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Jillian Michaels - adaptable?
Hi I see alot of posts mentioning Jillian Michaels videos,30 day shred etc.. I wonder as its video and not like wii where you have to move on board or with remote a certain way for it to register - if any of it is adaptable from a wheelchair? eg I looked on amazon reviews and noticed some mentioned weights/hand weights...…
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The Food Hospital (UK TV)
Is anyone else watching 'The Food Hospital' on channel 4? They have some trials that public can join and also showing how food can help with different conditions. http://foodhospital.channel4.com/
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lost inches.. gained water weight???
can someone explain how its possible to lose inches and gain weight at same time? I put on 2lbs overnight which I know is cos of yesterday eating chocolate, crisps and 2 regular tortilla wraps (usually have gluten free) and its probably only water weight but how can my waist measure 1 " smaller and my tummy (also 1"…
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what should my body fat be?
I'm 5 ft 3 and half and currently down to 11st 3 (on digital scales) On my body fat scales though it always weighs me lighter I got 10 st 8 the other day and my body fat was 32.2%. I'm not sure if that means that's what it is now or what it will be when I actually get to 10st 8 on the digital ones? (which are the most…
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Eating with a cold
I woke up full of cold today.. my mum always used to say 'feed a cold, starve a fever'.. (think I've got that right way around) , but its my weigh-in tomorrow so supposed to be in minimum cals, no carbs and loads of water so I'm at lightest for tomorrow. what foods are meant to be good for colds that are low carb which…
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Muscles or not?
I want to lose weight and get down to around 9 -9st 7 which is healthy for my height (5ft 3 and half) and which I was previously many years ago. (currently at 11st 5 with monthly bloat) Some people say they lose faster with diet alone cos they aren't building muscle at same time, but end up 'skinny fat' and after seeing…
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showing ticker in posts?
Not sure here this goes.. so apologies if its in wrong forum. I noticed when other people post they have ticker showing and text under like mini goals etc? how do I do that please?
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Hormones and Weigh loss in women 40+
I was just wondering if hormones would change before our actual menopause and if this would affect weight loss? I've always had really heavy periods with bleeding for the entire week and the first two days with severe stomach cramps and back pain which are usually spent sandwiched between hot water bottles laid on sofa!…
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Burn more calories cold?
I'm really feeling winter today.. my hands are blue and feel cold.. as can't exercise at minute to warm up due to leg injury.. I was wondering if I would burn more calories whilst I'm cold from just my body trying to keep temp up? How many cals an hour do we burn keeping warm? I can't remember if it was 400 or 600cals an…
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how can I make swelling go down faster?
I injured leg last week by staying on passive trainer bike (has motor that pedals legs for me) after legs had gone into spasm.. thinking I'd be burning extra calories from pedalling whilst legs were shaking too.. it swelled up a back.. I rested few days and thought it be ok as long as didn't go back on bike... done 2 x 2hr…
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water healing muscles?
Does anyone know the scientific explanation of why our bodies hold onto water to heal muscles after we do a new or more intense routine, or get an injury? My weight used to fluctuate by 3-5lbs a day until I went low carb then it only went up 1 lb a day and another pound next day if still hadn't been to loo, but then went…
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ideas for healthy high cal snacks needed please?
Since going gluten free/low carb and also limiting rice and potatoes I'm struggling to make at least 1200 cals. I end up adding a choc bar or packet of crisps or something which kind of defeats the object of healthy eating! I know nuts are high cal and considered healthy but have severe nut allergies so they are out. so I…
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where am I going wrong?
Hi I'm 42 and currently stuck at 160 lbs, I have lost 15 lbs since june but weight loss has been slow. I have medical complications - underactive thyroid from birth (never worked) on 300mcg daily also on anti-histamine to reduce severe allergic reactions to stuff (even things I have eaten before) I've survived full…
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pittas sticking together
Any tips for cutting into pitta's and stopping them sticking together in middle and ends? I got some gluten free ones but they were a tatty mess by time I'd tried to cut one open!
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Heart Rate Monitors
I'm seeing alot about heart rate monitors and chest straps to work out calories consumed during day. If its measuring your heartbeat it will still work if your sat down? (after all your heart doesn't stop when you sit down!) I'm wheelchair user and wondering if they would work for me to count cals when I'm on passive…
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logging food on here
I find it really frustrating logging food on here cos of the way the custom foods works. I can't understand why it won't let me put the exact grams of the item .. for example I wanted to log 36g of baby leaf greens.. it wont accept it as a serving it has to be 1/2 a cup cooked or something which is less accurate than an…
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Any other wheelchair users here trying to lose weight?
Just wondered if there are any other wheelchair users on here who are trying to lose their tummy? I think this develops cos muscles don't get used when full time chair user and not standing & walking anywhere everyday. My arms are thin.. probably from self propelling.. 4 hours around a shopping centre even flat will burn…
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can't exercise for week.. any diet tips?
I've injured left leg and arm and will be unable to exercise for a week. Usually I exercise everyday so I burn what I eat.. I'm worried about not losing anything or putting more on.. any diet tips for if was losing from diet alone?.. I've already gone gluten free/low carb. Should I go with smaller snacks than 3 meals about…
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What exactly is 'clean eating'?
I've seen this mentioned a few times but not sure what kinds of foods it refers to exactly.. is it just not eating processed and junk foods or is there more to it?
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burn calories without sweating?
I have underactive thyroid and don't seem to sweat when I exercise unless I take Capsiplex and wear a bin liner and sauna belt around my belt and do it first thing in morning before food (like 5am). I've tried same routine with same conditions in afternoon and evening and don't sweat. Today my Zaggora hot pants and sweat…
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Stops and Starts
Does anyone else lose for 1 weeks or 2 then get stuck then find a way to reboot weight loss.. works for couple of weeks then back to stuck again? I've tried a variety of things and they don't seem to last more than a few weeks, recently went gluten free 5lbs loss first week 3 lb second then nothing. .. I'm trying a carb…
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SITE SEARCH & ZAGGORA HOT PANTS?
Does anyone know if there is a search thing for this site? I was trying to find my post in the topic about Zaggora hot pants and sizes, as I wanted to ask people who had bought them if they had lost loads yet? Was thinking of getting some.
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scared to get back on scales!
Last month when I first dropped from 12st 7 to 11st 10... i was delighted then monthlies came and 6lb water went back on... after they ended was when I founded I could get in my size 16's and had lost 8" off tummy and 4 " off waist so I felt sure that I must be even less than 11st 10 now the water had gone off.... when I…
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which number do I follow again?
I'm getting confused about which number I should follow if I exercise? My daily summary box reads: goal 1200, food 216 (just had oats for breakfast so far), exercise -578 (did early morning workout from 5.30am before eating), net -362..... then on top 1562 calories remaining. I thought I had to follow the net number so eat…
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Wheat free or carb free breakfast ideas?
I'm starting over with my diet as it doesn't seem to be changing much (my weight i mean not my diet!) I didn't eat loads of packaged high salt, junk food etc anyway. The only thing I can think of now is carbs after reading about effects of hormones after 40 and also been reading about people who who went carb free with…
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Anyone tried The Acai Berry and colon cleanse?
I got these off ebay.. but not having much luck.. First time I took them was fien, next morning when colon cleanse made me go to loo I was really hot and prickly sensation my neck was bright red and started getting rash on arms.. i went to bathroom twice.. I took 2 anti-histamines and the rash went within an hour. Now I…
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1 lb a week or 2?
Do people have more success when they choose 1lb a week or 2? 2lb is limiting me to 1200 and I don't seem to be losing weight on it. just the same water weight going up and down... would I be more successful setting a 1lb loss.. and might this result in more than a 1 lb loss if its turns out to be the right amount of cals…
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Nothings working!
I've tried just about everything even the acai berry and colon cleanse that bunged me up for 2 days so took Dulcolax.. spent hour and half going back and forth to loo this morning and when got on scales was only 11st 9 I was thrilled... I should have got straight on wii to record it but as it was only 1.30am and I hadn't…
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what is 'clean eating? '
I take it there's more to it than just not making a mess when you eat dinner? :ohwell: Can someone explain what it means please?
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food logging
I had 50g of egg mayo on my toast so started a new food called 50g egg mayo... the serving size of course was 50g, but it won't accept it, it wants me to write half a cup cooked or something?.. no idea how to do fractions on my mac keyboard anyway and it wasn't half a cup cooked! Why can't I add the exact weight I used?…
