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What's the World doing at 5am?
There's a lovely 'peace' out on the roads at 5am on a Sunday morning! Yes, some would call it madness, but at least I'm fit and mad, well at least trying to be! What do you do that the 'general' would consider out of the norm?
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To lift or not to lift that is the question?
Is it really necessary to lift weights to lose weight and become toned? I don't do the gym and lifting weights doesn't cut it for me. I do a bit of resistance work in the plank. push ups and squats but that's about it. I appreciate that weights are a very effective way of toning and building muscle, but are there other…
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Your Favourite Snack!
Just want to bounce some ideas here. A lot of my weight gain has been through snacking on the wrong stuff. For me and probably a lot of other people, this has been refined sugary carbs. However, I've learnt that I can snack without cravings and weight gain if I eat the right foods. Most of these are protein based and…
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Any Funny/Scary Running Stories?
I was out running one very cold February morning in the dark and in a place that was a little remote. Anyways, a tall lean guy comes running towards me. Now, I'm short sighted but I'm sure he'd got his kit on as he approached me. He runs past me and a few seconds later I hear this 'thud, thud, thud'. I turn around and he's…
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Holiday/Vacation - Temptation!
I'm off on a cruise soon and wandered how you guys cope with the temptation of all that lovely food 24/7. I'm only going for the week but have been known to put on nearly 7lb in that time as I find it hard to resist the FOOD! Any tips please how you cope with these all inclusive breaks!
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Any Chocoholics Out There??
I can't be the only one with a current 'stash' of chocolate amounting to about 5 large shopping bags stacked neatly in my back room, can I???? I am pretty disciplined with it and do limit what I eat at any one time, but it does mean that I have to exercise regularly to keep the weight under control. Do you have a 'stash'…
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Mixing it up!
Although I'm new to this site, I'm not new to fitness and exercising. Problem is, I tend to do mostly running and walking and believe that my body is so used to doing this that it's so much harder to burn the cals off! What other stuff do you folks do when you want to mix it up a bit and shock the body into metabolizing…
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Artificial Sweetners - Blood Sugar Spike!
May I have your views please. I enjoy flavoured waters and regularly chew sugerfree gum and eat sugerfree mints. However, I've read recently that the body treats sweeteners similar to sugar in it's production of insulin. If this was the case, wouldn't our diabetic friends suffer more? I must admit, the more sweeteners I…
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Newbie!
I've gotta shift a few pounds before my all inclusive break in a few weeks time. I just know I'm going to eat big time on my cruise! I look forward to reading your fitness/nutrition stories and tips. :-)
