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Body fat not coming down.
I’m 7 weeks into trying to lose 40lbs. I am eating heathily and doing Les Mills Body Pump 3 x week , walking every day and various spin classes a couple of times a week. I have lost around 13 lbs so far but my fat percentage is terrible. It started at 42.7 at 14st 5lbs and I’m now 13st 6 and 41.7% fat. The fat has barely…
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Squat rack too high.
I used to barbell squat 4 years ago and did quite well. I have recently joined a gym and am following phase 1 of nrolfw. Problem is I can't place the barbell on the rack so I can comfortably get under it and place it on the correct position under my traps. It's either slightly too high or too low. I end up losing my…
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Exercises appear twice
Hello. I have a Fitbit and also use walkmeter. Whenever I finish a walk or run I send it to mfp and quite often the walk will appear twice on my diary. So I delete one but it still shows double the time and calories on my news feed. Any idea what can be causing this?
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Sodium always wrong in food database
I am a tad confused with food database. It appears that the sodium level is inputted at grams when it is supposed to be mg. For example a Mcdonalds Cheesburge happy meal is supposed to have a total of 2g sodium. But whoever entered it has put it has 2mg, so the calcualtion is way out. This is the same on at least 60…
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Body fat getting too low.
After losing over 115 lbs my maintenance is going well. I treat myself now and again and do quite a bit of walking and weight has been roughly the same for about 4 months or more now. Only problem is my body fat is getting scaringly lower than I would like. I started at 50% and am now around 14% and weigh 116lbs. . I must…
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112 lbs lost, now at ultimate goal weight
Hello Just as a follow up to my previous thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/618847-87lbs-lost-10lb-to-go?page=1 I would like to share with you my recent pictures. I am now happy at my current weight of 118 lbs and this will now be my maintenance figure. Hopefully you like the pics. Thanks for looking.
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What happened to corylda?
Hello Corylda is my inspiration. Does anyone know why she deactivated her account?
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Heavy lifting after operation.
Hello I am having a minor operation next week to get a lump removed off my thigh. I have been told it will probably be around 2 weeks before I can start lifting again. I am currently on starting strength and have been for about 6 weeks. Was doing new rules for 5 months before that. Anyhoo when I get back to it will I need…
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Please check my squat form
Hello I have been doing the starting strength programme for 2 weeks now. Could someone check my form on the squat. I got up to 40 kegs on my last session but delayed to 30kgs on the session today to work on my form. I don't feel I am getting low enough. I can't get any lower without the bar or body weight squats. Have I…
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Please check my squat
Hello I have been doing the starting strength programme for 2 weeks now. Could someone check my form on the squat. I got up to 40 kegs on my last session but delayed to 30kgs on the session today to work on my form. I don't feel I am getting low enough. Any advice is welcome.…
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Shall I bulk or recomp?
Hello. I have lost 100lbs in approx a year. This has left me with sagging skin and some fat. I am now 132lbs and 23% fat. I think my skin sagging is approx 10lbs so technically I am really around 122lbs because I can't get rid of the stretched skin. Anyhoo, I am doing leangains now and can't decide whether to slow bulk or…
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Feeling really low today re loose skin :-(
Hello fitness folk I am feeling really down today. I am happy I have lost 100lbs but now I have lots of loose skin. I will never be able to afford cosmetic surgery and no matter what training I do it will never go. It's loose on my triceps, stomach and inner thigh. Not to mention my boobs have totally gone leaving a saggy…
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Got to target now need to maintain.
Hello This morning I reached my 135lbs target weight. I am actually now 134lbs. I still want to lose about 3-4% body fat. The past couple of months I have been eating at 1800 calories. I do cardio 2 times a week and weight train 3 times a week. this week I took a break from lifting and I still lost 3 lbs doing cardio 3…
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Still losing too fast :-(
Hello I am nearing my target weight now. I have only got 2 pounds left but still about 3 or 4% fat to lose. The problem is I am still losing too fast to maintain muscle and achieve more fat loss. I have been eating at approximately 1800 calories for 3 weeks and have lost around 6 pounds in that time. I have now upped my…
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Love linseed and soya bread
Hello. I have recently been diagnosed with hypo ( 6 weeks now). I am still waiting for a scan of my goiter. The problem is I have just discovered linseed and soya bread and have 2 slices per day about 6 hours after my meds. Should I really avoid linseed and soya? Is it really going to affect the absorption of my meds even…
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87lbs lost, 10lb to go :)
Hello Fitness Friends. I have finally decided to post my progress pics here. I have been eating healthily since the middle of August 2011. I am now near my target weight of 135lbs (large frame) and want to lose more slowly. I started new rules of lifting nearly 3 weeks ago so hopefully I will lose more of this stubborn fat…
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Diagnosed and hungry more!
Hello I was diagnosed with hypo just over 3 weeks ago. The doc has started me off on 50 levothyroxine. I am not sure what is happening but my weight loss had stalled for over a month but now for the past 3 weeks since taking the meds I have lost between 1.5 and 2 lbs. The problem is I am feeling hungrier throughout the…
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Flat shoes
Hello I notice that lots of people do Deadlifts and squats in flat shoes like converse pumps. I am planning on getting a cheap pair of flat pumps today to help me stabilise on my squats as I tend to rock a bit. My question is do you change back to gym trainers when you do the step ups and lunges etc. I can't imagine doing…
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Hurrah! I have lost some fat.
Hello. Further to my thread earlier this week I would like to report I have actually lost some fat :-) I have been eating more to weigh less for around 2 months as was disappointed that the scale or measurements haven't changed much over that time. But I have just looked back at what my fat percentages were at the end of…
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Calories of rice when raw and cooked
Hello. I am confused with the nutrition info on the back of my whole grain rice. It says 75g of rice makes 180g and is 219 calories. But 100g raw rice is 352 cals making 75g 264 cals. So do calories decrease in rice when cooked? Are lots of nutrients boiled away?
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Tried for 2 months. Losing nothing
Hello I lost 80lbs on a 1200-1400 cal diet over 9 months. A few months ago after reading the road map thread I decided to up my calories. This was because I havent got that much more to lose. The problem is I have stayed the same weight. Up and down a few pounds per week. I have not lost any inches either :-( I am at 28%…
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Tried eating more for 2 months. Nothing happening.
Hello I lost 80lbs on a 1200-1400 cal diet over 9 months. A few months ago after reading the road map thread I decided to up my calories. This was because I havent got that much more to lose. The problem is I have stayed the same weight. Up and down a few pounds per week. I have not lost any inches either :-( I am at 28%…
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Step up question
Hello. About to start my first day on Sunday. Quick question, it says 2 sets of step ups and I have read how to do them. Problem is do I keep using the same leg as the main leg for both sets or do I swap on the second set?
