KinoM Member

I use my +3 Shake of Self-Delusion.....

Yep, it's a spell. Reductio ad absurdum.

How to easily peel hard boiled eggs: when they're about a minute from being boiled, give them a sharp enough tap with a metal spoon to break the shell. The boiling water should get in under the shell. When cooked, run the egg briefly under a cold tap to bring down the surface temperature & just whip off that shell. If you…

A tape will show progress in weight loss, especially before getting down to the healthy weight ranges. Calipers are notorious for being used incorrectly, and are more difficult to get an accurate read with when using on yourself as it makes multi-site tests nearly impossible. I'd agree that in terms of cost v accuracy it…

To be honest, you're better off with a measuring tape than anything else. There's a fairly large margin of error on all the body fat measuring systems short of a Bod-Pod or Dexa scan, but they're going to cost you $50-$100 a shot at a minimum. The margin of error on any other system I know of is large enough to mask or…

Hi, and welcome! First things first, I'd recommend that you open your diary so that people have some frame of reference for any advice they give you. Going for walks with your young children is great, but usually a little slow & short for any real raised heart rate to happen. Do they have a scooter, bike or similar they…

Also, have you adjusted your calorie allowance per day since you started, to allow for the reduction in your BMR from losing the weight you've lost so far?

I understand that people can react badly to it, especially if they have existing digestive tract problems, like stomach ulcers for example. Don't think I could do it myself.

I'm going to bite my tongue about detoxing. As long as you're not excessive about the vinegar it shouldn't do you any harm though, but I am entirely unconvinced that it actively promotes the loss of body fat.

No. Hope that helps! More here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/365543-apple-cider-vinegar-for-weight-loss?page=2

It certainly seems it, but I'd recommend a more accurate reading with a good heart rate monitor & a follow up with a fitness professional. She may but going above her safe maximum heart rate & could be doing herself damage if that is the case.

I calculated her necessary average heart rate over the hour to achieve that at her age & weight, and it's 208 bpm. Whilst that is theoretically possible it is far more usual to find these levels in elite athletes rather than a someone who doesn't really exercise. See if you can get her to do an hour on the elliptical…

Wow. Quite literally all women up to this point. :grumble:

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Yep, i'm a bloke. I was last time I checked anyway. Very active on here, feel free to add me!

Yep, I'm in.

It looks like your sodium intake is the culprit here. That much sodium in your diet is going to make you retain water, which will mask any actual weight loss. Try to watch out for highly processed or salty foods and keep your sodium levels under your target for a week or two & see how you get on. I'd bet you dollars to…

C'mon folks, this is a fitness site. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

^^^^^ THIS Essentially, if what you're doing now isn't working, switch it up. Be it rebooting your metabolism, IIFYM, lifting heavy, low carb, 30 day shred, there are a million options out there. Try one out, see if it works for you & if you like it. If not, try another. What you want is to find a new healthier lifestyle…

Macros are your fats, carbs & protein. You should be making sure that you have a healthy balance between all three. You should be making sure that your daily calorie goal either takes into account your activities through your TDEE adjustment or by logging your exercises each day. You should probably be eating back between…

At your height & weight & age your BMR should should be about 1400, let alone your TDEE less activity level. Do you eat back any of your exercise calories? Given how active you seem it looks as though you're way under the calories you need for your body to function normally. You might want to have a look at your daily…

No reason to not have a few beers. Get out & do some extra exercise through the week & spend those saved calories on some brews. Burn it to earn it! Oh, and Guinness has fewer calories than most lagers too. Take it from an Irishman who knows!

I've been a vegetarian for over 30 years, but just recently have started eating fish too. Not strictly low carb either, but i use a carb/protein/fat split of 40/30/30, and I have an open food diary. Feel free to add me.

For a quick estimate you could use the calculator here: http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/calculator.php It takes into account your weight, your bike's weight & your average speed. A HRM would be much more accurate, but you'd need to be wary of whether it outputs a net or gross calorific burn (ie whether or not it excludes the…

it depends on features, budget and personal choice, but there's a decent guide here: [url] http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Best_Running_Watch [/url]

Thanks! I just had to be a smart-*kitten*, can't operate in any other way. :bigsmile:

You're going to need to drop your overall body fat % to get rid of the moobs, but any chest exercises should help by increasing the underlying muscle mass and making the moob smaller in comparison. Try Pec Deck flys (machine), Bench Press, Push-Ups and Dips. To be honest if you've got a decent upper body workout day in…

I've lost a car tire and a newborn baby. He must have gone rafting. -or- I've lost $512,933.40 worth of gold.

What an arrogant, self-entitled, egocentric little prick. I would've been dumbfounded by that kind of behavior too. Oi, stop stealing my patented racing methods. You missed out the bit about the palanquin though.