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For queeliz99, Basically sums it up. One other important thing to note is that its primarily body-weight based. As far as I've read the only equipment needed would be a pull-up bar.

Hey all, Thanks for the feedback, looks like I need to do some thinking about whether the added features are worth the money. That being said, its not a huge whack of money, and as I've said MFP has been good for me so in a way, I would like to support the app a bit. Anyway, I guess I'll dig some more and wait while before…

A lot of people on here have said go to a decent running store and get a gait analysis - I agree with all of them. My only bit of advice is to stay away from chain sports and sport shoe stores as they tend to be more interested in making a sale. If you're right about the overpronation, then they'll probably suggest a…

I usually simmer some minced garlic and sliced red chili in sesame oil, add a just a small amount of water, bring to the boil, and then blanch the kale in it. Its fast, its delicious, and its healthy :smile: I've been known to toss a few sunflower or sesame seeds on top to give it a crunch!

Hey everyone, thanks again for the advice/info. Given the consistency of the weight stagnation (slight gain) and the fact that I way at different points in my routine, I doubt water retention is the cause. One update though. My strength training routine today saw a decrease in performance by about 5% across the board; ex.…

Thanks all for the great advice! I've been on proetien shakes for the past week and they're helping get me closer to a reasonable level of calorie and protein consumption greatly; although I still have a lot of work to do. The legumes are helping a lot as well. I've been making them into protein rish salads and I've…

Thanks for the replies everyone. I eat quite a bit of dairy (I think); perhaps not relative to others as I'm trying to avoid the fat that comes with it. That being said I'll see if I can shift some things around to make space for more. I've also started taking protein shakes and that's helping a nice bit - though still not…

And thanks cherimoose for the link. Rice was a mainstay of my regime even when I was a regular runner I'm the past. Makes me think I need to rethink that.

Thanks all. Sound advice so far and I'm booked to see my doc. In the mean time, some.more specifics. The pain is basically a semi-constant dull pain, though I remember the onset was very quick; I went from fine to not fine over the last 15 minutes of my last run. Since then, its been dull, with a sharp pain if I touch down…

Thank you cityruss :D

Thanks everyone!

Thanks Vega!

Thanks Mykaelous, I understand what you're saying, but let me clarify. I primarily use jetfit to make sure that I'm doing the exercises properly and generally don't log, or if I do its what I can remember doing after the workout. I like the idea of just going paper based and then logging after. That being said, I'm still…

Why not consider fozen yoghurt, or as the yuppies call it, FROYO. Its like YOLO, except it doesn't smack of quite as much stupidity and is much more palatable... than yolo, not the ice cream. Ice cream is still awesome.

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No no, of course not! All I'm saying is that initially I was thinking of temporarily adopting a CRON diet as an exercise in eating better in general. MFP has been great in that regard, but I think going a bit more strict for a while would push my nutrition to the next level in terms of healthfulness. On a side note, I…

I guess to clarify I'm following the same strategy. The idea of the cron or nutrition-optimized weight loss (as one user pointed out) for me is to lose weight and reach my goal weigh, improve the quality of what I'm taking in, and ten transition to a maintenance diet I guess.

I have two stories that are tied for the rudest comment on my weight I've experienced and they are as follows: 1) I was helping my sis move into her new place, and a good friend of hers I hadn't met before was bringing down some stuff my sis had stored at her friends place. When we met, I gave her the usual "hi, nice to…

I'm in! I've been off for a while too but I'm back, active, and plan to stay that way. It would be awesome to have some new friends who won't let me slack of! As for my goal, I'm hoping to lose around 20-25lbs.

First of all, as to why I'm thinking of bothering to follow the CRON diet, it simply a way to accelerate weight loss progress. I know that with my current diet I should be able to maintain whatever weight I reach with this diet with a few tweaks. So while it isn't strictly necessary to follow the CRON diet, I see it as a…

I think I have everything in order when it comes to making sure I get my daily caloric intake. As for the long-termness of the diet, it is sustainable long term but it is extremely strict. With that in mind I want to use CRON as a means to accelerate my weight loss progress and then revert to my original diet thereafter. I…

Disclaimer, I'm far from a fitness expert, but I hit the gym regularly, and once in a while use the exact rowing machine you mentioned. To the point, I found the same thing when I first started. The main things I found were that form, stroke timing, and duration of the row were key to getting a good burn. Breaking it down:…

My input for whats its worth: 1) MY BIGGEST TIP: Aim to make your diet look as much like a HEALTHY and WHOLESOME VEGETARIAN or vegan DIET. I switched to almost completely a vegetarian diet for pro-environmental reasons a couple of years ago, and almost by karma, the pounds flew off. To be fair, I never was a particularly…

Thank you so much! Favourited and added a few new ingredients to my shopping list so I can try out some of these bad boys later this week. How can they look so tasty and yet be so healthy!?

I don't eat kale that often, but when I do I blanch it with a bit of ginger and garlic. Sometimes, if the rest of the meal is a bit tame, I'll hop in a red or green chilli or two. Basically, what I do is bring a quarter cup of water to the boil in a wide saucepan with a cover ( a pot will do too). While that's heating up I…

Here's a green smoothie on the sweeter side. I've used it in the past as a desert, treat, and to blend with unpalatable supplements or to make a protein shake taste less disgusting. Recipe: - 1 ripe avocado - a small bunch of mint leaves - juice of 1 lime - 1 -2 tbsp honey (to taste) - 1/2 cup almond/vanilla rice milk…

Hey again everyone!, So a brief little update. I went into the gym for the second time today and to have a fitness assessment done. Apparently you can have as many as you want done for free. Anyway, I went in to get a feel for how intensely a pro would expect me to work out, and as well as get a feel for where I currently…

Thanks Raj! Intend to agree with the personal training money grab theory but like I said, the guy backed off when I said I wasn't interested! Its a bit shocking they don't point out form problems though... They're often walking about aimlessly from what I can see, wouldn't cost them anything to offer a few pointers when…

Thanks for the advice! I actually dropped by another goodlife a little bit further from where I live and it was an entirely different story. The guy who gave me the tour was fairly relaxed and plain spoken and when I told him I wasn't interested in the personal training he laid off on the sales pitch. I told him I'm a…

Thanks again everyone, I'll do my best to change my habits in the mean time and see how that plays out. I'm a bit worried that certain people in my life are triggers themselves. Hopefully they'll work with me rather than against but time will tell. Thanks for the tip on walking; I've started walking pretty much everywhere…