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I did my first 5k!
Hi all, I have NEVER been a runner. In May I had chicken pox for the first time at 27 and signed up to a race for life whilst I had a fever (I know v strange thing to do). I started to train in mid May and ran from scratch. Today I did a race for life 5k for cancer research UK in 28 mins. Yes 28 mins. I was aiming for 35.…
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Food as a comfort blanket
Today I witnessed an attack on my way to work, I was very shaken up and I ended up having a slice of cake to calm myself down. I only ate half the cake as I realised I was using the cake as a crutch to help cope with what I saw. This realisation has possibly been one of the biggest steps forward in my weight loss plan.…
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Spot training to lose inches not weight
Hi all. Just to being I have lost an inch off my waist through running and going ab exercises in the gym, I am not losing weight at the moment :( and I am reconsidering my diet. What I really want to do is lose inches off my hips and thighs. Can anyone suggest exercises to tone and shrink these areas. At the moment in the…
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Heart rate at the gym
Hi all, I was wondering what my heart rate should be at the gym to burn the most fat. When I am running it is about 140-160 (I am very unfit) but when I do the "fat burn" option on the cross trainer/eliptical it recommends my heart rate should stay at 125. To burn the most calories should I go high or stay low?
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When to weigh yourself?
I have recently been off the diet but still weighing myself and I appear to have put on 4lbs this morning. I however weighed myself when I got back from work and I weigh 1lb less now than this morning. The question is why do I weigh less post work than 1st thing in the morning? The supplemental question is why do I weigh…
