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Jumping on to see if anyone has any feedback - I'm going to start an elimination diet based on FODMAP to see if I can figure out if diet is exacerbating IBS. Am also vegetarian!

Thanks Abingdon people - have just added you both! :) -

Hi, I work from home and am sat at a desk a LOT so bought a fitbit to help me to remember to get up and get moving! I think I need some friends to get a bit of a competition going so feel free to add me! https://www.fitbit.com/user/2Y7NLG

Hello, I'm the same, I've been doing this on and off for a few months (mainly off!) and predictably keep losing and gaining the same three pounds. Need to get to grips and do this properly, and I've got 28lbs to lose ideally...

As soon as you abstain from anything some people can get a bit threatened and defensive and try to knock you off. I've been veggie all my life and people instantly start banging on about how I need a nice bit of dead cow or a bacon buttie, and when I went vegan it was worse and people were actively trying to get me to…

I've been doing couch to 5k too. The first week was hellish, I could barely run for 60 seconds, but it's really progressive and if you stick with it (and re-do week 1 until you're comfortable with it) you'll get there. I haven't been as dedicated to the schedule as I should have been but am doing the race for life on…

"I have also found that if your muscles are sore from a workout the day before, you will also be a bit heavier the next day" Well that would make sense, I did the 30 day Shred yesterday and I can barely walk today, my thighs have gone solid! Wonder if that's anything to do with it... Thanks for all the feedback, you've all…

Well, I have to say, I'm going to leave it for today and pick up again tomorrow. I've seriously knackered my thighs, am really struggling getting up and down the stairs! I did go for a long walk this morning to make up for it, but it's knackered my training for my run a bit as I really wanted to get out today and there's…

I'll go with water weight, thanks both. It is a bit dismal, and I get all discouraged and think about doing radical things like eating nothing but baked potatoes and beans or protein only, but I really don't want to... I didn't get to exercise every day last week so will try upping that and see what happens. Thanks for the…

I'm not sure, I've wondered this. I guess so long as you've eaten a sensible amount you could choose not to eat them? You don't want to go too low on the calories though. Not very helpful, am interested to see what other people say about this...

Erin - fab post, thank you - I will check out your blog! Really appreciating all the comments and feedback, thank you everyone. Just back from the gym and am feeling really good so determined to make this a habit. Don't they say that takes 30 days?

morganadk2 - thanks for those links! It's interesting actually, because there were a couple of days where I ate under my calorie allowance and that combined with three half hour runs probably left my body wondering what's hit it! Anyway, am feeling slightly better about it as have lost just over a pound since yesterday,…

Thanks for the replies. I've been going to the gym three times a week until a month ago when I started a new job, which has meant suddenly sitting down all day and I've not had the time to get organised to eat right. And in that time I've put on 5lbs (that was over Easter as well and have been eating chocolate and crisps…

I've never been very patient. :smile: Seriously though, if you make a big change, would you not expect that to be reflecting in the results?