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Night binges
I am looking for support and hopefully some tips from people that have experienced the same . I have always struggled with binge eating but with being active I was able to bounce back to healthy weight. Last 4 years have been particularly bad when I started experiencing issues with my spine which subsequently led to having…
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Looking for new friends for motivation
I have just restarted after messing around for last year and putting all the weight back on and then some ! I need friends to motivate each other, add me 😊
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Rejoining and struggling
I had a very difficult year last year and got into a nasty habit of massively binging,feeling sick and ashamed trying to start dieting only do it again 2 days later. I rejoined the gym and started swimming in addition to my long walks and hiking that I love to do but now it's obviously all stopped.It's massively effecting…
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Starting out on exercise bike
I ve been diagnosed with Thorasic outlet syndrome few months ago and I am going through a flare up right now and I can't do any running or swimming or anything really that engages my upper back. Since I am desperate for some exercise I got myself desk cycle,it has decent resistance and thought it could be helpful. I had…
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Knee popping with indoor cycle
I got indoor Desk cycle to use as I can't afford recumbent bike and currently going through physio for neck injury so can't engage upper back/neck and running/swimming is on hold. I posted this in another forum but hoped to get more suggestions here and please be kind. I tried the bike first time few days ago ,I haven't…
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Bilateral thoracic syndrome
Does anyone have this condition and what type of workouts CAN you do ? I judt had it confirmed this morning by orthopedic consultant after 7 months of being in pain and being told its tennis elbow (!?) ,been told to completely drop weights (haven't been able to do anything in months anyway), no swimming (loved doing that…
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Do you workout when you go abroad on a holiday ?
Im going away soon ,somewhere I ve never been and we are staying at the apartment so no hotels with gym or swimming pool. I have finally started losing again lately so Im feeling good and since there ll be abundance of yummy food to try there Im thinking of trying to squeeze in few workouts but I don't know if its silly or…
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Stupid working hours and workouts
I know that I don't need to exercise but it has definitely helped me create bigger deficit /eat more and feel good . Problem is I recently increased my hours ,I am still working until 6:30 pm but now get up at 5:30 to start by 6:30 am . I study for degree ,3rd year starts in October and have a young kid ,also starting…
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Strong curves
Just wondering what are peoples experiences with this ? I ve been doing Stronglifts for few months but I have to lay off heavier weights for a while and a bit stuck . I ve seen free downloads of the program but it doesn't specify weights and I dont fancy spending £20 on the book. Is it doable without the book and can…
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10lbs in 7 weeks
Doable or not? Just wondering if this is reasonable rate of loss and has anyone done it ? I'm not planning on cutting out any food groups (there is no life without carbs for me ) just deficit and up my workouts again. I ve lost 10lbs and then just stopped while changing meds for my Bipolar ,increasing my hours at work etc…
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Logging when on holiday
I'm going on a first camping trip soon with partner and kids,we re away for 5 days . I don't know what to do about logging. Last couple of weeks I had to lay off working out and been binging alot I'm trying to get back on track but worried I'll mess it up again while away . Does anyone take a food scale on holiday or do…
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Running outside for the first time
So I'm fairly new to running ,I 've done c25k and c210k over last 6 months or so and from not being able to run at all without hyperventilating I can now manage to run alot better . Thing is I 've only done it on the treadmill. I want to run outside but I wanted to lose some weight first and I was lacking confidence. I…
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Hand pain after lifting
I'm fairly new to lifting or following progressive program(I 've messed around with weights on and off for few years) and I am following Stronglifts. Recently I 've noticed pain in my palms after the workout and my hands were cramping up but it's gone away after a day . Since Sundays workout my hands have been hurting…
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Anyone abstained from favourite foods for a while?
First of all I am not trying to do any fad diets and I'm all for to just eat what I want but less of it but I'm struggling with this lately . I 've lost 10 lb with 16lbs to go . My mood has been up and down alot while adjusting to new meds for Bipolar and atm I'm adjusting to Pregablin which is making me drowsy and hungry…
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Cellulite
So now I 've lost a little bit of weight (still 20lb to go ) I 've noticed instead of fat looking round and plump it's going a bit squidgy? As in cellulite is more prominent and noticeable. Do I have any chance of getting rid of some cellulite in my late 30s or is this something I'm going to be stuck with forever? I'd like…
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Question for girls Implant and weightlifting
I have just had contraceptive implant inserted in my left arm yesterday and it hurts like a mother kitten. Am I safe to do lifting in the morning? I have dressing that I need to keep on for 5 days but haven't been told anything about exercising I am expecting my left arm will feel weaker to start with just unsure can I…
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Giving up chocolate for Lent
I am just wondering has anyone done this before and was it manageable. I LOVE my chocolate in any form and I eat it everyday,several times a day. What I don't love is that I often use lots of calories on it and still feel hungry and whenever I binge you can bet it's on lots of chocolate. I just want to challenge myself and…
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Fitbit steps and extra calories?
Can someone please tell me as I can't remember for life of me, if I am set as lightly active and hit 10.000 steps do I eat any of those calories or only EXTRA workouts calories? It's giving me 600 calories on top of my daily allowance,off course I wouldn't eat all of them but I'm not sure if those are already calculated in…
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Anyone plateu or had gain when ill?
I love working out I really do and it helps me maintain deficit and make it easier to stick to when I have exercise calories. Saying that I haven't worked out in a week and a half. I 've started getting ill and feeling lethargic then I thought I'll force myself to do a run and stronglifts yesterday and I 've spent all…
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How would you log in kettlebell workout?
I have a 10kg kettlebell, if I was to do You tube workout 30 min long how do I log this? Kettlebell is not on a list , do I log it same as strenght training through cardio or how ?
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Question for ladies/TOTM/maintenance
So I 've been doing well since I 've restarted 5lbs down in 3 weeks,working out 4,5x a week. I'm due to come on in less than a week (not very regular)and I get it baaaad. Got horrible cramps everytime,painkillers few times a day and I turn into ravenous,furious lunatic. My question is I 've seen some women set calories to…
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Increased hunger after running
I 've been doing ok since I restarted logging and lost 3.5lb in 2 weeks . Yesterday I 've done a run ( I'm doing c210k) and weights and I am absolutely starving today! How do you manage a hunger or is it just me getting ravenous after a run ? Yesterday I had extra exercise calories but I'm really sore today and it's my…
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Yoga with Adriene and calorie burn
I'm planning to start incorporating daily yoga with my workouts because I get lots of back pain and I'm worried I'll injure myself with stronglifts when it gets really heavy if I don't work on my posture /core. I 've just looked up 20 min of yoga on exercises and it's only 88 calories,is that it? Do you track it on mfp or…
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Is it stupid starting diet so close to Christmas?
I was successful using MFP and then I got put on heavy duty meds and partly that and partly feeling *kitten* about myself I've put 10lb on I lost initially and 20 lb on top. I feel horrid,I 've never been this big. Monday I'm going to Amsterdam known for waffles and pancakes,I'm celebrating my birthday there ,then it's…
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How long to wait for a run after eating?
Silly question I know but had plans change and had a big meal . Is it hour or so enough to wait before going for a run ? I started training for 10k but I'm still very much a begginer . I'm not talking about working out in fasted state or whatever just how long should I wait so I don't get sick lol.
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Sciatica and how to deal with it ?
I 've had SPD when I was pregnant 7 years ago and since then it's never felt quite right. I 've been upping my exercise later ( although this happens even when I'm not working out at all ) I get this dull ache first at bottom of my back by the hip and then running through my right buttock (tmi sorry). I'm guessing it's…
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How often do you run after C25K ?
So I finished C25K about a month ago and haven't worked out much since and have just started 10k app. My question is do I stick to 3x a week 10k app training or can I do shorter runs in between ? I am by no means fast and I'm just using treadmill but I am not sure how often should I run without injuring myself.
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Full of cold and want to eat all the foods
Anyone else get like this ? First I lost a week of workouts because I felt sick now I'm full of cold and got chesty cough and my appetite is back with a vengeance! I am so hungry and just want to eat everything. Not getting any exercise calories so will probably put weight on. Stepped on scales this morning and I 've put…
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Not sure if I see any difference
So first pic was April second this morning 9lb between them but I don't think I can see difference and no-one around me has noticed either. I'm still wearing same size and ideally want to lose another 10lb I am in healthy BMI range after initial loss.Im getting discouraged a bit.
