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I'm still about 10 pounds from 'healthy' on the BMI scale, but am looking forward to the day when it comes. I've come down from the obese range (12 st 8 was the boundary, I was 13 st 9) and am really looking forward to getting to 10 st 7 (my healthy cut-off). Currently 11 st 3. Congratulations on your near-healthiness, it…
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You're pretty. & have good muscle definition! You must also be quite tall? That's a huge pile of clothes and glad they're going to a better home - they'd be neglected in your wardrobe forever otherwise :) good luck for your final run towards your goal weight! I'm super impressed!
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I'd love to do this but I can't currently do a single push up despite repeated efforts. I must be doing something wrong... :(
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OK that makes sense and thanks for finding me a proper reference. Oh yes, and glycerol from the backbone of triglycerides does indeed allow glucose formation esp. in the liver. Lactate isn't produced from fatty acids though. I always overlook glycerol...!
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I've got to say, I agree that the 300% argument is stupid, but for different reasons. I guess for humans you could say there's a difference between growing *upwards* (lengthening bones, increasing muscle, developing tiny organs into big organs) and growing *sideways* i.e. fat into adipose tissue. Milk growth factors would…
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I am female, 5 feet 5 inches, I was 165ish lbs when I did C25K, had a resting heart rate of around 60 bpm back then. My HRM (Polar FT40) gave me calorie estimates of around 230 - 270 when I was doing Week 4 / Week 5 (that's where I started at). I subtracted my baseline calories to give me approx. 210 - 250 kcals or so per…
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This. And this.
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Pretty much all correct, except for the point that brains prefer ketone bodies - ketone bodies are VERY useful, don't get me wrong, but it's actually the heart that prefers ketone bodies - the brain uses glucose preferentially. (Can't find a very good source to back me up, but this paper…
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I'll be so happy when I reach below 150. You must feel great. I'm currently at 157 (after a small dance getting under 160!) and am looking forward to knocking that down to where you are now :) Good luck for reaching your target (if you haven't already!).
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I'm not going to continue arguing because I believe it is pointless and I have better things to do. This will be my last point. If you think that science is useless/bad because it disproves theories... I don't know where to start explaining what science is. Science *IS* disproving theories. There is NOTHING else to it. If…
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1. You didn't give me any evidence that IGF-1 receptor numbers increase when hunger increases. At all. 2. Read up on "correlation vs. causation". 3. The fact that I believe you're spreading wrong, potentially dangerous information does not mean I am relieved and appeased when I hear that your waistline happens to be…
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Why would anyone EVER want to use scientific studies to critically assess a theory after all? What's better than going on a hunch, using anecdotal evidence and personal whim? It's much more likely to produce the expected result after all. I mean, what if the scientific studies don't even AGREE with you!? What would you do…
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One of the mechanisms for removing heat from the body is to dilate the capillaries near the surface of the skin. This increases the blood flow to that area and allows the blood to cool down. I suspect the heart rate increases to improve the blood flow so more blood can be exposed to the skin surface more quickly. However…
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Just a warning - HRMs are NOT accurate when counting calories at rest. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472
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Wonderful progress, especially in your stomach. A 3ish-pound loss per week is fast, so don't get disheartened if it slows down! You've come very far already and I hope you get down to your target weight :)
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HRMs are not accurate for calorie expenditure at low heart rates. You'd need something like a BodyBugg for that - different algorithms required. HRMs assume you're exercising.
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You've got to remember this: just because the other scales said you are actually 10 pounds over what your home scale says, doesn't mean you magically put on 10 pounds when you stepped on the new scales. You're still the weight you are. You still look the same way you do in the mirror and no scale can take away your NSVs.…
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I used to feel like that. Now I don't. And no, I haven't entered a relationship. I've just realised that if I place so much importance on it, and lower my self-esteem as a result, I'm not going to appear as attractive a person. I've only started having romantic feelings towards ANYONE in the past year (and I'm 21 now).…
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I was thinking similar (except I don't find such comments from other girls weird or wrong at all - sexual or not). You have a definite hourglass shape. Don't lose too much more weight or you'll lose your excellent waist to hip ratio!
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bump! and I exercise about 3 - 4 times a week for 45 mins - 1 hour. I wish I did more, I just don't quite know what's 'safe' (I mostly run).
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That's hardly motivation for the OP! Everyone works differently - it won't be easy (that's for sure), but there are no closed doors for you.
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Looks lovely. Hope you enjoyed the prom. I never went to mine either - for a different reason: I disliked the girls in my year. It's fine though, I've had grander occasions since then ;) Congratulations on being the same size you were when you were 20! I would even go so far as to say you're looking better now than you did…
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You must have noticed a lot of weight loss in your face. It's changed dramatically.
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Update: Lost another 0.25 pounds yayay half way there.
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I like this one.
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Reminds me of (sorry, I know it's awful!): The Maths Club at a school were asked to make a slogan for the Fat Club to put on a T-shirt. They came back with the slogan, "Square root of -1 over square root of 64." SPOILER: (For those who don't know, this is equal to the expression i / 8, or "I over ate")
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For the first one: You know you can run 6.4 miles in one hour, so how long does it take you to run 0.25 mile? 0.25 / 6.4 = 0.039 hours 0.039 * 60 = 2.34 mins = 2 mins 20 seconds (roughly). Plug in the numbers for the next three.
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Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've been so busy with studying... I have lost another 3/4 pound since the last post, getting me down to 2.75 pounds lost in May. I don't think I'm going to make the 6 pound mark by the end of May unfortunately. I've had my TOM, which is where I lose the majority of my weight (I only lost…
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First thing anyone's going to ask: please open up your food diary so we can see!
