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This is a question I've had for quite a while and I still don't have a satisfactory answer. But one thing I do know is that there's a difference between loosing weight and loosing body fat, and its easy to get such high calorie deficits that significant portions of your weight loss don't come from fat loss (ie: you loose…
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I'd try a different exercise program. Try a strengthening program like p90x (I got to the same situation as you and I'm 5 weeks into this and its helped a lot) or get into HIIT. If you aren't familiar with it, google it, but basically its sprint exercises. By now you're probably fit enough to do it, and getting that last…
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Definitely go straight to the healthy diet. Cleanses certainly don't do anything along the lines of purging bad chemicals from your body and are a complete waste (unless its enjoyable, in which case the sole benefit is enjoyment) and they're potentially harmful and in your case, apparently its also gross. If you're…
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You might not be warmed up properly. Seriously. I run a lot - earlier this year I was running about 30-40 miles / week (at the moment I'm recovering from an ultra-marathon and can only run about 4 miles before my knee hurts). But every single time, the first 2km (~1.5miles) is the hardest. It takes me at least 10 minutes…
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That's hilarious. In economics we have the same stupidity. The main difference is that every now and then stupidity from this end of town erupts and everyone notices.
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Wow. Any way to make this thread sticky?
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I think you listed half a dozen cardio activities you enjoy doing. Honestly, anything that gets your heart rate up and makes your breathing heavy is a bonus. But I think the main thing is not to list reasons you can't do something, just get out and do it. Once you start, and keep learning about health and nutrition, you'll…
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It doesn't smell, its just a bit gluggy. I might be doing it wrong though. You could ask the staff at the shop if you find it. Its drinkable either in normal soy milk or just with water. I haven't tried in boiling water yet, that might dissolve it a bit better. Add in some berries or something and it may even turn out…
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If you're after vegan protein supplements, I found two at my local health food shop (just next to the entrance to Woollies). One is: Phyto Protein - pea protein isolate. Produced by Logical Nutrition, an Australian company. www.vitalgreens.com. You can get their amino acid content (g/100g protein) from the website. 1 serve…
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I have this problem as well. Since I'm vegan getting 300g of protein / day is really difficult. Tofu and stuff always puts me over the fat target, and lentils and stuff always put me over the carb target. I just do the best I can. But then I also do a lot of cardio and yoga on top of p90x (at least 1 hour of either cardio…
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Morning and evening weigh-ins are apples and oranges. By the end of the day, you've eaten a day's worth of food! How could you not weigh more? Plus, if you've got sensitive scales, the air pressure is different in the morning to the evening and this could change about 1/2lb, depending on the season. I weigh most mornings…
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I'm swapping out kempo x mostly because I find it a bit boring and it doesn't get my heart rate up very much. I love all the other tracks, but I've done much more intensive boxing at my gym. Shadow boxing just doesn't seem to do it for me. Plus, I really don't need the extra cardio (I've burned 7000 calories in exercise…
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They're informal. If you find a group that you think has similar goals to you, or something else in common, just make a post in the thread they're using and introduce yourself and why you're interested in them. I haven't seen a single group that's exclusive - everyone on MFP is very welcoming. If you regularly read and…
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Steph, Thanks, that was really useful! (aszymans, Meike, thanks for you too :) I had a look at the table you linked to, which is exactly what I was looking for. The table is for Sum of 7 measurements (I have to delete the Iliac Crest measurement from my sum of 8, which was 8.2). So for that table, I'd be 52, which is just…
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Hey Elipse, Is it possible to eat liquid meals while your working? You can buy things like "Up & Go" which is a breakfast cereal and milk in a poppa (don't know what you call these in the US - cardboard box with a whole in the top for a straw, kids have their drinks in them at school). You can get protein shakes in that…
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I thought this topic was "Fear of exercising in a gym after haircut" and I thought... "cool, there must be an awesome phobia-word to describe that!" I'm a little disappointed, to be honest, but since I'm now replying, here's what I think about the actual topic: don't worry about it. When I'm at the gym, I always look at…
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Sorry, but homeopathic medication is just water. Nothing else. If you pay more than a few cents for it you're getting ripped off.
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Be the fit & healthy person in the group. Organise a few people to go for a jog in the morning before everyone else gets up :)
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Rehydration drinks are supposedly designed for this sort of problem. I bought a tub of Endura Magnesium Re-hydration Formula when I was training for an ultra-marathon. I actually find it lowers my energy if I drink it during training, but if I drink it before training it reduces fatigue, and it can speed recovery if I…
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I agree with Steph, I think I'd keep the deficit, but start doing more strength training again. Once you've done that for a while and maybe gotten leaner while maintaining weight, then it might be time to consider a bit of bulk. Having said that, if I were you I'd put a big premium on your wife's opinion!
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I just took the calorie level and macronutrient ratios from the p90x program. So I'm on 1800 cal / day + exercise and assuming 600 cals from exercise I need 300g protein to follow their program. I completely ignore the detail because I'm vegan and their stage 1 diet is very far from vegan. Their stage 3 diet is almost…
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My rule of thumb is that if I've eaten more than 2500 calories, I don't fuss about have a super deficit due to higher than normal exercise. I might take the opportunity to indulge with a glass or two of red wine after dinner, but if you've eaten more than 50% higher than your normal daily target, I don't think it'll damage…
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That's completely unacceptable. I really hate over use of a single word. I think we should be asking if this is the sort of thing we really want on these message boards. I mean, I'm here to loose weight and I'm assaulted with a paucity of diction variability! This'll all take more than a simple "sorry" to earn forgiveness…
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Dude, I've had the same thing. All these comments about being sick, not needing to loose any more weight, blah blah. I think mostly its because their old impression of you still informs the way they think. Also, I lost a lot from my face, even though I still had a bit on my gut (enough that I didn't have muscle definition…
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For sure. I'm in week 2. Sometime today will be my 8th session (at the moment, I'm putting it off :) I feel like I've already noticed a change, though it hasn't registered on the scales yet. Maybe its just postural! Its a really different type of training to what I've been doing the past 9 months, so it seems to be shaking…
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Here is a US online order page that has a bunch of women's compression tops: http://www.shopatron.com/products/category/Women%27s/1758.0.1.1.57194.9323.0.0.0 The sleevless version is US$85, short sleeves: US$90 and long sleeves US$100. NB: I have no affiliation with this company. I use one of their competitor products,…
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Obviously I can only sympathize, not empathize, and I have no real (or even remote) expertise in this. But is there any chance that a compression top would help? I wear Skins when I run and when I sleep if I've done a lot of leg work and have sore muscles. I know you can get them in tops, but I don't know if they'd provide…
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hehe. this one: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html gave me 12.5%
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G'day! (Ok, I never say that, but for some stupid reason felt the urge). Anyway, good morning, tip of that hat and all that... there's a few other Aussies on here already (including me), and I'm sure some of them will make their voices heard shortly. You can search the message boards for Aus or Aussie and see if you can…
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I used to have a few mates that would do that kind of ****. Obviously I never made much effort to maintain those friendships. None of those guys that I knew do anything with their lives. People seem to really hate it when someone else improves. I guess it makes them feel worse by comparison or something. What a loser.
