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Strengthening exercises for runners?
I've been having some problems with running injuries... I initially started running in January and had some problems with sore shins that seemed to get better when I bought better running shoes. I then got quite bad leg pains again about a month ago, and decided to take a few weeks off running to give it a chance to get…
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In need of a change
I rejoined MFP in January this year to try and get back to where I used to be a couple of years ago - around 145lb. I've been doing pretty much the same things throughout the last several months I think, and have lost about 15lb (now weigh 153lb at 5ft 7) . To begin with, I was seeing quite regular losses of 1-2lb per…
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Lunch ideas?
I work in an office so I bring my lunch with me every day to avoid the temptations of walking into a cafe when I'm hungry, and also it saves me loads of money! For the last couple of months I've been making houmous and cucumber sandwiches on granary bread, it only costs me around £3 a week and is about 350 calories. I…
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Activity Level / Recording exercise
This is probably a stupid question, but... Until recently I had Activity level set to sedentary. I now think this isn't accurate, as I cycle 9 miles per day, and go to the gym 3 times a week, so I'm going to change it to Lightly Active, should I still record exercise when I do it, or is it included in the activity level?…
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Balancing calories over the week
I'm trying to generally stick to around 1500 calories a day, but some days I go over, usually when I'm out for dinner with friends, or have some drinks... then on days when I go to the gym I'm quite often under by a bit. Does it matter if you're balancing calories out over the week rather than a day? Eg. I might go to the…
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Pre-gym snack food?
My friend and I do a couple of classes at the gym on a Tuesday evening, which means that we are there later than normal (til around 9pm) and so need a snack before going. I normally eat dinner quite late, but I don't have a very big lunch so if I did 2 hours of exercise before dinner my head would be spinning! What is the…
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How can I strengthen my ankles?
I've always had pretty weak ankles (I often seem to fall to the side on them even when just walking along which can then hurt for a day or two!). I've also never been very good at running, so I used to go on the cross-trainer but as I've got a bit fitter, I want to run on the treadmill with the eventual aim of being able…
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How do you stay full without going over calories?
Recently I've stepped up my exercise in an attempt to shift my ever-growing excess weight. I've been cycling most days anyway and doing yoga for the past year, I'm now also doing a rowing & weights routine at lunchtime. Since I've started doing that though, I come back to the office absolutely ravenous! Not initially -…
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Anyone else with a September goal?
I've been drifting out of good habits for the last couple of months, watching my belly slowly get bigger (to the point I wondered if I was pregnant - not a good look!) and failing to take action. Now I've just booked a holiday for the beginning of September, so I have 9 weeks to get back in to shape so I'm not covering up…
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Body Pump
I recently started going to a Body Pump class with my colleague at lunchtime. It feels like a fairly good workout because a) my limbs are on fire and b) I am soaked in sweat by the end. Also I can really feel it the next day (and the one after that...) But I've been reading some stuff online that says it's not really good…
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How quickly do you lose weight?
I'm getting disheartened... I didn't start from a hugely heavy weight to begin with (154lbs), and I only embarked properly on a weight-loss mission after Christmas - before that I was exercising regularly but often eating badly/drinking too much. Anyway, so far I seem to only lose max 1lb per week, and that is only if I…
