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exactly! rad my 2 posts on this thread! :) Hope it helps.... a calorie in is a calorie in and it doesn't matter what time it goes in at. It will still be digested and metabolised. What type of food you eat may affect stuff though. Carbs before bed aid sleep!

BY THE WAY... you can eat right before bed but it should be carb/sugar food. THIS WILL HELP YOU SLEEP! I saw a shrink when I had some sleep problems (proper doctor one not a counsellor, he has years of experience in sleep problems in particular) and he explained to me why I should have a carb snack/ meal before bed. As…

Nothing wrong with eating late at night! I prefer it, try to keep myself busy 'til about 1900 then I cook so I eat between 1930 and 2000 myself. Means I finish around 2030, wash up and tidy up until about 2100 and so I haven't snacked! By 2200 I've done a few odds and sods, and I have a high carb but small snack for bed.…

Ahh the whole which is heavier...a pound of feathers or a pound of lead Haha!

My uncle has... has lost a load of weight... however, I can't imagine it's too pleasant and well, you'll gain weight when you come back off it and you can't maintain or sustain a diet like it for long... you'll miss your food too much and become deficient in stuff like proteins!

For me its because of the positions of the mirrors and tellys and close to the bathroom too! So i can jump on and off through a long workout for a quick pee without it resetting! haha!

I suffered a mild bout of it, when my Grandad died and was on a very STRESSFUL course (Air Traffic Control) I suffered mostly with sleep problems and low self esteem. I'd find it hard to get to sleep thinking of situations over and over again and then wake up when I did get to sleep every couple of hours. It made me more…

or with salad, r with cous cous, or in a baked potato, with pitta bread...

a teaspoon...on a ricecracker, with a small amount of smoked salmon, cracked black pepper and dill...

Find an alternative restaurant and order a salad or go to a supermarket and buy your own food... take a tupperware box, a knife, and some cutlery. When I travel I prepare meals to take such as boiled potatoes or cous cous, a bag of salad, a tin of tuna or some roasted chicken boneless skinless thighs...means a) I know what…

New trainers...and a drinks cabinet... for all the booze I'm not drinking but buying/storing... so it looks nice! Better than in my crappy cupboard!

Bearing in mind I'm not an athlete, but train regularly, I'm pretty pleased as it says my HR is "athlete" ... my average is about 45!

Nice one... although I will enjoy it for what it is and just not be excessive! I know when I'm just scoffing for the hell of it! :) And pizza isn't that bad... if you eat a portion its not really much different from having a bowl of pasta with sauce! And you can make them fresh yourself and make them healthier, or ask for…

bump This happened to me.. I've been away in Italy for a week, admittedly doing DIY, but normally I do 6 HARD gym sessions a week... as well as general pottering about and am very strict with what I eat and aim for an additional 1000kcal deficit on top of the calcualted one for weight loss... However, when i was away, i…

The lower the percentage and sweetness of the wine the lower the calories... low alcoholic content dry white is usually lower! :) But low alcohol reds are great too for your CV (ALL IN MODERATION) remember units per week and max per day of those units... plus you should take a day or 2 off from any drinking every week.

I do something like 9 days exercise, 1 day off, so not quite per week... but more often than not I listen to my body... injuries or illness - I'll try and work around them but some days if you're umming and ahhing that much and finding very little motivation to go when normally you're sat in your gym kit before you know…

No physiological reason why you shouldn't. Just might feel a bit more icky and sweaty so make sure you can get to a shower ASAP after!!!

I've got to agree, acceptance of big people is fine, but promoting it as OK is another thing. As in not mentioning someones weight is just about OK in my eyes but promoting it as an ASSET is not. It's like saying its ok to smoke, drink excessively etc.... Having said that....you have the other extremes... was looking at…

RICE... Rest Ice Compression Elevation... massage the tissue upwards in your legs (will help it getting worse in to compartment syndrome...or if you have already got acute compartment syndrome will help. Take NSAIDs too that you can take over the counter like ibuprofen. If you do have shin splints, wear proper footwear…

Aha! We were taught a workout to do on Initial Officer Training for when we had little space but needed to keep fit! Sprinters, Burpees, pressups, squats situps. 20 sprinters, 15 burpees, 10 squats, 5 pressups, 10 situps, repeat! As fast as you can! :) I think it would count as circuit training! Fairly intense and the…

I had turkey breast (125g) steamed with lemon thyme, salt and black pepper with 125g Tilda vegetable biriyani rice, 130g young spinach (steamed) 200g mashed swede and carrot, 200g caulifower, carrots and broccoli, a tbsp of chilli sauce and tablespoon of light soy sauce... for 489kCal! Bargain tea!!! and super yum and…

We have one at home...sister can't do high impact exercise so uses it to help maintain strength in bones and msucles along with pilates. I used them... if nothing its very soothing for your muscles and feels like a good burn and isometric contaction if done properly! xx

Tried to get them on the health wagon too..? At home we cooked our own pizzas from scratch...everyone got to choose their own toppings,, you could be as controlled as you want because you know whats going on to it and can but the lower fat ingredients...use less salt, less oil etc... and it's fresh! I LOVE making…

You're plasma takes about 24 hours to regenerate to full, blood celss take longer so you're aerobic capacity does reduce. Takes about a month to two months to regenerate full cells again. If you're an athlete then you shouldn't give blood as will affect performance. If you train hard you probably won't be able to give…

Looking on other online forums, I think this must be very subjective... I think I have more muscular damage than physical bone/cartlidge damage... Why do I think this? Because it took a few hours for the onset of pain, not instantaneous. There is perhaps a break on my 10th rib. I am avoiding running now for the next few…

I have a shower brush which has rubber nodules on it... if nothing it makes my skin softer... can't be sure about the cellulite as have upped exercise and started drinking loads of water too! But yes I'd say it works!

Mmmmm...broccoli....

Hmmm, you'll burn fat but you will build a small amount of muscle, especially if there wasn't much muscle there to start! Just look at the size of some sprinters! Massive!

I used to get sore , then started training through it and don't get sore unless I really change up my programme (which is what you're really meant to do) DOMS - Day Onset Of Muscle Soreness. If I start weight training (away from my usual cross training cardio routines) and really work hard then I'll be sore... I can't say…

I used to play the 'cello and was a Grade 8 standard! ... (waits for innuendi about large piece of wood in between legs)