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Managing unexpected lack of exercise
I'm stuck on the couch for a while after snapping a ligament in my knee. This is stressing me out for two reasons. 1. I'm used to eating back some exercise calories. I've lost 13lb and piled on some muscle since June without weighing or measuring my food (yeah, okay, okay, I hear ya) just by eating more protein and…
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Sedentary workouts
Workout suggestions, please... I ripped my medial ligament yesterday and am now in a leg brace for the next couple of weeks. I'm getting a scan next week to see what other treatment is needed. Given that all swimming, rowing and C25K efforts are temporarily on hold, what workouts could I try besides pushing the buttons on…
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New ink after weightloss
Anyone had a tattoo done to celebrate their new body / new image ? Pics welcome!
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Easy veg side dishes?
What are your "go to" non-starchy side dishes? I'm particularly looking for more ideas on what veg to put with chicken or fish to keep lots of variety in my week's meals.
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Interpreting Fit3D scans
Recently my gym got a Fit3D scanner as part of the free health assessments for members. This scanner involves standing on a rotating platform while the machine takes measurements which I think are cross-referenced against a databank of Dexa scan results to come up with body fat percentages etc. I've just had another scan…
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building up to swimming every day
I'm wondering how to increase my fitness so that I can swim every day. And presumably if I swim every day I'll increase my fitness! I currently swim Mon and Fri with a coach... I'm in the intermediate group where I usually manage 2000m of a 2400m,1 hour set. I also swim Wed by myself and do around 1600m, often doing…
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LCHF cooking for a family
I'm trying to eat less refined carbs (biscuits, cake, pasta, white rice). However I am also packing lunches and cooking dinners for young, active, sporty kids. For those following a keto or LCHF lifestyle, does your whole family eat the same, or do you serve pasta/rice on the side for other family members, or what? I'm…
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Encouragement, please?
Encouragement needed to get past the scale! Started being more mindful of what I eat at the end of May; started swim training and strength training mid-June; had a body scan at the gym early July that put me at 44% body fat; next scheduled scan is end of August (I don't have a target in mind) but by the end of the year I'd…
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Seizing the day
Is there any activity you originally decided to put off until you had lost weight, but then thought, dang it, YOLO, so tried it at your current shape/size/weight and really enjoyed it? I'm thinking of doing a salsa class, eek.
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Timing intermittent fasting with workouts
I'm okay with a 16:8 approach to eating between, say, 12 noon and 8pm then fasting. However I've recently gone back to doing coached swim training sessions three mornings/week. They're hard work because even the not-very-fit group (me!!!) swims around 2-2.5km in a session. I'm pretty exhausted by the time I drag myself out…
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Emotional eating - alternative ways to lift mood?
After a recent breakup I now find myself snacking in the evenings when a month ago I would have been chatting with my then-partner. I snack partly to fill the time but mostly because it lifts my mood, and these evening snacks (mostly chocolate or biscuits) are derailing otherwise positive progress with healthy food and…
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My jeans are falling down
I'm 4 weeks into trying to burn off some fat and build some muscle through coached swimming and weight training sessions. I figure I won't see much difference on the scales, so here are my little bits of progress... 1. I've lost a few cm from my waist 2. I'm doing more reps of higher weights at the gym 3. I can feel a bit…
