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2021 miles in 2021
Who wants to join me?? This year i did a virtual Lands End to John O'Groats walk, (874 miles) between July 1st - Sept 30th, but since then have lacked the motivation to keep it up as I need a goal to work towards. So, 2021 miles, which works out as roughly 11,000 steps a day on my fitbit. I'm planning on walking the vast…
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London Marathon 2016
I joined here in January, have lost 2 stone to reach my target weight, and have maintained since June. I completed C25K but hurt my ankle in July and haven't run regularly since, I have done maybe once a week anywhere between 2.5-5km. So, this week I found out I have got a place in the London Marathon :) I'm very excited,…
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My August mission
Hello :smile: I started here towards the end of January this year, with the aim of losing 2 stone. I weighed 175lbs and did no exercise whatsoever. I managed to achieve this, tracking on here, I completed C25K, I joined the gym and bought a new bike. I had lost 2 stone by the end of June and for the last month or so have…
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Abs class
I do a mix of exercise - running, cycling, kettlebell classes, and abs classes. I enjoy all of it and that is the main thing however recently I have been reading more and more about how crunches are a waste of time. I enjoy the abs classes and it isn't just crunches, we use a kettlebell while doing various exercises;…
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I've done it :)
Today is the day that I met my goal. I started this journey exactly 5 months ago today and I wanted to lose 2 stone. I have tried to lose weight so many times before, but this time it just clicked. I logged my food, I joined the gym and started making myself accountable. The weight came off steadily, the exercise got…
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New trainers and injury
I'm not sure if its linked but I have bought new trainers last week and now am having pain at the front of my ankle. I went to Sweatshop and had gait analysis, tried on loads of pairs and went with the recommended ones. I also bought the insoles that they mould to your feet. My old trainers were quite a few years old (only…
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Menu help!
I have a meal out next week with work colleagues, can't avoid going and can't avoid eating while there so I'm looking for some help on what to choose. I shall have a salad for lunch and get some exercise in so as to minimise the damage, I'll be drinking Diet Coke, but I am struggling with what would be best to choose to…
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MFP got me a new job
Internal interviews at work for a position I really wanted First question in the interview: Why did you apply for ths job? My response without hardly thinking .... "I need a new challenge. 8 years ago I bought my property with a 25 year mortgage, I set myself a target to get rid of it in 10. In January this year, 8 years…
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Weight Machines
I was wondering if anyone knows of a c25k type beginners plan for weight machines. I have read lots on here about free weights but I haven't yet got the confidence to do that, I currently use a few machines and am looking for a plan to follow; I was shown how to use them when I joined the gym at the end of January but I…
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Fat Test Results
This morning I have had a Bodystat test done at the gym, it gives all sorts of exciting information and I now have my actual fat weight, lean weight, water weight etc. It has also given me my bmr as 1466 and my tdee as 2199. MFP me set at 1290 cals a day (1lb loss a week), the lady at the gym told me this is too low as it…
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Want to start lifting but is it too soon?
Hello, I am still new here; I started logging 4 weeks ago and joined the local gym at the same time. So far I have lost nearly 9lbs and have been going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. While I'm there I do 25 mins cardio and then twice a week I also do some weights machines (leg press, leg curl, abductor, lat pulldown and a…
