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[Ish]

Success. Did 2 1/2 miles. It felt hard tp begin and end with with the middle stretch feeling easy. Having seen myself running in a window I've decided I really do need to make more effort. I look far too porky for my liking.

[Paradigm]

Success. Did 2 1/2 miles. It felt hard tp begin and end with with the middle stretch feeling easy.

You are me and I claim my five pounds.

Some of it must be mental. I get within a few hundred metres of my house and suddenly I start feeling absolutely knackered!

[RLench]

I joined the gym a few weeks ago (it was the end of my second week yesterday). I really needed to lose weight so I thought I should join. It'll make me feel and look better, I can lose weight safely (I flat out refuse to join any dangerous crash diet fads - I'm losing weight on my own terms)

I've lost about 3 pounds so far iirc but I don't care too much about that yet. I feel SO much better in just two weeks and I have definitely lost about an inch on my waist - I look thinner, I feel thinner, and my favourite YSL jeans, which used to be a perfect fit, are now falling down

Dropped around a kilo in, what, 12 days now. Not bad, was gaining weight the first week as my metabolism balanced out. Looking a wee bit sleeker in the face which is good

Is that right? It's happened to me as well but I had no idea why. I did 4 sessions at the gym last week, cycling and runnings/walking about 5-6km and burning off about 450 calories every time...yet I went up by about 2 pounds A few days later that weight has gone, plus a little bit extra, so I'm currently below the weight I was when I started. But, like I said, that doesn't make too much sense since I feel like I've lost about half a stone

[Paradigm]

Could have been water retention - you take on a lot more when you're working out. Besides which although weight is an important issue you've said yourself you genuinely feel much better. That's very important.

[Matt]

My calorie intake was too sporadic, not enough meals, not the right balance between prot/carb/fat; and to be honest a lot of days I was under eating before my diet.

Therefore when I started counting cals (well more less, not being that accurate but I'm experienced enough by now for everything to fall in to place ) I was probaby eating more than I'd previously been, getting 2k-2.5k per day (have a habit of skipping my second meal / shake each day). Therefore, weight increase is expected until the metabolism levels off.

[Paradigm]

Was considering not dragging my arse out of bed this morning but I'm glad I did! I ran 3 1/2 miles *comfortably* - I could have done a lot more, I think. No idea if this was just because I ate loads of Chinese last night (carbs ahoy?) or wht, but it was a great feeling. It felt terrific. Hooray for me!

[Ish]

Nice one Paradigm.

I'm off to the gym in a minute. Tomorrow I'll be doing the run to work and back which is 5 miles (in two 2 1/2 mile sessions).

Also managed to resist the lure of booze on Friday night and last night. Slept better as a result and feeling quite good about the gym

[Ish]

Had a good chest and back session. Everything hurts now - but in that nice way

[ItsThere]

It's been a while since I posted in this thread.

Have been eating a lot and got my weight up to 83kg. Quite happy with my muscle development as I am definately looking bigger and lifting more. Easily bench press my body weight and squat about the same.

Unfortunately I have lost some tone due to the extra eating I have been doing. I tend to lost six pack definition easily unless I run a lot and if I run a lot I lose other muscle definition.

Still I think I might concentrate on the weights to stack on some more muscle. Still loving the gym. Keep going everyone

[Rossco]

Big leg workout today, back up to 140kg squats eventually which felt good and then knocked the weights up for extensions and curls for my legs too so totally worked them to hell.

Then went for another 2k row and this time beat my previous best by 3 seconds so I'm now 7:43.6 for 2000m.

[Extra Terrestrial]

Just went on an easy five mile run - nothing special as it was down the countryside lanes in Woodbridge. The bloody wind got on my nerves as I ran back as it was in my face all the time; I even shouted "**** off wind!" at one point.



My left leg feels quite tight right now despite running at 8am this morning. While my legs are doing fine, my stomach is starting to lose the (tighten) muscles and is just 'flat' now, if you know what I mean.

Even worse, I'm off out to eat a Chinese this evening and will probably go and sit in the beer garden(s) afterwards and drink until my stomach drops over my waist line.

Oh well.

This is my favourite thread on this forum and without sounding corny, I really like reading everybody's progress and I hope you all continue to pursue your happiness.

[Mr_Pie]

No idea how much I weigh, but I was at a party last night and someone took a photo of me. Seeing this photo, I noticed that my face has become quite podgy, particullary around the chin. Action is required!

[RLench]

This is my favourite thread on this forum and without sounding corny, I really like reading everybody's progress and I hope you all continue to pursue your happiness.

I think that's why I posted, even though I know I'm way behind so many people on here (and I'd never claim otherwise). Reading about other people's progression and advice is going to motivate me to do better, and that can only be a good thing. Plus I'm sure a few of you would appreciate being told you've motivated someone to lose weight and become healthier

Could have been water retention - you take on a lot more when you're working out. Besides which although weight is an important issue you've said yourself you genuinely feel much better. That's very important.

You might be right about that - I just read up on it very quickly and it says people can hold up to 10lbs of water in their body. When people start losing weight, this can easily mask your 'real' weight-loss figure, as it fluctuates so much. I do feel great though and that was the main reason for joining (weight loss was always going to be secondary to that). I don't NEED to lose weight, but I want to do it. I won't put myself through crap to do it though.

[Paradigm]

When I was running this morning I was thinking "I can do this - and I can't wait to post about it"!

Very fast time, Rossco. When I'm doing it in the gym I tend to average around 2:20 for 500m, so if I went really at it I reckon I could get to 8:30 but it'd take some real training to get significantly better. It's a cracking time.

[Spagoli]

well i'm well recovered from marathon now. did 7.5 yesterday at 7.30min/mile pace got to 4miles before pain and did 8.5 tonight at 7.15min/mile and no pain at all. signed up for a relay race in brum in may and something called the dovedale dipper in aug. sounds dead sweet thought would be fun turns out it s bloody cross country marathon our group reckon 5hours will be a good time, think that could be a bad call! still if it doesnt kill me it'll make me stronger and all that..