Everyday Systems

milliem

Well this week will be a success - four green days and one S event this evening. I'm in for a heavy weekend (two nights out plus it's rugby season!) but going to try and be vaguely sensible about it :) I enjoyed greatly a small seafood pizza last night after my run, it's such a relief to know that I...

milliem

Fantastic progress well done!

milliem

The same app I used for doing the times C25k has a distance version, using the GPS on my phone (I use rundouble). It tracks how long we run and builds up to 5k in the same way although we started at week 6. So this week it's 3 x 4km runs (not including the 5 minutes warm up/cool down). We're doing i...

milliem

Congratulations on the weight loss and on your happy looking February so far

milliem

Well I'm not so sure about 'buff' :lol: but hopefully fitter! Tuesday and Wednesday were both green this week. Not struggling too much at the moment, think I'm getting into a NoS groove. I've realised that hunger is ok (I often feel hungry in the morning and evening, but I know I'm getting a decent ...

milliem

Hows it going gk? Hope you got the 'two steps back' mindset out of your head, that's no way to focus on your goals! Remember each day is a fresh start

milliem

I think a lot of dieters want to justify their restriction and calorie counting :) I know I would! I was having a conversation with a co-worker recently about how ridiculous it was that she couldn't eat soup or a bagel and had to measure her milk . NoS is simple, not easy, but simple and sustainable...

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I don't drink 'full fat sodas' as I just can't justify to myself a small can of drink with the equivalent of 10 tsp of sugar :shock: However apart from that, I don't generally worry about what I drink. I mainly drink water or tea with skimmed milk (no sugar), will occasionally have low sugar squash,...

milliem

Just wanted to check in here, I'm now on week 7 of the 'distance' plan of C25k, so running 4km on this weeks runs. Yesterdays was TOUGH! I had to stop and walk a couple of times, but I managed to finish it even though I was very tempted to turn around and go home after about halfway haha

milliem

Last week was all green - I noticed I've reached 21 days on plan hooray! That did include one NWS day :) The weekend was... ok. I didn't permasnack but I did eat a lot and had a couple of meals out. Small steps :) Monday was green , today ok so far. I did some resistance work yesterday and a run tod...

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I'm already halfway regretting signing up for it haha :D Oh well in for a penny in for a pound as they say... Monday to Thursday all green this week - mostly good solid platefuls of pretty healthy food as well, and although I've noticed hunger, I haven't felt deprived. Last night and tonight are pla...

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Well done for today's success :) The tough mudder crowd suggest being able to run 5 miles, do 20 push ups and 6 pull ups. Well, I can run 3 miles and ur... that's about it haha :D I've got 8 months to train! 3 months ago I didn't think I could run 3 minutes in a row now I can do that and barely brea...

milliem

Nice work gk, three green days in a row! Remember to come back to this week when you wobble or feel less motivated, you know you CAN do it and sticking to NoS rules for a day isn't impossible

milliem

oolala53 wrote:Pick the activity you'll actually do!

100% agree - I've always had trouble being consistent with exercise and have only managed it with things that I really enjoy. As it turns out, that's running outside! I also did well doing weights at home.

milliem

January looks pretty darn good overall, good for you having any green days when your routine is all out of whack!

Also, much respect for your snow running, you're braver than me

I have to say I also love running outside though, a treadmill doesn't appeal at all even in the rain.

milliem

Nice work on getting to 5k! I'm using a phone app which tells me when to run/walk and tracks my distance through GPS. Today we went 3.6k in about 32 minutes (which had some walking breaks). With a 5 minute warm up and cooldown each end we've been going almost 5k :) It sounds lovely to have a lake to...

milliem

But isn't the idea at first to not focus on losing weight but to fix your food issues? If you don't eat enough, you will be hungry between meals and dreaming about food. So I would say not worry about filling the plate with lightweight stuff until you have mastered eating 3 meals a day. Oh yes defi...

milliem

You can fill your plate with whatever you like. General health guidance suggests half a plate of fruit/veg, quarter plate of carbs and quarter plate of protein if I remember correctly. However you are free to choose what you like! One of the benefits of NoS :) Ultimately though if you are packing yo...

milliem

Well it POURED down today but got out there and ran, felt great! We've finished the C25k plan going on the timed basis (ended on 30 mins running) but we were running about 3.6k at the end, so we're switching to distance based and working back up. Started at week 6 today which is a distance of 3.6k i...

milliem

Fab job on the green Monday gk!! You're last few posts have sounded so positive and reasonable, I'm impressed

Print them out and don't forget them!

milliem

Its started raining today so hopefully will clear the snow over the weekend so I can run! Yesterday was an S event in the evening but pretty sane eating overall. I feel in weekend mode today so will have to work hard to keep to the N day rules and not give in to S's before tomorrow! I might have a l...

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A few ladies in my office are on the Slimming World diet and we were talking about what is restricted today. Within the bounds of 'good foods' that SW recommends they can't eat SOUP. Soup!! For some reason they also have to limit the amount of milk they drink, so if they want a bowl of cereal they c...

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Maybe you could try not seeing it as 'good' or 'bad' behaviour, just looking at days when you are on track, and days when you aren't... take the negative emotions out of it! I like to see it as being an observer of my own behaviour :) Of course I want to make an effort to meet the goals I've set mys...

milliem

Hi noBS and snapdragon, thanks for stopping by! Green week so far - a bit of funny stuff today though. I forgot to eat a third meal and realised I was very hungry before I started cooking supper (which isn't a quick prep meal!) I put some pretzels in a little bowl to eat and I'll virtual plate them ...

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Keep at it snapdragon, we all know the red squares don't tell the whole story

Remember to praise yourself for the little successes as well as the bigger ones!

milliem

Well done on your success so far, you're doing brilliantly!

milliem

Hey gk, thanks for your kind comments on my thread and here! I guess I have a pretty relaxed attitude to most things in life, that's not always been a good thing when it comes to my eating and weight though as I just think 'aaaah what's the big deal that chocolate bar won't hurt!' :) Like you I've a...

milliem

Thanks gk, such kind comments! :) Friday was green, so that's a full green week last week, my first of 2013! Hopefully not my last :D I was very tempted to go for some chocolate last night after supper, but resisted. It's funny, I wonder how I ever gave up smoking given that I seem to find every min...

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I'm actually looking to start doing our local Park Run - a regular 5k run on a Saturday morning, around a lovely nearby park. Might sign up to some races later in the year too :) That being said have only got out running once this week, it's been snowing and I hate even walking in snow I have such b...

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I have a friend who eats 'Paleo style', has done for a long time, and has a very good figure - she also does a lot of exercise including weights, and has a sensible approaching using the 80/20 rule. She tries to eat Paleo 80% of the time and eats what she likes the other 20%. It is very restrictive ...

milliem

On most NWS days I generally have an S 'event' rather than a full eat-what-I-want S day. I have a foodie family and we often celebrate birthdays or special occasions with a fancy meal out, so I'd always take that as an S event and have a multi course meal. The only real days outside weekends that I'...

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Oh well. Like someone on these boards has said more than once (I believe it was Milliem?) trying to be better is better than not trying at all. Maybe if I just take one thing away at a time, there won't seem to be flashing neon arrows pointing to every "no, no" in my kitchen. I don't know if it was...

milliem

Yikes that is cold snapdragon!! It's about 3 Celcius here which is plenty cold for me! Just did week 9, day 1 today - last week of C25k!! We've been doing the timed version, so week 9 is 30 mins running, but we (meaning I, my OH keeps pace with me poor guy :)) are pretty slow so going about 3.7k in ...

milliem

I'd echo ironchef - it's hard to know what to suggest without knowing the problem! Is it sweets, snacks or seconds (or a combination) giving you grief?

milliem

The week started well, ended not so great. Monday to Weds were green, Thursday and Friday were red. I'm pretty sure that a trigger for me is eating junk food on weekdays - even if it is 'allowed' the salt and fat etc. always seem to trigger cravings for more of the same! The fails were chocolate aft...

milliem

Yikes I wouldn't want to run in the snow, I'd be scared of slipping over! I can do that when walking.... in dry weather!

Week 8 this week - yesterday's run went ok although pretty tough. Looking forward to starting the last week next week though!

milliem

Dinner last night was tandoori chicken, sweet potato and carrot mash and broccoli.

I think dinner tonight will be sausage and vegetable pasta, yum.

Any inspired ideas for tomorrow? I think I have some white fish (cod I think) in the freezer that needs using up...

milliem

I look forward to sharing my quest for slimness. Because that, frankly, is my goal. I absolutely will not be happy with just more healthy eating patterns/ attitude towards food if I don't shrink.A lot. I'm in no rush before any of you kind, civilised noS -ers jumps in to give me a row. :) There's n...

milliem

Brilliant job on the three green days last week, well done! Keep at it, hope you're kicking Tuesday's bum

milliem

Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all the support on my thread, I do appreciate your kind comments! You are doing fabulously, I say try indoor running at least

milliem

I've meal planned for the week and included a lot of veggies where I can! This evening is roast chicken, sweet potato and carrot mash and broccoli

So far so good today, hope to mark a green after dinner.

Ran week 8 day 1 (28 minutes) today, was tough as always but got there in the end!

milliem

You know the 'key' that worries me the most? Key #2: Habits that are followed with perfection. It seems every time you don't follow this key (which lets face it is quite often, as absolutely naturally you make mistakes and aren't perfect - who is?!! You're human!) you are tempted to change, modify o...

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Welcome to NoS Jasper! I am a fellow bread and cheese lover, I could live on cheese toasties, brie and cranberry rolls, cheese pizza and baked camembert for months ;) (Un?)fortunately all of these things are allowed on NoS hooray! Also fortunately, doing NoS has helped me to be a bit more moderate a...

milliem

Welcome to NoS, and congratulations on the 50lb loss already! That's amazing, and 17lb weight loss per year for 3 years is pretty good I reckon

milliem

If you like to log your meals, why not just write them down in a diary or journal rather than on a website that calculates the calories? That way you can look at trends in what and when you are eating but not have to focus on the minute details of what your food contained. A possible compromise?

milliem

It depends what you count as a failure. Will you lose as much on NoS as you would following a strict calorie counting diet? Probably not. However we KNOW that a lot of people don't maintain weight loss after following such a diet. NoS is all about a sustainable, moderate way of eating that you can c...

milliem

That's the great thing about NoS, you can just get straight back on habit the very next day - each new day is a new opportunity to mark a success!

milliem

I think you can quite easily be successful without weighing yourself. You could use another measure of success - just being on track with habits, perhaps how you feel day to day, or how well your clothes fit? If you feel better and happier eating the NoS way, then does it really matter the exact num...

milliem

I've run twice this week - 22 minutes on Wednesday and 25 minutes yesterday. The runs were tough (I'm not fit enough to take a 2 week break from running without feeling it!!) but I feel more ready to re-start week 8 next week without DYING!

milliem

I always know when I'm not being very NoS compliant by my avoidance of the habitcal and the NoS boards. December is always tough for me! Especially years when the 'special' days (for me Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day) are midweek so are on top of regular S days. I just get into a pattern o...

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I'm pretty sure that all the 'literature' out there says that losing weight is largely down to diet rather than exercise. I do believe that exercise helps - it can help motivation, help to burn some calories, help to make sure you have a decent body structure underneath the fat you want to lose! How...

milliem

I think it can work - it's just the matter of finding the routine and sustainable eating that works for you. You can probably fit three plates of food in at some point during a 24 hour period, there's nothing to say exactly when you should be eating! It's about habit and moderation so a little bit o...

milliem

Welcome! :) I think wanting to get weight off NOW and to do it all perfectly is pretty common, unfortunately from most people's experiences it doesn't really work! Be kind to yourself and remember that failing is actually ok, it's all part of the learning process :) Any habit takes time to build and...

milliem

Well done on starting week 7, you're doing brilliantly! Weather is still horrible here, so windy, wet and cold :( It doesn't always stop me from running but I've had a break over Christmas as I've been out of my normal routine, away from home for a few days and had a lot of social events to go to. E...

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Well Merry Christmas everyone! A little late I know hehe :) I've been caught up in the holidays, lots of socialising and family time which has been nice! Has meant pretty much no NoS tracking though - I'm trying to keep vaguely to the structure but I always find it tough at this time of year so I do...

milliem

Sounds like a lovely S day :) The mod works for any environment, your house or a friends. I can and do say no to offered foods, if I'm really not hungry I wouldn't eat for the sake of it! Like I say, it's actually not happened that often. I remember once I used the mod to accept a single Belgian cho...

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Thanks sweetness! Embarrassingly, yesterday when I suddenly remembered the drunken chicken burger and chocolate bar that I ate after my night out at work :oops: :lol: :roll: Ah well, I can't be held responsible for my actions after a triple strength cosmopolitan right?!! Yesterday's S day wasn't too...

milliem

Ooh well done you!! I have to admit there I some days when I have to really drag myself around the streets and hate every minute of the actual run but the days that I love it and feel all pumped up and energised make up for it

I always feel better afterwards though.

milliem

I finished week 7 today, only 2 to go! Might take a bit longer than two weeks though with the Christmas break, not sure I'll be motivated to get my running shoes on on Christmas Day :) Despite a slightly sore stomach (self inflicted - Christmas party last night!!) and heavy rain I actually felt pret...

milliem

I did stick to my plan on Thursday, no other fails for the day which I'm happy with! Yesterday was an S day - work Christmas party involving a meeting/presentations from 10am-2pm then a meal a 3pm and the rest of the evening out in a bar! Didn't really try to keep too rigidly to a structure, althoug...

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Bah, red day check in! Lunch was fine (although soup and fruit again, need to beef it up), got home hungry and with nothing savoury easily cookable went for the leftover crumble and custard! Knew I should have thrown that out or frozen it... Hoping that although a fail as it's sweet, I'll keep that ...

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I think I'll try one year of no weighing myself and no fails. By demanding perfection of yourself you are setting yourself up to fail. No-one is perfect and failure is part of learning! Keep going, you've been doing really well at focusing on habits and vanilla NoS :) P.s. be kind to yourself at th...

milliem

Haha Sin Street sounds kind of fun to me :wink: :twisted: Week 7 day 2 completed today, it actually felt pretty good most of the run. I think I need to be mindful to have a substantial lunch on days I run though as my legs did feel quite tired throughout. I tend to have soup, a small roll and a piec...

milliem

Just a quick check in, I've changed the title to weekly check in as that's more what I'm doing at the moment! So far so green, and have kept up with my running so far this week too (2/3 25 min runs done). Friday will be an S day as I have a Christmas event with work including a meeting that runs ove...

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Amazing eschano, well done to you!!! What a great success and I bet it feels great to know you did it in a moderate, sustainable way. Congratulations!

milliem

I have a vague NoS mod that involves being able to eat delicious homemade treats provided (unasked for) by very good friends. I know some very good bakers and hate to say no if they have brought something over especially! It happens extremely rarely (perhaps 2-3 times I can remember since I started ...

milliem

Don't worry too much about the end of the 'exciting new' phase of NoS. Actually, the habits are so simple you'll probably find that it just becomes part of your life! It's not like a counting or tracking diet where you have to force yourself to get into the nitty gritty of what you eat every single ...

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You aren't underweight, but you aren't overweight either by the sounds of things (putting your stats into a BMI calculator places you at 21.9, solidly in the healthy category). Neither of those things mean you are undeserving of help! Your thinking about eating and body image is clearly making you m...

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Hi McQueen, wow it sounds like you've had some tough times! You've come to a good place, there is so much experience and support here :) I have to ask because there are quite a few things that worry me about your post, have you looked into some kind of therapy or professional support/help about your...

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Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December - S days I mainly kept to a two meal structure during the days (had a proper lunch and dinner both days) S's that I took over the weekend were: - a handful of foam sweeties - 4 'gourmet' chocolates - a handful of cheesy crackers - a handful of pringles - large bow...

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"Gepetto, it's a habit; don't think about 3 weeks (now 4) of progress - think of 3 months, or 3 years." That's such a great way to look at it, the habits are the solid base for a new way of eating, you can tweak and change to get results later on down the line if needed :) I definitely found that g...

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Hey Sinnie, I moved house this summer and I forgot how draining and tiring it is! I don't blame you for not focusing on what you were eating! Congratulations on a nice green day 1

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Congratulations on finishing week 3 sweetness! I didn't do so well last week - combination of long work days, horrible weather and waning motivation meant I didn't do any more runs after Monday. Back into it this week though, I just re-ran week 7 day 1 and feeling loads better! Going to run Wednesda...

milliem

Checking in with a red for Friday - Friday's are always tough for me!

Fine all day, but ate 3 sweet chewy bars and a few mouthfuls of chocolate after dinner.

milliem

Garlic crumbed fish, sweet potato and leeks tonight.

milliem

Interesting though..............since I've started exercising, I've noticed my hunger has naturally decreased. I'm not trying to skip snacks or my lunch - just not as hungry. And I'd say at least 75% of the time I'm resisting the urge to eat when I'm not hungry later in the day. (VERY rare in my ca...

milliem

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by on my check in! This week is going well so far, 3 green days under my belt and on track for another today - I've been a little tempted to have something sweet today but I don't feel like it's going to be too much of a struggle to stick to my guns. Running has bee...

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I started off checking in every day, I find that the accountability helps and when I didn't check in or log for a while, I was having more and more red days. I've recently switched to a weekly check in for some accountability and to record progress, but only providing a daily entry for a red day. I ...

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Perhaps rather than thinking of it as 'indulging' just allow yourself the freedom of S days. If you only have one or two S's over the weekend then great, if you have more, that's fine! As oolala points out, it's early days and most people need the release valve of S days where they don't have to thi...

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"Portion control" leads to binge behavior: I'm convinced of that. There may be a few, a very few, who can feel like they are starving all the time and still keep to it. I am not one of those. I also wonder if it is good for them in the long run. Isn't there a lot of stress associated with feeling l...

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Tonight - roasted lemon chicken and veg (parsnips, carrot and onion). Smells amazing in the oven!

milliem

Yikes, counting calories for all that time sounds like hard work!!

I love how balanced you are about things, you've made such a lot of progress you should definitely give yourself credit for it even if your S days aren't how you hoped they would be!

milliem

A krispy kreme doughnut, or a chocolate dessert pot for me

I've discovered that I really value a tasty dessert so will dismiss a lot of options for a good one! I am also partial to a crumble of any kind (but making my own means having a lot of portions, so I tend not to).

milliem

I love ogling what people are eating, gives me inspiration!

Last night was ham and cheese tortellini, this evening was meant to be lemon roast chicken and vegetables but will now be a celebratory takeaway as OH got offered a fab new job, hooray! Attempting to investigate healthy Chinese options...

milliem

Week 7 day 1 today - first of three 25 min runs this week and oof it was a tough one! Ended up being pretty fast though (well compared to my normal trundle) so I'm not surprised I was struggling. I definitely think that these next few weeks will be a matter of powering through and hopefully I'll fee...

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I love that happy looking month

milliem

Congratulations on your second 21 day streak!

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Hehe I do have a 'treat' cupboard although I don't have one high enough to have to work to get to... I actually often don't have a problem ignoring them if they are put away, we'll see! If I struggle I get my OH to hide them from me :D Saturday 1st December - S day Lunch - burger and chips (plus a c...

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Well, November wasn't great. Compliance was low (due to a week's holiday S days) and weight has gone up - although as my holiday was right at the end of November it's not unexpected. Am hoping that the residual effects of pub meals and alcohol will reduce over the next few weeks!

milliem

Congrats on the three straight days zippadee! Nice work

milliem

I'm on holiday this week (and have been away until yesterday afternoon) so all this week has been 'S days'. It's funny, no matter how hard I try to keep to NoS structure when I'm away it just doesn't happen. Similar to how S days work I suppose, if I try and tell myself to be restrained when my brai...

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I've combined NoS with calorie counting before - more out of curiosity about what I was actually taking in on my three plates and to get a better idea about how nutritious my food actually was. I tend to do it every now and then for a few weeks and then get bored hehe :) Mind you I always track at t...

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Sorry to hear you're hurting sweetness :( I guess if it's your upper body it's not run related?? I've been away for most of this week, just got back yesterday so went for a run - a repeat of week 6 day 3 to ease me back into things before starting week 7 on Monday! It was tough but I managed to fini...

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How about just not buying one with chocolate in it?? As a child we only ever had ones with cute little pictures behind the doors and I loved them, the excitement of opening the little door and seeing what was behind it stays with me even now. You can still get them if you look past the branded choco...

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Thanks sweetness, I have to admit although I've always focused on habits and eating sensibly rather than losing weight specifically it's nice to see that the work is having an effect! Saturday 24th November: S day brunch: stuffed red peppers, a muesli bar, a little pot of toffee date pudding (so del...

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How exciting! Hope everything goes well for you and the baby

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Congratulations on finishing week one Sweetness, nice work :) Snapdragon - I'm from the UK and we get horrible weather all winter, lots of rain, cold, windy... urgh. I must have the running bug though as I've been out in all weathers! Once you get into it, running in bad weather isn't so bad, rain a...

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This week has been green despite a bit of funny business. Yesterday was green but including an S 'event' in the evening - a party at a friend's house. I had as my third meal of the day a scant plate of buffet food, along with two glasses of wine and two mini cake bites. Happy with that as an S event...

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Finished week 6 today hooray! Although today is the first time that I have had to stop before the end of a run :( I got to about 19 minutes and felt horribly light headed, a little queasy and dizzy so I thought better to stop than pass out on the floor... I walked for about a minute then ran some mo...

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Brilliant job on the ongoing green streak!

I loooove goats cheese, hopefully it'll work out for you.

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