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do you know, I searched for it and nothing came up - D'OH. Just one of those Mondays I guess!!! I didn't unfortunately, I'm in the UK so bought it through Amazon. Thank you so much for taking the time to type this!! Hype, thanks again for the offer of the email but rather than you send it to me again I'll use the link that…

I was wondering about that with bands - and unless you know exactly how/where you held or stepped on it it will presumably be different every time, whereas a weight is a weight... I will carry on and see how it goes anyway as the bands are better than doing nothing :smile:

Cheers.

Yes, that's a bit clearer. Sorry, my brain cell seems to have gone AWOL when it comes to this stuff!! Thank you :smile:

how do you set a week to week calorie count??

Errmmmmm...... no..... Sorry, I'm being really thick about this (I've never quite got to grips with this stuff and numbers are not my strong point LOL). So with regards to the above - for me, at 137lbs x 14cals, that comes to 1918 for maintenance per day. If I subtract 25% from 1918 to give me a deficit, that sets me…

Interesting you should say this. Someone where I work was diagnosed with breast cancer and our whole office got a bit worried because she'd had no signs or symptoms other than one day just finding a lump - under her armpit. I had an appt at the GP anyway for something else and while I was there I asked whether they could…

That's amazing, thank you so much for your help and time in typing all this out! I will print this off and read/digest properly. I imagine it will help others as well as I have seen a few posts about people new to weights and lifting etc so this should benefit a whole lot of people. Much appreciated! :smile:

Yes, it certainly makes sense. How I apply it to me is where I struggle a bit. Currently my calorie goal here is set to 1460 (this follows something you posted in another thread, I think it was about "frantic to adhere to the right calorie intake?". I worked out the calculation you had there for roughly what I wanted to do…

Thanks peeps :smile:

Thanks for the reply :smile: I know you can't "tone" fat and that it doesn't turn into muscle - sorry, that was particularly bad phrasing on my part!!! I know what I meant, I just failed to say it in any way that made sense.... d'oh! What I want to do is REDUCE my body fat. I can feel some muscles (upper abs, for example)…

I have been focusing on cardio, but am aware that I really need to start strength-training if I am going to tone up the body fat that I have. According to my scales at home (which I know are not the most accurate things on the planet, but the only thing I have!) my BF% is 25.3 (or it was this morning). I am about 137 lbs…

Oh fab, thank you!

Cycled to work and back (prob about 30 mins) and then went for a 5.2 mle run when I got home :smile:

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I've just taken mine - 64. Normally it's a bit higher than that - usually it hovers around the 80 mark, and it doesn't seem to make a difference on how much or what exercise I do. I also have high blood pressure - we have a monitor at home but I haven't taken it lately but despite eating properly blah blah blah it…

Fabby NSVs here :smile: Mine is that I went shopping last weekend and bought a pair of UK Size 10 trousers from Next - I can't remember the last time I bought anything below a size 14 to 16!!!!!! Whoop whoop!! :laugh: I guess another NSV would be not only completing the C25K programme but joining a running club :smile: Can…

^^^^^^ This. :frown: I've been stuck at the same weight now for over 6 weeks - however I'm not tooooo disheartened because I feel better and more toned so may be losing inches (makes note to whip out tape measure at home!). On the plus side I tweaked my calories up a bit and also got advised to try having more protein, as…

Looked into this last year and did a quick "taster session" but then was struck down by sciatica so could barely walk let alone fling myself round a pole - but this has reminded me that I need to see if there is another class starting at the local studio - even better now I've lost some weight!!! :smile: At the taster…

Sorry to hear your news - fingers crossed that everything is OK.

I've also got the FT4, and it's great! Does exactly what it says on the tin :smile:

Hips here for me, so any thoughts on how to get rid of those "love handles" would be much appreciated!! :smile:

Right!!! I'm up for this this month, I didn't quite get there last month (think I did 138!) but I am determined that I will get there in August!! Count me in - do we just update on this thread as we go? I will prob do it weekly and I will have it on my signature trackie as well :smile:

Great job peeps!! :smile:

Great pics! I second the poster above - what workout did you do?? :smile:

My goal weight is 125-130lbs :smile: Though at the moment it's more important for me to lose fat rather than weight, as it were!

I will be practicing again tomorrow night - the clipping in/out was easier than I thought to start with, I just didn't think quickly enough when I started wobbling and probably by trying to put my right foot down pulled the bike even further over - Hello floor!!! :smile: Am sure it will get easier with practice, as you…

I was hoping someone would say that! :laugh: Daft thing was my left foot was unclipped but once I'd lost my balance and tilted to the right it was too late - d'oh!!! My OH has been using them for ages, but I just need to practice and get to that point where I don't need to think about them...

Has anyone here heard of or tied the "kettlenetics" workout system by Michelle Khai? It's 3 workouts on a DVD and a little 4lb kBell that you swing as you move - the description is lots of "dance style movement". It was for sale at £29.99 but now it's up for £5 so I was thinking about giving it a go? Has anyone tried it?