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Of course people have reached their goal by doing different things, but I personally have spoken to a lot of people who do not post on the public forums and when I've asked them about how they got to their goal weight or body fat it was often by eating less than MFP recommends. I agree that IF works but having watched the…

Yes of course the average is what leads to weight loss. I was giving the example of IF or 5:2 fasting but there are some who calorie restrict every single day to such an extent but I suppose it depends on your activity level how low you'd have to go. If you are very active you could restrict by 30-40% and still eat what…

hhnkhl, that's the whole point, you're not supposed to 'go back' to your old way of eating. People who calorie restrict like this do it forever. They consider themselves to be healthier by doing that and according to them their numbers prove this to be true. Aimeerace, 5:2 does work for health and weight loss but you have…

TheVirgoddess yes but there's a difference between VLCDs which I understand sometimes restrict people to as little as 500 cals a day and eating less than MFP recommends ie. around 30-40% less than your TDEE which in my personal case would mean eating about 900-1000 calories on non-exercise days and about 1300-1400 on days…

Sorry it was so long! I'm thinking about a lot of TV shows and diet books like 5:2 but also things I've seen mentioned by various reputable sources which talk about calorie restrictions for health benefits. A lot of the time the amount of restriction is quite significant (more than MFP recommends) so I wanted to know why…

I'm not talking about weight loss but health and longevity. Of course we'd all love to be able to eat loads and weigh what we want and look amazing while doing so but that's not what I mean at all. For health and longevity, a lot of recent TV programs, books, diets and studies done have come to conclusion that to be at our…

I'm starting on Monday, but I'm doing a doubles program with T25 starting both at the same time. I've tried not to double up on workouts on the same day or do upper body two days in a row so I've switched around the workouts so they are nt going to be on the same day as in the normal schedule but I'll complete each week of…

If 120 is good training then I might as well give up actual training and pace around my house! If this is the case then I should be stick thin, because I am up and down my stairs in my house and walking around the house/outside with my dog etc. on and off all day but it isn't making the slightest bit of difference to my…

Allanmister, in answer to your question, because 120 for me is no different to walking around my living room fairly quickly. It doesn't take any effort, if I use the gym machines and actually put in some effort the minimum my HR will be is about 140.

Thanks Foamroller. So how would I go about testing my max pulse just out of curiosity? I know the HRM is not 100% but I use that along with my Fitbit as tools to ensure I'm working as hard as I should be when doing certain activities, for example when on the cardio machines at the gym if I only get up to 120 bpm I know I'm…

Some interesting reading. To answer an earlier post, the main reason I want to know if the calorie burns are accurate is not to eat the calories back but to burn as much as I can to help with weight loss. This is because my weight loss is very slow, despite the fact I'm counting calories, eating at a deficit which should…

Allan I see what you're saying, but I don't think it applies to the types of workouts I'm doing. I don't stop for a break once in a 35 minute session. I do intense exercise where I get up to 170bpm or more and then done another slightly less intense exercise where it drops to 155 or 160 and then something more intense and…

AllanMisner, I am a 139lb woman with 31% body fat and my calorie burns per my HRM after 35 minutes including warm up and cool down are coming out at 300-340 depeding on what I've done, and around 275 if I do the same length workout on the Eliptical and Rowing machine/running machine in the gym (walking at a brisk pace).…

So to conclude, though my max HR should be about 173, it could be 10-15bpm out, therefore it could be up to about 190 which is pretty much what I think it is (or more) as I've seen it hit 185 while working out, but is around 170-175 when working very hard. In addition caffeine impacts the number (which I suppose can also…

According to the new calculations my MHR should therefore be 173, but during my test today I reached 170 for most of the workouts and peaked at 180 so that means I'm working at 100% +. For calorie burns for HIIT I go by my HRM though it always seems a bit high so I log slightly less when putting in workouts on MFP (though…

Thanks jmaidan it is never regularly high for no reason, only when I work hard and the highest I've seen it get to so far is about 180-185 ever. For my age it shouldn't be above 180 maximum but as you've said that is just an average calculation.

Well judging by that calculation I am generally at 80% of maximum for cardio in the gym and 95% for intense cardio and circuit training/HIIT. Basically what I'm doing for what I called HIIT/resistence or circuit training is workout DVDs like Jillian Michaels/Insanity type programmes for 30 minutes each which are designed…

Hi, I have come to a decision about this since my post as I only have 4 more days until it's done! Basically I'm doing a double probgram of P90X3 and Focus T25 as I've now got both programs. I have read great things about them both and I think it will probably be a step up from JMBR but the workouts are each 25-30 minutes…

Take it off when you're horse riding, simple!

I'm starting next Monday, though call me crazy but I'm going to double up and do P90X3 alongside it too! 6 days of double workouts and 1 day doing a single. I am going to do all 3 phases of T25 and the whole thing should take me 13 weeks. I didn't pay full price for it either and shop around for a good protein shake powder…

I've been looking into it a bit more now and have finally decided on a double program of T25 plus P90X3. I can manage an hour a day and I've found some schedules so am going to start in a week. I will have around 2 days a week off the double workouts but will try and do them on the other days. I'm looking for fast results…

Sounds great! I'm thinking of doing P90X3 alongside T25 so I'll either do one in the morning and one in the evening or I'll do them back to back. Not sure if I'll manage it but want to give it a go!

Thanks, I think I've changed my mind now though and will do Max 30 after T25. I thought it might be a bit too easy but have been watching some of the videos and it looks quite good and as I've got some new weights up to 22lbs I can now do 4-22lbs and have about 7 different sizes so I can make the workouts harder and and…

Did you start the program? I'm at the end of week 11 so 1 week to go and would definitely recommend it.

I understand your POV but in my case I wanted something which would be a combination of strength and cardio using weights which is why I was thinking about doing P90X3 with Insanity as I really wanted to do Insanity. Now however I have decided to do the Alpha Beta and Gamma phases of T25 to start with as a full program as…

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Ok will bear that in mind! Maybe if/when I complete Max 30 I'll go back and do T25 Gamma. My main concern with Max 30 is doing a program without weights as some reviews said it was lacking a little in upper body/arms and JMBR which I've been doing uses weights 4 days a week. I've just got some slightly heavier weights so I…

Ordoff I am going to try and exercise as normal tomorrow. I have planned to do a resistence workout first thing before work (I start at 9.15) and then another 30 minute cardio session during my break at around 11am so I should be finished by 11.30ish. I stopped eating at 6.30 this evening so I probably won't eat again…

Will do, I think it helps that I work from home as I can easily control the times I fast/eat. I always have at least 2 hours at lunchtime and usually have some sort of break in the morning and afternoon so I can fit in snacks then if I want to. Fast days are always easier too as I don't have temptations around me on those…

I'm now on day 2 of adding traditional IF to my 5:2 and calorie restriction diet. I'm trying to eat between 1500-1600 on non-fast days and 550 on fast days but for the last two days have added in an eating window too. On Monday I managed to fast for 16 hours and last night it was 17 hours and will stop eating by around…