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My initial impression is that it's probably too much. I am not a big connoisseur of workout DVDs but I thought they were each designed as standalone products and mixing them together can be very taxing (physically and mentally). When you are doing HIIT workouts you do need to give your body some time to recover (depending…

Your post is a little disjointed. Perhaps it would be easier if you laid out your schedule like: Monday: Swim 500m, water aerobics Tuesday: Weights 45mins, eliptical 30 mins. etc I will offer a couple of pieces of advice though. For cardio, as long as you are working hard enough (anywhere between a mild puff/pant through…

THIS. Unless you are trying to dehydrate for a specific day (eg a weigh in before a fight/comp) there is no need to dehydrate yourself for the sake of a couple of pounds. Just drink a little more water than normal for a couple of days and get plenty of leafy greens. Remember that your health is still the most important…

I don't think people are shaming her personally. She followed what she had to for the prize money. What most people (myself included) are upset about is the complete lack of care TBL has shown for these people. It has been happening for years - and I have been criticising it the whole time.

Beans and legumes are great sources of protein, complex carbs and fibre. Some breads/wraps can also be very high in fibre. Dairy products tend to have a good amount of protein. Greek yoghurt is great, but low fat milk has almost a 1:1 carb to protein ratio.

TBL is irresponsible and clearly a million times more focused on revenue than the welfare of the contestants. VLCD's combined with insane amount of exercise will transform you physically, but it is not a healthy transformation and it continues to propagate the general populations misguided perceptions on what it takes to…

Sorry, missed a part. With respect to your training, do your resistance (weight) training first. You will want the energy and this is where you will make the biggest changes to your body (in both fat loss and muscle retention). You can do a quick cardio warmup (eg 5 minutes) and also a short cardio session after lifting if…

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY YOU EAT YOUR CALORIES OR HOW MANY MEALS YOU HAVE. Sorry for shouting but I wanted to make the point clearly. If you are involved in serious training more than once per day, working on very low carbs or trying to maximise athletic performance (minimal advantage for serious athletes) then…

That's right. There's no substitute for hard work. If you take a short cut now and starve yourself or do something equally stupid, you will regret it (and probably stack all the weight back on after you graduate). Just eat at a moderate caloric deficit and get some regular exercise (a mix of resistance training and cardio…

I have split this post in half for you. OP Please ignore the first paragraph. The other posters have given you pretty much all the information you need. :drinker:

I still love these... though I suspect most of you have no idea what they are :smile: . Think chocolate gummibears - sounds weird but they are so good. This along with good quality dark chocolate, and tim tams. HA, I'm so Aussie :laugh:

Prepping so much food you have to store it in measuring jugs! Love it. :bigsmile:

Actually most cans (at least drink cans) are 375ml (12.7 fl oz). The world would be so much simpler if the US just adopted the metric system like the rest of the world. The imperial system of measurement is archaic and ridiculous! Oh and kcal = calorie!

Challenge issued! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yloRKzSUQ84

I think she's bouncing around so much because of all teh evil sugarz she's been having. If she would have stopped having carbs after 6pm we wouldn't be in this mess!

I'm guessing you WAY overdid it last time. Dieting and exercising 'Biggest Loser' style. The trick is to learn how to eat and create a healthy sustainable lifestyle. You can track your food without being obsessed, and you can lose weight by eating sensibly, just below your maintenance level, and getting a bit of exercise…

Good on you. If having coffee and wine is within your calorie limit, still allows you to get adequate nutrition, and means you will adhere to your plan better, then it is the right thing to do!

If you have your target set to weight loss (ie 2lb loss per week) on MFP settings, then yes you should eat back your exercise calories (or at least a reasonable portion of them). If you log them at the end of the day, and you are pretty consistent with your level of exercise, you might want to set your calorie level based…

There is so much win in this post I don't even know where to start. This and a few other success posts should be bumped to the top of the list every day so that new people don't eat only salads, starve, cry and quit! Congrats!

I've been doing this for a while, but saw a video up on Omar's channel recently so thought it fit this thread nicely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQzzkGU5hGA&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL3fB03J6Xve_N5GKIBA84QC0UszAlSc-M

The bottom line is if you genuinely have enough energy to get through the day and fuel your workouts you are fine. The starvation mode (as it is portrayed to be around here) is a myth. If you are eating at a low-moderate deficit and getting a range of nutriant dense foods you will be fine. You should be aiming for a small…

This is where gaining muscle is very different to losing fat. You can't 'spot reduce' when dieting, but you certainly can control where you add muscle. A muscle will not grow unless it is forced to do so - don't work out a muscle and provide it with ongoing stimulus (ie progressive overload through heavier training) and it…

So at the end of the first (second) week things seem to be moving in the right direction. I know I dropped a bit of water weight but went down from 79kg to 77.2 at the end of the week. I'm happy with that. Calorie intake was an average of 1928 per day (net of 1815). Macros for the week are: 165g P, 172 C, 57 F. I didn't…

Sorry, diary is still not open. I suspect your issue is one of four possibilities (or in all likelihood some combination of all four). 1. You are not logging your food accurately and underestimating 2. You are overestimating your calorie burns 3. Your body is retaining fluid as a result of new stimuli (assuming you are new…

Seriously? This again? I'm not usually one for tough love but mate, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. Maintain a caloric deficit. If you want to deprive yourself a little more during the week and have a higher (but still controlled) feed on the weekends then do that. If you want to make yourself be super disciplined and…

Short answer: it doesn't matter. If you weigh in on Monday expect a high reading because of all the sodium you will consume and the water retained as a result (3-4 lbs is probably about what you can expect). IF that is going to make you see a high number and motivate you to get back on track, then do it. IF you are the…

This sums it up for me. You can not deal with it properly if you do not first define the problem. This is not coming from theory either, I was a chronic asthma sufferer (as a child had to carry a portable ventilator machine around with me). Over the years it did get a little better, but I always suffered in the spring, and…

Doing a generic strength program like 5/3/1 or 5x5 will be ok, but do you have a fitness test you need to work towards? If so, some more detailed information would be great. Cpt Apollo has some great advice above. If you have goals for both athletic performance and strength you might want to consider a concurrent…

Weight is down a bit more this morning, that's a good thing. A couple of small wins for me last night: battling through some killer DOMS to still get to the gym... and resisting my wife's home made choc chip biscuits fresh out of the oven! These things are toe-curlingly good, but would have pushed me over my C & F for the…