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Vectris, if you keep this low caloric intake, your organism will adapt and slow down metabolism. You really need to eat more - I'm now 6'1", 240 lbs male and I eat around 2400 kcal. I started at 310 lbs more than 1,5 years ago and I ate about 2650 and I went down to about 200 lbs in 11 months (I wish I could go even lower,…
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I had about 8 weeks break from my gym - I hurt my knee (again) - and my doctor told me to give it a rest until New Years, so when I got back I was expecting usual January Rush, but suprisingly it was only my old gym acquaintances :) . It seems to be a global trend (I'm from Cracow, Poland), but no complains from me :)
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iPhone app is a bit buggy - 90% of times I get "Can't connect to the server, data saved localy", but it actually does connect and upload data. For last 2 years I thought it was my old iPhone 4 problem, but last year I switched to iPhone 6 and it's still a problem. Besides I need to manually "kill" the app to make it work…
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There are many great dishes (or at least semi-prepared), which you can cook in advance and freeze. The trick is to always store them already in portions for one meal - this way it's easy to pre-log in advance. I always have in my freezer a few cups of home-made tomato sauce and (weighed, formed and packed separetly)…
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You worry to much. There is an old polish saying: "Everything is for people. In MODERATION". As long as it's not your everyday habit it won't affect you in the long run in any way. Besides it'll keep your metabolism running, so in few days you won't even notice :smile:
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Don't be so obsessed with the number, how about setting yourself a more practical goal, like singing up to a 5k or 10k in X months? Passing time will be a great motivation for you, not just stepping on a scale every day. Losing weight is not just about the number, but losing fat! You can lose fat and gain weight - water…
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I don't like recipe builder - for me it's useless for most of my dishes, I prefer "My dishes" because it let's me control every ingredient. I've been always taught to weigh my food raw, so to avoid confusion I try to weigh and cook my carbs (rice, pasta, potatos) separetly for every person (it's easy for rice, but you can…
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Family support IMO is so overrated - when I'm trying to lose weight my wife sees my results in time and says: "Let's do it together, please cook me some healthy lunch for work etc.", but after few days she is so tired of this "stuff", won't log meals (even it's just copying my journal). It's so frustrating for me, because…
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Don't worry, it's just water. When I fall off the wagon - stop exercising and eat more (because of work, family, etc.) I gain 6-7 lbs for first week, but my metabolism is still so "hot" that I keep loosing weight for few next weeks, even if I'm like 500 kcal above the limit! Like everything connected to our bodies - it's…
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Yeah, I'm not the greatest fan of yoga. Thank you for the suggestion, but it's surely not for me. I've been to a few classes, but I get bored very soon. Some time ago I went to boxing classes and I remember we had some nice stretching routine - thorough, but very dynamic. Sadly I can't go back to boxing and I only remember…
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How about getting a heart rate monitor? Most of them look like a "sports watch", but they will give you far better results based on your ACTUAL heart rate considering your age/height/weight.
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I hate whey protein with water, but I love it with milk (max 0,5%) ;) You can also make my "champion's breakfast": 1 cup oatmeal + whey protein (preferably vanilla, but chocolate works as well) + 15 grams of raisins + natural yoghurt = all you need to start a day with heavy workout!
