone to have the tiny human can be tricky on the weekends. Plus the race is 3rd June, ack!

Thank you all for your replies. Today is my first day back taking the pill and it would appear I actually gain/stay steady before my period and first couple of days and the last 2 days I have dropped 2.2lbs (and finally don't feel bloated!) Will keep an eye on future cycles to see if the same happens :) thanks again!

Thank you :) I just like to know what to expect so I'm not surprised haha

Thank you both, that makes perfect sense. Now you've mentioned it, it would seem like the hip flexor. I'll spend some more time stretching in that area and see if that helps. Thanks again!

I'm feeling sort of similar at the moment but I'm attributing it down to some serious wisdom tooth pain (waiting for referral to have them out - throbbing pain in all teeth on the right hand side and taking paracetomal and ibuprofen every 2 hours alternately to manage the pain, bleh). I'm hungry and I know I should eat but…

Thanks everyone, I'll start by "allowing myself" 50-100 more a week rather than trying to jump up the 250 right away, hopefully that will help a bit more mentally :)

Thank you so much for all your responses. She definitely understands how calorie counting works as she is on here herself and has lost around 7lbs or so. Weight and food has always been a contentious topic in our family, the women particularly are obsessed. My mum is actually a healthy weight for her age and height but has…

Thanks for the moral support everyone - curse our flappy skin! I am already considering moving to 0.5lb/week but my birthday is at the end of July so I'll probably make the switch then (and get some damage limitation in beforehand!) Hopefully one day I will be able to afford a gym and give lifting a go but it isn't in my…

I meal plan mine and my son's dinners for the week on a Sunday night so I usually prelog my dinners and maybe lunch since I mostly have the same thing (homemade soup and some crackers/fruit/eggs/cheese etc). It lets me see how much I have left to play with for breakfast (do I have enough for my granola or is it cheerios…

Confession: I'm a bridesmaid on April 10th and was shooting for a 4st loss by the time the date rolled round (just my original "deadline" when I first started mfp) and the other day I decided to slow down to 1lb/week as I was starting to find the calories (or lack of) a bit sad, so accepted I wouldn't meet my target, which…

Ah sorry to hear you also suffered with a complete a-hole. I do hope, selfishly, that he doesn't come back but I won't stand in the way if he does, just do my best to protect my son and keep things as simple as possible :)

It sucks doesn't it? Don't worry, day to day I'm fine and don't think of it, its the nights I can't sleep and the mind wanders or if, for example, child maintenance phone to say they still can't find him in a job *eye roll* It is less severe than it was so I guess time IS healing, I just want it to heal faster! Confession…

My son's dad is a real douche, he greatly contributed to my PND issues after I had my son (cheating, not contributing to rent and racking up debt in my name, no baby help, verbally abusive, smashed my belongings etcetc). I finally left when my son was 18 months and he has refused to see him since just before his 2nd…

Confession - I used to always be ill with colds, bad throats etc but since starting to lose weight (Sept '14) I haven't been struck down once, despite having a 3 year old who goes to nursery (you know how ill they get!). Anywho started feeling like poo yesterday and woke up with a banging head and dry scratchy throat so…

My step sister first told me about the separate dessert stomach and I stick by it to this day

I'm glad I'm not alone! Haven't seen Masterchef Junior - I know what I'm looking up when the 3 year old goes to bed! Second confession: I was in a messaging group of ladies chatting and doing the weight loss thaaang and it was all good until January when a new woman joined. She gave such terrible advice, all the old…