lynseya83 Member

this is the info can find on the study..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4glyLcrhgqQtPGQYM11l1YJ/the-big-experiment-how-can-i-get-my-body-to-burn-more-fat-without-doing-more-exercise

i know! it was a fitness class worth by the looks of it although the initial study was completed by 2 people to get initial info! Im going to try and find more out about it as it looks quite interesting!

I know what you mean! I always do strength training at the end of the day, right before i go to bed. For this i could eat before.... but it would be extra eating! So overall probably not helpful for fat loss! A couple of days a week i fit in a 30min interval session in at work on my lunch hour. usually eat my lunch after…

Think i will join in! Then i'm accountable for my actions! eek! I'll start on Body: Like to quite reduce bf% - my scales (possibly inaccurate but reliably so!) say 42.5% fat. I'm usually 86-87lb lean mass according to them. I would like over the first quarter of the year to focus on reducing fat and maintaining lean mass…

Ooft! Just back from body pump. Since its a lighter bar and a million squats I messed about with my hand and arm positioning. Turning that right arm of mine around so I have a 'straighter' wrist really makes my back straighter than its been in my entire life! Seems to bring my chest up too. On the flip side- think it will…

right, lets see what the photos show! eek! my arms seem squint, although i've noticed that when standing straight in front of a mirror my shoulders are actually squint, right one lower than the left! hmmm... the side pic maybe wont show much (was trying to see where foot-knees-bar lined up but the weight gets in the way of…

ill get my OH to go to the gym with me tonight and take a photo of my back/shoulder and see if its correct then! watch this space! lol

And im defo in the middle- I put the knurled bit at the centre of the back of my neck! If its not im the middle I could see it in the mirror!

Grand thanks- next time im there I will try to tighten up my back then! Do you mean to really push my shoulders back and keep the bar pulled in 'towards' me rather than holding it up so to speak? Hard to describe! I do tend to lean forward when I squat, but even with no weight this happens. Feet just outside hips, and toes…

Well done! Good luck!

I know! Just a bit surprised she thought that! It would be fairly academic even if my muscles were to 'bulk up'... I seem to keep them well camouflaged under an even layer of unwanted fat that seems to like insulating me anyway! :-P

Nice one!

i do regular strengthening too - been doing body pump for a fair few years now! I will give it a bash - the worst that will happen is that i have to bail out. Theres plenty of bail points all along - the main road you come nearby every so often has bus links, theres a trainline with about 5stations along the walk route…

ive not been using liner socks - ive always thought they would make may feet feel a bit sweaty and restricted. Ive got decent bridgedale medium and lightweight hiking socks, and fabric salomon boots. Theyre very comfy and supportive. Just seem to get foot troubles after a fair few miles in!

thanks. ill try the vaseline this wednesday (doing a 12mile one). Apart from that ive got my first aid kit and blister plasters! I just through after 4months of regular walking increading distances that my feet would have toughened up by now! blooming things!

oh - i have been training since the trip was decided. About 4months I've been training for! At the beginning i got blisters on the soles of my feet so had to wait till they had healed between walks - they seemed to have hardened up now! But even through I've been trooping about in these boots (with proper walking socks…

They look nice, thanks very much. Lentil recipe looks smashing with the brown rice in it too! Never used salsa in soups before!

All of this...plus 40g of butter on 2 slices of bread is a smidge excessive! [/quote] The tub said a teaspoon was 15g! So I double it for two slices and added a little extra to the diary in case I had used a little too much! So it probably wasn't that much, just being hard on myself in the diary!

Ah ha! Well, it was actually on mfp I came across it a few weeks ago and I thought I would give it a bash! Can't hurt for a couple of weeks I reckoned! It's coffee with 1tbs of each coconut oil and butter. Sounds horrible but I was pleasantly surprised! Some people seem to swear by it so thought it couldn't hurt! The idea…

You could have a look at the hand lotions/balms that you buy for rock climbing. They help to keep calluses soft , and also often antiseptic if you have little cuts too.

Righto! Think I get the picture there BenjaminS_fit! And so delicately put! ;-)

My weght lways bounces around 10st 6 to 10st 9lb really. It can do that overnight then back to its status quo! And this whole year my bodydat % has been min 41.3% to max 41.5% ( home scales with bf ) . Not much in it really!

Cheers guys! The sugary drinks yesterday weren't the norm I must say! *excuses* I was at a party and I was doing driving duties and I'm quite sure the d.Pepsi someone got me was full fat! I added it as such just in case! Love salads! Getting cold here in Scotland that's why I've moved from them to my winter choice of soup!…

I'm not losing size either- put on some dress trousers last night that I haven had on for a month or two and they are exactly the same. Just seems a bit of a pain that I'm eating say 1800caloriesa day on average, doing say 6hours of fun sports exercise a week and now an extra 3interval training sessions, I pretty blooming…

Thanks for all the answers. I was never doubting that I'm eating too many calories- what I was more trying to get at was how I could eat 300/ 400 less without being hungry since I'm already quite peckish after a day of work then 2hours of volleyball for example! I do over estimate what I put in to mfp to err on the side of…

Multi goals if poss! Muscle gain (and fat loss) as well as avoiding injuries while playing sports- over the last while I've torn my calf muscle ( still painful!) , done something tennis-elbow esk to my right arm and have a weaker knee on one side where I dislocated it! So really general body health and to strengthen…

I'm just a bit limited equipment wise for that I'm afraid! I've got a decent set of dumbells at home ( but no space for a bench) and at my work gym it's got a fine leg press, but no squat pack or bench for bar bells - only a dumbell bench. I did start it before but after two weeks I couldn't clean and press enough on to my…

I wouldn't worry about not managing the whole disk in one go! - you can get better week by week! I still pause it a few of times while doing it and have a rest! I figure if i do the whole thing then who cares if I'm taking 3 5min breaks to get through it! Just keep at it!

5 foot 1! goal in 9 stone - 126lb. i do quite like being strong and having some muscles!