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Any tips for exercising in the morning?
I'm back! It's been a while MFP! but boy I've missed you :-( I've been exercising on and off but nothing like I was towards the end of last year. I've woken up this morning with a "I CAN beat it attitude". Just had a healthy breakfast of low fat natural yoghurt and granola (so far, so good!). As the clocks went forward…
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Can anyone recommend a good blogging site?
I've got some major changes to make this year and I really want to start a blog to encourage me to keep going with my mission. I'm planning on doing The Three Peaks Challenge this year and may also be taking part in an amateur production of Calendar Girls (so i'll be flashing the flesh on stage and need to look my possible…
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Three Peaks Challenge...
I have reluctantly given into my husands nagging and have agreed to do the Three Peaks Challenge.... in just 24 hours *GULP* :noway: :noway: :noway: This is what I've just let myself in for... http://www.thethreepeakschallenge.co.uk/national-three-peaks-challenge/ i have a LOT of preparation to do before then and we have a…
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PCOS diet
Are there any PCOS sufferers out there who are in my boat? I am MISERABLE.... today especially.... i HATE feeling like this. No matter what happens I can't put a smile on my face, i'm being snappy and generally lacking any sense of humour. Whenever I get like this, my hubby just doesn't understand and instantly thinks he's…
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Morning exercise? HOW do you do it???
I really, really, really want to try and exercise first thing in the mornings but i have a few difficulties with it. Firstly, I am NOT a morning person. But, this is mainly due to the fact that I don't get home till gone 7pm and by the time i've worked out in the evening, had my dinner, chilled out etc. etc. etc., it's…
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What's the best diet for a runner?
I've been running on and off for nearly a year now, i've got to the point where I can run for about 30 minutes without stopping (just short of 5K so speed is improving to) I feel like i've definitely come a LONG way since starting, i couldn't really run for more than a couple of minutes without being out of breath! Trouble…
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i'm a tad disheartened this morning...
My life-long friend and i have decided to run this year's Race for Life in memory of our best friend who died from a brain tumour in 2010. We've (rather stupidly) agreed to run the race in our hot pink bridesmaid dresses from a friends wedding last year, in the hope that we would get a bit of attention and more sponsorship…
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Calling fellow Brits.....Almond Milk.....
Where the hell can I find this in the UK? i'm at a loss!! I can't find it anywhere!!!!!! :flowerforyou: a flower for you in anticipation of your responses! x
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I'm feeling stronger!
I just wanted to share with you all some NSV's i've experienced recently. Firstly, i've re-started the 30DS, just on days where i'm not running or resting to I keep up with strength and conditioning exercises. Last week when I first started, something dawned on me......I CAN NOW DO AN ACTUAL PUSH-UP! :noway: not one of…
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Guess what's coming with me to the Lakes!
This weekend, my little family (in the form of myself, my hubby and my maniac dog) are travelling miles and miles and miles from home to the Lake District for a week of fell walking and perhaps a bit of climbing to (if i'm brave). It'll be a honeymoon anniversary for us. :heart: as it is the same week that we had our…
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water -v- herbal tea
Water bores me, i know I need to drink it but I literally find the stuff tastes dull! So, i drink quite a bit of herbal tea, especially when at work and fruit teas when I am at home. Can i count these towards my daily water intake?
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What's the weather like near you?...
I'm based in the UK and it is miserable here, it's putting me right off my running and is generally making me feel sad... I'm curious, where do you all live? and what's the weather like??? (don't make me too jealous!!) :flowerforyou:
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Wardrobe NSV
so....I decided to have a clear out of my wardrobe last night, (i have way too many clothes half of which I haven't ever worn or i no longer fit into). And ...GUESS WHAT!!!! all of them fit!!! in fact, some of them are TOO BIG!!! I have an awful habit of buying clothes in the sales and taking them home to try on, if they…
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SCALE VICTORY!!!
The scale finally budged!!!!!!! a whole 5lbs!! get in!!! :happy: :happy: :happy:
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Exercise on South Beach diet
I have been looking into the South Beach diet after it was recommended by someone on MFP for people who suffer from PCOS. I was just wondering whether there was a restriction on how much exercise we do. I have been running recently and have been making quite a lot of progress with it but I wasn't sure if, with the lack of…
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I ALWAYS go over my sugar intake...HELP!
I ALWAYS go over my sugar intake...HELP!....... HOWEVER most of my sugar comes from fruit - so is this really so bad? I have PCOS and I know I should be following a similar diet to a diabetic in terms of the sugar intake. MFP sets my daily sugar goal as 34 max but I always go over as I am eating a lot of fruit for snacks.…
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help me win the biggest loser competition!!!
HELP!!!!! Have been doing Biggest Loser competition at work, was doing really well to start with but for the past few weeks, nothing i've gone up a pound, then down a pound then up a pound and down a pound and so on and so forth and I am sick of it now. I know what your initial thoughts are gonna be "ignore the scale....…
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All you runners - I found a cool website
You may already know about it but, as i manage to run further and further I'd like to keep a log of how far I go without having to purchase any expense tracker system to carry upon my person. I did a bit of googling today and found this website, which allows you to map your routes and it'll tell you the distance you've…
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Need advice re: running
I wonder if anyone can offer some advice :smile: . I have recently taken up running, using the C25K training and so far am doing pretty well with it :bigsmile: . One of the main reasons I wanted to start running is that I thought it would help me shed some of the weight as i've seen with so many of MFPs! :flowerforyou:…
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Need your help with slow cooker...
My mum (god bless her!), recently gave me a slow cooker that she won in a raffle and has never used, I was desperate to try one out as I currently work in London but live in the countryside and, as you can image, by the time I get home at night after a 9-5 shift, it's approximately 7.15 and i'm pooped!!! :yawn: Most of the…
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Tube Boxing ROCKS!.....
This weekend the hubby and I travelled to Peterborough to try out a new boxing workout called "Tube Boxing". The name itself doesn't give much away. And no, you're not fighting each other with different sized tubes (as one of my friends suggested!). Tube Boxing has been developed by a couple fitness instructors,…
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I'm going Tube Boxing tomorrow... check it out!
www.tubeboxing.co.uk I cannot contain the excitement at the moment... I wanna go NOW! Anyone ever tried? Did you enjoy it/hate it - got any tips for me? J x
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Anyone ever tried Tube Boxing?
Going on a trip out this weekend with friends (hubby included!) and we're trying "Tube Boxing" No idea what it is... can anyone give any clues? I know it has something to do with boxing but that is all.... any ideas?
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am I planning to do too much??
So i'm off on holiday on Saturday to the Lake District (I know! i've been rubbing this in a bit as most of my posts have started with "so i'm off to the Lakes" of late! but i'm excited!!!!) and I am fully aware that I will be burning an obscene amount of calories during climbs and walks. However, I am also smuggling…
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Success Stories really encourage me....
Whenever I feel like giving up... like its all too hard and maybe i'm just destined to look the way I do forever... like i'm just built that way, I log on to MFP and scroll through the wonderful success stories... and suddenly I feel motivated again - i feel like I CAN achieve my goals and I WILL achieve my goals. I just…
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Office Birthdays.....
Whenever there's a birthday, marriage etc. in our office - it is that persons responsiblity to buy cake... and LOTS of it so we can all gorge ourselves silly throughout the day. Today is the FIRST day since working here for 4 years that I haven't touched one bit of it, i didn't even look at it! I EVEN prepared my salad at…
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Anyone created their own fitness plan?
Hi All, I really need some help from my MFP's! having realised that my weight has, yet again, started creeping up, i feel it is time to get really serious with my exercise. Not only does not exercising affect my weight but my mood changes dramatically. I go from a fairly positive happy person attitude to a miserable "I…
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Metformin for PCOS sufferers....
I've heard a lot of ladies on here discussing Metformin, which I understand can be prescribed to PCOS sufferers to control their sugar intolerence. Can anyone tell me whether they've had success on this as I am curious if its something that will help me or not. I still haven't lost any actual weight and have been…
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finally...some success!!!!
Last year, when i returned from a summer holiday to the Lake District with my husband, i had to go to a party. It was a very special party. It was the 25th anniversary of my drama group and it was a ball gown and tux type event. I knew what dress I wanted to wear and didn't think twice about the fact it might not fit me.…
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Banish Fat Boost Metabolism....
I started this last night.... WOW it is certainly one hell of a workout. I burnt just under 600 calories in 54 minutes!! I was expecting to feel a bit stiff this morning but I could definitely feel the effects in all the right places, my tummy felt like it had had a good workout. Towards the end of the 7th and final…
