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I would also go with water weight from exercise.I did a long run in the heat last night, smashed water after I got home (and had also drunk alot during the day). When I got up this morning I noticed a) I hadnt needed to get up during the night which is unusual considering I was drinking heaps of fluid late and b) when I…

With 13 pounds to go your goal might be too aggressive.

I had a look at the All Pro just then. You do similar workout but 4 sets of 8 reps, then the next week 4 sets of 9 reps and so on until you do 4 sets of 12reps and then the following week you add 10% weight and go back to 8 reps and work you way through the cycle until you go up a weight. The forum I looked at had…

I just started last night. I did a beginner body weights session last week and found it just wasnt enough for me. So I kept hunting around and found stronglifts. I didnt start @20kg (about 15kg not sure how heavy my pole is) though! I was suprised at how taxing it was even then. It sounds so easy but I could tell my…

Did you rush into the chemist and take it straight away? Or did you sit quietly for a few minutes first. If you were rushed or stressed it can show in your BP. I usually have low BP but have experienced high BP on the odd occasion, mostly stress related.

I personally cant eat before a run. Choc milk I have heard is great afterwards. When I did a 12.6km run I had one before and afterwards (skim milk) and no issues with dizzyness. I have on occasion experienced dizziness while running but I live in the tropics so its usually been a heat issue as opposed to a nutrition issue.

Great job on the weight loss so far. Unfortunately it sounds like you have a body shape which means you hold more weight in the tummy area. We just have to work with what we have. I haven't been in a healthy bmi for years but I am not that far off getting under 80cm for waist. My bf well I am not sure my home scale and…

Time, as I've seen someone post in another thread. Your legs have been carrying around an extra x pounds/kgs for the last x years. Its going to take time for them to catch up and reseal they aren't lugging all that extra weight around anymore. I actually noticed this on biggest loser too. They lose incredible amounts of…

Me after xmas. It wasn't actually as bad as it could have been and although I am not 100% on track yet I have got back to where I was before I went offtrack. The key for me is to catch it early so you dont feel tempted to give up altogether and end up right where you started.

I went head first. 10 weeks of strict food and exercise, cut out coke completely. I lost 10kgs, changed a few habits. My husband went away (it was suppose to be a 12week program) and I kept up the food but not the exercise. Had about a month off over xmas (including a couple week driving holiday). Whatever food and little…

I probably have dressed older than my years due to the fact that 'older' clothes are genially more generously sized and have more appropriate skin coverage. So a drop in weight means I can shop at 'trendy' stores which can help convey a younger look.

I personally find I need a morning snack, esp if I have exercised in the morning but dont really need an afternoon snack. If I skip a morning snack and just have lunch I often find that by dinner time I am starving and that's when a double coat tim tam seems like a brilliant idea when I get home from work.

I know how you feel I have always had a big bum. I have never liked it even though its fashionable atm. Unfortunately not much I can do about it, its not looking its best at the moment but for me even at ideal weight it will still be big. I got used to getting clothes altered when I was younger as my waist was…

My weight dips lower just before my period as my body naturally has a 'clear out' a day or so beforehand, so I actually put on weight after my period has finished (my period is super short 2-3 days)

I use to find that coke zero had a laxative effect, so a sudden stop of it might block things up. It was the sweetener used in it.I like bubbles so for the most part I've swapped to mineral water which has helped keep my water intake up at night.

I too have the aria (I also have a fitbit). Its easy to step on, it does it syncing thing. MFP gets the info and adjusts my calorie goal based on that. For me the bf% seems pretty close. Unfortunately my BF% is about 38% and my body does look it. Yes there are little tricks I know I can use to trick the scale into giving…

I did a program late last year that was a 12 week food and exercise program call 12Week Body Transformation by Michelle Bridges (the Australian version of Jillian Michaels). Prior to this I probably cooked once a month for my husband and I. It gave you meal suggestions, you could swap meals if you didnt like one but the…

I put in 1kg (of 2.2 pds)a week and because 1200 is the lowest it came back as 0.7kgs. With my normal activity I get about 1400 calories per day (fitbit adj). I lost between .8-1kg per week depending on how well I stuck to the calories. I am now getting closer to moving into the overweight category rather than the obese…

You know how to lose it, you've done it before. You will get there again soon. When you get to maintenance again weigh in regularly even if you know you arent going to like the answer. Set an upper limit- if you get to x then its time to count calories again (assuming you stop while on maintenance) If you weigh in at or…

I link them too. I track deliberate exercise (I have a surge so I choose whatever I am doing on the screen). I track calories in MFP. Fitbit syncs with MFP to give me any additional exercise calories. I am set to sedentary in MFP as I have a desk job. I usually get a couple of hundred calories as a positive adj to daily…

Been there and done that a few times. However each time I get back on track and generally reach a new low. That low reminds me the next time I can do this and how it feels to be there. I slipped a bit over xmas but have got back into it resonantly well. The last week proved tough but I think I have my head back in the game…

To be honest I would have been suprised by the 28% with needing to lose 50pds but you are heaps taller than me so that probably makes a difference. Have you looked at pictures online of people at different body fat %. I use scales at home which show body fat but I have also looked at heaps those sites and I reckon that my…

Most people will tell you it calories vs calories out. Some may add the quality of the calories makes a difference to how you feel i.e. I could have all my calories allowance in chocolate but I'll probably be hungry/tired and generally feel like crap. Dont beat yourself up over a muesli bar, just try not to make a habit of…

@22% fat you should have a fit looking body, do you really need to lose more weight? It depends on what your goal body looks like. If it was me, I would jump in at eating 1860 and give it a few weeks you should continue losing though it will probably be 1/2 pound a week depending on your overall activity level.

Note quite the question you asked but you should keep in mind that a low resting heart rate can also be indicative of other issues. I only started donating blood about 5 years ago and I would often get questions/comments on my athleticism due to my low heart rate even when not exercising regularly. I'd just laugh it off as…

Depends on the dress really. Sometimes a good push up bra can help fill and gap around the armholes or if its strapless. Depends on your body shape and where you lose weight first. I'd keep going with the diet and make teh dress work not teh other way round.

OP the person on the left photo for you examples in my opinion is heavier looking than you (or softer/fatter/however you want to word it). You also have a great hip to waist ratio.

You said you wander around town a lot. If its a common occurrence that you spends hours walking around then yes you should eat back some of the exercise calories. If its not common then dont worry about it. A bit like if you have a really 'bad' day and eat over you goal calories once in a while. Dont worry about it too…

Its great to be able to have that mindset. I've given up coke for February, found myself starting to slip into old habits and decided not let it happen. I will never give it up forever but I can certainly moderate it. Because I worked on the habit last time I gave it up, I was drinking it because I like it not just out of…

I'll be happy to get a BMI of 25, at that weight I am about a size 10-12 Australian. I've always been heavy even when I was a size 10 proper. I am actually quite happy if I get down to a 12 after wearing 14-16 (and 18 for a bit) for the majority of my adult life. But I think the BMI thing will always play on my mind if I…