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Been using it 9 months now; it's fab! Makes spin classes (and other classes too, I'm sure) so much more fun and it makes you work much harder just for the want to get into that red zone! Calorie count seems to be fairly accurate as can be, I've managed to lose weight just fine with it :)

I find this fascinating as I'm the complete opposite - I can't squat very low without a bar; but my form is miles better once I'm under the bar! I also had tight hip flexors a couple of months back - before I started squatting regularly. Now they don't bother me as much as they did when I was doing just deadlifts.

Both! But it all depends on the instructor too. We have a few at my gym; they're all great but there's one who has music taste akin to my own and I enjoy her classes a lot more than I do the others. The seat does get more comfortable, honest. Give it a few sessions and you'll get used to it.

Had a problem like this last year due to wearing worn out shoes - though I was never officially told it was PF, it's what it felt/sounded like. One day I purchased a pair of Vans and after a few weeks of wearing them and enduring no pain whatsoever (even after walking around WB Studio Tour and Legoland..), I haven't had…

Thanks for this :) I'm actually worried I'm going to go over my calories but will allow myself to eat up to maintenance, which is a fair 2080 last time I checked. I'm almost at my goal weight anyway! I'll also probably count my calories per day as Sehri then Iftar of the same calendar day, rather than just the 6 hour…

As yummy as cheese is, can't say its a food I'd want to eat absolutely loads of every day O_o; 50% of my daily intake is carbs (can come to almost 300g of it on a heavy exercise day) and I've lost weight just fine. Obviously it's different for all of us but I suggest you count your calories diligently if you're going…

I'm 156 at the moment and only just starting to get into Size 12 (UK), though I'm yet to truly try stuff on :) I've already been able to get into jackets/blazers that are 12s though (even found a 10 in Primark, yay vanity sizing!). Trousers/jeans etc. however, took me longer to get into a 14 from 16, but I don't expect to…

I eat 1700 on non-exercise days and hit around 2000 on all the other days. I 'maintained' at 2080 last week as I went away (so no exercise) and still managed to lose a lb lol.

I've just perforated my left eardrum this morning (Y) Also told I couldn't swim (annoying as I was going to start up again this week!) but I asked about exercise in general and my GP said it's OK but to take it easy.. I've taken today off (even though I feel fine energy-wise, despite the cold, cough & ear thing) but I'll…

First of all: Your BMR? Not your maintenance calories. They're the calories your body needs should you be lying in hospital in a coma, just to keep your organs going. So in a nutshell, yes, you're eating too little, considering you're giving your body 300 calories less than it needs WITHOUT all the exercise that you do.…

Yes yes yes. My 'goal' is 1630, and on top of that, I eat at least half of my exercise calories (minimum, more if I find food :P), so most days I'm eating between 1900-2300 calories and I've been successfully losing weight :) Eventually, you'll find that a simple 1200kcal intake will not fuel your body as you'd like.

I go to the gym 5x a week, for at least two hours. One of those hours will be spinning, and I get some strength training done before/after it, along with a warm up on the treadmill/crosstrainer beforehand. I always eat over 2000 calories on those days (works out to about 30-70% of my exercise calories, depending on the…

Spinning!

I actually get more stuck at the stone/half a stone mark! For example, I've weighed in at 169 for the past 2 fridays (losing 0.5lbs inbetween) and 168 is the 12st mark.. Basically, 167 seems like a VERY long way away :P

How weird, MFP gives me 231 for 20 mins. I burn approx. 200cals in 20 mins, and that's going between 70-80% of my heart rate. The machine itself tells me a little lower than my HRM. I'm 19 and female, so as mentioned above, 300 sounds about right for you, go with that.

I've lost 21 so far, and I seem to have lost most of it in the places you can't really measure. Little bit in the face (according to some people who hadn't seen me in a couple of months), I have more defined shoulders etc. but really only lost between 1-2 inches in the 'main' places, like waist, hips, thighs etc. I'm just…

19 :) 20 in July, and still living with parents.

In my book, that equals starving myself for 21 days. Good luck with it, if you do go through with it!

I've just started doing deadlifts this week.. On wednesday, I just focused on the form and felt the soreness in my lower back on Thursday, but it wasn't too bad. Yesterday I decided to do some proper sets (30kg) and god< my entire back is sore today. The guy at the gym who was spotting me (works at the gym) said my form…

I've lost approx. 2 inches from hips, [natural] waist, thighs etc. but it doesn't look like much change on me. I'm hoping the next ten lbs will bring some changes, though starting to feel defeated even though yes, the scale is going down. I'm not sure where the weight is going from, I assume it's from weird places like the…

I wouldn't complain, to be honest. I've lost about 20lbs (ticker rounds it up to 21) but I've only lost a couple of inches so it's not very noticeable. When was the last time the scale moved?

But that's below your BMR. Your BMR is the amount of calories your body needs if its in a COMA. That is, lying in bed doing absolutely nothing. So, just walking around your body needs more calories. You can still eat your healthy way, and there are healthy calorie-dense foods such as nuts, avocados etc. If you feel…

Definitely increase your intake. Maybe start by eating half of your exercise calories back, or if that's too much (you have really large burns, go you!) at least a quarter. But judging by your stats, it seems you should be eating a MINIMUM of 1800 calories a day. Otherwise your workouts will suffer, never mind your weight…

You should be netting your calorie goal, so eat back your exercise calories, especially as you're eating so little anyway. 1500 eaten - 300 burned = 1200 NET.

You haven't plateaued. You lose a 1lb, which is a healthy rate of weight loss in a week. A lot of your initial weight loss was probably water weight and so it'll probably slow down now, especially as you don't have too much to lose. Start lifting weights (if you're not already), might help you lose some inches/tone up.

My first immediate thought was that you can't possibly be eating enough. You say you struggle to eat 1200. I assume thats 1200 gross calories, not net? With all the exercise you're doing, you're probably eating nothing at all. Your body is probably holding on to the weight because it's thinking it's not going to get any…

Has everyone forgotten about semi-skimmed milk? Middle ground! (Not that I drink it, but when I do drink milk, which is rare, I drink the blue-top milk that mum buys, so whole. But semi-skimmed isn't too bad to get accustomed to if you don't like skimmed and don't want to drink whole!)

Why buy a box of doughnuts? Buy one doughnut and eat it.

I don't plan 'cheat days'. I allow myself to eat a treat everyday (assuming it fits into my goal) so I don't need to go all out and eat 2500 calories of rubbish on one day. Only time I won't log is a family/special occasion like weddings etc (simply 'cause it's awful trying to even GUESS what they put it in wedding food!).…