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Am I overtraining?
Go to the gym six times a week for about 2.5 hours each session. I've recently started feeling physically shot after every workout like chronic fatigue, aching like mad, irritability (the slightest thing annoys me) and just a negative outlook on life, my body and my health. I've had all tests possible and everything is…
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Blood tests
Went for some blood tests, the kidney test came back as "borderline" and needs to be redone. Can anyone shed any light on what might be wrong with me?
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High fat days
Does anyone do high fat days? I've lowered carbs by about 150 and upped fats by about 55 just for a day to try to drop water. Has anyone else tried this and does it work for you?
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going to uni
I'm going to be living at university in a few weeks and i just wanted some advice. I still want to go to the gym (theres a gym on campus) but i also want the social life of uni. WHat shall i do and have any of you done something like this too? Do you still go to the gym everyday whilst drinking alcohol which I've heard…
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Fitbit charge HR inaccurate by a lot?
My fitbit in my workout this morning said I burned 726 calories yet the polar watch with hr monitor chest strap said I burned 1590 because it recognised my hr was about 130 on average whilst my fitbit said 90. DOes the fitbit charge hr have such a bad accuracy like this?
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fitbit or polar?
My fitbit charge hr in my workout this morning said I burned 726 calories wearing it around my wrist yet the polar watch with hr monitor chest strap said I burned 1590 because it recognised my hr was about 130 on average whilst my fitbit said 90. Which should i trust...the polar because it monitors the heart rate…
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protein shake after swimming
Would you recommend it? I'm quite hungry after swimming and wouldn't normally eat a meal until a few hours after so i'm guessing some good whey/oats/glutamine/bcaas could be beneficial?
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Is the fitbit charge hr water proof?
I'm going swimming tomorrow and wanted to see how many calories I burn. Does anyone know if it's waterproof?
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alcohol
Going for a drink tomorrow with some friends, does anyone have any recommendations for low calorie/sugary/carb-heavy drinks. I don't want to be a spoilsport by not having anything to drink but I don't want to waste the effort I will put in in the gym in the morning.
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Looking for people
Anyone from West Yorkshire in the UK? Not found anyone yet and I'd like to!! Peace.
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Rice
When looking at a bag of rice it says 250g and the nutritional information is for per 125g. Shall I weigh the rice uncooked or cooked? The supposedly 250g turns out to be around 235g once cooled?
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restaurants
I will be eating at a thai restaurant tomorrow http://chaophraya.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/A-La-Carte.pdf and I already know what I will be having - grilled peanut chicken which has the description: Chicken marinated with honey, lemongrass and coriander root, grilled and topped with peanut sauce served with…
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should i increase my fats?
I am currently bulking on about 3700cals with 500g carbs, 215g protein and 86g fat so I am at a ratio of 55% carbs, 24% protein and 21% fat. Now I've researched and regardless of my calorie intake, many recommend 25-35% of your diet should be fats despite minimum of 0.4g per pound of bodyweight. I have not noticed a…
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Nandos
If the chips at nandos fit in my macros are they ok to have? They are just a bad fat and carb sauce imo. Also the sodium level will be high about 3200mg for tomorrow, is this fine?
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cortisol and exercise
I have always struggled with stress and anxiety and always pushed my body to the max when exercising (2.5 hours per day 6x a week) but I have also always suffered from lower abdominal fat even when I was a skeleton a few months ago. Now I've got a perfect diet, rarely eat processed/fast food, drink plenty of water, eat at…
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Spinach and ricotta pasta
I'm wanting to make this tomorrow night. Does anyone have any tips e.g. how much to use of each, how to cook it and how long for. Please give tips.
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Rest days
Seen a lot of people saying they drop calories on rest days. Why do you do this? I know you aren't expending as many calories but surely the tdee you calculate takes into account the rest day and you should just eat the same as training days?
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Coconut oil postworkout
Heard a lot of good things about coconut oil generally but recently came across a number ofarticles that claim that coconut oil post workout almost mimics the idea of whey protein and helps replenish insulin stores. Has anyone tried it?
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High sodium days
I'm usually around 2000mg sodium per day yet today I hit 6000 thanks to eating out. How detrimental will this be? Do people experience greater bloat/water weight with such a high amount?
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Raw into cooked weight
I bought some extra lean steak mince from musclefood, yet it weighs 400g raw and the nutritional info on the musclefood website is per 100g raw. I only want to eat about 130g of it yet I would need to defrost it all given it is in a small concealed packet and thus cook it all as I would not cook the rest until next weekend…
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Fitbit and overall calories
DOes anyone know why my fitbit keeps counting calories burned and steps even when it is charging (not on my wrist)? This means I am struggling to understand how many calories I actually burn to work out my TDEE and how many cals I need to put on muscle/weight. FUrthermore, is how many calories you burn your actual TDEE and…
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Soya milk
I drink about 500ml of this a day and have done for about 2 years because I'm lactose intolerant but have recently come across negative reviews online about it's effects on males and their testosterone levels. I have noticed a decline in my libido and sexual attraction but I just put this down to the anxiety and depression…
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carb cycling
Has anyone done it here and does it work? Always wanted to take part in it so to speak but something has always stopped me like not enough evidence that it actually does anything to help. Can anyone speak from experience?
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calories and macros peeing me off
Tomorrow I have planned my eating day at 3650 calories which is just 16 calories what I am aiming for yet my macros are way way behind. My protein is bang on yet my carbs will be 24g less than what I aiming for and my fat is 5g behind. Why do m calories therefore add up to 3493 when I calculate them properly (fat x9 and…
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Bodyfat scales
I bought some tanita scales to measure my bodyfat and I have to actually put in 5cm less than my actual height to give me a reading which at 172cm puts me at 5.2%. At my actual height of 177cm the scales come up as "ErrL" which looking at the key means low bodyfat and it can't give me a reading. Why is this the case? Is it…
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Alcohol
I'm wanting to incorporate Stella artois cidre into my macros for tomorrow (3 x 568ml bottles) but all I can find is its caloric content but no macros which is frustrating me. Can anyone help?
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Supplement tracking
Does anyone include BCAAs, glutamine, fish oils etc in your macros? Do the first two have protein in them?
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Simple v complex carbs
I have IBS and thus find digesting complex carbs such as wholegrains and beans very difficult and often suffer cramping pain and bloating therefore I now mainly consume simple carbs such as white rice, pasta, bread etc but have found many online articles suggesting this leads to greater fat gains due to insulin spikes etc.…
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Hitting calories or macros
Which do you prefer to hit? My macros rarely add up to my daily caloric goals, but I aim for the macros because some nutritional info misses things out like saturated fats etc.
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Sugar intake
How much sugar do people tend to consume per day? I've just looked on the app and the RDA is 133g and I hit about 90-110g a day through sweet potatoes, bananas, yoghurt. Just wondered if this is too much
