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i'll give that a shot in very broad terms... a) eating at a deficit (i.e. less calories in than you use to live/breath/move/exercise) will cause you to lose weight because the extra calories the body needs, it'll find by converting either muscle or fat into energy. this is the heart of the MFP concept. b) doing any…

i have this book -> http://www.amazon.com/Covent-Garden-Soup-Companys-Soups/dp/075220503X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333983908&sr=8-2 and it's sequels which are stuffed full of great soup recipes but the three i go back to over and over again are all in the first book: - morrocan lemon chicken (maybe not for you if you don't…

a squat rack looks kinda like this bits pointing upwards with pegs in it allow you to set the bar at a suitable hight for your starting position (just below the shoulders for a squat). you stand between the bits parallel to the floor and, if you manage to fall or drop the bar, it should be caught on them rather than…

doing any new exercise for the first time, if you push yourself a reasonable amount, will make you ache the next day. the good news is that if you keep doing it, the intensity and length of that ache will reduce quite quickly. if it keeps on aching for three days after a couple of weeks of doing a given exercise then you…

nearly there :) BMR is what you would burn if lying in bed all day. Assuming you are not doing that, even getting up an going to work where you sit at a desk all day burns cals. BMR plus that extra is called your TDEE (total daily expenditure) which is the number MFP then applys a deficit to (500/day if you ask for…

by the time i finish typing this there will probably be ten posts telling you to eat more that 800cals but i'll write anyway... :) i lost 22lb in about 4 months last year (from 161lb @ 5'3") and i'm slowly whittling away the next 10lb but i've increased my planned cals and am concentrating on exercise so that is taking…

philladelphia (a cream cheese brand here in the uk) have started doing a 'with chocolate' variety recently. this past weekend i was getting a bunch of friends to try it (which is very nice but a bit odd 'cause you can still distinctly taste the cream cheese freshness) and then try some nutella... *all* of us were going "i…

there are loads of free beginners and more advanced stuff at bodybuilding.com. the site is a bit flashy and busy for my tastes but if you can get past that, there is lots of good advice/programs and a good database of video clips and explanations for loads of exercises, free weights and machines. the other big popular one…

i agree with the comments above about carbs v's protein, or at least the bread/pasta/rice types of carbs which i know make *me* bloat quite a bit (not that this stops me, i just know to expect it:) Also, have you looked at your sodium levels? i only glanced quickly through your diary but there seemed to be a few…

log the veg!! if nothing else, i think it helps seeing the reality of what you are eating out there in front of you. i think you are missing logging milk too, unless you are having dry porridge oats :) nuts do that to me too, they are nice but i feel so heavy and full after eating them :( seed mixes are a bit better for…

i ended up getting the FT4 which was a fair chunk cheaper. the two key differences as i remember it were: - FT7 measures/warns for 2 heartrate zones. this might be useful if you are doing focused heart training but i figured i would never use it :) - FT7 can down load the data to a computer (if you buy and extra gaget). &…

online is the way to go :D for me, i'm consistently shocked at the sheer range of stuff i can find just on Amazon and mostly with free (or reasonable) postage if i'm willing to wait a few days. i shelled out for prime membership last year (free next day delivery on most stuff) and that + not having to type in my credit…

my own rule of thumb for holidays is "keep on logging as well as you can but don't feel guilty when you go over". just the act of logging makes me think about what i'm eating so i don't go too mad on the whole holiday indulgence thing. but it's not like i'm on holiday every day and i don't want to get stressed about my…

oh yes!! i'm another voter for the "while i was a brownie/guide" crowd. & it still is a staple of the scout/guiding experience according to friends who are leaders now. at a friend's bbq last summer there were about three of us huddled around a collection of those big anti-bug candles that were being burnt, teaching…

i kinda wish people wouldn't throw out "this is the truth and is absolutely true for everyone in every circumstance" statements like that. If you'd said "people really need to understand what BMI means and understand its limitations before they use it" then i'd be cheering you on but just saying it's a joke 'cause it's not…

(why, yes, i did a quick stalk of your forum posts after getting your friend request:) no replies on this so i will jump in. in theory you can do it all at home with some basics of equipment and the book does give you a bunch of suggestions for how to adapt or substitute according to what you do have. if you've found the…

i was looking into this just before christmas! gumtree had a bunch though that was in london, if you are lucky you can find someone close to you flogging some cheap. though, yeh, wait a couple of months :D as to "how heavy", how much do you think you'll use :) for me, i first picked up a dumbell about 5 months ago & have…

it pretty much comes down to what your starting point diet is like. for me, i discovered (through logging here etc) that i had key food stuffs that were pushing me upward. if i cut out the cake/sweets at work and moderated the cheese/bread/pasta intake at home, my diet was coming in pretty good looking & i had no problem…

shock absorber, at least in the UK, have brought out a set of "sports specific" versions with different levels/directions of support. i have one of their classic designs which has good support but does go a bit unibooby. it does the job but i don't like it that much. i also have one of their "Run" models which is **totally…

i was flicking through this thread and was just thinking "rugby players" to describe (part of) my preference :) every year there is a black and white art photo calendar produced called "Dieux Du Stade", it started out as nudes of the french rugby team but has spread out over the years to include other nationalities/sports…

now see, i **love** that crease of the hips, the abs above it i prefer to be low key or even not realy defined, the the slim hip crease i love. It's awesome on women too IHMO. the smooth chested bulky without being excessive (i.e. the firs smooth chested guy pic ion the thread) i find attractive enough but i don't find it…

i know the feeling :) i was very lucky that we started a pilates class at work so we all started out at the same level and were mostly all on the rounder side so we all looked silly together. we did have two "skinny" people in the class but they both had joint/flexibility issues so that didn't help them either. we all…

you can totally do it with only 3 "proper" workouts a week, even two would be fine with a complete rest day. there are people here who are managing with little to no "proper" workouts through injury etc (and i'm slightly in awe of them, i use exercise to bump up the cals i can eat so i feel full:) two things spring to…

i've been settled on M&S per una for years and they sit on my waist. now that 've lost a bit of belly though, i'm finding them a bit high for me and i should start looking around for something a bit more hip level without being the horrible "just above the pube line" ultra lows ones that seem to be everywhere :/

I'll echo ElizabethRoad (and everyone else), everything you are saying sounds right to me and perfectly reasonable apart from the error in maths in point 1) "(1) CALORIES : 3,500 calories = 1 pound : Meaning, if I want to lose 2 pounds per week, I must "bank" 7,000 each week. In other words, if I consume 8,400 calories per…

at that weight/height i would think you are at the skinny end of a perfectly healthy weight :) getting a bodyfat measurement/estimate done might be more useful for you rather than a scale number. if you are not happy with what your body looks like, i'd take a wild guess and suggest you should look at lifting some weights…

as everyone has said, hotels/prices will be insane for the olympics but that is only two weeks and the weeks after should be much better and if you *really* want to see the olympic spectacle, consider coming over for the paralympic weeks at the end of Aug which, while still busy should be much less insane. 100% the…

i was expecting an influx but my two visits so far this year has shown only the usual faces and, actually, fewer of them though i think that might just be the stormy weather we are having at the moment. bad for the gym but good for me! i've decided to finally commit to the NROLFW program for the next few months so i'm…

fruit and nut mixes :) a small handful of dried fruit and nuts keeps me going nicely, the fruit gives a quick suger boost and the nuts (almonds/cashews/walnuts etc, not peanuts which i hate:) keep me full. i get a graze box (google it) every week and use them as afternoon snacks. they are quite expensive for what they are…

no help but a small warning... i had a spot of the same problem a few years back and finally caved and took a senna based laxative. they did the job but the movement itself was very painful and quite scary at the time. (ok, what actually happened was it kicked in in the middle of the night and in a somewhat painful way. i…