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Does/can magnesium help with water retention?
Hi all, i retain water quite easily whether it be high sodium/carbs exercise etc. It doesnt affect me healthwise or anything like that but I was googling how to get rid of water retention and saw magnesium can help. I used to take magnesium all the time to help with cramps, toilet time, sleeping stuff like that and never…
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Do I need a supplement?
Hi all, I am a regular gym goer (about 5 days a week). I do 3 days strength training (try to go heavy and do a little of the treadmill after that) and 2 days purely cardio (treadmill - mix of running and walking). I have a bad knee (arthritis from previous broken tibia at the knee joint). Last night I did some quite heavy…
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Fitbit Charge 2 or Fibit Ionic
Hi all! Im really wanting to purchase a decent fitness tracker as I currently dont track my exercise and feel like I am under eating for what im doing. I do incline treamill at least twice a week and weights 3x a week with a little bit of treadmill after. I dont trust the exercise database as my workouts are lots of…
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Snack Suggestions - What have you found as a good option?
Hi all, I found at Countdown lastnight Fibre One snacks that are only 90 calories. They have Chocolate Brownie and Lemon Drizzle flavours and they are amazingly yummy! I haven't tried the Lemon Drizzle yet but the Chocolate Brownie really tastes like a brownie and its quite filling as well so perfect if you are craving…
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Desk Exercises :)
I just came across this which I thought might be beneficial and fun for some of you. Possibly not for you heavy lifters out there! https://greatist.com/fitness/deskercise-33-ways-exercise-work they have some creative exercises in here and its a bit entertaining lol (I work in an open plan office and will NOT be doing…
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YouTube Workout Videos?
Hi all， im wanting to get some muscle tone whilst losing weight. I looked into joining a gym but Im waiting on a visa to move overseas so thought it would be easier and cheaper (saving like mad) to strength train at home. Does anyone else do this? I just did one of the workouts by Hasfit on youtube (15min beginner) and…
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I'm obsessed...
Ok I need to have a rant. I am living at home as I am hoping to move overseas in a couple of months and decided to lose the beef. My SW 101.kg and have lost 5kg in a month. I eat close to my calorie intake of 1580/day. I eat pizza， burritos， pasta， salads etc. My mum is also on mfp but uses a fitness tracker for exercise…
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Back again, hopefully I see success this time :)
Hi all I'm 31 from NZ and I am back again for the 10th time maybe?? I used this site back in 2012 and lost 21kgs in 4 months! Going from 110kgs to 89kg. At the time I didnt have a food scale and estimated all of my food. I was very happy with where I was at and was not at my ultimate goal but then I got into a…
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Finally back and have a lot to lose!
Hi all! I am back here after 2 years. At that time I had lost 18kg in 4 months and was doing so well. For some reason I missed a day here and there and eventually didnt track at all. Now I have put it ALL back on and a little bit more :( I tried doing a low carb diet but found it VERY hard sticking to it. Tracking my…
