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Thanks for sharing Brian - I have been using mine (although I am not a runner!) for myofascial self-massage and stretching purposes and it enhances my yoga workout massively - always makes me feel great afterwards. Provided I do it right, don't use it for too long and ensure muscles are slightly warmed up before use, it's…

I've only done 2 classes of Bikram (6 days apart) and both times have resulted in major headaches (despite drinking over double my daily reccomended intake of water - 5L to be precise) even the next day. I know that this is a common side effect but I am determined to complete 10 classes by the end of August, so have got to…

I'd say give the traditional Morroccan combination of a slow cooked tagine of lean lamb (or chicken if you dont eat red meat), prunes (lots of them) and cinnamon a go. Makes a delicious dinner & I can almost guarantee you'll be pleased with the results in the morning. Those prunes, cooked in that way, seem to work wonders.

:laugh: mate you never fail to make me chuckle :laugh:

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Home made Tadka Dal with spinach & a fresh Middle Eastern flatbread....can't wait. Oh and a glass of red wine :drinker:

I'm 5"4 and approx 150lb. I wear an accurate heart rate monitor with chest-strap, and for Level 1 of 30DS, I burned 160 cals on average for the 20-minute workout.

You just have to pace yourself when you drink. It does not sound as if you might need to start thinking about going to AA already because you have like 6 beers & a shot or two in a whole week. :laugh: I drink between a 125ml - 175ml small glass of red wine almost every evening, it;s a nice way to wind down and full of…

:noway: Has anybody been watching Jamie's 15 minute meals recently? Every single one of his (well balanced) dishes use healthier ingredients like Greek yoghurt instead of cream, acceptable amounts of olive oil than he used to use to use (which was WAY too much imho) lots of fresh vegetables and herbs, good cuts of meat and…

:love: Nice one Raz.

EGGS - I swear by them. Boiled, fried in a tiny amount of olive oil, served on wholewheat toast, or a lovely chicken breast spinach and cheese omlette/tortilla, poached eggs with smoked salmon, garlic fried egg & rice etc etc.... Recently I tried to swap my daily breakfast of eggs for a big warming bowl of porridge with…

Morning! Just joined this group now as I felt I had to reply to this thread. 1) My yoga classroom is right next to the heavy weights room. The guys in the weights room constantly throw their heavy weights on the ground after their rep sets or, worse still, throw the weights at the wall (at least it sounds like it!). It's…

I'd be stuck on the low fat base, I think it works best with good old digestives. I have also attempted a few times to make a super quick lower cal/fat cheesecake-style dessert "pot" as opposed to a large, sliceable cheesecake....it worked fairly well, taste-wise but it didnt include quark or jelly. It was simply a pot of…

Also, how many people are still at work at 6pm? I often am, then there's the gym, often straight after work between 6:30/7pm - 8:30/9pm.....and then of course the journey home. All of which means: Where will you find time to cook (from fresh) and eat dinner (my favourite meal of the day I'll have you know) if you're…

Yup, this is absolutely true - at least in my experience: MY partner and I get home late and we eat really LATE (10:00 - 10:30pm) and we hit the sack at around11:30 - 12ish and I'm definitely losing and he definitely isn't gaining.

I'd say try HIIT 3 times a week, maybe more if you are relying solely on that and walking alone. If you're walking briskly then that's great too.

How long a session would you plan to do twice a week? I would try to incorporate some other exercise too on other days, doesn't have to be long/too time consuming....maybe more walking or cycling than usual, swimming, weights, maybe even a little yoga twice a week as well as HIIT.

Yep. Takes me back to my "Fresh Sardine recipe ideas please?" post, about this time last year! :yawn:

Incredible transformation.

I like to cook it with lots of garlic, lemon, white wine and parsley. This is a good, simple recipe to use (although I definitely don't use this much butter when I cook it. A drizzle of olive oil will suffice): http://www.krimos.co.uk/Liver.html

Incredible transformation, you look great!

By the way, thank you for sharing the recipe. I would probably make it with fresh sliced tomatoes instead of tinned and towards the end of cooking, throw in some flaked smoked fish (mackerel or haddock) and a couple of chopped spring onions for a bit of crunch. One of my favourite weekend breakfasts.

A tiny bit too hammy perhaps?

I like unsweetened almond milk with my daily porridge but I have to say, your description is pretty spot-on!

:noway: I think I have been traumatised for life.

I'd choose her over a large spider ANYDAY :wink:

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May I ask, how did the docs discover you had Insulin Resistance? Did they have to do blood tests or something (excuse my naivety on this subject)?

I personally took the whole student report with a pinch of salt...what I found interesting was to learn/visualise how the definition of "attractive" or "ideal" has evolved so much over the decades. Ejean....where did you order those TINY pants from (as in a niche boutique based in which country?) I agree, that's hardly…

Ok....so I am generally a UK10 on top, a UK12 - 14 on the bottom....... Yesterday whilst shopping in just one shop....I got a size 16 boob-tube which was FAR too tight but then I got some size 10 trousers, which fit like a dream. I got size 18 shorts (yep, size 18!) and a size 8 cardigan which both fit PERFECTLY. Out of 3…