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Also depends on you reason for lifting, Heavy powerlifting, body building or high rep light weight/bodyweight callisthenics?

Stop for a couple of weeks and just walk, breath look at the beauty around as you wonder the trails with you dog notice, stop and smell the roses then gradually build back your exercise, pay attention to how you feel as you add more back. The purpose of exercise is to feel good, alive, fit and vital not whacked out, leave…

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Hi I just joined, Biggest change I have noticed from 45-54 is that I need to manage my energy levels, also I can't do the regular heavy workouts anymore my joints prefer medium weight and higher reps done in a circuit/calathenics/functional style rather than one exercise at a time, I feel great if I also do lots of…

Fact is it becomes more important to lift weights the older you get, so you go for it. Most gyms will have trainers who can give you a programme and advice on correct form.

Can you up your N,E,A,T throughout the week, could you find 10-20 min to go for a walk at lunch time or in the evening and weekends, Perhaps hoover and dust the house/flat every couple of days, stand up at every TV add break, You would be amazed at how many calories you can burn by just standing up and walking across the…

Suffolk, Very happy to welcome and motivate :)

Kind of rude that the OP never agknowledged any of the comments or advice :neutral:

I train at lunch times, here is what I do: Light weight high rep so typically 15reps X3 sets but done like a circuit with no resting, so a typical workout is: Dumbell squat to shoulder press, leg raise, lateral pull down or bent over row, dumbell lunge walks, press ups or chest press, 30sec plank, Goblet squat, tricep…

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Hi Priyac1987 Insanity max is a very high impact programme, many people have knee problems, it is possible that you have some muscle imbalance (Most people do, particularly if you sit down a lot) which will cause tightness and lesions within the ligaments around your knees, a foam roller and stretching can-over time,…

Oh yes, getting into the habit of 'NEAT' can seriously ramp up the daily burn.

Yep I can relate to that :smile:

One week hold out for 4 healthy eating days and given time it can snowball, apply the 80/20% rule. Remember your only human Even Tony Horton has a cupcake occasionally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylE9EkvTNp0 :smiley:

Great :) Aims and daydreams are good things to foster, BUT a cold cider on a hot day takes serious strength to resist, hats off to you lol

I'm with you on this, but I would add that once fully developed, good habits can be a foundation to carry us through difficult time, as I see it exercise is the best stress reliever, and eating mostly highly nutritious 'unprocessed foods' will keep body chemistry balanced which also helps stress. :)

Great approach :)

Thanks everyone, it seems that for many of us the line between motivation and habit can blur, while for others habits grow out of challenge and motivational targets. Very interesting views :smile:

I have come to that conclusion :smile:

Thats interesting, But isn't it wierd, an App like that would simply irritate me. :smile:

Yes you are right, you have a good balance of healthy habits building into goals. What I find difficult is consciously setting a challenge or goal, like: Running a 10K in a certain time, or saying 'I will bench X amount by june 10' and so on. I can see that some people love to push themselves in a carrot/stick style, but I…

Thats good, looks like you are well on your way to building healthy habits with small motivational steps, good approach :smile:

Looks like you have been doing great, You do really well on goal setting and meeting those goals, You indeed are walking the walk MFP well done :)

Buy a double big mac fries and apple pie and throw it on a fire.

I have also noted this, My wife is saying I look toned and I have come to the last hole on my belt and I'm primed and ready to punch a new one, but the scale has been bumping against the same number for a few weeks.

I think, whatever we eat or drink on a fast day has a hightened effect, our digestive system is empty and clear of stimulation and we are/or become possibly more sensitive to what we consume, ie; what is going to be your response to a chocolate bar after 16-24hrs fasting? I know that for the first time in my life I have…

Welcome Nadia, Yes 'You can have it tomorrow' is phsycologically very powerful, for me it is the element that sets the 5:2 lifestyle apart from every other, and yes! after a while amazingly to paraphrase 'Monty Python' most find out that they do not actually want whatever it was that they wanted just the day before but put…

Hi, I'm in Suffolk, happy to motivate and bat ideas about. Add me if you want :)

I did MFP about 2 years ago and lost just over a stone, since then 6lbs crept back on. I decided to get back in control and set an even lower goal. So I came back to MFP to re-discipline myself. For me it's about understanding there will always be times I have to keep my eye on the ball. In life we all have periods where…

Also I would add, that more worryingly among the general population 'Skinny Fat' is a reference to internal or viseral fat around your organs. Many people who appear thin and healthy despite never working out and eating whatever they want can unknowingly have dangerous levels of viseral fat :(