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My husband is about an inch shorter than I am. I never considered it an issue at all. For me it was all about the personality/ person. Yes he is confident and has a great sense of humor which were likely what attracted me in the first pace- along with us both loving Science!

Yes it can be from change in diet/ exercise. Our bodies can hold off when we change things up as it wants to make sure were not going into famine or anything crazy. Make sure you are fueling your body enough. I also find if I eat low fat it messes with mine, so make sure you are getting plenty of good fats. I wouldn't…

1) age: 20's 2) 87kg (192lbs) 3) Western Australia 4) activity level: moderate 5) 3-4 times per weeks 6) Yes 6) Dinner 7) 4 or 5 8) 2 liters/ day (68oz) 9) Have a small portion 10) Steak & salad

Not initially as I am otherwise healthy (other than being overweight). However about 6wks in I did see my doc for other reasons and had blood tests done for possible PCOS. So I did discuss with doc then what I was doing etc. If you have any medical things which could effect you then see your doc. For most ppl changing to a…

maintained a jog for 5km (42mins). Sure I was slow but hey I kept going :) 7wks ago I struggled to run for more than a minute or 2 at a time

The best way is to eat well at your recommended intake. I don't have any special tricks except log everything (weigh & measure) everything you eat/ drink to be sure you are getting what you think you are. Exercise is also great & I find I feel so much better although technically it is not required to lose weight.…

Hey I'm 25, 166cm, in Australia also. Starting weight 98kg and down to 88kg now :) Initial goal 68kg (subject to change once I get there :) I log in everyday Feel free to friend me

I only started running 6/7 weeks ago and have now hit the ability to maintain a jog for 30mins continuously. I was about to sign up for my first 5K but my sister convinced me to sign up for the 14K with the priviso that I only have to run for the first 5K and after that I can walk/run as I choose for the rest. At the…

So far: an automobile tire Gees that makes it seem a lot!! Still a way to go. Aiming for an Irish setter

My husband is also very supportive of my efforts. He's not in-my-face or anything as I don't do well with that, just generally telling me its great when I go out for a run and he is happy to eat whatever I eat so meal prep is no issue. For me having a supportive partner for meal prep makes it so much easier as I never have…

near the top of your page it has home - recent posts- my topics- settings -search - moderate click on search and type in PCOS. there are multiple groups you can look at and join which ones you want. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS (mild/moderate symptoms). Yes it is good to know about and there is huge amounts of…

There will be others who are much more knowledgeable than I am but I will get the ball rolling: 1) If you can ride 40miles now and build up there is no reason 80 is unreasonable. 2) Clip in pedals are amazing once you get use to them- the amount of extra power that I get is certainly worth the time to learn. Just start on…

Limit running with a puppy until they are fully grown (1-2yrs) as the extra pressure is not good for their joints. This is the reason many dog clubs (including my local one) do not allow dogs under 18mths to do agility classes due to the jumping involved. Larger dogs need to wait longer. Train the puppy so they are use to…

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Although I don't have this problem: I try and prelog my food the night before or in the morning so I spread it out and allow enough for dinner. This avoids hunger as I only have a couple hours between snacks/meals. If i'm looking on the low side for the day I add in oil/butter for cooking or have some nuts. Very easy way…

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Go for a tampon. Menstrual cups can be a lot of effort to get use to and if you have never used them before I wouldn't try to just for this. (Certainly give them a go if you want but I needed time to get use to the damn things). With the tampon if you can feel it generally that means you need to insert it further. Give the…

Welcome I'm newly diagnosed, 25. feel free to friend me :)

Last year I did a couple of mini tri's. I am big busted aswell. I wore my standard sports bra under my 1 piece bathing suit with a pair of quick dry shorts. I simply put on a sports top (with built in support) at transition to ride & run in. Yes I looked weird with my sports bra obvious under my bathers (it showed) but it…

I'm new to this all too but I have set mine to 15% carbs as a goal. For me it doesn't matter if I go over that but I set it low to give me something to target. So this is ~50g-70g/day and I am definitely getting better at keeping it low. Some days its around 100g but I don't mind. I don't know how much it is affecting my…

Yay :) finally have it working!! Thank you

I don't run with my phone so I just downloaded the myfitnesstips.com couch to 10K and altered it to suit me (basically I got rid of the easy weeks). There is a CT5k on there as well. I just look at the times I need to run and use my HRM watch. Not at all difficult to follow. But if your someone who will do better with your…

Eggs just got put on bench :) Thanks!!

I use a Sunnto M1 watch & HRM when I am exercising. Pretty accurate it seems. I tested it against my sisters much more expensive HRM (can't remember brand) and was very close. I always change the time I exercised for in MFP to align calories burnt according to HRM. I put in my weight, max HR, resting HR, fitness level in.…

SW:216 CW:198 Average loss per month:approx 6.4lbs For me so far (11 weeks in) it has been fairly steady overall but I have weeks where it is about 1lbs and others 3lbs even though I am eating & exercising the same.

also check out http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/ just click on the muscle you want to focus on and then on the left you can choose the type of exercise & uncheck any equipment you don't have. You will be left with exercises for that muscle group using only the equipment you specified

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It depends hugely on your health & fitness level. Agree that you should ask your doc. 10 weeks ago I was 216 (5'5") & pretty unfit. My heartrate was reaching 180+ fairly quickly. Now It is hard to get it above 170. I initially just did ALOT of walking to build up some level of fitness & now I am running. Just don't push…

Sense of humour is critical but so is a reasonable level of intelligence. I couldn't be with someone who I couldn't have a decent mentally stimulating conversation with

I've just finished week 4 of a couch to 10km program. As I was already comfortable to power walk for over an hr I went for the 10km rather than 5km goal. Agree with others these are great to get you into running :) Good luck