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Back pain - DOMS or worse?
As well as cardio, I'm doing a very general and basic home work out with light weights (crunches, squats, bridges, lunges, planks, arm/shoulder exercises etc.). For a day or 2 after I do my home exercises, I get back pain. I don't have the money to go to a personal trainer or anything to check if I'm doing these exercises…
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Weight loss plateau, or muscle weight building?
I started properly looking at my diet 2 months ago - now eating 1000-1200 calories a day - and I've now lost just under 4 kg (approx 8 lbs). Originally I was just under 61kg, and now I'm just under 57kg (height 5ft6). Alongside the diet, I started cardio a few times a week (3-4km runs), and over the last 1-2 weeks I've…
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Ratatouille with white wine & thyme chicken (Calories: Approx 367 per serving)
Serves Two ~Ingredients~ Ratatouille 1 Tbsp, Olive Oil 1 Medium Courgette - finely sliced 200 g, Aubergine - finely sliced 100 g, Tomato Passata 1 oz, Tomato Puree 3 clove, Garlic - crushed 1/2 medium onion - diced 1 medium red pepper - finely sliced 1 medium yellow pepper - finely sliced 1 Tbsp parmesan cheese 1/2 Tbsp…