Rinny_D Member

Adelaide, SA. 3-4 kg lost 3-4 kg to go :) Feel free to add me if your active on here, especially if you'd like to talk about running, cycling, swimming, marathons, half marathons, triathlons, hiking (mt. lofty mostly), or yoga :)

Sunday was my first Half Marathon, as you know :) I say YES! :D Read my blog post about it. I think the gel helped me get through. There are heaps on the market and I had NO idea which one to use, so I just grabbed the Powerbar Apple flavour Gel. I had half at the half way point just before the drink station (to follow it…

Agreed all. BMI is just a tool to assist in seeing how healthy a person is based merely on the their height and weight in relation with each other. Body fat % is much better to go on, but no one measurement can be used to class a persons health as a whole. A combination of the following tools and measurements should be…

Nothing on here is accurate as it is all completely dependent on your body composition and general fitness! Best thing you can do for yourself is to invest in a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM). Mine was $400 AUD down from $500 AUD (Garmin Forerunner 400CX) Well worth the money but they are not all that expensive, You could…

I turn my HRM off as soon as I complete the exercise. In saying that I am also going to start subtracting by rest calories I would have burned anyway as it king of seems like cheating if I don't. Also my HRM tells me how many calories I burn per lap (so if I am running or riding a lap=1 km) it's different every km, so it's…

I would never buy one 2nd hand, unless I knew exactly who had used it and they were clean freaks and probably like my mum or something AND you knew they were the kind of person who looks after their belongings very well. Also I use a Garmin, not a Polar. :) (mine was $400 AUD down from $500 AUD as they ordered in too much…

VERY well said :D

Although you raise some great points I have been on Thyroid replacement for my ENTIRE life. I know how much it screws with your body! But at the end of the day of you eat well, exercise regularly, live well and have regular blood tests to get your levels right you will be fine!!!! The more you use the Thyroid issues as an…

Did you even read half the posts on here???? He is taking about people who are constantly under eating. You should feel great about your workout, and NO I wouldn't be eating after a workout at night either..... But hellooooooo! It is referring to those who eat like 500 calories in a day and then burn an additional 1200…

I pretty much always check out the nutritional content of my foods, making sure they are low on fat and seeing what other micro nutrients they contain, the more micro nutrients (vitamins, minerals etc) they have the more likely I am to buy. I don't usually check for sodium/sugar unless I am comparing products to decide…

How I love your posts! Weight loss isn't just about losing weight..... It is about making a change in your lifestyle and your habits to do so. If your not going to change the way you live your life then you may as well not even bother because you will just go back to your nasty old ways and gain it all back + some more. I…

It was one bad week. The more you kick yourself about it, the worse you will feel and the harder it'll be to get back on the horse. My advise is to live and learn, forget about it, that was last week! This is this week so get straight back into it and you'll be well on your way again! You probably gave your body a good…

I am very careful with the comments with food diaries now after seeing this. I have even emailed a few people questioning them about whether they do indeed look at what they are commenting on... and telling them that they have said "well done" to others who are only eating 600 cals, and not only as a once off, but…

As long as your under your overall calorie goal or under maintenance it doesn't matter. If you are just looking to lose weight and get fit then don't eat over your overall total calorie goal by eating heaps of protein, but otherwise it's really good for your body. Also you can go over if you are bulking up as that's the…

I would say that wouldn't be forever. And dairy doesn't mean all dairy- maybe he means no cows milk or lactose? If that's the case you can have goats milk or something instead of cow milk or get something with less/no lactose (the sugar in milk). Also why no meat??? surely he doesn't mean no meat at all, there is all kinds…

The best way you can feel great is to look great and feel great from all your healthy habits. Ditch the crap- don't buy it. drink a heap of water, take a drink every time you want to eat. Take something small to eat with you where you go so you don't feel you need to buy anything else. Decrease portion sizes. I am really…

I don't get it with salt but I get it with fat, oil and sugar.... especially fat and sugar

Agreed! If there are people who are inactive for a long time- gone, never comment on my posts,- gone, generally not interested in fitness and weigh loss but instead being anorexic- gone. I might accept everyone, but if your not going to make a positive contribution then away you can go! (in saying that I personally know 3…

Eat good, healthy foods. Stop cooking with oil, stop using butter and margarine on your toast and sandwiches, opt for low fat dairy, stop drinking soft drink or anything with artificial colours and flavours, stop eating chocolate, chips, take away, no more soft drinks- Try that for 2 weeks, then just eat minimal amounts.…

I am 22. I had it put in about 6 months after my baby was born (almost 5 years ago now) The 1st 6 months I had irregular bleeding BUT that is pretty normal as your body has all these new hormones circulating. Now I barely even get my periods at all. I love it! I have another one waiting to be swapped over. I was also told…

Wow, you are all so keen. I was honestly going to say that I thought having 30 friends was almost too many. I like to be able to have a personal relationship, so to speak, with my MFP friends, know who each of them are and actually remember things about them, like who like certain sports, who to ask about specific diets or…

Hey. i have been on this site a long time. I am smaller and don't have a lot to lose BUT I would just like to say that often it takes weeks-months just to get your body used to taking in smaller portion sizes, drinking more water on a day to day basis and putting your body through a detox so to speak. Now when I say detox…

Where do i get the foot pod, that is something I should invest in as I have a treadmill in the living room, ps: would it work for cycling. Should I just go on the Garmin website? The only thing that annoyed me about the Garmin 405cx was that the strap (the elastic part) only comes in the one size and I had to keep pinning…

I have the Garmin 405CX- It was pricey but thats probably the GPS and the rechargeable lithium ion battery taking up most of the cost! It's really a must have when it comes to outdoor running and running. What would you use in the pool (do you use one in the pool?)

I have a Garmin Forerunner 405CX. RRP $500 AUD, though I got mine on sale fro $400 AUD. It does all of thet, and you can go through your history to see you calories burned, avg bpm, Avg speed & time for each lap (I have my "lap" auto set for 1km) for each individual work-out session. It has GPS and you can transfer data to…

just carry around a bottle of water with you everywhere you go. You'll sip on it through out the day- and probably go through a few in the day without even realising just because its there. For some strange reason just putting ice cubes in there changes the flavour a little as well. I LOVE lemons, I'll eat them if i can-…

It's actually kind of funny, as I was addicted to peanut better for about a year! But the good kind. I eat Sanitarium (An Australian brand) 100% peanut- Natural Peanut butter (Crunchy- but you can get smooth as well) At least that way i know I am eating peanuts alone- it tastes amazing when you are used to it! I CANT eat…

It is most likely shin splints, if you are getting those pains MAKE SURE YOU STRETCH! and do a decent warm up and cool down at the very least! I was off running for 6 months due to over doing it with running- particularly on the treadmill. I have only Just started back up- Look after your legs, you want them to last as…

I think you are supposed to measure hips about 3-4 inches below your belly button and waist is the smallest part or about 3- inches above your belly button. Also with your hips it is mostly your bone structure so once you have lost the weight on your hips they will not get smaller so don't worry about it if your losing…

I was on these protein shakes late last year and they did the same thing to me, I just could not get to 1000 calories and if I ate anything it would make me want to puke. Maybe have a look at what you are eating, there might be an additive that makes you feel like that, for me I think it was an appetite suppressor or…