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I enjoy the Hollywood Trainer's Cardio-Sculpt - like a Pump Class but only needs 1 or 2 sets of light dumbbells and enough space to lie down for push-ups and abs, no travelling around the room.

I agree with this and would suggest you make sure neither workout is longer than 1 hour.

I add extra cocoa to chocolate protein powder and mix it with low-fat natural yoghurt.

It's going to have a wider range of nutrient value than linseed alone and another way I've eaten it is on toast with honey and banana.

I've read that, as well as using the glycogen stores during weight training so your body has to use fat stores for the cardio, a hormonal response is triggered that makes your body more likely to use fat. I suggest a cardio warmup and minimal stretch then weights before cardio with abdominal work done any time after…

As well as wraps - use on any savoury sandwich instead of butter or other spread. Eat with celery and carrot sticks, wholemeal pita bread, wholegrain corn thins.

Scramble eggs in the microwave (takes a bit of practice to work out timing) and serve on wholegrain/low-GI toast. You can also add mixed herbs, lean meat, reduced-fat grated cheese. Only takes a few minutes to prepare and, as you like eating in the morning, you might find it easier to eat about 500 calories then.

Turkey & Mixed Bean Chilli Turkey Mince Tin of Mixed Beans (Red Kidney, Chickpeas, Cannellini Beans, etc.) Salsa Chillies Whatever else you might often add to a chilli, I often include diced onion, garlic and possibly mushroom. Usually eat a small bowl with warmed wholemeal pita bread.

I make my own muesli and eat it with soy milk - you could try something like that as an easy swap for cereal. Just make sure the muesli is natural (not toasted with lots of oil and sugar) and any oats are whole oats, not 'quick' sachets.

Men's Jeans? My problem goes the otherway - things that fit my hips and thigh don't fit my waist but that's the only solution I've been able to find.

Definitely For - as long as people are also doing resistance training to build/maintain lean muscle mass.

Try this link: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

My understanding is that body fat scales are the least accurate way to measure body fat but they are consistent - you really have to make sure you check at the same time of day and, probably, the same day of the week every time. Your hydration levels have a big impact on the result and mine also advised that you shouldn't…

I'm on the mailing list and like a lot of the information but haven't bothered buying the book.

If you make the effort to weigh things for a while then you will get to know a more accurate estimate for quantities. Once established, especially for commonly prepared meals, you won't need to measure. Also, don't forget the recipe facility on the site - you can measure one time when you make a dish and then all the…

I've read that low GI carbohydrates can help with sleep quality so will sometimes have a VERY small bowl (I often use a teacup instead of a bowl) of natural muesli - made with whole rolled oats - and low fat milk/soy milk. It's currently winter here so I will sometimes warm it up in the microwave without bothering to make…

In colder weather I use herbal teas to try and keep warm without going totally overboard on caffeine.

Machines will give more accurate feedback where they allow you to enter your weight but proportion of muscle vs fat is yet another variable.

One suggestion I've read is to increase your fibre gradually so your body can adapt.

Hmm, just decided to start tracking my fibre intake - certainly explains my flatulence and there's still more fibre in homemade mealt that isn't showing up!

Increased flatulence while your body gets used to the increased fibre intake - gut bacteria feed on fibre.

I would hope you put your work as 'Active' - I set mine as lightly active and my target is 1200cal. This won't help with your large deficit but when you described your work it concerned me that you have such a low target.

Post-workout shake should be designed to gain lean muscle - the best kind of 'weight' as it will increase your base metabolic rate and make it easier for your body to burn off the fat.

Try to push yourself to do some higher intensity intervals within your time on the exercise bike as that is not a lot of calories to burn in an hour - short intervals of really hard work will also help improve your cardiovascular system and you can work on increasing the length of the intervals over time. Try to do some…

Try squats with your legs slightly wider apart than normal and/or turn your toes out (I think) slightly to target inner thigh muscles better.