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Sorry - re read OP - didn't answer the question at all!

I'm gonna be honest - I have an expectation that a fitness instructer isn't going to look like me. I don't expect a fitness model - but I guess I do think that they shouldn't be wobbling around the way I do in the class. However - if I decide to try out a new class, I've taken the time to get into my workout stuff and over…

As others have said before - ebay really is your friend. Sell what doesn't fit any more, and use that cash to help buy more clothing. It sounds like you are almost at your goal - so check ebay out for the replacements too - you can get a lot of stuff on there that still has the tags. So you can get new clothes at a…

I can't see why 90 minutes of circuits would be unsafe for most healthy, fit people. Whether it's going to be doable for you will depend on your fitness levels, and whether you have the time to devote to it. Don't forget about the bit after the circuits when it talks about her doing some heavy lifting!!

Yes - I do it all the time. Eating late at night suits my lifestyle. I would only change that if I ever become one of those people who can't sleep for a few hours after eating.

Excellent idea - I'll add it to my stronglifts routine. I'm thinking after deadlifts - as that's when I feel most like a badass. I'm gonna be unloading the bar and using that energy to twerk outta that gym from now on. :D Ok maybe not at the gym - but is it wrong that I'm now considering trying to twerk (in the privacy of…

I'd ask your physio - let them know you are happy to listen and not do the squats etc, but ask if they could give you ideas about what you can do instead.

I've looked at TDEE - but had been using the MFP goals and eating back exercise calories. I'd been doing fine with this till the end of last week - but then my body just decided it was going into meltdown on me! To be honest the numbers were pretty close either way - so I'm not sure it would make much difference. But I may…

Thanks for the reply - fingers crossed it's not too badly out then. I'll try it out and see - and keep an eye on the scales / measurements - if they start creeping back up I'll have to start cutting a few calories out again sooner than planned. But in the meantime I'll enjoy feeling less like a washed out zombie!!

I was told - by a trainer - that I get this because I try to run too quickly for my current fitness level. Apparently slowing down significantly and gradually picking up on pace would sort this out. I can't say I followed the advice - I hate running - I've had the stitch problem forever and it killed any desire I had to…

I came here cos I humiliated myself in the weight section today too! Not in the same way - but I'm sure more than one of the guys in there has a new story to tell about why women should stick to lifting pink glittery dumbbells :S Some one had walked away from the squat rack and left it loaded. There was a fair but of…

I use Stronglifts. Others here also recommend Starting Strength, Strong Curves, and New Rules of Lifting for Women. I like Stronglifts as it's just 5 lifts, making up 2 routines that you alternate. Nice and simple for someone new to lifting get their head round. But I checked out starting strength and new rules too. Just…

First time in 3 months?? I just want to know how you managed that! Worst case scenario - you'll lose a little less than you planned to this week. But you were still in a deficit - so no harm done.

I do when I need to. I eat out a lot. If I can find nutritional values I use them. If I can't I try to reconstruct my meal / and add a bit more for "cooking fats" I may not always be right but I lose at about my expected rate - so I can live with that. The truth is you can make weighing and measuring food the most…

My net is higher. I eat my exercise calories. I can't imagine how vile life would be on 1200 minus exercise calories. I say eat! Your body will very soon be telling you to eat too if you don't!

I'm new to lifting. I'm not an expert. But the two lifts I feel help me the most are squats and dead lifts (hate the squats, love the dead lifts). I don't ever want to give either of them up. I would say take some weight out of them. Find a comfortable weight for you for that lift - and build up from there. I'm sure there…

I weigh myself every day - sometimes more (I mean the scales went up this morning - surely weeing twice since would reduce that number - right??). I know that is utter rubbish - but i still haven't learned how to stop! I put the numbers into a spread sheet. Every day. But every Wednesday is highlighted in green. As long as…

Cheese and marmite!! Not had it for years! Yum! That's lunch sorted for tomorrow! :)

I'm totally with you here - I wouldn't care if laughing cow only had 1 calorie - it's rank, and it is not cheese. There are some swaps I will happily make - I can live with skimmed milk. I can handle chicken breast instead of thighs. I've even learned to live with low cal mayo (it's not real mayo, but it works well…

Mmmmm - I'm eating cheese now - seeing your post "made" me need to eat cheese. Just glad I don't have sausage rolls in the house right now, otherwise they would have followed the cheese - and I wouldn't have had the calories for that. Sorry - I know that's not helpful - but cheese always needs celebrating!

As every one told me - it really does get better if you keep at it. After a couple of sessions you'll start to forget why you ever had a problem with stairs :)

Yeah!! I like this much better :)

I've been doing this!! Doh! Realised a couple of days ago. Am a bit gutted though - I love my deadlifts! I'm gonna miss them!

I started lifting a little over a month ago. Feel free to add me if you want.

You are doing great! Don't get discouraged. You've lost 14lbs already - that's a huge achievement. It's normal for weightless to slow down after the first couple of weeks. A few days and not seeing a shift on the scale is nothing to worry about. Weight loss really is about how many calories you are eating. Assuming you've…

If 24 laps is the most you can do right now - that is enough. But keep on adding more each time you go. I started out (again) like that. Each time I went I added another 4 (minimum) lengths, or more if I could. Until I'd built up to swimming for half an hour. Then I worked on stopping less often, stop after 3, then after 4…

Timing of meals doesn't matter. What matters is you stick to your daily calorie amounts. If one meal a day works for you (it does for some - not me though I would be hangry most days) do that - as long as you are eating enough. If 6 meals a day works for you. Do this. The goal is eat as often / few times as you want each…

Don't panic. I did it earlier in the month. A week off on holiday was half a stone weight gain. I dropped two pounds two days back on plan. And then quickly dropped the rest so that after 5 days I was back at preholiday weight. That was obviously half a stone of water my body was happy to dump! The way I see it - this was…

I've not had a woman in the weights section at the same time as me yet - though I have spotted two others in there - one on one of my cardio days, the other was in there after I'd showered and was leaving. It's nice to know I'm not the only one that ventures in there - but I wouldn't care if I was now. The guys in there…

I regularly go upto 500 calories above goal (my deficit is 500. I try not to go over that so I'm still hitting some kind of deficit, however small). But then I make sure that over the next few days I eat a bit less so that it all balances out. For me that means going over goal is not the end of the world - but it stops me…