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For muscle hypertrophy 8-12 reps is great and will need to be a fairly taxing weight where the last couple of reps will be a struggle. I guess this depends on your definition of heavy though.

Stay in a moderate deficit and lift heavy for 8-12 reps per set. Toning is building muscle. Make sure you are getting enough protein too. How many times a week are you lifting?

Hi Olivia! There are some really good responses here so lots of options. My two pennies worth - digital food scale, as already mentioned is AWESOME! Will help with portion control and cals. YouTube workouts are brilliant, there is everything from beginner to advanced, any type of exercise you could want. Start slow and see…

This last week I have made a chicken bolognaise. Its Chicken breast, tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, red onion, garlic and italian herbs. Its about 227 cals, 38g protein, 9g carbs, can't remember the fat macros, low. I couple this with 125g wholegrain rice. Around 35g carbs 3g fat 4g protein. I also aim for 25g…

THIS!! i have no time for people who mumble about boring things

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Boxing workouts are fantastic. It's worth googling "Heavy bag workouts" it will give you various exercises to do on the bag e.g punch combos, knees, elbows, kicks etc. There are some great videos on YouTube. You really can't beat a bit of boxing for great cardio and stress relief! You can also download a free boxing timer…

I had 1x Youngs Basa fillet with cracked black pepper with the most amazing food discovery - broccoli rice! Who knew eh? Picked up a pot of the stuff from Morrisons today. 132 calories for 300g - was reduced too and a bargain at 75p!

Congratulations on your weight loss. That is amazing and very, very inspiring. No need to be embarrassed about your pics. They show a ton of dedication, motivation, self discipline and hard work!

12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?

It's a great workout but for weight loss it will need to be combined with a calorie deficit diet.

Hard boiled eggs are great as well as jerky/biltong also cottage cheese is brilliant!

Ditto! I just joined the November challenge over in the diet and weight loss help forum. Should be a fun way to keep accountable and to get that weight off before Xmas!

Hi! Welcome to MFP. It's a good idea to start out with short term goals. Keep hitting goals regularaly to help keep your motivation up :)

Thats some good progress! Keep it up.

What he said - Just get straight back to your normal, healthy eating/drinking habits.

Dropping weight is all about the calorie deficit. Make sure you have a 500cal deficit from your TDEE and the weight should fall off. As for running, practice makes perfect but take it easy, warm up properly, cool down and stretch. It takes time and dedication. You'll get there. I couldn't even run for 10 mins the. After…

Best thing I could recommend if you want to workout at home with little to no equipment, is to follow some YouTube videos. There are loads of fitness/workout videos which range from 15 mins to 60 mins. HASFit is a good channel with lots of fitness, cardio, body-weight workout vids. You will definitely find something that…

The whole gym to yourself is heaven! I remember being the only one in the gym on a Sunday morning, best time to train, when everyone else is in bed with hangovers! lol

I like lifting heavy - keeps me sane! On a mission for a 100Kg deadlift by end of the summer, currently at 82.5Kg with a body weight of 75Kg - Feel free to add me

Hi all, Thanks for the follow, Matthew. Bit late I know, hadn't checked this post in a while! Ive added all you strava users! time for some motivation. :-) Claire

This is exactly why I love running! I never used to run, hated it and couldn't even do a mile without feeling like my legs were going to fall off. I started running back in April to help my cardio for Muay Thai. I started out at 10:30min miles and am now doing 8:45min miles. Legs feel stronger and I've noticed a lot of…

No friends I guess then :-(

Excellent reasons to start a weightloss journey. I wish you all the best. Take each day as it come and make small changes. You'll a difference in no time. Feel free to add me

I use a foam roller for exactly the same thing. My IT band on my right leg causes me all sorts of problems. I would try and describe how to use the foam roller properly but it would take ages lol Best thing to do it watch some YouTube videos on it. I found those very helpful.

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Hey, I have lost just over 50Lbs and am 5'6. I started out at 203Lbs. I am currently 147lbs and feel great. Still want to lose a bit more though so be really comfortable and have a bit of a buffer. It's taken me a year to lose the weight and the last bit really is the hardest. I am quite muscly naturally so have always…

I'm a Mum and a Commercial Analyst for a telecoms company. I love my job but it is not great for living a healthy lifestyle. I sit on my butt all day at a computer, but luckily my team is all guys and they dont bring treats in every day, otherwise I would be the size of a house!! They are pretty good as let me leave early…

Awesome results! You look fantastic in your after photo. Although didnt look "bad" in your before pic. Well done :)

What an utterly amazing transformation story! Thank you for sharing, very very inspirational. Please to see you did it through lifestyle changes and exercise, thats fantastic. I wish you all the best for the future and the skin removal op.!