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Definitely a morning gym hippo here. Gets me up an running for the day and is always quieter than the evenings

I may be 46 in years but I still have the maturity of a 5year old in a toy shop, just the toys have gotten a bit more expensive.

That’s impressive!

It seemed to suit me

522km (324miles). I expect February to be on slow as it’s well below freezing but hopefully March will bring warmer weather and with a bit of luck an easing of lock downs

I had a major accident on a motorcycle and had to, over the course of a year, get back to walking properly. I realized how fragile life is and that I needed to improve my health lose weight and move more

Your body is a dual fuel system using carbs and fat. Carbs provide the quick burn fat the slow burn. Your body is constantly using a combination of the two. Your body, fully fueled has around 1500 calories available. You can absorb approx 250 cals per hour This means that if you only burn carbs you will run out of energy…

Yikes what happened?

My baby is sat on the turbo and I am on my beast of a mountain bike (feels like moving granite) Wife has promised me new wheels this season and a power meter 😃

If you can get them try these https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compeed They should let you keep walking

I seem to be in the group..... not sure the private thing worked 🤔 I am a Brit though although expat to the Nordics

Hey 45 year old Brit living in Sweden. I have the last 30Ibs to go but happy to have company on the journey. Feel free to friend me

Hi Ginette 👋. Welcome. Don’t be shamed be proud that your taking action

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@kellyrosiebuxton stop worrying you are in the normal range. Being anxious in these times is totally normal and stress will raise your RHR. As to 104 moving around I would again consider completely normal. Try and talk to someone about what is making you anxious and don’t add to that anxiety by worrying about normal…

I take the unprepped count of everything that goes in the pan. In this case I would add the 62g noodles @ X*0.62 + 0 for the water Only if the packaging is being very misleading and they are actually stating that 100g prepped =X. Which would equate to a little over half of the unprepped noodles

I’ve used loads both with and without HR monitoring. A lot depends on your phone and the level of insight you want. By far the best integrated watch I used was the Apple Watch. It’s pricey but it’s also very good. However it does not play with external monitors (or at least didn’t) and its insights Are not very expansive.…

I’m a Brit, I just don’t live there anymore

Came round a corner in southern Sweden and found an Ostrich farm

Hey Trudie, I am also aiming to lose around 2st (a little over). Feel free to add me if you want support

@guinevere96. You are almost 30%complete on your target you can do it.

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Hmmm I don’t really need to keep myself motivated in that sense because I really enjoy my workouts. That said I need an objective to get me to really push myself. I enforced adherence to my exercise routine by cycling to work I have a ferry ride so if I did not buy a monthly car ticket there was no choice but to cycle......

In Sweden and locked in my garage until spring on a smart trainer

Hey don’t compare yourself to others just be the best that you can be. The most important thing is that you enjoy it.

Hope he is Ok and back on 2 Wheels soon

FR on the way from fellow cyclist. There is also a cyclists challenge in the forums and a Strava MFP club https://www.strava.com/clubs/MFPChallenge

Completely agree with @Redordeadhead. There are loads of different exercises you can do. Mix it up and find something you enjoy that way you will find it easy to keep doing it consistently

Check you saddle height. If it is too low then you will have a big distance from bum to saddle. Your leg should have a slight bend when the foot is at the 6 o’clock position. This will mean that when you are stood your bum will only be a few inches from the saddle (just enough to straighten out the leg). You tend to move…

Hi, If you go through the profile setup MFP will give you a calorie target. This target is a little below what your body will on average use before exercise. If you consume this number or a little below you will lose weight Doing exercise will burn additional calories which you can add to you daily total (again the diary…