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I walk everywhere--I don't drive in the city I'm currently living in, and I avoid taking trains/taxis whenever humanly possible. I end up walking at least an hour each day, often times a bit more. I guess that's my "cardio". If I feel like doing something more intense when I get to the gym, I do...but that's very rare.…

Just catching up with this thread...so apparently you decided the injury was in fact due to the KB swings, not when you wrenched your back doing the gardening? I'm not sure if this thread came first or the one you posted in the main forums where you said it was KB swings.... Are you feeling any better? I somehow twisted my…

Yes, totally agree. And it seems OP knows exactly where he went wrong. OP, I'm sorry to hear you injured yourself. I'm thinking it was that Dan John workout we were discussing in the KB forum. I hope it's just a minor strain and you're feeling better soon. I strongly suggest you meet with either an RKC or SFG certified…

I find your post more than a bit confusing, but I will just say a couple of things: You absolutely do not need to be in ketosis to burn fat. High fat/low carb diets do not ensure fat loss/LBM preservation. You will preserve a great deal of lean body mass (the muscle you are asking about) by making sure you're consuming…

What an incredible transformation, Ed! I'm in awe of your dedication and all the hard work you put into getting healthy. Congratulations, keep being amazing. :drinker:

£37/month for a big chain gym with pool, sauna, far too many cardio machines, group classes, machines, free weights. I feel it's a bit too much money for what I actually make use of at this particular gym, but it's walking distance from my flat, so I'm staying for now.

It would depend on the exercise(s) involved in the KB session, the weight of the KB (or KBs), etc. Too many variables to know which would burn more. What I was saying in my comment was that the estimates you'll see online for calories burned for KB exercises are based off a single study done on people performing KB…

Ugh, I always miss out on things like that! Frustrating!

Five days per week, but I didn't start that way. I started with three days per week, and that was great for a long while. Right now, I'm training for a specific event, so I'm sticking to the prescribed training schedule I was given, which is why I'm up to five days. Otherwise, I'd probably still be lifting four days per…

I've never "struggled with the gym", and I think that's probably down to the fact that I spent a lot of time in them (including weight rooms) throughout my childhood and teenage years, had really active/athletic parents who also spent lots of time in the gym and lifting, and it just was never an uncomfortable or scary…

Hi jconnon, As it is written, this workout probably isn't so great for someone who isn't already in pretty good condition and has been training with kettlebells regularly. I haven't yet done the workout myself, but just looking at it I can tell that it'll be tough. If you're determined to go ahead with this one, some…

I don't recall ever addressing you... No worries, you're all doing it exactly right. Enjoy your phentermine, and I will enjoy Darwinism.

Never heard "seagan". My son also fell very ill from his vegetarian diet, but has been very healthy since adding animal products back into his diet.

Actually, I never claimed there was ONE approach for all women with PCOS, in fact I said the exact opposite of that. Are you even reading this thread? What I said about your "South Beach/Atkins Hybrid" is that you are doing a low carb diet WRONG if you are avoiding fats and eating bread/fruits. That is why you struggle…

I GUESS YOU MISSED THE PART WHERE I SAID I HAVE PCOS and am INSULIN RESISTANT. I WAS MORBIDLY OBESE...265 LBS. I DID NOT NEED PHENTERMINE OR ANY OTHER "BEHAVIOURAL" MEDICATION TO FOLLOW A LOW CARB HIGH FAT DIET AND LOSE OVER 100 POUNDS. MY SUCCESS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH "WILLPOWER" AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH EATING…

THIS. OP, eat at a caloric deficit to lose fat. Strength train to strengthen your muscles and keep everything looking great. I promise that if you do this, your legs will not become big tree trunks or whatever nonsense people are suggesting in this thread. They will only get smaller and sexier, and STRONGER!

LMFAO! :noway:

Do you mean your calorie goal jumps from 1200 to 1496? If you're entering exercise (calories burned), that's why. That's how MFP works--you are meant to eat back your exercise calories.

That 20 calories a minute estimate is exactly what I was talking about when I said you'd find wildly overestimated calorie burns for KB work in terms of the way most people use KBs. That figure is based on people snatching, not doing a circuit training style workout made up all sorts of different exercises, which is what…

Is anyone out there still going snatch-crazy? I've been snatching quite a bit lately--doing once weekly 15 minute snatch volume sets with a 12kg bell (294 reps last week, a PR for me), and working on density training with the 16kg bell (also once a week). With the density training, I've been doing sets of a relatively low…

What I'm getting at is that you're getting hungrier because of the fruit/grains, and most importantly, the avoidance of healthy saturated fats. Of course there isn't a one size fits all approach to anything, but people who successfully stay low carb understand the carbs/fat thing quite well. If we all had to battle hunger…

Eat at a caloric surplus and follow a beginner's strength training program to help you put on some muscle. Something like Stronglifts 5x5, New Rules of Lifting for Women, Starting Strength, AllPro, etc. Nia Shanks also has some great programs--if you google her name, you'll run across her site. ETA--these are all…

The problem may be the South Beach Diet itself--if you're avoiding saturated fats, eating whole grains and a bunch of fruits, of course it will be very difficult to stay low carb. My initial reaction to someone having trouble staying low carb on a diet that is meant to be low carb is that either the diet itself is a total…

Some sorta Tracy Anderson BS and food dodging.

50-150g/day. I have to limit carbs due to insulin resistance.

I think it's pretty impossible to accurately gauge calories burned for KB work, even with a HRM, as HRMs are meant for steady state cardio, which KB training is not. I don't personally log exercise calorie burns, but if I did, I might use something like "circuit training" to approximate a KB workout. The stated calorie…

I train with kettlebells daily, and I love them. If you're curious about KB training, I strongly suggest finding a local RKC or SFG certified instructor who can give you the low down and help you learn the basics in a safe manner. Like any exercise, you want to be sure you're performing it safely and correctly in order for…

What do you mean the phentermine helps with your low carb diet? In what way?

OP, don't worry about swimming a couple of days a week turning your body into that of an elite swimmer. It's just not gonna happen. I also have broad shoulders, but like some of the other women posting in this thread, I love them! I love looking athletic and strong. My shoulders are broader than my husband's, too. I agree…

I'm definitely in favour of death with dignity. As for it being against the Hippocratic Oath, that's debatable. I would think medically assisted suicide would be handled somewhat like abortion. All doctors wouldn't be required to provide medically assisted suicide, but doctors who were trained in the procedure and wanted…