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1. In the past, many scientific recommendations end up being wrong (eg 'Low-fat' in the '80s). It is reasonable to assume that at least some current scientific recommendations are wrong, too. Even Einstein's theory of relativity is just a theory, after all. Looking back in history, at any given time some of the ideas that…

I have a charge HR and the heart rate tracking seems to be pretty good. I can only compare to the gym machines which were always way out for me anyway but it gives much more sensible readings. As you wear it all day you can see how long it takes to recover from running for the bus/up the stairs etc too which I find…

Hey at least you have the self awareness to recognise this and distracting yourself here will hopefully strengthen your perseverence muscles. I think it may be time to give yourself a break :)

For me out of that food list the broccoli and rice cakes would be the things making me feel bloated. Potato wedges too possibly. I have tried loads of different approaches for dealing with my ibs but the one that seems to have kick started recovery for me is FODMAP. Long scientfic theory short fodmaps are sugars that…

If you are already at a low weight and don't have a lot of weight to lose then a pound a fortnight may be a good rate for you. Say your body only needs 1400 kcal a day to fuel itself, do everything you ask of it and keep you healthy if you only give it 1200kcal then you have a calorie deficit of 200kcal a day. With a pound…

For my first time back in the gym for at least six months I was pretty close to failure but at my next work out (sometime after I can walk up and down stairs again without pulling faces!) I should be able to change it up a little. I haven't heard of 5 3 1 so will go do some reading ad see what that's like too.

Now that wasn't the post I was expecting, go you for not being a teeth sucker and giving her a chance. Maybe we should all do a bit more of that :) Oh and I am sorting out my nails before I go to the gym next time ,just you know so they don't clash too bad with my bright red face, one day I hope to be able to wear make up…

Hi, I think you have already said mfp is generous on the exercise calories burnt but in your case I think what is logged is far from realistic. Not to be rude or anything as I have no idea how fit you are but I seriously doubt most people could keep up the kind of pace required to burn 900+ calories in less than an hour of…

I tried it for a while but don't stick to it now really as I found my triggers - beans/legumes, cruciferous veg, green peppers, fruit in fruit juice, fruit smoothies and any risen bread products quite early on. Now having learnt what sets me off and stayed clear I can even eat those things every now and again. So what I…

Another thing to think about is that you would have been burning calories just existing had you not been doing exercise at the time so the actual increase in calories burned is less than the total calories any machine or heart rate monitor tells you.

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thank you, on their way to me :)

Hip thrusts - you are sat on the floor with your knees bent, your torso leaning back to rest your shoulders on a bench at knee height. from that position you use your glutes to lift your body up to make a bridge position so that your body is flat at the level of the bench and your lower legs are straight . Given that…

commenting as it looks cool and I want to play later

Commenting so I can get my popcorn and watch the vid later ;)

Ah I was sure I had seen it on a list of names that hide trans fats. Will be doing some more research on what to get next so thansk for the link :)

thanks for the suggestion, I'm in Birmingham UK if that helps?

thanks for this I will have a look at the site, somewhere to start is a lot better than no clue ;)

Anything that keeps your focus on the goal is good in my book. Putting the weight on one donut at a time takes a while so taking it off takes some perseverance and effort. I often think about taking in healthy (or even just healthier) treats to work but most people would rather have biscuits (cookies) and chocolate so I…

It's a good look isn't it ;) I have to have a rest to try and avoid having to dry myself three times over!

Eating a couple of eggs a day shoudl be fine, it's a bit of a myth that they increase your cholesterol levels but they can be quite high in fat anyway so best balanced out with some lower fat options too. Alternative none meat sources of protein that I like include low fat greek yoghurt, have a read of the labels then can…

Thanks everyone! While the menu is online they don't have calorie counts or healthy options so I'm guessing blind really to the actual contents of the food. The veggie options are loaded in sour cream/cheese or bechamel sauce so good for actual vegetables but less good for calories although I will consider that next time…

As long as you still have a deficit then in theory you will be losing weight still albeit at a slower rate than if you didn't. You do need to make sure your calorie count is accurate though, if you use the readings from machines at the gym say then they are likley to over estimate the calories that you burn and then you…

[/quote] whats your height/weight etc? how mcuh do you want to lose? i would suggest trackign EVERYTHING for a week or so, then that might give you a bit of insight into what you might need to change. 1600, then only eating some exercsie cals back may not be enough if you are close to goal? [/quote] I'm five foot six and…

I have no restraint when I stop so no cake is easier for me than a little bit - take this weekend I bought a bag of cinder toffee... and ate it all even though I knew it would give me a sickly sugar rush then sugar slump and make me feel sick ;-( cheese and pizza are my favs :)

ThanksI like quotes to change my mindset. I think the muscles I need to exercise most are my consistency and willpower ones, if I get back to my ideal plan as described it seems like I am on the right track!

It's hard to be accurate at the moment as I have not been logging but previously/my aim is 1600kcal intake and eating back half my gym exercise calories. I don't know how to estimate for the calories burnt doing weights though so they get left out.

I have been following this broadly for quite a while (over a year) but my actual compliance is maybe down to 30% so it's obviously not quite as effective when pizza and unhealthy snacks are added in but it means I generally maintain rather than gain weight. I weigh myself at the gym and measure myself by how my clothes fit…

Looks nice doesn't it, what will it look like on your thighs?!

I have been doing interval running since just before christmas (twice a week, 20 minutes inlcuding a five mimute warm up) one minute run one minute walk building up to sprinting for a minute. Since mid January I have started doing NROLFW and I am still only in stage one but I have started to notice the difference.