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You are on the low side of being within a healthy BMI, but that's not really something to take too seriously. As one site I visited, you could have great muscle mass and therefore your BMI would show as overweight. Having looked at your pictures, you look very proportionate, but your ticker looks like you want to lose…

Kick up bum received. Start now!

I'm not exercise expert, quite the opposite actually, but it could be two things: either a particular exercise/movement is being done wrong and so you're getting injured as a result, you you have a problem that needs looking at and the exercise is aggravating it. Maybe ask a doc about the second option, and ask a personal…

Lol! But seriously guys, thanks for the pep talks and reality checks. I know that no one else can really 'help' me stop being lazy. I have to help myself. And sure, going to the gym with someone would be a good thing, although I can only go after the morning school run, and not a lot of people are in my shoes time wise so…

I understand that if you're doing all the right things and you PUT ON WEIGHT, it can be very disheartening, but answer these questions: 1. Are you being honest with yourself about your calories? If you are eating under your goal AND moving, you should NOT be putting ON weight. 2. Are you weighing yourself at the same time…

I just wanted to put my oar in even though the thread is so long no one will end up reading it, lol! I have three tattoos and NONE of them mean anything. I started off getting one unicorn, but because I was too scared to get the one I really wanted, I ended up getting a different one. Then I wanted a phoenix and then after…

Ooh, so too much 'warming up' and not the right way? Guess I skimmed over that bit of the book because I thought just doing some cardio would be ok. *gets book to re-read about the warm ups*

Wow...just...wow. But, unfortunately, this is how most women see lifting. I can't lift too much or I will look like a man! Tell that to the millions of men out there TRYING to put muscle on and they will laugh in your face. Bet if you had a male therapist, he wouldn't have said anything. There are two things you can do,…

I found it easy too and thought 'I must have done something wrong', but I ache this morning, so I take it back!

Workout A 1 yesterday and boy am I feeling it! Thanks for explaining it so well!

Funny, I was JUST about to post a request like this. Anyone actually got before they started stage 1 and after stage 3 or 4??

THANK YOU!!!! :smooched:

There is bacon. You argument is invalid.

Oh my god, thank you! I feel really stupid now. That is simple once it's explained! Lol! I was worried I was going to be in the gym for hours! So it's basically Day 1, A, Workout 1 (for each exercise) x 2 with 60 second recovery time between each set/workout, Day 2, B, Workout 1 etc? Many thanks for your reply. Really…

I was expecting 'bewbs' too. Feel ripped off. Those are GUNS gurl! Well done. Lol...bewbs...

Ooh, ok. I won't worry about my 2 eggs a day. :laugh:

Really really can't. Want to, but can't. There are too many things I've been eating to help me lose weight, like soups ans sushi and weight watchers meals, that have added sugars. The main things are the weight watchers desserts to make up calories, but I really can't give up sugar. Too many hidden sugars. :tongue: Good…

There are several reasons why we sabotage our diets: We got the way we are because we have an unhealthy relation ship with food. It wasn't our friend, but we sought after it on every occasion, good or bad. It was comfort and celebration at the same time.Maybe when we were younger we were denied some of the foods we now can…

^^^^^ This!! I have just read it, and it smashes so many pre-conceptions us women have with weight lifting. I am defo going to hit the gym and the free weights now! As others have said, machines are better than nothing, but free weights are better.

Anyone?

Am I the only one who noticed you said you're NOT trying to lose weight?? Assuming that is a typo, you have to realise that this is not a journey to lose weight, but a change in your whole lifestyle. Obviously, the weight loss is tantamount to that, and that's why people fail. They think that once the journey is over, they…

I'm no scientist, but I think the amount of calories in herbs and spices are negligible. That's not to say that things like stock cubes, which are quite high in salt, shouldn't be counted. And unless you dumped a whole spice rack in your food, I doubt it would make an impact (maybe 1 or two calories).

How tall are you? How many calories are you eating?

THIS THIS THIS!!

Agreed. Let's agree to disagree. Just one last thing for the people who have said without a control, there is no way to know if it's the treatment of the normal diet and exercise, the treatment is followed by 10min power plate session and there are two sessions a week. So over 6 sessions/over three weeks, I will be doing…

Thank you!

Yay! An actual answer! Thank you! Love your profile pic, btw! Love FMA!

I agree with this actually. But imagine for a second, if you will, that the person you are helping by telling them that the jumper cables go on the battery not the tires asks why it is wrong/how it is wrong/they genuinely haven't got a clue, and you helpful and not at all condescending people say: 'Because it won't work'…

I am actually getting a little annoyed with everyone who is opinionated about the fact that I am having the i-lipo. Can I use the analogy of 'No uterus, no opinion' (thanks Rachel from Friends! :laugh: )? If you haven't had the i-lipo, don't tell me it's a waste of money. I'm still having it done. Or if you are going to…

Ever notice how someone who has never HAD the treatment or knows nothing about the treatment has an opinion about it and tells everyone how bad the treatment is. And actually, I haven't tried to tell anyone else to 'waste their money' at all. I haven't recommended the treatment to anyone. I HAVEN'T HAD IT YET. I asked a…