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Gosh you've all been busy chatting. I'm taking a break from logging my food at the moment and just going with moderation and trying to eat when hungry. Old ED habits creeping back in and need to take the pressure off for a mo. Also stepping off the scales for now and just going with how my clothes feel. Jen have a…

Difficult to say without seeing you, but hip injuries can be coming from the ITB but also the glutes and calves. The piriformis can actually tighten and cause the sciatic nerve to be compressed which can also cause pain down the leg. This is usually apparent on immobility and not whilst running. Definately stretch as much…

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My workout this morning just all seemed like hard work. My heart just wasn't in it at all! Firstly I realised I'd forgotten to do 3A on Monday, how the heck did I forget that!! So this morning I did it. Struggled with my second set of front squat push press and only managed 8 on the second set I'm doing 18 kg on my barbell…

Yes come on over!!! My husband made me a step (22 inch high) for the step ups and last week I bought a small step (3-6inch) for doing Stage 2. At the moment I've not purchased any other equipment. I've done lat pul downs with a resistance band because I didn't notice the alternative in the book until I'd done with stage…

Hope you enjoy Stage 2, lots of mixed opinions about this stage, I'm actually now enjoying it, thing I prefer workout A to B. This stage seems to be working more on the small muscle fibres so not lifting such heavy weights as Stage One but just as important for overall muscle strength. Be interested to see what you think.

And I'm impressed with your one point row, I'm wobbling all over the place with 7.5kg weights..... and I'm squeezing my glutes ...... which did help btw (see an earlier post lol)

@Barefoot and Maggie: you girls make me feel....large. I'm 5'11"! [/quote]I'm 5 ft 11" also so don't worry!!! So many new people its lovely to see and welcome. Not had time to properly read through but can remember someone worried about increasing from 1200 calories and cutting cardio (I think), to be honest its the best…

Workout A2 today, and a lot better than last week. Thank you to whoever said to squeeze the glutes when trying the balancing exercises, certainly improved my step ups and the prone dumbbell thingy (sorry books not nearby :laugh: :laugh: ). I'm feeling very strong physically and noticed when I took the dog out and walked up…

I've had mine open, I've had it shut. Today it is again shut. I also have a history of eating disorders, I find when its open I'm not honest with my logging if I have a relapse. This isn't helping me, the road to recovery for me is honesty....... but only with people I feel safe with. When my diary is private I log the…

I'm short on time when I work out so I do my intervals the next day. To be honest I find it helps shift the lactic acid thats built up after the lifting day, and recovery is therefore quicker. Think it mentions in the book you can do this. Jetscreaming some of the moves where we don't lift so heavy work on the short fibres…

Did this last night and its delicious thank you!

Sounds like I'm not the only one hitting the junk big time!! Glad I'm not alone. Three weeks a month I have virtually not trouble, then TOM arrives and I undo most of the good in no time :angry: Not helped by the fact I'm sitting on my a*se all day again trying to get a college assignment written for my final exams in…

keira you are the exact same shape as me. I'm 5ft 11 and size 14 bottom, size 12 top. All I want to do is be a size 12 bottom also I'd be happy with that. But my top half is shrinking quicker :sad:

MissMaggie thank you for that!!!!!!! Will go back and read all her blogs when I have time she certainly looks like she knows what she's talking about. idauria go for it hun, get eating :wink: Mini binge last night ugh. TOM due soon double ugh. Finished work out Stage 2 B1 yesterday, boy my quads hurt this morning. Just…

Armaretta I'm one day behind you, did my 1B yesterday. My quads were killing today when I woke but just done the interval session (too tired to do after workout yesterday) and thats released a lot of the lactic acid yeah. Cuban snatch are harder than they look!! Could only lift 1.25 kg mainly because of my right shoulder…

Doing this one in the morning, I'm still a bit sore from workout 1A!

Thanks for that website will take a look. In the book it suggests 1920 on non workout days and 2220 on workout days. I'm hungry on anything under 2000 cals so I set to 2020 I think and then add my exercise calories. I use HRM for running and MET index for recording my strength training (MFP over estimates these for me). My…

idauria sorry this is 24 hours late in responding and hope today you feel better about yourself. I really can't add any more than whats been said by the others and I do agree that maybe you aren't eating enough and you see you body differently to others. I was scared to increase my calories (my eating disorder pass doesn't…

Agthorn thank you for explaining five minutes makes a huge difference when times tight. Also thank you deninevi, and I shall certainly try squeezing my glute thanks.

Hi just finished reading right through. I did my first Stage 2 workout A today. Um mmmm..... not sure what I think about it yet. The front squat/push press was ok, very easy for legs but hurt my wrists and didn't like that. Step up I enjoyed from stage 1 so happy they're in stage 2. Dumbell 1 pt row - well I was all over…

Did it again!!!! Thanks Jen. Sorry to hear about the injury, keep icing. Hope hubby didn't laugh, mine would have.

Pressed button too soon! Beeps thats a good suggestion. I don't wash it everyday but when I've exercised I tend to wash it then. I have quite a physical job and have a worry that my clients will smell my dirty hair as I get warm massaging them. I can smell it sometimes myself and do worry. I could try scraping it back into…

I'm so envious of all you lifting I'm HATING my weeks break between stage 1 and 2. Roll on Saturday. Also have ordered the book and hope it comes by then, up to now I've been using my Kindle but its just not so easy to use as flicking through pages of a book. Beeps have a lovely time, I'm sure you'll do very little damage,…

Ah just realised posted on wrong thread, but still feel a stage 1er lol.

Hello newbies and welcome. I'm so envious of you all, I am HATING my week off :cry: :cry: Roll on Saturday:happy: