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Definitely start with walking (as well as swimming and aqua as it is not weightbearing on the joints). I was 279lbs when I started and it took me 18 mins to walk a kilometre, I invested in a Heartrate monitor and began improving my fitness levels. I have walked several 5 and 6 km fun walks and improved my time per km from…

My is 53-60 at rest and I am very overweight (264lbs) and unfit however in the past I used to swim 50 lengths 3 times a week (not fast) and I believe intense cardio and endurance type activity will bring your heart rate down in general. When I exercise it takes quite a while to get it into the 75-85% area (130-145 bpm for…

rjt1000 I do microwave eggs for breakfast too - like a frittata/scrambled/ omelette - 1 or 2 eggs in microwave dish, a little low fat milk and cheese, add chopped veges as liked, microwave 1 to 2 mins on high and voila!

Usually around 60-65 - sometimes as low as 51 (sitting passenger seat of car/ watching tv) If you are not very fit, below 60 can be a sign of issues with the heart (bradycardia) My HRM (Suunto) asks you to lie down for 3 mins with the HRM on and eyes closed to measure resting heartrate for personal settings. When I have…

If you have been drinking carbonated soft drinks then you will feel bloated - from the gas and from the amount of sodium in them - sodium (salt) causes you to retain water which most likely will show as weight on the scale. Also, I hope these are not full of sugar? They will have a lot of calories if so - carbonated drinks…

Ed, every time I see your pics I am a believer! Just 7kg down since September 2011 and am still trying to find my 'sweet spot' for weight loss. Started at 127kg (279 lbs) and now 120kg (264lbs) I am now walking several times a week and building up my strength training. I can't run yet but hopefully it's not too far away.…

I am only 5 foot 2 and did WW many years ago - however it did not suit me and I was always given the 3rd degree and felt named and shamed if I did not lose at the rate of everyone else - I left because I used to dread the meetings ..

What sort of exercise do you do - if you are burning a lot of calories then your net calories per day mat be dipping below 1200?

I'm 58 years old and love the Chubby Jones (Mia) C25K podcasts - have your tried the links on coolrunnings, also Robert Ullrey? Also go to Itunes podcasts and search c25K http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chubby-jones-podcast/id286596177 http://chubbyjones.libsyn.com/category/podcasts *** This is the English National…

I monitor my sugar at the moment because I have a sweet tooth but am about to take it off my macros/micros as I'm aware when I go over with refined sugar - other things interest me more such as sodium and fibre. The only reason I monitored it was to see if I felt better when my sugar was stabilised (I am not diabetic) and…

Sugar free Werthers candies! - I love them, just like the real thing

I stopped going to a nutrition and fitness establishment as they would not stop criticizing me for having only 2 main meals a day - I work 12.30pm to 9pm so eat at 11.30am (cooked) and 'lunch' at 4pm when I have 30 mins break. Apart from an additional earlier breakfast if I am working out or evening meal at weekends, I…

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I agree with lean meat (mostly chicken, turkey, fish) and veggies - I have discovered microwave steam-seal bags and it only takes 1 and a half minutes to cook my veggies in the bag and they taste great! Protein powder in your cereal (try about a quarter of a scoop first building up to 1 scoop) brings up the calories plus…

I use a Camel-back type small backpack when I do fun/run walks as I carry my own water being 264lbs and unfit - I don't notice it at all and I do see people running quarter and half marathons with the same. Also I have an insulated bottle carrier with a strap that goes diagonally across my body - as a previous poster said…

You look so old and tired in the pale pink T shirt but it's definitely still your smile in the green bikiini! You are such an inspiration to me only a few steps into my journey - I am 264lbs and 7kg down after 6 months - you have certainly motivated me to keep going and never stop believing ...

Hi, Have you included your hula hooping and walking at work as part of your lifetsyle rating or do you add them as exercise? For myself I don't add any of my day to day exercise such as walking at work into my lifestyle as I have a sedentary job and only walk at work intermittently. I do log physical exercise such as…

I think the reason that eating late is not recommended is that your body needs to focus on digestion after a meal so if you go straight to bed afterwards and sleep, your bodily functions slow down (including digestion) so things are not so efficient. Also, if there is no activity (even just staying awake) then your body…

If you are doing weighttraining and similar exercise your muscles will hold water when repairing until your body gets used to the work - this may be a reason for the added weight

Have good complex carb for breakfast - for instance whole grain porridge, low sugar whole grain cereal etc. I add a scoop of protein powder and mix it in dry before adding reduced fact milk. Add fruit or some low fat yogurt and you are good to go. This is about 300-400 calories and will fuel your (at least) first workout.…

His diary is open - young guy doing lots of jogging and elliptical - he is burning calories like there is no tomorrow! Well done keep up the great weight loss but watch your net calories don't go too low.

Your profile picture is really great - it's hard to see the before person in how you look now - well done

New Zealand McDonalds have several of the burgers' nutritonal analyses on the wrapper - you just check which burger you have eaten and check the appropriate chart ...

We really like Endomondo for Android and Iphone - see www.endomondo.com - you turn on your GPS in your phone then put the app on while you walk/run and when you stop your workout it automatically sends the data to the website including calorie burn. It's free and we love it!

Try also eating soft boiled eggs and 'soldiers' - comfort food. Milk/yoghurt is good when you're sick too Just eat light and nutritious and drink your fruit juice!

your HRM easures your heart rate while you are exercising and delivers a calorie burn to you that is personalised re weight, heartrate, V02Max etc. It is this calorie burn that you add in when you log your exercise. MFP can only give an average figure for the average person as it doe not know your heartrate. To roughly…

According to my calculations you have eaten 405 calories in your 1st meal: 9gm fat (9*9) = 81 41 gm protein + 40gm carb ( 41*4+40*4) =324 1350-405 = 945 calories left (plus the extra 4 in your original calculation = 949)