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Good going mate. :clap::clap:

You're right to introduce more exercise but don't over do it. There's a danger you'll demotivate yourself if you do too much.

Keep posting to update us. You might motivate others;)

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I can't stress the benefits of exercise enough. At the end of April I was 15 stone, heart rate was 82bpm and could run for only 6 or 7 minutes before almost keeling over and dying.

This week I'll be running 16 miles in total, I'm down to 13.7 stone and my heart rate is around 63bpm.

Different things work for different people obviously but hitting the road was the best thing I ever did :)

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Exercise wise, I started doing a tabata (high intensity) workout on my recumbant exercise bike.

Tabata/HIIT looks a bit like this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piGyvhq2eTk

I usually do 5 minutes warmup at level 4 (Bike has levels 1 - 8)
Then do the tabata stuff, which is 10 seconds at level 4, 20 seconds at level 7
It's really, really knackering hehe, but you feel the burn and it does seem to help.

Also trying to add in other exercises, so I started doing the Sculpt workout from the power90 video, although I must admit, these exercises aren't really designed for festively plump people like myself, heh, so I'm still working my way up to getting through the entire video, but I seem to get a bit further each time I do it, so I'm getting there.

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Been doing the HIT with my neighbour @ 3 x 20 seconds.
It's really effective :tu:

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Just came in off a 4.5 mile run, first time in my life I've ever run that far, no stops. I could have done more and would have had my stomach not been playing up so I'm aiming to kill 5 miles tomorrow and now have my eye on the Swansea Bay 10k at the end of September.

6 months ago this would have been unheard of.

I have more motivation now and and seriously considering doing it for Macmillan Cancer Support. And my own fitness of course :D

Anyone thinking of getting out on the road but are hesitating for whatever reason - please give it a try. My regret was I waited until I was 38, I wish I'd done this 20 years ago.

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I went running for a while turning the earlier summer months but found it too difficult to 1) pace myself 2) keep my self-interested. I tend to run as fast as I can, then walk, and then leg it again.

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That's the problem I always had - us ADHD'ers have this problem a lot. My solution was to use the NHS Couch to 5k podcasts on my iphone when I ran. It keeps you interested and motivated and I used the Nike + running app in the background which gave me my GPS and pace.

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Yeah the Nike+ app is cool. I tended to listen to music to help motivate myself...

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That's what I do now as I've managed to get past the 'lack of focus' stage the the NHS app is excellent, the narrator is very supportive and gives you loads of encouragement. It's interval training too which sounds like it would suit you and gradually increases the more you do.

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Running sucks imo. I went for a 35 mile bike ride today though. Far more entertaining :)

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Can't run atm (knackered my plantar fascia) so we did 22m road biking on Sunday & 12m mtb yesterday :tu:

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See? Very unhealthy, that running malarky :D

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You're not wrong......

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5.2 miles, a new personal record :)

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Good luck to anybody (Derek?) taking part in the Great Scottish Run tomorrow.

I'll be doing my second half marathon and hope to remember finishing this time, unlike last year!! .... I will definitely not be dehydrated at the finish this year :D

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Yup 1/2 for me tomorrow. As long as I make it round I'll be happy.

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Well that was a particularly painful and soul destroying experience.

Made it round, was going well till just about mile 7 then it all went wrong, ended up almost passing out and got really woozy with tingling in my fingertips. I've never had that before even in longer runs in extreme heat. :erm:

Ended up dropping the pace *right* down and walking the hills.

Anyway its done, a new PW for the 1/2 marathon but another medal for the collection and I've got a few months before the next race and 16 miles of hills.

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Well done :D

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Well done on finishing Deek. Doesn't sound like the best experience but at least you dug in and didn't give up. You must have been tempted!. 16 miles of hills doesn't sound that appealing though:shocked:
Presumably you get regular medicals in your line of work, I'd certainly mention the tingling in the fingers to a medic before you tackle anything else.... Good mods are hard to find:)

I got round in just under 1h:54m, about 7 minutes slower than last year but 2 hours less in the medical tent.... definite result. :D

...also managed to see my good lady and both daughters when I came into Glasgow Green, and again at the finishing line so that was great..... although obviously it cost me about 7 minutes inspecting their banners, good luck mascots and giving/receiving hugs ;)

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Just heard there was a fatality yesterday at the half marthon. :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-19465413

Poor Man, only 28. The medics would have been there quickly I'd imagine as it's only about a mile from the finish.

My thoughts are with his friends and family.

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It was just before the 12 mile marker, a few members of my running club were there. Despite him getting medical attention very quickly he never came round. :(

Always terribly sad when something like this happens.

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The family of Aubrey Smith, who died suddenly during this years Great Scottish Run, are raising money for research into Cardiac risk in the young. :tu:

http://www.justgiving.com/Aubrey-Smith

Anyway as part of my aim to get back into a good shape for running I've started a 5X50 challenge. At least 5km a day running, walking or cycling for 50 days! A week in its going well, getting used to 4-5 runs a week rather than the 1-2 I have been doing recently.

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You'll be a long way from home after the 50 days;) :D

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Just went and loaded up the entire load-space of my XC90 with wood from a friends garden.
Now I'm chainsawing it & chopping it prior to stacking it along the fence for the winter. Sweating buckets. Functional exercise :tu: :D

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Hurrah, almost half way to my weight goal.
Weightloss so far - 72.4lbs (5.1 stones)
Weightloss to go - 73.8lbs.
Scary how high I went. :(

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Back in May I was 15 stone, and due to the running and almost sensible eating I weighed myself this morning..13 stone 1 :)

It can be done people, this stuff works!

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Good stuff... How often are you running?

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Thanks - at least 3 and sometimes 4 days a week, minimum of 4 miles each time. I'm going for distance rather than timing because whenever we do speedwork at my running club I end up injuring my hip which lays me up for a few days.

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Just over halfway in my 5X50 challenge. So far I've managed to do 339 KM with at least 5KM every day with only one day being a real struggle and I'm definately feeling the benefits.

I've dropped a bit of weight but seen a decent drop in my body fat % and on my Sunday long runs managed to go further than I've been able to go for over a year. :tu:

23 days to go. Barring any major disasters it should set me up nicely for the Southside Six in November.

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Well done! My legs would have given out long before that :D

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Mostly cycling to be fair but it's having a positive effect.

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My diet kinda stalled, so I haven't lost as much as I'd hoped, but, after having toe surgery, I wasn't "allowed" to do anything exercise wise.

But so far, I've lost 5.62 stones or 78.8lbs.

Scary figure when I think of it.

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5X50 done!

619 KM over the 50 days and I weigh 1/2 stone less than before. Now just the small matter of 16 miles on Sunday with this as the final sprint. Yes thats stairs at the top of the hill! :shocked:

http://cloudplasma.co.uk/wp-content/...ueens_park.jpg

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Oh that was unbelievably brutal but what a race! Ultra scenic, cracking day for it and such a friendly atmosphere. :tu:

My legs feel like they've had a thorough going over with a baseball bat so time for a few days off to recover.

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Well done Deek. I think I'd be insisting on a stair lift at the end.

I've been trying to run into or from work at least once a week but this morning was a bit icey so it was difficult to get a rythmn going. I've managed to reward myself with a lovely big blister on my right foot. I suspect I've adjusted my running gait because of the underfoot conditions. :(

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Wouldn't of helped, cruelly after that hill and the stairs there was another hill, a sharp bend and ANOTHER hill before the finish :shocked:

Still it's definately going to become a regular fixture on my annual running calendar.

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You make it sound so appealing. :D

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Today I managed to clock up my fastest ever mile, 7 mins 35 seconds. I go for distance over speed but I'm pretty impressed with that :)

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Good job Russ :)

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I last wore this belt before I started running and it was already straining on the last hole. I dug it out today and decided to compare it....

All I can say is this stuff really works :)

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Well done Russ.
I need to get back into the program, I've put on weight over christmas, heh

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I've been doing the 5:2 diet since mid January (with one week missed as I was away) so far 10lbs off and on my non fasting days it's really had a positive on my appetite.

As exercise is difficult with the RA (and some of the meds don't help on weight side of things) I'm really pleased how its going. It may be a combination of the weight loss and the diet but RA seems to be behaving a lot better too.

Keep up the great work folks :)

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Got my brave pills out and ventured to the east end of Glasgow, which until now was a place i was only familiar with for non-recreational reasons, for the new Tollcross parkrun.

Ooft! The toughest of tough courses, with hills crammed into every meter of the 5k. Still not a bad wee event and continuing my parkrun tourism in a fortnight with a trip down into Ayrshire and deepest, darkest banjo country.

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Has anyone had shin splints on here and found a cure? I really need your help badly please. I've not got problems breathing wise, I can go further jogging but my lower legs are stopping me. i am stretching and ive changed footwear but the pain isnt going away. that said as my stamina increases by going daily regardless i am able to push a little further than i could say a few days ago. heres where it hurts badly (not my legs)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1379443862

if i relax my legs fully the whole lower part kills so im mentally focusing on my upper body if that makes sense to ease the pain.

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I've currently got shin splints - the only sure way to treat them is complete rest from any impact other than walking. If like me the thought of no exercise at all feels impossible then you can do things like swimming. I go to my local gym and use the cross trainer which is ideal for having no-impact exercise.

Make sure you get your gait checked to ensure your training shoes are suitable and that you don't over-pronate.

After about 6 weeks you should be feeling better.

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I get the pain sometimes when walking as well :( resting is frustrating and yeah i can't accept it, Id understand if i was putting my legs through hell but im not, ive only just begun if anything. where would i get my gait checked? do you know if compression sleeves work?

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OK that's not good - several physios have told me that if you get the shin splint pain while resting (or anything as well as running) then it's most likely a stress fracture. Get along to your local NHS physio before doing any further exercise. It's generally treated the same way but you might need specialist advice.

Most specialist running shops will check your gait, some charge for it (then deduct the amount from the price of any shoes you buy) but I always go to my local Go Outdoors, they do it for free.

Compression socks 'can' help but they tend to just mask the problem. They can get you through a race but should only be used as a part of rehabbing your leg. Once your 6 weeks of rest is up it's a good idea to use them then but run (or whatever) at a much slower pace and less distance for the first 2 to 3 weeks as you build back up.

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Thank you Russ. I'll give my doctor a call tomorrow.

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Wrong thread? ;)

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:no:

An update on shin splints. I spoke to a friend who knows a physio and was told to do some additional ankle stretches and some weird looking actions during running when the pain appears. I was basically told to open up my ankle, I was too tense. I havent yet called the doc because the physio advice is working so far.

Does anyone know if theres a watch or something along the lines that you can strap to your body and it calculates distance run ? :erm:

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A quick Google came up with these, maybe there is something good there.

http://sale-fire.co.uk/Running%20Dis...FcTKtAodMnQABA

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iPod nano has that Nike fitness stuff built-in if you fancy paying 20 quid for the sensor. There are loads of ios and Android apps (Runkeeper. iRace etc.) if you fancy carting your phone around.

One of the exercises I was given for shinsplints was to put a training pole on the floor about 3 feet in front of you then hop over it and back with alternating feet first.

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My Son and his boyfriend have recently joined a Gym and costing them £40 a month, its daylight robbery.

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endomondo.com is a free app for most phones. There is a version you can pay for but the free one is fine for reporting distance and speed and also breaks it down by kilometre or mile. You also get a breakdown of fastest 1km, 1 mile, 3 miles...etc and average pace etc.

I tend to keep some music on my phone and use that both as a sports tracker and mp3 player.

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I really wouldn't recommend using a phone as an accurate GPS device for running. They give you an indication of distance aren't a real substitution for a decent GPS watch.

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2nd hand information when it comes to health isn't a good idea really....

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I've used endomondo with both a blackberry and a Samsung (android) phone. Both proved to be pretty reliable indicators of time and distance and on the whole tied in very closely with my running partner's expensive Garmin.

They both had the occasional "blip" when gps signal was lost but it was very infrequent. I would say the only characteristic that isn't reliable/accurate is altitude.

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When I bought my Garmin FR110 I used it alongside the Nike+ app as well as Endomondo and both of them were about .20 of a mile out, no good if you're after a PB or trying to improve using pace.

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Interesting.
0.2 mile longer or shorter?

I've used endomondo on officially measured courses (10k and half marathon) on at least half a dozen occasions and it's always been pretty accurate.

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The apps were .20 shorter.

I'm a competitive runner and where PBs are concerned 'pretty' isn't accurate enough for me. Certainly .20 of a mile is unacceptable.

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I'd guess it must be down to the quality of the gps receiver on your phone. There is no way that any of my phones have been that inaccurate. A quick straw poll (OK..... I asked 2 mates who also run) concur with me, although one of them uses a differents app (sports tracker I think he said)

If all apps were as inaccurate as your experience then I doubt if anybody would use them.

Pretty accurate is good enough for most training runs. Competitive PBs should really come from official timing anyway.

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My iPhone GPS doesn't let me down in any other way.

I'm not saying they're totally inaccurate, as you say they're just about good enough for a training run but if you're after PBs or a reliable way to check if your pace or times are lagging then you can't compare them to a GPS watch.

The running club I'm at actively discourages people from using the GPS in phones for that very reason.

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Is your running club sponsored by Garmin ;) :D

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No, a local estate agent in race days.

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If anyone else is going to be running in the evenings or early mornings then this info is vital - and IMO quite surprising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOyZ98gdoQg

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Forgot to post this ages ago - this is the sort of thing I mean http://runneracademy.com/running-app...nning-watches/

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Still neither of them is anywhere near the 0.2 of a mile that you experienced. That sort of accuracy in that blog(inaccuracy ;)) would be sufficient for most fun runners and people who jog purely for fitness reasons.

Endomondo on my crappy Blackberry reported my half marathon at the start of this month as being 13.4 miles. Taking into account that I started the tracking before the start line, stopped it well after the finish line and wouldn't always have been taking the shortest route I don't think that's too far off.

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Fun runners yes, fitness runners no - how can you continually improve yourself if your distances and pace are inaccurate?

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0.32 miles over 5 miles is a lot less less than the 0.2 per mile you experienced.

If you're using the same device and it has consistent inaccuracies then you will be able to measure your improvements. They might not be as accurate as you would like if you're competing but they're good enough for most people.

I just checked my half marathon stats. It measured 13.37 and the time difference was nearly 5 minutes.... that's nearly 5 minutes of waiting for the elites to start at the beginning and me forgetting to stop it at the end. The satellite map shows very clearly where I started the tracking (about 100 yrds before the start line) and where I finished (about 150 yards after the real finish line).

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I didn't say it was 0.2 per mile :confused:

Either we have different aims for running or we'll agree to disagree - but the inaccuracies from a GPS phone are far from acceptable for someone wanting to consistently better with their stats.

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...and that's where we'll agree to disagree.

I suspect I could improve my stats using a watch, never mind gps tracking. :D

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I came across this on my travels..

http://tribesports.com/challenges/30...-sec-to-5-mins

It's about using 'planking' to strengthen the muscles that runners use but often fail to train properly. It's not just for runners though, planking helps with your general posture anyway especially for those with lower back problems.

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That's really good, I'd been doing a sort of plank (basically a held in the upright position of a press up) but this is much much better, you really feel it much sooner.

Nicest of all, you're not sat there endlessly doing 200 sit ups like I was, when you get the same (or possibly better effect) by doing a plank for 1 min x 3 times every 2 days!

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Just noticed that, one thing you'd do is just use the same device, if it's inaccurate, at least it's consistently inaccurate, and the timings will be relative for improvement, if you're using 6 different devices, then you'll get variation - just use the one device.

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That doesn't make any sense! If it's inaccurate you won't know your improvements. If it's consistently inaccurate (as phones are by the way they use GPS) then it's even worse. It could give a false improvement time when in fact you've unknowingly had your worst session.

It's like saying you'd be happy to use a car with a faulty speedometer to see what its best 0-60 times are.

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You're missing my point, if you use the same device, and it's consistently inaccurate, It's like a clock running 1 minute slow, you know it's running 1 minute slow, and it always runs one minute slow. So you can allow for it.
I'm unconvinced that a GPS unit is so inaccurate (on the same device) that one time it's 0.2km short, then the next day 0.2km long

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if you are that bothered about best times over a set distance use a track and a proper recording device

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It's never inaccurate to the same amount. Phones take a periodic 'snapshot' which by its nature will never be the same twice.

I went out on a 3.2 mile (approx 5k) run last night as per my Garmin. The Nike+ app on my phone recorded it at 3.5 miles. If I was using that to get a good time on a 5k it would be useless.

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Fine for those with regular access to a track.

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Am I the only 'girl' here that has a weight problem? For my ha'pence worth, Mr Tink has been unwell for the past 10 days, and it has made me think more about my own personal health and what I can do to improve it. I wish I had Tizme's will power. However since last Wednesday I have been watching what I am eating, low fat etc and cutting out all the unnecessary nibbles. I think I have lost in the region of 4lbs, so it's a start, hope I can keep it up.:erm:

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that is a great start it soon adds up. I think of food now as nutrition not as a pleasure I get my pleasure out of something else. So maybe find a hobby or something new that gives you a buzz

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As long as you only eat when you're hungry, and stop eating as soon as your body tells you you're full, you will lose weight even if what you eat isn't low calorie etc. It's what I did to lose 2 and a half stone in 5 months last year. The running helped of course but considering you need to expend around 3500 calories to burn off 1lb of fat, it didn't play a big part.

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You can feel hungry when really you are thirsty.
Also the larger you your basal rate is higher meaning your body is burning more at rest than someone at ideal weight

My tip is eat little and often and have one big mean a day that makes you full. If you use a lot of veg or salad to do this

If you are used to eating a lot your stomach will be stretched so you will not feel full when you have had enough so you need to be your own guide

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If you eat when you're not actually hungry, your body will store it whether it's a salad or pie and chips.

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not true.

Your body is burning energy all day long. You feel hungry when your stomach is empty not when your body is in need of energy.

All food is processed by the body and to be used as energy it gets refined down to a molecular level. It does not happen in the stomach all this does is breaks the food down ready for passage through the intestine. This is where the goodness from food is absorbed

I did nutrition along with Anatomy and Physiology at collage some years back. Very interesting subjects

Have a read up on glycogen ATPs and ADPs and Krebs cycle

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It is.

Read Paul McKenna's I Can Make You Thin where he explains the whole process simply. It's exactly what worked for me and everyone else I know who I recommended it to.

If you ate 10 plates of salad at each meal time whether you were hungry or not, you would put on fat.

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oh right ok I will listen to a hypnotist over the science I learnt at collage. I do not think so :)

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absolute garbage. now if you ate 10 plates of salad a couple of kebabs and a chinese you would

Here is a prime example of someone who would rather believe a hack than someone who actually knows the facts

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You may have studied it, that does not mean you cannot be wrong.

If you read his book I'm sure you'd see his explanations make sense. He has a very high success rate (those that fail are usually the people who do not follow his plan exactly) and I'm part of that which is why I recommend it to everyone and I've not had anyone come back to me saying it didn't work.

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Seriously, you need to read it! Over-eating makes you put on weight, simple as that.

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yeah but you did not say over eating until this post

I am not wrong your previous posts are. This post is the only one that is right

Did you know that eating celery burns more calories in its digestion than are present in the celery itself?

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lol ok, keep digging http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21723312

Keep the facts coming!

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That is cool Russ I am happy to be proven wrong on this :) Urban myths are often mistaken for fact :) I was not taught that at collage I picked it up along the way

At least I do not believe a Hack over the real science I did learn about :)

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Even if that hack cites verifiable scientific references for his claims?

So you've been proven wrong about that, I wonder what else there you could be proven wrong about?

Anyway it doesn't matter, whatever works, works.

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What if you measure the calories with a gps mobile phone app? :D

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well a number of your statements are inaccurate. Maybe Paul does have the correct info and maybe the inaccuracies are in your understanding of it

Carry on Russ I am all for learning. If I am wrong am wrong I am not arrogant enough to think I know everything or that everything I know is correct I just know that to the best of my knowledge it is . Then like now you have taught me something I accept it with grace something you lack ;)

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lmao

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I'm not sure about that, considering I've followed that he says and lost weight with it. At an outside guess I'd suggest if I was incorrect with it then maybe I wouldn't have lost it?

Bad loser :)

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That's what he did ;)

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not lost anything Russ mr you will get fat on 10 plates of salad lmao

I have followed my knowledge and lost more quicker oh and I eat when I am not hungry and still lose 5 lb a week lol ( its also not my first time at the party I have lost 10 stone in less than a year all catalogued on this forum I just slip into bad habits when I do not have someone to punch)

The simple fact is Russ and I kinda think you were trying to say something similar is if you eat more calories than your body burns you gain weight. It does not matter when you eat the calories whether you are hungry or not. I eat 1400 calories a day spread over 5 meals the last 2 meals in the evening I could do without but I need the energy so I eat even though I am not hungry

What you said about hunger is wrong

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Yeah the thing about hunger is a bit odd. Your body does use up calories during the day and while eating only when your hungry makes sense, after all it's less food, it's not the case that if you're not hungry you don't need to eat or that it will cause you to gain weight alone. Your body can still use the food right away and it doesn't 'store' it if your hungry and 'not store it' if you're not. If you eat less calories then you burn then you should lose weight, if not you'll gain probably gain it.

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In case anyone's interested *Looks at Russ and hope he stops celebrating long enough to see this* that's the ballot open for next years London Marathon.

Be quick! It's normally only open less than a day before the places are nabbed.

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Ha! It has already closed mate! I was up at 2am to get mine in ;)

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Best Parkrun time in over a year today. :)

Still 3 minutes away from a PB but heading in the right direction and feeling good about my running for a change.

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All heading in the right direction fitness wise.

5K times are about 3 minutes faster than at the turn of the year. I'm about a stone and a half lighter as well.

The bikes been scrubbed up and I have a cracking wee ride into work along the Clyde most mornings.

All in things are on track for a return to London next year to try the course without a knackered knee (finger crossed for ballot place) or failing that a step up to an ultra distance race. :)

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Sounding good mate - fingers crossed for the ballot! What's your 5k PB?

Went out on a 12 mile run yesterday and limped the last 100 metres or so with slight Peroneal Tendonitis and I have the Swansea Half Marathon in 2 weeks :erm: