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Honest logging, honest logging, honest logging. At the end of the day, the only person you'd be cheating is yourself...

Well fitting ones often do feel quite tight. If you can get a finger or two between your body and the band, it's probably fine. It will stretch a little bit with wear as well.

I just realised that I always buy medium eggs but use the standard 70 cal large egg database entry. Eh. I'll take that!

Nope, I don't! I prefer capris, but I only choose ones with a crotch liner built in, and no dodgy seams. I find it more comfortable without underwear when I'm working out to be honest - one less thing to bunch/crinkle up/show/whatever. And a massive nope to lifting in a thong. Never had a problem with leggings going see…

This. Find a routine that you CAN sustain week on week. I only train 3 days a week, because for me trying to do more just leads to me skipping a lot of sessions. Rest is important too...

Biggest advice for macros... stop looking at the Macro screen and start using the Nutrients one instead! They literally only have to be balanced at the end of the day (if that's what you're going for). I find it easiest to plan to come in a little under for all macros for the day, then have a "flex bowl" or similar for…

This. I basically picked a new gym when I figured out I wanted to lift so that I could be somewhere with this vibe. There are some SERIOUSLY scary-looking people in my gym, lifting some seriously huge weights. Almost all of them are absolutely lovely, are happy to let you work in (if it's an easy to change machine, or the…

I'm trying to get to grips (literally!) with hook at the moment... How long before it stops feeling like you're going to dislocate your thumbs?! I guess I'm heading in the right direction... warm up sets are fully hook grip now, and I try and get through 2 or 3 reps in my main sets before giving up, but the stretchy thumb…

Grande iced latte for me Skinny Sugar free vanilla (limited sugar free syrups in UK :( ) Single shot most of the time 65 kcal 10g carbs 6g protein

Provided I'm not on metronidazole (the antibiotic that makes you vomit that dentists ALWAYS seem to prescribe) I go with alcohol after dental work... Just saying ;)

Well, I've been through 3 sets of ankle surgery over the years, including a partial fusion in 2002. While you're non-weight bearing, there's really not a lot you can do, although crutches can be a SERIOUSLY good workout over significant distances. As is wheeling yourself in a wheelchair. Through this time, you really just…

Same - I *think* I'm being good with my sleep, but sometimes that just means I go upstairs at a sensible time, not that I actually go to sleep. I can faff around for ages but kid myself that I got an early night because I switched the TV off/put my pyjamas on/whatever at a sensible time. It makes me more accountable to…

Yeah, realistic goals are important. FitBit actually reviews my goal once a year automatically, and suggested I put my daily step goal down to 9,500. I then moved house, increased my commute (including the walking part) and now easily get 12,000 most days! Most Sundays I get less, sometimes as few as 4,000. I have been…

This. Since I stopped training first thing in the morning, I've stopped using them and not noticed any problems. (I did find them helpful when I was doing bonkers amounts of HIIT and weights before breakfast, but I wouldn't really recommend that as an approach either! :D )

I had a Flex for years, and just got an Alta for my birthday a few weeks ago, which does heart rate as well (and alerts me when my mobile phone is ringing when it's on silent in the office!). I like the step data as it helps remind me to be at least a bit active on the weekends, instead of totally vegging out. The sleep…

Love dry needling for when the release I need for my muscles is too much/painful to get from massage! Always by a physio or a massage therapist with a proper qualification though. First time I had it was YEARS ago on one of my quads after I displaced my kneecap and had to have the muscles relaxed enough to get it back in…

Things I try and do which seem to work pretty well... - Keep control of breakfast. Get your protein in early while you can, and don't waste calories that you might want later in the day! Aim for mostly protein and veg, preferably not too much fat as that's bound to come with the fun stuff later. - Decide if you want to…

And at some point would be welded to the toilet in a way that probably meant you couldn't access your next plate of spinach in time ;)

Well, I suppose there are *worse* things to snack on between meals than celery or cucumber... But really, maybe you should focus on reducing the amount of grazing even if it is low cal vegetables? Also, you may want to play around with meal timing and composition: - Some people don't feel hungry until after their first…

Pre-logging and batch cooking in advance may be your friend... If that's what's there to eat that day, then it's a teeny tiny bit easier if you don't have to go near a shop! Also meal planning and supermarket shopping online... Keep fighting. If you really want the KitKat (and now you've reminded me about them... hotdang!…

Your profile pic is not offensive in the least (to me - can't speak for others) and is certainly no worse than many others on here! If it was the crazy fundamentalist Christian guy with about 20 posts to his name, me and a number of other people already flagged him for abuse in another thread so hopefully he'll be gone…

If you're measuring for body fat, I don't think it's necessary to do that every week, is it? I do mine maybe every 2 months or something. But if you're willing to deal with the shorter term fluctuations and have *agreed* to a weekly measurement, then yes just have it done. In my mind, data from when you've been bad is just…

I'm pretty certain that it's one of those things where the whole is a lot less than the sum of the two parts. A whole lot of nope from me.

Omelette sandwiches are fab Fried eggs go best in bacon sandwiches, but only in a situation where you don't mind dripping yolk down your chin! (If the yolk isn't runny, why bother with a fried egg at all?! :D ) Scrambled egg is great but in my mind lacks the structural integrity to make a satisfactory sandwich filling...

It might be a Premium feature, but I have mine linked but the calorie adjustment turned off. I can still SEE the calorie adjustment at the bottom of my diary screen, and I can see my food in my FitBit app, but it's up to me to choose how to use those numbers. I mostly do it that way because my trainer sets my calories and…

yes... it IS water... having bubbles in it doesn't mean it's a different thing!

This should help... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

Although it apparently has zero protein so I'm a bit confused about how it's whey...

I know the feeling of the 48kg photos - mine horrify me too. I also have a vivid memory of one of my male friends telling me at that weight, when I was wearing a low V-neck top, that I had just got way too thin. Mine was sport linked, and for years I equated it with success. It's a tough one to break. I've just made it…

I think a lot of it is trial and error for every individual. Exercise is clearly important - some kind of cardio related activity for heart health (and burning calories), resistance training for muscle strength and maintenance, weight bearing activity for bone density... I think all those have been proven beyond a doubt.…