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Deciding on a gym option
I'm hitting the big 4-0 next year and want to be at my fittest having just got over severe depression that meant I couldn't work for almost 8 years. Now I have a job I can stretch to a gym membership as I'd like to exercise indoors in the evening, especially coming into winter. I just can't get out of bed in the morning…
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drinking lots of water over diet soda
I read a lot that you should be drinking lots of water daily, say 2 litres plus. I admit to a diet fizzy juice addiction. While there are debatable cons to drinking diet soda which I'm aware of, what are the benefits of drinking an equal amount of plain water? I'm guessing just drinking plenty of liquids fills you up,…
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Non-food rewards
What do you treat yourself with, when you hit a weight loss target? I've just bought a ring off Etsy I've been eyeing up for months to give myself at 10lbs down. I did something similar last year, bought a necklace after losing 10lbs and it reminds me that it can be done. When the ring arrives, I'm giving it to my mum to…
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How long should you stick to a workout programme?
When I joined the gym almost 2 weeks ago, I was given a plan to follow by the instructor. I intend to follow it for the 10 weeks until I get reassessed. I do feel it making some very subtle changes to my stomach and behind already. Plus I'm losing weight. So I'm pretty happy with it even if there's a couple of exercises I…
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Greater potential weightloss when higher in body fat?
I had a machine assessment of my bodyfat when I joined the gym on Thursday. It was 41.1%. FYI I'm 5'3" and 146.25 lbs. That's a whole 10% higher than I expected. I am getting reassessed in 10 weeks and the competitive side if me wants to impress the instructor. I had initially decided (only to myself) that I'd aim for a…
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1 hour of cardio or 30 mins each of weights and cardio
I'm a 39f who is 5'3" and 147.lbs. I'd like to weigh 120lbs in an ideal world but I'd take a lean figure with a higher weight. I'm just back on mfp as it's worked for me previously. However, I'd like to speed things up/tone up and I really can't face running out in the cold and dark now so I'm joining my local gym. My…
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Anyone got any tips to help over eating back your calories?
I'm only running about 20 mins at a time just now. I know I've only used about 200 calories and I'm allowing myself to eat back 2/3's to allow for a margin of error. However, as the day goes on, I seem to get more and more fixated with eating more than I should. I'm hanging on but it's strangely gnawing away at me. I'm not…
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Physical challenge goals
Anyone got any physical challenges they've set themselves? I've just signed up for the local 10k. It's only in 6 weeks so I'm going to suffer but I need something concrete to work towards. I was meant to train for a full marathon in October but there's not going to be time starting from scratch now (depression was keeping…
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Does anyone have a special piece of clothing they want to fit into?
I've got a nice fleece- outdoor jacket for walking (hiking) that is still very serviceable but no longer fits around my hips/posterior. That's aside from the UK size 10 haul that I bought off ebay. Don't do that. Folks here pointed out that I hadn't considered the fit might not be as expected so I should have hung fire. I…
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Can you help solve an argument?
Both my sister and I are on anti-depressants. I've been on mine for many years and am 30 lbs from my ideal weight. My sister has been on hers for about 6 months and has put on about the same amount in that shorter time. I thought that my metabolism from the meds was making it hard to lose weight. But once I started…
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Hitting protein target
My usual eating pattern appears to be quite low in protein. On average I'm only getting half of the mfp suggested amount. I'm going to try some protein supplement as I'm not big on lots of meat but I hate beans more. Has increasing your protein intake done you any good?
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Rewards for hitting goals
Related to buying a bunch of clothes in my goal weight, which turns out might not have been such a smart move after all, what, if anything, do you you treat yourself to when you hit a goal- major or minor? Feeling that 5 lbs would be a real challenge due to lowered metabolism and meds, I promised myself a little necklace…
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Buying smaller sized clothing to work towards
Wondering if anyone else has been daft like me and bought a bunch of clothes in their goal size? The initial idea was really motivating until I saw the waist of one of the skirts and thought, "blimey!" I hasten to add that I didn't spend too much- Ebay was my friend. I'm a UK size 14 aiming for a size 10. I'm now 9 lbs…
