boredfatman Member

Yeah, I'm not too sure that Hellmans is that great calorie wise...plus it's one of those condiments that I'm not great at the whole moderation thing!!!

Up until recently I would always have a snickers or twix from the vending machine if I started early, around 4:30AM. Now avoiding those machines like the plague. Whats worse is that they are part subsidised where I work!

Thank you! Going to read this now...

True, very true. It's interesting to note that muscles retain water as they rebuild...I didn't know that. So much to learn about all of this.

Just to clarify I'm in my 30's not fifties! Man, my profile pic must look bad ha ha! Maybe I should up my calories a bit then. I certainly don't want to burn out. I'm sticking with machines at the moment as I don't have the confidence to use the free weights at the gym and also I wouldn't have the right technique so…

That's interesting thanks, I will keep that in mind. I keep hearing people recommending a cheat day every now and the. But I am worried I would simply fall straight back into bad habits.

Thank you. I'm enjoying the gym, there are two weight machines that kill me but hopefully that will improve. I'm also drinking a ton of water, (and constantly needing the loo as a result!), is this really as good for weight loss as people say?

Thank you for the replies. I have heard of this "starvation mode" quite a bit. Does it really have that much of an effect?

Hi thank you. elliptical training is kind of like cross country I think is the best way to describe it. You drive the machine with your feet and arms, almost like skiing.