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Milk/Calcium and meds
Hello I am reading lots of conflicting info regarding milk and hypo meds. It says on the interweb than you shouldn't have calcium within a few hours of taking your meds. Is this just calcium suppliments or things like milk? I love a bowl of porridge with semi skimmed milk in the morning. Even if I leave it until an hour…
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Diagnosed Hypo, goiter & question about protein shakes :-(
:cry: Hello. Just been diagnosed today as hypo. Doctor felt my neck and I have a goiter too. There's 2 swollen lumps one on each side of my neck. I didn't even notice them but now I when feel them and am surprised I didn't spot them. I am starting on 50mg of levothyroxine and have to wait for a scan for my goiter. I will…
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Heavy lifting and cardio. Really bad?
Hello I have been doing Chalean extreme for just over a week now. I do this at 5am on most mornings. 3 mornings are heavy lifting circuits and 2 days are cardio workouts. I also go the the gym 3 times a week and do some elliptical work, rowing, spinning etc for an hour each time. This is around 6pm. 2 of the days are the…
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Problem with protein shakes
Hello. Tried my first protein shake today. Chocolate flavour with 1% fat milk. Tasted fine. Then about 60 minutes later I felt sick as a dog and vomited. I ate some toast but vomited it all up. All I could taste was the shake. I drink milk fine so I am not lactose intolerant. I am frightened to try it again in case I have…
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Frustrated by my eating more lifestyle
Hello I have been losing weight since the middle of April last year. I started at 231 lbs and 50% body fat. I am 5ft 4, a large frame and 40 years old. For the first 7 months of my healthy eating plan I was eating between 1200 and 1400 daily but closer to 1200. I have a fairly sedentary job and exercised 3 times a week. My…
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Clean eating recipes uk
Hello. Can anyone suggest where I might find some clean eating recipes for the uk market. I have downloaded a copy of the clean eating magazine but most of the ingredients are hard to find here. Thanks
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Will this workout still work if I cut some exercises?
Hello. Someone posted this link on another thread. http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html I would like to give it a whirl but don't have a weights bench or pull up bar. If I cut out the lull up exercises and bench press will I still get the same results? Just looking to…
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Did Body Pump and now have sore neck.
Hi fitness folk Did my first Body Pump class today and quite enjoyed it. The problem is I now have a very sore lower neck where the barbell was resting. It feels like my bones are all bruised. Is this normally for my first session using a barbell?
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Eating at BMR but still want to lose 1lbs pw
Hello I am doing well on my weight loss journey and it won't be long until I hit my target. I have decided I now want to ensure I eat my BMR. It seems at 1200 cals over the past 6 months I may not be eating enough to keep muscle and burn fat. So my BMR is approx 1424. My Tdee is around 1700 on non workout days. So the…
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Eating at BMR but still want to lose 1lbs pw
Hello I am doing well on my weight loss journey and it won't be long until I hit my target. I have decided I now want to ensure I eat my BMR. It seems at 1200 cals over the past 6 m
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Body fat again (sorry)
When I started this process second week in August I weighed 231 lbs and 48% body fat. I am now 179lbs but still around the 42% fat mark. That's a lot! I have lost inches and gone from a uk size 24 to a 16 but cannot understand why my fat percentage is so high. I do cardio with strength training at least 3 times a week, is…
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Why so much difference in calories allowed?
Hello I started my journey 5ft 4 and 231lbs. This was the second week in August this year. MFP allowed me 1200 calls per day as a base. I want to get down to about 140 lbs. I am seeing many people on here with a base of 1700 calls and some over 2000 cals with no exercise with a similar amount of weight to lose as me.…
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Dumbell/Strength training dvds?
Hello I have plenty of cardio dvds at home but can anyone recommend some good dvd for using dumbells/strength training. I reallly must start doing some strength training. Thanks
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Not lost much the past 2 weeks
Hi Fitness Folk I started my journey just over 2 months ago. Since then I have lost 30lbs which I am really happy with. I mainly stick to 1200 calories a day, sometimes go up a bit if I am still hungry but no more than about 1400. I have been going to the gym the past few weeks doing cardio and weights and burning an…
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Sick of this cold
Never mind :-)
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Fry Light and parsnips/sweet potatoes
Hi fitness folks I have been using fry light (uk) for months but no matter what I do I cannot get my roast parsnips or sweet potatoes to taste as nice as using vegetable oil. I put the parsnips in for 30-40 mins and they always come out really dry, no crunch and still slightly raw. Same with the sweet potatoes. I have also…
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Walking MPH query
Evening :-) So I do some walking at work either before i start or at lunch. I am 5ft 4" and only have ickle legs. The fastest I can go is around 3.6mph without jogging (according to my iphone app). My husband is 5ft 10" and always manages to get well over 4mph. Might be a silly question but is it because he has longer…
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HRM and walking
Hello. Thinking about getting a Polar heart rate monitor so I can take out a bit of the guesswork with how many calories I burn. This will work fine with cardio work during a DVD etc but will it still give me an idea of calories burnt when I do an early morning walk? I will use my iPhone for the distance and pace etc.
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Fire 30 too hard!
I have been eating healthily and getting fit via dvds and walking for 7 weeks now. I thought I would give Turbo Fire a try. Did the Fire 30 and could only manage 15 minutes of it. It sure was a killer. I worked my hardest and was so disappointed I could only manage half of it. I am 209lbs and obviously not ready for Turbo…
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Sugar allowance very low?
Hello My allowance on here for sugar is 24g but nearly every day I go over with my choices. Today for instance I have had a banana which is 14g of sugar on it's own! Is it really bad to go over every day? Cheers
