revjames Member

As above but I don't do weights. I was 'stuck' at about 188lbs for a long time having come down from 208 a couple years ago. I cut out 'sugary crap' and bread and upped my game so there was at least 1000 calorie deficit every day. In a couple of weeks I'm down to 180lb and the running is improving as a result.

I'll put my 2 pence worth in since lots of people start thinking about making health and fitness changes this time of year. I started out about 3 years ago weighing at my highest point 15 stone or more. Same age as the OP now. What have I learned in the last 3 years? Everything that goes in the supermarket trolley gets the…

liposuction......

I'm following a training plan which involves hill work, Thomas st a bit busy for my liking not to mention long. Perhaps Porthdafarch Hill? Want to join me?

I tried to max my heart rate by going flat out on my treadmill (16K) for a few mins and got to 165..... so you are saying do a 5K - a fast one I take it? or even 3K as fast as poss. will give it a go! the formula I used was 220 - age = 171 - RHR 50 = 121 x 60% - 73 + 50 = 123 @60% which works out at 147 for 80% which most…

have we ever met MrTez?

I was challenged to do this BUT - I am planning to do the Bristol 1/2 on the same day 15th sept if I'm not mistaken. I also registered for the London Marathon - EEEEK but no guarantee I'll get a place.

did my first half in may at age 47 and been running for about a year. wanted sub 2 hrs but had awful pain in the right hip (IT bands) due to lack of proper stretching at the start. Ended up at 2:12 which I was happy with. Brighton will be a fairly flat route? I am training on hilly routes (I live in wales!) and my current…

The only cheat is to yourself. If I overdo things in a day and havent had a particularly physical week, I will run for an hr to counteract it. We have to ask ourselves why we are on a site like this if we are looking for ways out.

I work out in my garage and use a treadmill and a cycle turbo trainer for cardio. I set up a hifi and ipod to start with and later fitted a 26" LCD tv and aerial. I find its too boring to simply run/cycle/walk without another focus.

Whats so special about running? well its a sense of achievement for a start. I started a year ago having struggled most of my life with weight and fitness issues. Last summer on my birthday I ran 13.5 miles in 2 hrs 15 mins - not blisteringly quick by any means but wow what an achievement. Yes the hardest thing is getting…

need to keep the flag flying and morale up for next weeks game against England.....

Gogledd Cymru! - Holyhead Anglesey

I put 25kg of free weights on my mechanical scal and it recorded the weight pretty much spot on. the digital recorded 25.5 so digi will be 2-4 lb heavier than the mechanical

large women hogging tradmills walking at 2mph with their hands firmly clasped on the handlebars instead of walking to the gym or shops in the first place.......

same ruling should be applied to some women and swimsuits......

I'm on 1260 cals a day which seems low BUT now I check the cals on everything I eat and know that I can do an exercise burn to earn more calories. Basic physics energy in - energy out. The defecit is necessary otherwise whats the point?

get a pedometer and aim for 10000 steps per day of which I'm certain the 12 mins to and from work would give you 2000 towards.

I lost some colon and a few feet of small intestine some years ago and was badly constipated having no movement in 3 weeks. It needed to be gentle as I hadnt long had the op. I was given Senokot - which is basically Senna pods which are natural and I was very relieved when it worked after a day or two.

I use my regular bike with a turbo trainer

The rudest thing was said by the BMI calculator on MFP - at just over 30 I was in the 'obese' category although of course I'm 'big boned' so it doesnt count! Pleased to be now merely 'overweight at a 26.6 BMI........

I made a lifestyle choice to change my diet and exercise routines. Christmas and New year celebrations made no difference, I still said no to most stuff people were filling thier faces with and if I did over do the cals I made sure I burned it off on the treadmill. Pretty much same as I was a month ago 182lbs

25lbs off since April, running up to 13.5 miles. Fitter and healthier than ever. Bring it on marathon in 2012

I looked for a healthy take out (something I rarely have) and find the best option is a lamb shish kebab with all the salad and no fries or sauce. Its just chunks of lean lamb in a pitta with lots of salad and tastes great

sorry must have misread this - I thought it said how much of the US gained weigh this Christmas and was going to answer 'most of em' ...... only kidding!

even the salads at McDs have a large calorie count if you have the dressings. Best to just avoid the place and find somewhere healthier! The only thing I have there is the coffee and porridge (oatmeal).... :)

ah OK New Plymouth - west coast a big area....:smile:

I am guessing somewhere like Raglan? or further north Muriwai? I lived in NZ for 5 years - Morrinsville (waikato) and Auckland. An observation about Auckland - EVERYONE gets up early and runs!

Thanks - rarely go more than an hr - for some reason I was motivated to carry on - music helped and I have it really loud and play air guitar and drums while running sometimes! I aim for an hr and after 1st minute I tell myself thats a 60th... 2 mins thats a 30th 5 mins is a 12th, 10 mins is a 6th 12 mins is a 5th and by…

interesting. My treadmill registers approx 700 cals/hr at 10kmh but when I put it in MFP it gives me nearly 1000 so theres a 25% difference between the machine and MFP. Looks like a similar story on the stationary bike then. Its all pretty academic and never going to be 100% its just a guide. Even the food intake calories…