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I hope you don't mind...I thought I would post a non-reply as I would also be interested to see what responses you get...I wonder the same thing myself am will be starting stronglifts 5x5 soon enough :smile:

I love black beans - just need to learn how to cook with them :smile:

I have started eating new potatos and wholegrain rice but try to avoid bread as it causes bloating with me. I joined the other half yesterday morning and had a fry (nothing fried for me though)...didn't struggle to hit my cals yesterday :laugh: but I am not having a fry each day :noway: I take comfort to know that you can…

Thanks peeps. I wad taking raw nuts but then my fat intake was going through the roof! ! Should I not worry too much about that? O do love nuts! ! Yum!!

Yea my logging is a bit (a lot) pants :blushing: I really need to keep on top of it. I spend all day munching away and feel like I've eaten loads and then enter all my foods to find I am still under my goal calories :noway: I am bringing brown rice back into my diet but avoid bread as it gives me terrible bloating - it has…

Ok..so I need to eat more. I was thinking of adding a pint of skimmed milk into each day - bump the cals and protein without ramming up the fat!!

right o chaps! Sounds like good advice to me :smile: Just to clarify - I dont try to compensate during the week, my eating stays on track over the weekend but I have a hard time saying no to the amber nectar so my cals end up sneeking over :drinker: I don't obsess too much on what I eat - but I guess its down to not…

Anybody? :smile:

Thanks guys!!!!! I will defo check out the workouts using the dumbells - I'm in tonight and its usually one of the quieter nights so I will make the most and ask the trainer to help me with my form. I was reading today about avoiding the torso and hip machines.....eeek!! I will speak to my trainer about alternatives to…

I was thinking it might be kinda painful lol - thanks for the heads up :smile:

Thanks guys - one of the guys that works in the gym knows I am really wanting to get away from the machines and LIFT and has just got hold of some tractor tyres that he said I could have a go at....grrrrrrr now that got me all excited :tongue: The gym I am in has a Ez Curl bar - could I use this to do squats with??? I…

I struggle with this all the time - fat free greek yoghurt is a good one! Love the Rhodesian by the way :smile:

Oh hell yea!!! I don't go for muscles on a man and love my super lean man - he weights about 175 lbs and is 6.2. He has a physical job and eats nothing but crap but doesnt have an ounce of fat and is scarily strong!! :love: . He supports me wanting to heavy lift because he finds its flattering that I want to be like…

The rudimental album is great!! There are 5 tracks on there that I think work perfect in the gym. What about chase & status....they are pretty good??

Rudimentals new album for when I'm doing weights and NIN, Pitchshifter and marilyn manson for when I'm on the treadmill.

[/quote] I'd wondered before - it could be used to judge performance, as well as perhaps as a 'lie detector' to see if your partner was really as excited as they appeared to be :). [/quote] Our baby gate acts as my lie detector...if I cant get over it then I really was excited :smile: good old shakey legs!!

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Reading through this I can't help but wonder...what would a HMR record if you wore it during rumpy pumpy :bigsmile:

Thanks beekay70. I have done a chart to monitor my weights and reps in the gym and am slowly increasing my weights each session (going up 5lbs each time). I aim to eat 1300 each day but usually fall under this but yet also seem over on my protein and a little bit over on fat sometimes (usually nuts and seeds being the…

I know this is an old post but I wanted to respond anyway...:o) I tried all manner of diets to loose weight since I was a teen. Even turning Vegan for a year thinking that would help but I lived on chips and put on a stone..:angry: Weight watchers got some weight off me (the 3 times I tried it) but monitoring every…

Hahahaha!!! Mr Hat agrees!!! lol

One of my friends used to smoke it daily and was really slim - she only really had an appetite when smoking though. I don't disagree with green and do think it gets huge amounts of bad press that it doesnt deserve. I think it should be legalised personally. Alcohol and tobacco are more damaging I think...but thats just my…

Yay!!! Thanks for this.

...added to my shopping list for tonight - fat free greek yoghurt!! Thanks Tavistocktoad :o) I am also going to make up a batch of lentil soup with spinach (for my iron) and get some pumpkin seeds and low fat cottage cheese :o) I will nail it....gonna need protein if I want to build muscles!!! :smile:

Thanks guys - I have tried bumping up my cals with stuff like crab sticks, fruit and nuts but then up goes my sugar intake for the day and my fat intake. My protein is always hugely under. I was thinking I need to add some lentils and beans somewhere?? Are there any other foods that would help bump up my cals and protein…

I get my one on one session tomorrow and I am going to ask my instructor to show me how to heavy lift!! I'll add a few heavy lifts into my current routine and see how I get on to start :smile: I want to be able to do a chin up...that would make my world :happy:

I am having defrosted salmon tonight too!! I put in the fillet onto tin foil and top with scallions, peppers, cherry tomatoes and then a bit of chilli flakes, crushed garlic, olive oil, (tiny bit of sesame oil), and ginger. Wrap it into a parcel and bake in the oven. I will be having mine with steamed broccoli, carrots and…

WOW..NROLW really is as popular as I thought!!! I will definately buy the book and get started. I may have to wait until after my 6 week programme is finished and then change gyms. The gym I am in is ok for machines and such but there is only one very small area for free weights and one weights bench and there is ALWAYS a…

Thanks mp1117 for your reply :o) I think maybe the gym route it is then!! I might head down to my local bookshop this weekend and have a little flick through the pages and see what it entails - I am hoping limited cardio!! lol I am NOT a fan of cardio at the gym..all that running and cycling and your getting nowhere!! Give…