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1 year on, over 4 stone gone and 5k in less than 30 mins
A couple of years ago, I got ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). This left me barely able to walk, relying on a walking stick and sometimes a wheelchair, and gaining weight due to fast food (preparing food was mostly impossible) and lack of ability to exercise. 'Lose weight and get fitter to get better', said my doctor, so…
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Unexpected side-effects of losing weight
As I've lost weight, I have been surprised along the way by some of the 'side effects' of becoming thinner and smaller. Some of them are obvious, such as burning fewer calories for the same exercise than I did when I was bigger (because it takes less effort to move a lighter body). However many of the side-effects were…
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You can tell you're counting calories when...
You regard the bun that your chicken arrived is in as an 'indulgence'. Your wine glass has ml and oz measurements Sharpie'd onto it. You've had chocolate in your fridge for months that you can't quite bring yourself to 'spend' your calories on. Your tastes have changed so much that you crave coleslaw more than fries. You…
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HRM on special offer in the UK, this week only £15
Just on the off-chance that anyone in the UK wants a pulse-reader Heart Rate Monitor that shows calories burned, I noticed one on LivingSocial, a voucher site which I have successfully used many times. http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/1569/deals/543304-heart-rate-monitor-watch Hopefully that helps someone out. :) (This…
