Nicola0000 Member

Thanks for everyone's replies. I've looked it to it more, and as its a residential area, planning permission to change the use doesn't look good. So I'll have to build up the mobile PT side of the business so I can get out of the gym. Thanks for your help! :)

I haven't just decided to be a personal trainer. I've been one for a year now and am currently working out of a gym. I work full time in the fire service, so this is a side job as I love training people. Lots of my clients don't like the gym environment and have said they would much prefer to be out of there (the gym is…

Agree with the above, exercises with dumbbells, kettlebells, anything that involves each body part having to work on its own. Have you looked into the cause of your pain? I would get booked in to see Osteopath as they will be able to advise exercises that can also help, and see if there's an underlying problem causing you…

try to eat 1g of protein for 1lb of body weight. so usually the macros are around 30% protein, 20% fat, 50% carbs

no worries! Im on a night shift at work, it's 04.48 here, so keeping me awake!! :wink:

yes that's right. Don't worry, it's confusing!! So if you burnt 500 cals from exercise, you can eat 1700 cals and still lose weight! win win!!!!

just opened it on my phone and can see it now. If you're eating 1076 cals, then that is not enough. That 554 remaining, you need to eat that too.

I can't see what that says, it's too small! lol. If you've set MFP to lose 1.5lbs a week in your settings, then the 1200 has already made a deficit for you. So you don't need to worry about creating a deficit, as mfp has done it for you.

At the end of each day, you want your net to be 0. so it'll say something like 1200 cals food 1500 exercise 300 net 0 so when you log your exercise and if you've burnt 300 calories, then eat 1500 for that day.

eat 1200 on the days you don't exercise. and when you log your exercise and burn eg 300 cals, then eat 1500 cals for that day

You need to eat back those exercise calories, as MFP has already worked out a calorie deficit for you. With the exercise, you're then creating a even bigger calorie deficit, which can then eventually lead to you not losing weight. And hey, on the plus side, you get to eat more!!!! :-)

it takes 3500 extra calories over your maintenance calorie intake to gain 1lb. TDEE and BMR calculators are never going to be 100% accurate as it doesn't take into account how much muscle you have etc. So don't worry too much about them being wrong. When I've looked for me, MFP calculations are pretty much in line with…

so at the end of each day, on your tracker is still is green with calories left?

carry on with the weight training. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn in a day, so keep at it. You don't have to do cardio to lose weight. You can make your weight training sessions high intensity to get your heart rate up. Even cardio once a week would be fine, and carry on the weight training

so are you eating 1200 even on the days you exercise?

phew! I was going to say, that's a little unrealistic! lol

you want to lose 1.5lbs a day?!?!?!?!?

Are you eating your exercise calories back?

Are you tracking your calories? Measuring all food and drink?

if your BMR is 1700, add on your exercise and you need to eat 2550 cals to maintain your weight (really roughly as I don't know your lifestyle etc). So to lose 1 lb a week, you need to eat 2000 cals. (which when ive looked at your diary, is pretty much what MFP tells you to eat). So why are you ignoring it?? I would try…

This!!! Add weight training into your workouts. If your measurements are smaller, I always think who cares what a number on the scale says?? It's not as though you walk around with your weight number on a t-shirt for everyone to see. It's how you look and feel that's important. In regards to the calories, you should eat…

I usually take my shoes off and just stay in my socks. Too many gym germs for bare feet! :s Or I use some trainers that have very thin soles, or you can use something like converse. Just as long as you're not on a soft sole. It'll really help with stability, and you can push through the ground more

Make sure your shoes are ok to run in. You say they're minimalist shoes which won't do your feet much good if you aren't used to it. Walking barefoot but then running is very different, and you don't want to hurt yourself

your brain is made up of 75% water. Add to the water in your blood, muscles etc, that's a lot of water! If you drink when you're thirsty, then you're alredy dehydrated. Just drink enough so your pee is like lemonade. If it's like apple juice, then you're dehydrated!!

Don't get me started on cups!!!! Its so inaccurate!! I look at a recipe, seems nice, see its in cups, move on!! I work in Lbs mostly as Im used to it (and I watch Biggest Loser!). But its no differnent that using any other form of measurement. Why do you drive on the right?? We're just all different!! And weight in Lbs can…

Just make sure your calories are on point if you're still wanting to lose some weight but with limited exercise

Eating fat = gaining fat. Its like the 90's!!

Think I'd go mental!!! Why do you want to limit yourself to the same meal every day? there are sooooo many other foods with good nutritional value that you can have, keep it different :p

You need to chill!!! being a female as well, your weight can change drastically from one day to another just from hormones. Even what you eat can affect your weight, like if you've had a high sodium meal, I sometimes am 4lb heavier the next day!! I would ditch the scales and use a tape measure instead.

yes!!! No fancy diets needed!! MFP is great, and its freeee! lol