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I buy rice cakes, fruit, carrot sticks, houmous etc. so I can plan healthy snacks into my day and have stuff to take into work. I understand the perspective of people who don't want to snack but personally I need to eat fairly regularly due to stomach problems.

Running shoes - don't really use them for running anymore but I wear them to the gym so used them yesterday Exercise ball - bought it years ago on recommendation of an OT but it hasn't been pumped up for years as I don't have the space! (and go to the gym where I can use one) Foam roller - not used for a couple of months…

I'm 5'9, started at 213lbs and my mum and my bf have noticed (but they know I'm trying!) and started noticing around the 10lb mark I think.

I do weigh myself probably rather too often, every morning that I'm at home (at my partner's place his scales are inaccurate in the upwards direction so I don't use them :P) and often out of curiosity in the evening as well. But, and I think it's an important but, I don't put much value on the results of that weighing. I…

Just started yesterday, planning to do it as 3 workouts of each "level" of workouts A and B rather than 2 because I really have never done anything like this before. I don't think I pushed myself hard enough yesterday as I felt pretty okay afterwards, I think cause I was trying to work out where everything was and what to…

Hiya everyone, thought I'd make a post here, I'm starting NROLFW today :D Sat here in work with just over an hour left to go before I can hop on the bus and head to the gym and start kicking some butt :)

Foods in the database are not particularly accurate when it comes to things like potassium, vitamins and minerals so I wouldn't stress about it too much :) And just for info from my understanding macronutrients/macros would be carbs, protein, fat (i.e. the things you have lots of) Things like potassium, vitamins, minerals,…

Nothing, I try to vary what I eat or vary how I prepare it and don't eat things that I don't like. When I might be starting to get fed up of something I change it up for a bit and then go back to it after a while.

Care to provide a source for that piece of information? E. coli has existed for millions and millions of years and makes up a good percentage of our natural gut flora.

1. It's the door on the right. 2. You need to press the button on the wall. 3. I'm afraid I can't help you with that, you'll need to come speak to the day staff. 4. I'll just go do the headcount. 5. Is it 11pm yet?

I hadn't thought about it by now, but I guess I have a few, nothing major though :) I'm only 1lb off having lost a stone (14lbs) which also neatly coincides with "onederland" (not that my scales measure me in pounds, but i log in pounds on here!) so that is a definite goal in October! Ideally I'd like to lose 4lbs this…

You really do look so different, you've done an amazing job hun :) And yes I agree with you 100% on the disability thing, I've always struggled with exercising from that perspective too out of self-consciousness that I'd look stupid or not be able to do things - but I'm getting over that and getting out there and going to…

I make mine with almond milk and then stir in 3 squares of good quality dark chocolate (I use 85% cocoa choc) and some cinnamon and then put sliced banana on top :)

Goats milk (from what I have looked up and am aware of, so correct me if I'm wrong) actually has more lactose in it that cows milk, where it varies is mostly in the type of milk proteins

I use shock absorber sports bras and find them to be really good, not sure if you can get them in the US (assuming you're in the US as you use DDD rather than E), and they go up to a 38 band size and an F cup size so would have your size :)

SW: 213 CW: 204 GW for end of September: 199 GW: 161 Weigh in Dates: 9/1 - 203lbs 9/7 - 201lbs 9/15 - 201lbs 9/22 9/30 Weight loss in September: 3lb Quite happy with maintaining this week as haven't eaten as well as normal! Went out for food and then my mum made cupcakes which have been sitting in the kitchen temptingly :P

Had to weigh in today rather than tomorrow as staying over at my partner's tonight (and his scales are evil and are 3-4lbs above what they should be) SW: 213 CW: 204 GW for end of September: 199 GW: 161 Weigh in Dates: 9/1 - 203lbs 9/7 - 201lbs 9/15 9/22 9/30 Weight loss in September: 3lb

I opened this thread thinking oh dear not another crazy theory... And then I read this which made me laugh out loud, thanks for posting ^_^

I tend to log my breakfast, lunch and dinner in the morning (or the night before) as I tend to know what I'm eating (or leave some flexibility if I only know parts of what I'm eating) Then I can look in the morning and know how many calories I have for snacking and then I tend to log my snacks either just before I eat them…

Are you using normal google or google scholar? Google scholar will be better for finding published papers, or try PubMed

SW: 213lb (15st 3lbs) CW: 203lb (14st 7lbs) GW: 161lb (11st 7lbs)

Not sure how gluconeogenesis is relevant here, yes your body can make glucose from non-carb sources but it does that when your blood sugar is getting low

I normally take my inhaler about 15 minutes or so before exercise, and then have it with me to use as and when I need it. As you get fitter it may get less bad :)

I wouldn't say that gluten free is "good" for everyone, I wouldn't say it was bad for everyone, for most people going gluten free would not really affect them and therefore that would make gluten free value free in terms of goodness or badness, for people who have an issue with it and cutting it out makes them better than…

A cup is a US measurement that equals 250ml, however there should be UK measurements (grams for stuff like curry and rice!) in the database as well :) Just sometimes takes clicking through a few different options to find the right measurements

I just like water! That and I tend to have either a 500ml (2-cup) or 1l (4-cup) bottle to hand and just drink from that :) I'm usually over on water though (I know I easily get dehydrated so I try extra hard to keep well hydrated)

I tend to eat the same thing for breakfast every morning (changing what I have sometimes when I get bored of one thing), but at the moment I'm really enjoying having this for breakfast: 40g porridge made with 200ml milk (i vary what milk I have at the moment I'm having almond milk), and then mix in cinnamon and 3 squares…

I have this same issue although it's only a very small calorie difference I'm 5'9 and 203lbs and I worked out my BMR to be 1740 (using the tools on here so not sure how accurate that is) but my calorie allowance for the day according to MFP is 1680, is this a big issue? (I know it's a very small difference in calories)

Weight loss tends to be more rapid at the start due to losing water weight and such like, it should start to slow down though :) That's all the advice I can really offer so someone else may have something to say that might be much more useful!

Ah see dihydrogen monoxide, that's one of those nasty chemicals found in air. It's a sneaky thing though and assumes a different form to try and trick us. Also don't forget all food with chemicals and genes in is also bad for you, its all a conspiracy by aliens to kill us all!