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a few running questions...
Sorry, these questions may be a bit stupid but advice would be greatly appreciated, I have searched and googled but still not clear I have been trying taking sweets when I run long, sugary, a mix of haribos, jelly babies as I don't fancy the gels, but when should you take? I am running 13miles on my longs but this will be…
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New year New challenge
Lost 5 stone in 2014 with the help of diet and exercise 2015 saw that exercise increase and for the first time ever completed some 10k races and my first HM. Successfully maintained my weight with the help of mfp. 2016 I've booked another 10k, hm and a full marathon in September. I'm currently running 4x a week, from 4-8…
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for all you new year resolution makers out there..
Looking at today's bumper crop of successful, a huge well done and to keep it going I feel must join in. As this time next year you'll wish you started today... I'm 41, have 3 secondary school aged daughters, a husband, 3 cats and work full time as a nursing sister. Last Christmas I saw the most horrendous photos of myself…
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what are the foods your glad you dont like?
So I really dislike most sauces, mayonnaise, salad cream, pickles, ketchup. I literally only like Brown sauce. I also hate peanut butter. I also couldn't drink whiskey, vodka, gin .... for this I am grateful. What about you?
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Help.. running advice please
To set the scene, have lost 63lb this year and have always exercised (years) obviously upped the effort and frequency, currently I do Mon abs blast and body pump Tues gym 45 mins Wed aerobics cx works Thur zumba lbt Fri rest as work later Sat gym Sun gym I have decided to start running again and so on a Sunday have…
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Its official
Sorry but need to share.... today I made target, more to the point it was my aspirational target, a target which thought may be unachievable so kept to myself. So new years day 2014 203lb and now 140lb. Bmi was 33.8 now 23.2 63lb gone but not forgotten... All my mini goals hit and then some. Size 18-20 now 10-12 (UK)…
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My NSV today
So 3 kids and nearly 19 years later, today my wedding dress fits again! That's my nsv, what's yours?
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sorry but I have to share..
Today I have finally got a healthy bmi. It's taken 6 months and 55 lbs and I am so pleased. Can't tell you how brilliant that feels.
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My New Years Resolution - So far so good
MY Turn!!! I love these stories and so hope I can motivate as well I am 41, 5'5 and mother of three children. I work full time and have just finished doing my Msc in my own time. The end of this has meant I finally have a bit of spare time. At Christmas I weighed myself and was staggered to be 203 lbs. Back in 2006 I had…
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sorry... really strange fat question
This is a bizarre question, I get that fat gets effectively used as energy and then is "passed" out the body via respiration or excreted but my question is my belly fat seems to 'change' so looks different, sometimes it feels quite solid then another day really squishy and so on. Is there a cycle of fat? Does it go…
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Who feels awesone?
Christmas photos and I can't believe that I let myself get so fat. So 1st Jan, started my "diet". ....And I feel completely on it. I've lost 38 lb since NY day, as of yet lost every single week, with 25 lbs to go. I don't feel hungry, I feel that my food is so much nicer and the last few weeks I have been told by what…
