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One year on
I don't know the exact date but I'll go from today 1year ago .. I decided to get off my *kitten* n get fit as I was heading towards the 14 stone mark I'm sure .. Scales were broke lol So I changed the way I eat and cut back a LOT on the drinking and starting running,walking,cycling,weight lifting and among other…
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Signed up for British 10k London run today :)
I Signed up for this today, my employers paid for the entry fee so i guess its head on into training towards this . Just done my first metred 10k in just 1hour.. i didn't think i was that fast .. lol Ive never done anything like this EVER .. any hints and tips ?
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Fitbit Premium service .. Yeah or Nay ?
I've not had my fitbit charge hr that long and been looking at it on browser in the last few days and noticed its offering a premium service for £40 a year .. Has anyone gone for it? and is it worth the extra cost ?
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lifting … feeling deflated
I started SL 5X5 in january of this year and in feb i went to nyc for a week ..on my return i backtracked on the weights to get accustomed again so started back low .. Tonight i hit the 72lbs mark .. first time for me at this weight and i really felt it tonight ..so feeling a tad disappointed and deflated if this is gonna…
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Cut the crap ..
Reading the forums day in day out for a few months now and must say..most of the posts are about .. who would date,marry,sleep with etc etc .. why don't the people starting these posts just cut the crap and say ..hey .. I'm joe bloggs - 35yrs old and I'm open to offers? cos thats all they are really trying to say at the…
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UK seed eaters .. Cheap grinder on sale in aldi
Anyone in the uk looking for a cheap seed/coffee grinder Aldi have some in this week at only £4.99 Great bargain and it grinds linseed down perfectly to a powder.. Go grab yourself a bargain.
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Samsung gear 2 .. anyone use one ?
I'm a bit of a gadget man on the quiet and have been reading on here about certain fitness gadgets, but i fancy the Samsung gear 2 smart watch. As well as the fitness side it offers i would benefit from the mp3 player and bluetooth ability etc etc .. has anyone got one or tried one ? .. the fitbit looks and sounds good but…
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2 goals achieved this week :)
Achieved goal weight this week now at 1 1st 7lbs where i originally aimed for..its taken some time to get those last 5pounds down but i got there in the end.. However ..think I'm gonna try n lose another 7lbs n get down to a satisfying 11stone.. no doubt this will be a slow process but I'm in it for the long haul so no…
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Is this normal ?
2weeks into sl 5x5 already and loving the new sense of strength and power coming out of it..however .. my body is buzing so much after a session that its keeping me awake .. i workout about 6hrs before i go home to bed to sleep but after about an hour i'm wide awake again and my body is buzzing like mad.. i can feel the…
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Any MFPers in New York ?
Any users live in New York and fancy a coffee or something in the city in February? I will be over there again around valentines day and will be alone.. would be nice to meet up with a fellow minded MFPer for a coffee and a chat etc drop me a line if interested :)
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Would you get away with this at your gym ? .. lol
Got to work tonight and emptied my car ready for the night ... only to find i had no kit to workout in .. as i work alone in an empty building i decided i just HAD to keep up the momentum in my 2nd week into sl 5x5 it was -2 outside and not much warmer inside ... Would you get away with this in your gym ? lol
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First time at Strong lifts 5x5
So been at this above 6months now and battled through various things with chest issue, wonky knees and an inner ear infection .. Decided to try 5x5 .. bought some cheap *kitten* weights before xmas as they were on sale at £20 for 35kg set .. i know..low weights and cheap rubbish i hear you all say, but if my chest wont…
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Running socks yeah or ney ?
does anyonuse the specialised running socks and are they any good ? useful or gimmick ?
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Xmas is over .. ear infection healing nicely.. time to start again ..
What a month this has been .. great start to the month with me managing to drop 2 trousers sizes since i started this journey in june ish .. down to a size 30 from a 34 :) .. also can now wear a small tshirt too ..so the hard work has been paying off.. then an inner ear infection struck me down and ive done no workouts for…
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What do u do when u can't shower?
Every december I have a weekend away in London.. It's always a great treat to myself for the year and its a great way to get ready for the coming xmas crap. Just returned from this years jaunt and as usual..had a blast .. However.. Returned with a stinking cold and a middle ear infection.. Sat three hours in a&e last night…
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Has anyone tried the Fitbit Charge yet?
looking for my xmas present to myself as the iwatch isnt around yet.. liking the look of the Fitbit Charge now it also has a watch included ..Anyone using one yet ? and whats the thought son this item ?
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Skinny -itch .. lol
A friend of mine is coming over from the states this month and as i was in New York in August i did a lot of shopping :) .. so much so that i started looking at Usa websites n stuff .. well i saw some stuff in the sales that i fancied so i asked my friend if she would kindly bring me a few items over if i had them…
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Big Boned
Saw this on Facebook today .. if this doesn't inspire anyone then i don't know what can. Even if the pic is a fake its still technically right. i just thought it such a powerful image that i had to share it in here.
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First 5mile non stop jog :)
Just jogged my first 5mile nonstop ..i usually do about 3miles then walk a bit then carry on… after 2 weeks of doing n oohing with a bad cold i started up again couple days ago with the intent on getting back in again .. so tonight i went all out for it ..paced myself and did it..felling chuffed now. How do you runners…
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Dry Goods
Note to all the guys .. Under Armour works best when worn the right way … lol inadvertently put mine on inside out last n didn't notice till i'd done working out .. i WONT be making that mistake again .. the Dry Goods were definitely par boiled.. lol
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Hmmm .. sound familiar ?
This story on aol today sounds very familiar indeed… lol What is it? The Volumetrics diet, created by nutritionist Dr Barbara Rolls, works on the theory that deprivation diets just lead us back into temptation. Rather than focusing on cutting down on food altogether, slimmers should look more closely at the foods they can…
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Have you ever had to give up on a workout?
Ive been ill this last week and not done any workouts at all as i was really too week to do so. On my return to work today i thought i'd at least give the dumbbells a go .. an easy paced quite relaxed workout ..or so i thought. About 40 minutes into it my head started getting hotter n hotter, almost to the point i thought…
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1ST milestone reached.
Been here a few months and learned a lot .. today i hit my first goal of getting down to 12 stone :) my ticker says 5lb lost but its really 10lb lost as i mislogged one week and it reset itself. The 12stone mark i haven't seen in a while and its took some doing with a holiday in between but I've managed it safely. Now onto…
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Anyone fancy giving me a helping hand?
Ok so, I've been in the group a few weeks now and read as much as i think i can possibly read.. i don't normally join groups but this one was suggested by a kind mfp'er so here i am. I am almost at my first goal of getting down to 12stone … I've read up on stuff.. my new healthier eating seems to be working, I'm losing the…
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Fascinating - nutritional values when adding new foods ?
I added a few new foods to my diary today ..been guessing a bit lately with weights n stuff but today decided to actually weigh them all over again and add to my diary .. quite surprised that my portions have been almost the same as what i weighed a few months ago :) but the new items i added i was surprised at the…
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Protein drinks … should i try them ?
So , I've been reading the forums regularly now since I've been here and seen mentioned protein drinks before n after exercising but I've never really been into milk shakes or milky drinks.. while in New York my friends regularly drunk them but all of them were coffee flavoured and i hate coffee so i didn't try them. Im in…
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Mfp and iPad
Has anyone else got a problem with the mfp advert on top of stuff on the iPad? For days now I've had the mfp advert for calorie counter stuck at the top of my browser windows on my iPad and can't find anyway to shift it..can't use Facebook or access emails etc ex as it totally covers the top of each page.it has an open mfp…
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Back on the workout wagon
after ten days holiday in New York I got back on my bike today and pushed myself more than I have done before my holiday..resulting in a 6mile ride I less than 48 minutes .. Quite proud of that after doing just walking while on holiday :drinker:
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New York City … really is the devils playground !!!!
well .. i have just returned from 10 fantastic days in New York. 1st 3 days i spent in Long Island .. where the clean healthy eating lifestyle was relatively easy to keep up, the roadside farmers markets had some of the best fruit n veggies I've had in a long while back in england. The only thing that drew me away from my…
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8 minute mile … average ?
I've only been jogging n trying to get fit again for about 3 months now and today i thought i'd time myself .. The first time i have done so since i started and i was quite surprised that i did a mile in 8 minutes at a steady pace .. not running i'd call it jogging .. is that average for a newly ? I wouldn't have even been…
