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I haven't been doing Insanity for very long, only a couple of weeks, but I do feel fitter so far. I thought this thread might be okay for me to ask - I'm in my final year at uni and my timetable is truly hectic. I tend to get eczema flareups quite badly when I'm stressed, and therefore my schedule and skin condition…

Please don't assume that I would presume to lecture anyone - I don't! I just find it frustrating when someone says something that is... well... either not my opinion or just plain wrong (which also could be opinion I guess, but I think we can all agree on some basic health stuff!). I have been advised all sorts of crap…

I am no expert, but I HAVE heard that because tuna contains mercury, if you eat it too frequently you can create a high level of toxic mercury in your system. I think that there are other fish that have the same effect, such as swordfish. Not being a doctor or a nutritionist, I would not be able to advise you on how much…

I get really grumpy when I'm hungry. I am managing perfectly okay on the calorie reduction I'm using, but I know that if I even dared to eat any less, it would be unfair not just to my body, but also to the people around me... :tongue: Edit: taunto, doctors are telling you that?! My family has doctors too but one of them…

Part of the frustration for me is being on a fashion course, where there is a lot of attitude of loathing exercise and also the desired image is looking skinny over... well, lean and muscular. So there are a lot of funny ideas rattling around my peers. :) Never mind. I shall ignore it.

Nice to be able to talk about it on here though. :D

I absolutely eat back my exercise calories. I've only just started MFP and my calorie limit is so low compared to what I have been eating - and I do a lot of exercise - I think I'd pass out if I didn't eat back exercise calories. I try to be sensible. Honestly, when I'm at uni, I spend the entire day standing up and…

Thanks for all the positive messages, folks. Maybe as a fashion student (albeit a menswear one) this is something I need to look into changing..! Ah, big tasks. I'm finding it so helpful to be in a community where there are people who have the same goals as me, the same outlook as me. It's great! I'm going to try to spend…

Oh yeah - it's very obvious sometimes that the photographs are airbrushed - in fact, I did work as an intern airbrushing models myself..! But when you're surrounded by it, you don't exactly 'forget' but the images do sort of sit in your brain and don't go away, and they can become what you see as 'normal' (which is silly,…

Unfortunately what I mostly do is menswear, but I have such a massive difficulty shopping for clothes that I'm thinking there needs to be clothing out there for women of different body types! I think you're right to celebrate the wee things! Sometimes a big target can seem so, so far away. Humans just aren't built to think…

I wear an ancient pair of Berghaus trainers for Insanity - they annoy me because the laces seem to come loose of their own accord and they're extremely battered but I'm guessing that they are so worn to the shape of my foot that I find them comfortable. It might be worth you going to a sports shop (especially if you can…

Thanks! Thankfully I have my aunt to help train me... but the thing is with powerlifting is that in contests you don't have to lift as much weight if you weigh less, basically. So I really want to trim that fat. Also if I weigh less it will be a lot easier to lift myself for any acrobatics-y things, too, I'm hoping! Thanks…

Thank you Mogletdeluxe! I feel very welcome already and I have found all of the features of MFP really easy to use so far. It feels like I've been using it for ages already, it is so easy. :D I've just seen your pictures and you look fantastic! :D Thank you for the comment