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Hello beautiful Bristolians! I've just started working near Bradley Stoke. Does anyone know any decent gyms about? Feel free to add me by the way :-)

Me and my mum have signed up for a half-marathon which is that start of march. We've both said we'll skip the junk over Christmas and train to get the best times. However... we've promised ourselves that we're going to stuff our faces with chocolate eggs over Christmas!

In agreement with a lot the other posters; you can't reduce fat in one place. a reduction in overall body fat will reduce the fat on your arm - so I say stick at it, you will get there eventually. Arm exercises WILL NOT spot reduce, however they will give them shape and make them appear less fleshy if that is what you…

Yes. Too much protein will make your body become acidic and cause all sorts of problems. As long as your not getting any more than 40% of your calories from protein, I'm sure you're fine. You would have to consume at least 200 grams of protein to get to 40% so most people won't have to worry one bit.

Low-carb yes. High protein - No. Chew the fat!

Do you want to lose weight or lose fat? Exercise will make you GAIN weight, but lose fat. As long as you're eating enough protein and exercising you're going to find improvement in your bodyfat levels and general fitness.

Bacon isn't bad for you though at any rate, so why don't you go ahead and have some?

sd892310, although MyFitnessPal is a very good tool for recording what you eat, and to get a good idea of what's going into your body, it doesn't give you an idea of what is healthy or what will give you the best fat loss results. I'm not sure how much sugar it is you are ingesting but if it's anything near what MFP has…

Hi sd892310 What is your diet like? What are you eating? Protein? Fat? Carbs? How active are you? Are you going to the gym at all? Let us know, so that we can see what you're doing and see if you can improve.

Hello, Flaxseed contains a lot of good fats that your body needs for good health. People often use the stuff to replace fish oil as kung_fu has said, it's high in Omega 3 acids. I like to use flax seed with lots of different things. You can sprinkle it on food, put it in protein shakes and even cakes (no intention to make…

Ugh. That's rank and completely unhealthy.

The forum is full of cheeky monkeys; us cheeky otters are a dying breed.

Hi becka63 You'll be exercising a lot of muscle groups when you cycle but you'll be mainly exercising your upper thigh muscles, your glutes and your calf muscles. The answer is YES, you will eventually notice the toned look. Good luck!

Cheers for your thoughts. There is indeed debate on whether it can be absorbed or not, same with Caesin proteins in-fact. But the way I see it, some supplemented lower biologically available protein is better than no protein. Until someone makes a protein bar made from steak, cheese, tuna and eggs these will have to do for…

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-intermittent-fasting/ Have a little read.

Here's a few things that should settle your mind carrielevans, Weight loss and fat loss are NOT the same: I consider weight loss a bad thing and fat loss to be a good thing. If you've cleaned up your diet and you're exercising it's likely your gaining more lean mass and bone density and most likely losing fat. Have you…

Peak body Pro 50 bars. 50G of Protein per bar and they only cost £1.60 each if you buy a box. There's also 25g versions available and also one that has low gi carbs too but I'm a low carber so the Pro 50's suit me fine. They're great, taste great and I'm yet to find a better one.

Our ancestors ate 75% fat and 25% with access to very few carbohydrates. They would eat plants and animals, but vegtables aren't very dense in carbs so even when they feasted on plants, carb intake was very low. Our bodies have evolved to metabolise FAT with carbs being a very secondary source of energy, and it's certainly…

Hi ashers! I think fitnesspirateninja suggestion is good - a women's self defence class is probably your best bet. The reason being is that everything is geared from a women's point of view and strength (as you can imagine). It's also the techniques that the police use. The other alternative is take up something like…

Unfortunately, some men are just a waste of space. I promise you that we're not all a**holes and not just in it for the sex. I've also been in your position 3 times last year where girls I was dating had messed me around, one of which I was sure was the sweetest girl I ever met. Sorry for your bad experiences, don't let it…

This is by far the silliest question on the face of this earth... there's no hope for some people.

Firstly, well done on your weight loss and well done on resisting the urge so far! While one potato isn't going to make you fat, I really wouldn't recommend eating them if you're trying to lose weight. They're full of carbs (which is what makes you fat due to insulin release). As I said it won't make you fat but it might…

What kind of breakfast are you eating? If you're eating lots of toast, cereal etc I can see why you would be starving. I eat usually eat 4 or 6 eggs with bacon which totals 1000 calories at breakfast I usually eat something in the range of 600 calories for lunch And then up to 1000 calories at dinner time. If you eat a…

Low carb is a good idea but high protein is not. High carb diets often mean a lot of muscle wastage due to your body always needing a supply of energy from glucose which means whenever you try to exercise you will only burn muscle because it needs glucose and the best way of doing it to convert protein stores (muscle) into…

Whatever kind of path you choose whether it be high fat, high protein or high carb or reduced calorie just make sure you stay on it long enough to know how it affects you. Stay on it for a month so that you can really see what's happening :-)

Shall we kiss now or later? :D

We generally call a 'free food' to be something that won't cause any weight gain. For example, Celery won't make you fat no matter how much you eat of it, so it's called a free food. My sister joined slimming world a few months ago (and quit, doht!) and I looked through the book and I disagreed with a lot of what is…

Intermittent fasting, coupled with healthy eating in general is a much better approach I would say.

I've been on it for 2-3 days. Not noticed anything yet, but it's still early days of course. I've got 2 months supply so I'm going to stick with it. Any little bit of help to gain lean mass is a bonus for me.

Actually, for most women eating 2000 calories while excercising is roughly the correct amount. 1600 really isn't that many calories.