Tenar13 Member

Mine isn't working either do we need to raise it with the tech team again?

When I finished c25k I picked up on the JTIP podcasts http://jogtunes.com/. These are timed runs with tunes with a beat to run to - you don't get quite as much feedback but they start at around 30 minutes and go up to 50 and on the website you can pick your episode based on the beats per minute. I love them - lots of…

I am a 38yr Old 5ft 4 Female and I eat around 1700 calories a day to lose weight. I work at a desk during the day but have 2 kids so am not totally sedentary and I am running 5k 3 times a week, doing circuits and Pilates on two other days and perhaps doing a little gentle walking with my family on other days. I wonder if…

Saving for later

I used to log everything (ironing, cooking, walking etc) to determine my level of activity as I have a desk based job but too small kids. Over a period of time I established that effectively I was lightly active before I added any "real" exersize so I ended up with too much of a deficit if I did not log these when set on…

I would take a look at the In place of a roadmap group which gives a great way of calculating your total daily energy expenditure and then gives you a cut figure based on how far you are from your goal weight. The key as I understand it is not to net lower than your BMR on a daily basis. Netting 800 sounds very low but…

I used the calculations on this post http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 supported by a spreadsheet that heybales produced you can input all your activities in the spreadsheet to get a pretty accurate TDEE and cut number.…

I would suggest you take a look at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 this thread should help you work out 1. How much your body burns just to maintain itself (BMR) 2. Body fat % 3. How much your body burns based on your daily activiity (ie lifestyle/exercise) TDEE…

I use half and half beef mince and dried soya mince which eliminates a lot of fat and decreases the calories, also veggies (grate them if people are not keen - I use carrot, corgette, mushroom as bulk in mine) adds lots of extra goodness and tends to decrease calories.

What you need to do is work out your real TDEE based on your level of exercise - for me I am in a desk job, workout (aerobics, pilates, zumba) three hours a week and run around after two young kids and do housework etc on weekends. So I set myself on moderately active on the scooby calculator and it seems to be working for…

Without clothes they are more commonly thought of as love handles but effectively they are the same thing.

I have found all the pilates exercises which target your obliques (muscles on the side of your abs) have made a huge difference to my muffin tops. You still have to shift the fat BUT if you tone the muscle underneath it can really change your shape. The best ones for me are exercises lying on your side, hips stacked…

I agree I would eat at the suggested rate but ensure you meet your macros ie get enough protein and fat (suggested 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat. And perhaps look to add some resistance training this will help you maintain muscle during weight loss. The other option would be to eat to maintain but do the resistance…

I found this site which has an at home routine. http://www.freetrainers.com/account/password_reset/done/

Frozen veg is perfect generally very fresh and easy to keep - so don't worry about that. For me what made the difference was doing some strength training (pilates) which has really toned up my muscle and hence as the fat dissapears so does the wobble :-) But the key is to ensure you are eating less than you burn and if…

Measure, measure, measure! - measure what you are eating (weight or volume) and measure yourself the scale does not always give the whole story!

I was more interested in the health benefits than the weight loss - tbh the idea of reducing cancer and heart disease risk is the interesting bit! I like the idea of having a long healthy life! However the key for me is that life is for living so enjoying life is vital too!

If you google Michael Mosley fasting it should get you both the article and the programme. But it was called Horizon: Eat, fast and live longer - I think.

I just read the article and he appears to have split his fast day into two meals breakfast (300 cals) and dinner (300 cals) so it appears not.

The other thing he did say is that it may not work for everyone and that more research is needed. I'd love to know if it would work for me as the idea of significantly reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease along side getting healthier is really interesting. I wonder what difference exercise makes to the need to…

The comment he made was that we should be meeting the recomended protein amounts but not exceeding them. However he did not say what those recommendations were... pity really. I have just upped my protein too - that said I have also seen much better results since doing that breaking a long plateau and from the look of it…

If you post your stats ie age, weight, height and exercise you do then I will run your numbers and hopefully can help you shed some light on what you should ideally be eating. The key is to eat below the total energy (TDEE) you are burning whilst eating above your basal metabolic rate (BMR). What I have found is that it is…

I have run your numbers through Scooby and they come out as BMR 1751 TDEE 2715 15% cut 2307 This is based on moderate activitiy which based on what you have posted is the minimum that I think you are. With these numbers clearly you do not eat your exercise calories back unless you net below your BMR number. When I did this…

Bump

Bump

If you have figured your exercise in your TDEE based on your activity level then you should calculate a 15% cut of your TDEE and eat that everyday (regardless of exercies). The only time you should eat back exercise is if they cause your net to drop below your BMR - and if this happens regularly then from previous posts…

That sounds about right though I would check using the calculator as even light activity does burn more calories than sitting around all day like I do. Once you have your activity level and your TDEE and BMR. Use the TDEE to get your 15% cut figure - this is what you should eat every day and not eat back exercise calories.…

I am 5ft 4, 134lbs and 36 and set to moderate which gives me BMR 1303 TDEE 2012 15% 1717 This seemed alot for me but I have lost 3lbs eating this vs the plateau when I was eating 1300-1400 a day previously. I have also been able to meet my macros which I had failed to do before.

I was not sure how much activitiy I was doing so what I did was use this site which allows you to estimate your daily expenditure including all cleaning, sitting etc. I then checked what it told me against the Scooby site at various activity levels - I was surprised to come out moderate even though I have a desk job and…

bump