AmandaW01

I'm also from Essex, down on the coast near Frinton, feel free to add me :-)

I've just got back from running 4 miles outside and just loved every single second of it! Its been snowing here until today so had to do the runs on the treadmill during the week and found it so much harder. I'm one of those odd people who find the treadmill much much harder work than outside - every step just hurts and is…

You need proper running shoes, and you really need your gait checked to make sure that you get the right level of support. Running shoes aren't as simple as just trying on what looks nice - my gait was misread and I was given neutral shoes when I should have had support and blew my knees out! I love Mizunos personally, I…

Put half a laxative tablet in his cat food in the morning - it will ensure that he's rushing too and fro from the litter tray all day - repeat daily for a week and it should instil in him the exercise habit

I've never made it past Day 20 on JM 30DS as its screwed my knees (I've tried twice thinking it was just a one off...) I'm very wary of it, I love JM, think she's great, but I know more people who've had problems than have managed to get through! I would definitely stop - I pushed through thinking I was a woss and ended up…

I never quite know how it should feel (does that sound wrong???) I mean, I can feel it, can feel the weight and have to concentrate - but should it hurt, should I feel like I can't get up again from the squat by the end of the reps? I've upped the weight from 10kg to 13.5kg for squats and deadlifts, (so 22lb - 30lb not…

That's amazing - your increases are massive - I'm just about to start Workouts 3.! Edited to say, I've just had a look at your blog - omg the change in you! I'm in awe :flowerforyou:

Thanks so much for this post - its just what I needed today - I'm stuck, the scales aren't shifting despite working out hard 6 days a week - its so frustrating. Looking at what you're saying I'm going to grit my teeth and try and up the calories - again and see what happens :-) You look so good :-D

You know, don't you, that you seriously need help, and now. Letting it out, 'confessing' here is a start and admitting that you have a problem is the first step - doing that means you can be helped. I don't have any advice, I just feel so bad for you - you're trapped in a nightmare - but there IS help out there. Please see…

I think this is such a personal thing - I find that road running is so much easier than treadmill! I may not be able to do the kind of speed I can on the treadmill but the undulations, the breeze (or gale), the camber, it all adds to making things feel different every step - the treadmill is relentless... on and on and…

This can be the problem - my first doctor told me to make sure I didn't exert myself, to not do anything that made me out of breath, and to know that if I stretched I could tear my ligaments - now I was not a 'high risk' pg, I was 23, fit and healthy. By the end I wasn't, had a 3 day labour and ended up with an assisted…

My cousin is the cutest gay guy ever, as is his incredibly hot boyfriend and the rest of his friends - they all spend half their life in the gym and look like models from Men's Health! I'm not sure they need to spend 1.5 million though! lol

I think that we can safely say that very few people here support the OP's initial suggestion.... I think even the guys are kinda behind us on this one :wink: So do you lift the blue sparkly weights rather than the pink ones? I'm sooo impressed (but shhhh don't tell the others, I also like the big grey lumps of metal with…

And your wife allows you to dance??? I'm shocked! :noway:

I know the scene you mean :-) Would be cool! I also have quite chunky thighs, I'm lucky in that I'm an hour glass shape no matter what my size (sometimes a 24 hour glass...) but my thighs have never had the whole thigh gap thing, even when I swam competitively for my county!

Would a sex change help? I'm just wondering if its something about having a penis that enables you to lift more than a barbie dumbell? Either way I'm not sure my husband would allow that either... I'd best go cook dinner!

Current medical advice is that if you are fit then you can carry on for as long as you feel able - just listen to your body! Plenty of women run through their pregnancy, just take it slow and if it hurts then STOP. You won't hurt baby, they are in a bubble of water, they will get a lot more blood flow, but do remember your…

I was warned about this - if I squat heavy my uterus will fall out, and that I'll get all bulky like the hulk, and probably go green and my husband will stop fancying me when I can pick him up too.... But I'm such a lucky girl because my husband doesn't allow me to lift heavy, he gave me a tin of beans to 'work out' with…

They both look good, I think possibly the one piece - it seems to flatter you a little more, but I do think a two piece that has a different top would look great too (not that I don't like your current one, I think it just doesn't quite do you justice), you need something maybe more like a traditional shape to va va voom…

I feel for you, I really do, I've been pretty much on one big plateau since last year - I've started to lose now, since significantly increasing my calories! Please don't think I'm down on you, I'm not, but you appear try to up the cals for a week, see a slight gain and freak out - if you READ about this stuff you will see…

I completely understand what you're saying, its why I'm so pleased with this new program (new to me) I got fed up with just doing cardio and never feeling any stronger really, just able to run for longer before collapsing :-) But I ALWAYS get to about 8k and then I've damaged my knee/pulled a quad badly/had a lot of pain…

I'm doing the Hal Higdon 10K novice training plan so its slightly different to yours but it basically goes: Monday: Stretch and Strengthen (so some time spent doing stretches - I do yoga - and some strength work Tues: Run - 4k Wed: Cross train 30 mins (I swim but you can cycle, swim, whatever) Thurs - Run 3k and then…

Oh good, I was worried that the Daily Fail hadn't posted a 'fitness is bad for you' article in a few days - I feel refreshed now! What a load of utter bo**ocks... I would LOVE for the good Prof to come on here and see some of our older member who look incredible and have changed their bodies! I too saw the article a week…

Thanks guys, I thought maybe it was just me wanting to run before I can walk! It seems to be a standard thing at my gym - they really try to dissuade you from using freeweights unless you're a beefed up guy - there are seriously NO women in the freeweight area and I've heard the trainers telling other people that they…

Omg that's a thing of beauty :-) I'm still trying to convince my trainer at the gym to let me off the damned machines and onto the freeweights (which I'm using at home!!!) Apparently I have to 'build up muscle strength before trying to lift free weights' - only another 3 months left on my contract ;-)

People here can appear harsh (hell, some are harsh!) but you'll always find people will help if you're open and precise. I feel your pain, I'm 43 and am having one hell of a job losing my weight - it won't shift no matter what I do at the moment, but I'm definitely changing shape, my trousers fell down the other day…

You look really good - I'm the same height as you and my goal is another 10lb ABOVE where you are now! If I can get to 150lb I will feel like I've reached goal - if I drop below 140 I look ill! You need to worry less about the scale and more about composition - but I really don't see the problem - you look fantastic - you…

I'm offended that I haven't had a cookie, and offended that cookies are being offered - they have WHEAT in them!!! OMG people! probably egg yolks too.... sigh... I'm so offended I think I deserve a cake!

Its what happened to me... the shame! I was bullied, I listened, I started lifting... now I can squat with loaded barbells... I want some of that unicorn urine!

I'm close to tears on your behalf! That's just cruel - what a cow answering your question like that and providing you with some logical and educated answers that might actually help you move forward - she should be banned!! You are special, very precious, and we all support you unconditionally - you're doing so well -…