Well done Yorkies. Just be careful - if you're in pain, stop. When exercising there is a pain 'wall' that you need to get through but not if its genuine hurting pain - if that makes sense?! Remember to give yourself rest days to let muscles rest and repair (also, upping the protein intake i.e eggs, fish, meat etc will help muscle repair too)

Keep us updated with how you get on :-)

If they are hurting you are definitely doing something right!!! Excellent work. Don't go tooo hard at the start and make sure that you don't train them every day without giving the muscle time to recover. Your lunch also sounds like great progress, good carbs and good protein- :-D

PS: I only ever cramp when I am low on salt... possibly a little controversial, but I usually just eat a pinch of table salt to balance it back up! I don't eat very much salt in general really.... just a thought!

Keep up the good work!

Kate.

The pain I was referring to was ur abs.. not the cramps btw!

Cramp is a build up of lactc adic in the muscles. so in theory by stretching and warming up/cooling down it should aviod cramping in the muscles. Try that before you head for the salt

the sore muscles have eased up today thank goodness, i have been stretching them hoping that would heal them if that makes sense, and it seems to of worked somehow, obviously i stretch before and after a run, but i think it must of been cramp, felt like the aftermath, but doesnt feel as bad today

Does anybody know

Is wholemeal PITTA bread good for you, or does that have the same effect as bread around the middle?

Thank you so much everyone once again :D

The weight around my middle drives me nuts. I have been on a diet for a year now and going to the gym since August last year, and I still feel way too podgy. Think a lot is knackered skin after 4 children, but I also don't do any abs  at the gym because I hate them and after 3 sections find them nearly impossible - I stick to fat burning stuff. 5 mins cross trainer warm up, then the weights, then either 40 mins uphill on the treadmill (no holding on!) or 20 mins treadmill and 20 mins bike.

I feel fit and lean everywhere else but my gut :( horrible.

Wholemeal pitta is certainly a healthier alternative to a normal pitta but has carbs in just the same and is quite a 'bloaty' food. Not sure if that helps but its what i've found.
Just for experimental purposes i'd steer clear of it for a while to see if it makes any difference?
Another thought - some people who have food intolerances find that if they eat certain foods it can bloat them out to give them a podgier middle - could it be that you are dairy/lactose/gluten intolerant??

:-)

well i cannot be gluten intolerant, my dad is, but i do not have any of the symptons of it, so i do not think i have that, and i am not possessing any of the lactose symptons, as my oh mum has that and dairy i would think it worked the same and i do not really get ill or anything, so not sure if any of those would be me?

Ok ill try stay clear of any type of bread and see if that works then, gosh this is really tricky isnt it, especially when there is a lovely buffey out there for me to go nibble from, be strong!!!

Be strong, ignore the buffet!!! Juts in the short time it's worth doing to see if it makes a difference. You dont want to deny yourself forever - jut look at it as an experiment!!!