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Serial starter, sepsis recovery. Friends to keep me accountable for once??
Well here I am again...not for the first time :-( I’m definitely a serial starter but I’ve got to find a way of making it stick!! This year started poorly, end of Jan I got a bad infection with the result I’ve had to have surgery on my arm and a skin graft! I’m getting stronger. I really want to feel fitter and better! I…
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Getting back to fitness after cold/flu
To tell the truth I’m still feeling rough, but the fever has broken and my resting heart rate is beginning to fall back down having climbed an extra 20bpm in the last week! I’ve had a bad chesty cold since start of December and it turned into full blown flu over Christmas. I’m going to wait until I feel more energetic and…
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Getting the best from PT session
Hey all, I’ve booked a PT session tomorrow for an hour - looking forward to it and want to make sure I’m putting in the right things to get the best from it. As this will be a first session it’s all about discovery and what my goals are. Below is my thinking, is this reasonable..? I’m fairly good in steady state cardio - I…
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Diet and migraine
I’ve recently had a few migraines in short succession. Normally I have maybe one every 6 months or less but I’ve had three in about 2 weeks. I’m sure I had migraines before when I was trying to lose weight but I didn’t write anything down so can’t be sure. I know I’ve stayed hydrated, my caffeine intake has stayed about…
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Food intolerances
Onions. I quite like onion: onion rings, in a hot dog, pickled, and often in soups and other dishes. Unfortunately, over recent years, I have developed an intolerance to onion, sometimes I can get away with it, other times not. (I know it's onion after quite a lot of having/but having with and in other foods and things)…
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Help me the journey, new runners and others!
So I've been on MFP for a while now and so far it's been a good story, I'm certainly healthier and weight a good but less than before however I still have a good way to go - 20kgs (about 44lbs). I've taken up running and have managed to crawl my way around a10k (90mins) having said that I don't do enough running and for…
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Think I am developing a cold...to run or not
Hope this is the right place to post. Would love to know what everyone thinks/does.... So I know we hear the story of 'if it's above your throat' it's okay. But I -*think* I have a cold developing, I can't tell by my nose as I tend to find it blocked/running whatever the season/weather/no cold or cold. I do however have…
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Running/jogging friends
Hi all, I find that having friends with similar goals and outlooks can be really helpful. I'm doing okay but now that I've signed up for a 10K in June I'm a little worried. I've never been in a race before!! I can just about do 5k, it's a big jump up to 10K Anyone in a similar position, likes running, is a runner and can…
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Fitbit sync
I have a Fitbit for steps and recording my runs and other exercise. I'm happy that it syncs to MFP so I get the benefit of seeing some calories burned, but is there a way of getting it to record the exercise as well, so I get 'burned X calories jogging for 30 minutes' in the log? If I post that myself I seem to end up…
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New friends for a returning 40 something
Hi all, Been here before, but over 18 months put the weight back on :-( i'm looking for friends to chat and support each other! Hoping to do c25k this year but have arthritic ankle so we'll see what happens! Add me!
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Possible injury - help/advice/friends required!
Hi all, Hope you're finding some sunshine on this bank holiday weekend!? I am still fairly new to running. I've got myself to 5K on the treadmill and working on getting some outside runs in. However, my right knee is not 100% I don't think. There is a sharp pain (but not overly painful that anything gives way - more of a…
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bike recommendations please
Hello, Just back from holiday camp otherwise known as center parcs here in the UK. Now, whilst I have a racer and do cycle my other-half hasn't for a long time however she really enjoyed using the bikes at center parc and was happy pulling the kids in a bike buggy. So question is, what bike make/model would folk recommend…
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New(ish) looking for support and friends!
Hello, Happy New Year everyone! I used myfitnesspal last year but stopped after getting a prolonged cold/chest infection. New Year reboot, so looking to start again to lose weight and improve fitness. I'd like to get my weight back down to 70Kgs - might take a while but any support is helpful! Would be great to make some…
