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Bad date experience
This evening I went on a date with a guy I had been chatting to on a dating site. It seemed to be going well until out of the blue he mentions that I look fatter in person than I do on my pictures. These pictures were taken at my highest weight and I've manages to lose 11lbs since those pictures have been taken. Not only…
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Do Long Distance Relationships Work?
My boyfriend lives in New Jersey and I live in England. I've just come back from spending a week with him and now feel like i've been broken in two. I guess i just need some reassurance that this can work, we are both determind to make it happen and have discussed getting engaged possibly when i visit him in August with my…
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NSV First Race
I took part in my first race today, it was a 5 mile race in the wind and rain. I managed to run for the first mile and then had to walk the other 4 because my hip was giving me loads of pain but i finished :smile: I came 714th out of 714 with a time 1:23:10 but i'm so proud of myself as i was injured. I have a 10k in May…
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My First Race - NSV
I took part in my first race today, it was a 5 mile race in the wind and rain. I managed to run for the first mile and then had to walk the other 4 because my hip was giving me loads of pain but i finished :smile: I came 714th out of 714 with a time 1:23:10 but i'm so proud of myself as i was injured. I have a 10k in May…
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First 5 mile race tomorrow
I have my first 5 mile race tomorrow and i'm terrified. Its an annual race where i live and last year the last person came in at 82 minutes. I'm convinced i'm going to be slower, my last few training runs have been marred by hip pain (its better now) and i'm sure this is going impact me :sad: At the moment I can just about…
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Pain in Hip :(
I started running in December an everything was fine for a while, but recently I have developed an agonising pain in my left hip. It's on the outside of my hip near the bony area of my pelvic bone. It hurts constantly and now I can't even lie on it without tears coming to my eyes. At the moment it even hurts to roll over…
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Upping calories to BMR
I'm confused and hope someone can help me. I am currently on 1200 calories and for the last 3 months have only lost 1 pound. If i upped my calories to my BMR (1385 calories) would I start losing weight again? I really don't want to put any back on and would like the numbers on the scale to start dropping again. I have lost…
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Activity Level
This is going to sound like a really stupid question but can someone help me work out my activity level? I work at Starbucks and do 8 hour shifts 4-5 times a week. During my shifts i'm on my feet all the time - using the the till, making drinks and bussing tables, but on my days off I don't really do much moving around…
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NSV at the Gym
Today i burst into tears at the gym but for a good reason. I managed to walk/jog 6k without stopping using an app on my phone. It took me a hour but i have the biggest grin on my face and didn't want to stop but the treadmill forced me to cool down, i felt like i could have kept going forever lol. I had signed up for a 10k…
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Can Anyone See a Difference?
i've been trying to lose weight since November and feel like i'm starting to fall off the wagon so i decided to do a quick picture comparison from when i first started till now. The problem is I honestly can not see any difference at all despite losing 13lbs so i'm showing you the pictures and want your opinions please.
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My NSV :)
Today i finally went shopping for clothes for the first time since i started my journey in November. I picked up clothes in my 'normal' size (a UK 16) and went to try them on. They hung off me like a sack!!! so i went for the next size down and they were still too big!!! I ended up trying on a UK 12 and it FIT, i was so…
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4'11 shortie from Uk needing motivational friends :)
I've just restarted using this site after i fell off the wagon in March, so far this time round i have lost 9 pounds but i still have a long way to go. I'm 4'11, 26 years old and 168lbs wanting to get down to 115lbs. I'm looking for friends who can motivate me and keep me from falling off again, i'm really determined to…
