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I have two memberships (three if I include the pool, my employer pays for all three memberships so why not...) one being a small national chain with a "neighbourhood" profile (P&T) and the other is a large national chain (NW). Pros P&T It's in an apartment complex where most people are retired and not the most frequent gym…

I'd much rather use my HRM to determine the burn to log here than use the estimated number on here, but I'm sure others prefer to do it differently. To be honest I went ahead and assumed that yoga wasn't the only physical activity she wasn't ever going to do. I probably wouldn't even log yoga myself.

I think it's very personal what motivates you (speaking of the "why" now) but that the more clear and simple you can make it for yourself, the easier it will be to whip out that why whenever you come across things in your every day life that could be a distraction or something to potentially derail you. Knowledge is often…

Don't know how much you weigh now, so hard to say what would be possible/reasonable but I wouldn't pay too much attention to the in 5 weeks thing that pops up when you save your diary every day. In some cases it can be motivating I guess which is obviously why it's there but make up for going over today with the help of…

Sounds like the only way to save the friendship is to move out. Living with friends is a bad idea most of the time for this exact reason. You might love to hang out with a person without being cut out to actually LIVE with them. If you stay in that flat you will most likely fall out completely eventually. The number one…

Deal with your self confidence issues and your weight issues separately. Make sure to not link the two or you'll find yourself still disliking your looks when you've reached your weightless goal and it might keep you from stopping there or enjoying the journey. Don't let bullies define you or what beauty is. They have not…

I used to watch BL mainly for Alison Sweeney, Bob and Jillian but I'm not too keen on the format of the show. The only show like it that I do like is Chris Powell's extreme weight loss, because it's done over a full year and people still have to work/go to school/take care of their kids while at it. It's obviously still…

Sounds like a pretty good loss still. I would say just keep on going.

You're quickly going to figure that out for yourself. My brother can eat a full meal and go straight to the gym after, I couldn't or I would feel sluggish. If I do cardio I prefer to do that fasted and then I eat something straight after. If I'm doing weight training I eat a small meal before and a small meal after. I eat…

I can have ketchup on nearly everything. Love to mix ketchup into sour cream or cottage cheese. I also like fruit with my meat... so mango or peach with mince in tacos or banana on pizza, that sort of thing. My favourite pizza has banana, pineapple, chicken, cashew nuts and curry.

I mostly freeze chicken for the week. I weigh the chicken before I cook it and write the weight in grams on a freezer bag or a container, line them up in the same order as the pieces of chicken on the tray and that way I know the weight of each piece without having to mess about with cutting them all into the exact same…

People tend to say things like that when they feel threatened in some way. This person probably subconsciously feels bad for not bettering themselves when you're working so hard and they could be jealous of your dedication. As a rule, when people say hurtful things, it's a reflection of them not you.

Could you braid it? That way it won't pull the same way but it will stay in one place. :)

I had two herniated discs a couple of years ago and for me training in general has helped, especially core exercises. I think anything you can do (apart from twisty movements) to get a bit lighter and stronger will help with your back pain but if you have been recommended something in particular that's a great place to…

Maybe throw in one rest day next week just to see how you feel?

We had mold (and 95% humidity indoors) in our flat my first couple of years out of uni and the flat was newly refurbished and beautiful... Still hell to live in because of the mold. We were told to never keep furniture up against the walls and other ridiculous things like it was okay that it was like that. Believe me, you…

Look up Whitney Simmons on Youtube. She has some great workouts posted on there and many of them are glute focused.

I get the fizzy NOCCO BCAA drinks form the No Carbs Company but only really have them as an energy boost when I go to do fasted cardio in the mornings. I only drink coffee at work so don't keep any at home but the NOCCO drinks have added caffeine and I find that they help me get going in the mornings. Super expensive for…

Day two is always the worst for me. If I do something new on a Monday, Tuesday will be okay but Wednesday I'll be crying haha! After that it goes away pretty much overnight.

I would take it one day at a time. You've done amazing so far and you clearly know how to do this. You're doing great. So when it gets to the weekend this week, don't overthink it, just wake up Saturday with the intention of making it a great Saturday. Keep your overall fitness and health goal in mind, maybe even go out to…

I have no tips really (never smoked myself) but just wanted to say good for you! That's great that you're going to quit! :) Good luck!

Had a quick look at your diary and was just curious to know how you measure your food? Do you use a digital food scale? How do you identify your burn from your workouts? If there are estimates there that could really throw you off so that you're either eating more than you think or you didn't burn as much as you thought.…

I have PCOS myself and type 2 diabetes in my family so I generally try to avoid foods with more than 3g added sugar per 100g but if you don't have a medical or hormonal reason to watch your sugar that closely I would just celebrate that and happily just watch calories in vs. calories out instead.

Unless it messes with your sleep it doesn't matter what you eat when as long as you're in a overall deficit for the day/week. I sometimes have some oatmeal with peanut butter and strawberries late in the evening if I'm hungry and I have the calories for it. I find that it fills me up in a way that doesn't disturb my sleep.

I know of a Swedish blogger who considers herself a sugar addict and she too often talks about how it can be compared to alcoholism. For her the only thing that helped was to go strict LCHF. She's been very successful that way and finds the community a big help too I believe. She has the kind of all or nothing personality…

Maybe ease yourself back into it so that it won't feel like such a huge task. Go back to tracking your lunch and dinner but go bananas with breakfast, or pick some other meal to still do whatever with. Or pick one thing you've started eating again, like pizza or fizzy drinks or whatever it might be, and cut that back out.…

I exercise (swimming, cardio, weight training) for about 1 hour 15 mins 5-6 times a week. I usually go with my brother so I count it as social time too which helps. I don't have kids or anything and my workplace is really flexible and open to us all planning our own time, so it's not very difficult for me to fit that in. I…

Stress is quite dangerous if it lasts for long periods of time and affects life outside work. Believe me, I know. I spent over a year working up to 20 hour days until I started to lose sensation in my hands and stuff because I didn't take time to even breathe properly throughout the day. I would sleep only every other…

Head over to Youtube. Jillian Michaels has some on there you can do at home in 20 mins or so. 30 day shred could be something to start out with? Start searching for level 1.

Agreed! I think motivation is a "spark" that can really ignite something in a person and make them take those first brave steps into the gym or make them throw out the junk in their cupboards and vow to start a healthier life but I don't think motivation is something you can sustain in that sense. You need to not be…