Jude_V Member

When I lift weights or do yoga with my Heart Rate Monitor on it hardly records any calories burned - can't remember exact figures but it's probably a quarter of what I burn while doing aerobics. I think housework, gardening and painting is probably more akin to yoga than step aerobics IYSWIM... The point being that the…

Found this for you Does Housework Count as a Workout? The answer: Yes! There's a reason they call it housework. You can burn serious calories during a marathon cleaning session. Here are a few jobs that work major muscle groups, and how many calories you're burning by completing each task. Mopping floors - works =…

Perhaps the OP should read some scientific research, as opposed to anecdotal/personal evidence. One of the most famous pieces of research was by Ancel Keys et al - here are just some of the results: Keys put 36 physically and mentally healthy men on a calorie controlled diet, with a moderate amount of exercise, and, in a…

I think the trouble is that these 'professionals' make a living from getting results - putting you on really low calories and making you work out to within an inch of your life will probably get those results (like on The Biggest Loser). What do they care if you feel ill for the 6 weeks you are on their 'programme', if…

Your pictures really inspire me...thank you for posting your story :)

My daughter did it only during the week...on the weekends she does a lot of walking and going to the park or beach so she probably makes up for not doing it but that said, she got brilliant results..so I think 5 weekdays is fine. Better than nothing eh?!

Hi I'm Jude I started last Wednesday and took yesterday off so am on Level 1 Day 5; My Stats: SW: 252 CW: 248.8 GW: 140 H: 5' 5" Waist: 45" BMI: 41 BF: 53% I have other measurements recorded so will report on any loses at the end :)

I'm on day 5 but reading about your first time is making me realise how far you can be a few days on. I ached so much the morning after the first day - I guess that's how you know it's working you hard...but by day 3 I had stopped aching... I still can't do everything and today I really modified a lot - My knees have been…

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jillian-Michaels-Day-Shred-DVD/dp/B002RNOS2Y It's an exercise DVD by the trainer from The Biggest Loser USA...

Yep, first day was 295 for me - 2nd day it went down to 175 :( huge drop but I think I was so sore I just wasn't putting my all into it :) I felt sick the first day too...and am experiencing a lot of dizziness with the getting up and down - and, by the time I've got off the floor Jillian and her best girls have done two or…

I started last Wednesday and took yesterday off so am on Day 5, but if you don't mind me joining in I would love to have some support and motivation. My Stats: SW: 248.8 H: 5' 5" Waist: 45" I have other measurements recorded so will report on any loses at the end :) I was finding it very hard on my knees and (to be honest)…

You really are wrong...but I guess you are just not able to admit it. The reason you have the 500 or 600 calories allowance on your 'fast' day is to make it more sustainable. It doesn't have anything to do with what or when you eat. The point is the fast itself - it's the same reason that the 16:8 or 18:6 or Intermittent…

Pete is fasting for 2 days a week on 600 calories - the rest of the week he is eating normally/sensibly. I know you are trying to help but, please don't give advice until you understand what it is the OP is asking for advice about..... Pete - this would be the place to start if you need more information -…

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From reading the book I would advise not exercising on your fast days...

Vegans need to take a vitamin B12 supplement, as it is almost exclusively found in meat and dairy products. A lack of Vitamin B12 can leave you with pernicious anaemia which will make you feel very, very ill. As a previous poster said, you do need to do some careful research and be very sure you are getting a balanced diet…

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I wouldn't go up...men my age are usually old fashioned and pervie :) Age range for me to date would probably be 26 to 38 - I'm 53. Luckily I married a man 17 years younger - which is about right for me. I would still trade him in for a younger model if I could find one ...lol!!!

This.....Your body is heavy and unused to exercise. Start slowly with something you enjoy...you'll stick at it longer :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

jb6968 asked about a paleo diet and quoted a USNews article that suggested not enough research showed it helped with weight loss or heart disease. I'm summarising from memory but he/she surmised that our ancestors lived shorter and less healthy lives and therefore how could it be a good diet to follow....

Well...I see you deleted your question....how rude!!!! Wish I'd quoted you, now....

Do a little research on how carbohydrates affect you insulin and what happens to the insulin you don't use up in exercise. That will give you a starting place for why people might adopt this method of eating... I'm not on a paleo diet and don't necessarily advocate it - but I do see that, predominantly, we evolved to be…

The really, really sad thing about veganism, and the thing that gets lost in all the debate is that, if we were all vegans (and that always seems to be the aim of vegans) you would only ever see a Cow, Sheep or Pig in a zoo. All those fields of quietly grazing animals with their calves and the lambs happily hopping around…

Your diary confuses me a bit so it's hard to advise - although I think you've taken on board others advice about eating better. What is a whole turkey? Do you really only eat a quarter of a cup of curry? A jumbo muffin is about 790 calories - do you honestly cut it in 4 and save the rest for later? Other than these things,…

It's really surprising how many people have responded with criticism for your choices and then listed choices that they would make for themselves... I'm assuming you know your BF better than all these numpties, to whom, it would seem, a BJ is something extra-ordinarily rare and only performed on a birthday or special…

It would be your BMR - so it's almost always going to be a guess. You can try and take it by wearing your HRM and going to lay down for 20 minutes - divide what it gives you by 2 and you have a rough estimate for how many calories you burn in 10 minutes - then, if you do 50 minutes of exercise, subtract you Base Rate x…

I had a similar issue when I first got a HRM. The numbers seemed very high to me - someone pointed out that you do need to subtract your base rate from that. So, for me, my HRM showed I burned 450 calories from 45 minutes of Wii Fit. But I'd have burned 100 (or so) from just sitting and that is included in the 450 - so…

They were only 200 calories...and you are still way under your calorie goal - I think, maybe you aren't eating enough and that makes you feel bad about yourself and often makes us binge... Give yourself a break and don't let it get to you xox

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