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I find it easier if there's no bulk packets of biscuits, chocolate etc in the house, so if I want those I always buy just a single portion and nothing more, so I don't keep eating it. If there's only healthy food and snacks in the house, that will go a long way. Also, when I go shopping I sometimes estimate how much money…

I had a look a while ago at those. There were some not so good reviews for it on the Big W website. Maybe check there for peoples experiences? also maybe productreview.com.au

I use these too! they are super easy and yummy...and best of all, low calorie! I actually lost my first 12kg before I tried myfitnesspal, by eating from these books each week and some other low gi cookbooks/just trying to keep my eating low gi. I also really like Donna Hay's Fast, Fresh 7 Simple. There's some pretty…

Fantastic work! definitely motivating :) love your hair too!

I'd suggest start out by going for regular walks, that is how I started from an almost completely sedentary state. I've now run a Marathon. Try for 1 hour brisk walks, a few times a week- these burn plenty of calories, are low impact, and still reap plenty of exercise benefits, including improving mental health. Once…

I have been losing weight throughout half and full marathon training, but I think its best to try and knock it out in the early stages of training. The first 4-5 weeks, ideally. That is what I've read. Its probably going to be a different experience for everyone, but you will know when its time to increase your calories, I…

I think that it is sometimes a physiological thing. I bawled my eyes out in the last 4km of my 44km race last weekend. I don't know why, nothing really happened to cause that. I think my brain just received a signal that the body was at its end of coping.

It's gross, but I survived last winter training outdoors in a pair of cheap fingerless gloves. They were handy for wiping away the constantly runny nose.

I finished a 44km last weekend, and I have definitely felt a bit like a part of my life is over and I guess a few days were like a downer. I was randomly distraught and cried (out loud, ugly cry in front of people haha) at the 40km mark and I think that it was partially a physiological thing, because I mean logically at…

I love this. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/strawberry-oatmeal-breakfast-smoothie/

Lentils, black beans, chick peas, mung beans, that sort of thing. Could add them to soups and other recipes to bulk up your iron count without really changing the flavour :smile:

It motivated me for a good few months to have a fitbit, but now I don't use it really... I find little point in counting my steps, I have a watch with a hrm for my workouts to help me log more accurately, and that's all I need. I motivate myself, though it is occasionally nice to see large calorie burns etc on it, but that…

I just made my first bento box today, after getting the idea from mfp a few months ago and hunting around for some accessories and things. Veggie Cutters are from Daiso, and Rice moulds and Fuel bento box from ebay. Cheers for the awesome idea.

I'd suggest pre-planning meals...might alleviate the whole "omg what else to eat to make up ALL those calories" issue. Something I find chews the calories are smoothies, and nuts. They don't really fill me up and can knock out cals pretty easy and can be taken with a meal. Also, large breakfasts are ideal because you burn…

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Thanks. I agree with you, but with the spate of recent murders of young women in my country (One was exercising in a park in broad daylight) and also issues with some Islamic extremists, I am thinking that despite the fact there's probably always going to be people out there willing to hurt others, and that what we wear…

You look really great in it, but personally I vote no. I think if it's in a gym or out in public it could solicit unwanted attention, and safety is very important for females running or training alone. I have had an incident I needed to report to the police when I was training alone at my local track just in 3/4 leggings,…

Paw paw ointment seems to work okay for me, both for prevention and treatment. I have the chafing as soon as my runs reach about 15km but never on smaller runs :|

I get it a bit, I'm 4kg bigger than the minimum weight for my height according to bmi, and I want to maintain at around the minimum, because I have a small frame and I also want to be faster, for my running. If you feel happy with how you look at your maintenance weight and are perfectly healthy, tell them so. People like…

Thanks for your suggestions guys :) I like the idea of maybe trying to run the 32k over a longer time, yeah I'll definitely think about it and see how I could possibly pace it. I normally plan out all of my food and every detail about race day and carb loading and everything, it still didn't calm me lol, guess I'm just…

I have read that an incline of 0.5-1% helps to mimic natural ground conditions. The main thing I'd do is try to vary it up a little, because the impact of hard surfaces and any elevation in the course may make the race more challenging than training, and it could be harsher on your legs, especially if its a road race. I…

I have a friend on my mfp friends who is 50 and just completed her first Half! (She actually also kicked my butt on my first finish time and I'm half her age lol) Never too late!. All the best with your 10k :)

I did it for my first Half Marathon, and I am doing it now for my first Marathon. I think I will just do it for my first's :) With my Half Marathon, which was last year, I fundraised for the charity that does all of the volunteering for the actual event, handing out your drinks at the stations, race packs, everything. (A…

I ran my first Half Marathon in October 2014, at the Melbourne Marathon Festival, and it took me 2:48. Two weeks ago, I ran my second (Just in week 10 of my 20 week training plan for my Marathon) and it took me 2:16!

I had it happen once, at a recent race. I guessed since it was only a small event, they didn't have the power to stop people from driving in and out of there, and we had to just be considerate of other people using the public space-there were also people walking and running around as we did the race in the park. It was a…

The reality of life is, that other people have got their own, different goals, and temptation will be around you, always. My partner is trying to gain weight, I know the feeling, but I make sure that I choose for MYSELF, bring my own healthy snacks and we'll eat out at places where we both can choose something according to…

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I've always had large calves, no matter how thin or big I got, and they haven't changed much during my 22kg weight loss, neither have my thighs, more so just toned up a little bit and look more athletic. I don't really mind anymore, I think that's just the body shape, it is somewhat out of my control, and I think that at…

Don't worry about one day- you have another 6 in a week to balance out your calories, and probably many, many more days that won't be the easiest to manage, along your journey towards achieving your goals. It happens to most of us, and just like one healthy meal/day won't make you automatically thinner, neither will one…