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Swimming + glasses
I LOVE swimming... but am also ridiculously short sighted. This means I swim with my glasses on, as contacts and chlorine are a bad mix, and prescription goggles are foggy/a pain (either entrust glasses to side of a busy pool for the ol' switcharoo or walk around entire changing area with a curved perspective on the…
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Atkins, no hunger, can't hit calorie goal
I'm on Atkins induction (yes, I know it isn't for everyone but as an insulin resistance PCOS thyroid devoid fibro queen I'm giving low carb a go) and am finding something really weird is going on. I'm not hungry. Bear in mind I am your classic volume eater. I like to eat, and I like to eat big plates of it. Hence my need…
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Arthritis and lifting
Hi I really love lifting weights, but the rheumatoid arthritis in my hands doesn't. Does anyone have a similar problem, and if so how do you get around it? It doesn't matter if I lift light or heavy, after just a few reps my hands are too sore - but my arms (and the rest of me) are still raring to go. Any ideas on how to…
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So excited! (And now have a goal)
Just booked tickets to see Alter Bridge in December. Have been waiting to see them for YEARS and cannot contain my excitement. Currently educating colleagues on Myles Kennedy, Tremonti & co. Also means that I have a date to aim for with a long-term weight loss goal. Not that there's anything special, I'm not meeting the…
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InstaHell
Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest... these are places to AVOID if you want to feel good about yourself! I've found my Tumblr feed invaded by a lot of fit young ladies and sure, they look amazing and it's good to have some fitspo every now and then but... well, maybe it's just me but does anyone else feel the vacuousness of…
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Mid morning munchies?
So right now it's 10.20am, I ate my porridge about 2.5 hours ago and I'm ravenous again. This happens every day. I even add 1/2 scoop of unflavoured protein to my porridge, along with some flaked almonds and a milled flaxseed mix. It *should* be keeping me full... so why isn't it? I have a desk job, am at work for 7.15am…
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Is changing your goal 'cheating'?
I fell off the wagon for a couple of weeks after a great start to the year, because a calorie goal of 1450 was so hard to stick to (I'm a 6'2 lady, work out c. 3 times a week for an hour, office job, current 17st 6lb). So today I changed my goal from losing 2lbs a week to losing 1lb a week...but now I feel guilty. Is that…
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Lactose intolerant... and no soy. Dairy alternatives? (not just milk)
Hi all, I'm supposed to avoid lactose because it seriously irritates my eczema and my stomach does not agree with it. I'm also not supposed to be eating soy because of thyroid and hormone things (these are all things instructed by qualified NHS doctors and dietitians, not woo from the internet!). As such, I'm running out…
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Arthritis and lifting?
Among a ton of other chronic conditions, I have mild rheumatoid arthritis. It affects my hands worst, and also knees, hips, shoulders, feet, ankles. I wondered if there were other people out there who have arthritis (of any form - I also have osteo in me knees) who undertake a strength program? I've only just started this…
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DOMS: my nemesis, my lover, my motivator, my sabateur
I exercise pretty regularly (at least five times a week) and every few weeks I try to shake up the routine a bit. It's been a little while since I last changed things up. This week, I decided to row and incline walk for some cardio instead of swimming. I still can't move. And... Is it weird that I like it? I mean, this…
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Home temptations/a non dieting partner
I'm interested to hear how people get around temptation around the house? I'm great at sticking to my meal plans and calories in the daytime, but the evenings are a killer. My partner is one of those lucky ones who doesn't need to diet and balances our healthy dinners with lots of junk snacks - and even when I've tried to…
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Tall lady (6'2) - too many or too few calories?
I'm 6'2 and currently 237lbs (down from 252lbs on 4th Jan). I lost a lot quickly, which I know is from water/diet change/ etc etc. I work out at least six times a week, mostly weights with cardio (i.e., kettlebell swings are my favourite) and resistance swimming, each for 40 mins a time. The weight seems to have…
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MFP user question: strength exercise not showing?
Hiya, I have tried to add strength exercises to my diary, such as kettlebell workout, but any word I try to use yields no results! Is this a bug, or am I being really dumb? I've tried all sorts of words like 'weight' 'kettlebell' 'resistance' etc but still no exercises come up. Help! Thanks Edit: I answered my own…
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Swimmers...are you out there?
I'm an MFP newbie and a regular swimmer, but it seems like most of MFP is for gym nuts. Don't get me wrong, I'm working up the confidence to hit the weights soon after a PT session, but swimming is totally my bag. For swimmers, how do you stay motivated? How do you shake up your workout? And how do you cope with slow…
