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Beachbody? Turbo Fire?
Hello! Anyone else use Beachbody on Demand? I'm doing a 30 day free trial and can't decide if I like it. I own Turbo Jam and Charlene Extreme but just getting back into exercise and fancied mixing it up. I tried Turbo Fire yesterday - OMG!!! Any favourites (especially for an unfit overweight girl)? Jo
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Inaccurate Stair counts
My Fitbit One seems to be counting extra flights of stairs! It says I've done 12 flights today, and I know thats not true. I've done 3 or 4 at most. I've not hiked up any hills either! Any idea what might be happening? (I have used a lift several times for 4 or 5 floors!)
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Supplements
I've been thinking a lot about suppliments as I am worried I'm not getting the full spectrum of nutrition I need (and a big part of this journey is health as well as weight loss). It seems a lot of KETO blogs recomend a long list of suppliments (from general multi vitamins, through magnesium, pottasium, collagen etc etc)…
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Takeaways and Search Function
I am sure this question has been asked before - so I appologise, but I cannot find a group search function (please tell me where it is if I'm being stupid!) My question is about what to eat from a takeaway. I've been really good up to now, and prepared all my meals at home so I was in control. But today I have no choice. I…
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High Calorie Deficit
I initially started using MFP to track carbs rather than calories - but I cant help watching them! I'm getting large calorie deficits most days (especially if I exercise). Usually 500-1000. Sometimes I eat something for the sake of it to cut it down a bit. What about others? Do you worry about it? I'm never ever hungry,…
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Keto Inspired but Breastfeeding
Hi, just joined the group for some inspiration, ideas and motivation. I thrive on low carb, and the keto diet really appeals, but I am breastfeeding a toddler so not sure its a good idea to go too low at the moment. I had gestational diabetes whilst pregnant, and using low carb lost 3 stone whilst growing a very healthy…
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Food Ideas
I'm strugging with food today. I'm swinging from overwhelming nausea (but no sickness which makes it worse!), to ravenous hunger. But as soon as I look at any nice food - chickpea curry, lentil soup, scrambled eggs, salad, my nose turns up and all i can say is YUK! I'm desperate for a huge steak or even (shame of shame) a…
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Newly Pregnant and learning about my nutrition needs
Hi Everyone I've recently found out I'm pregnant - 6 weeks gone! I am starting out as obese (240lbs, 5ft 6) and whilst this is obviously far from ideal I'm determined to have the healthiest pregnancy possible! There is so much confusing information out there for obese mummy's to be, from gaining only a small amount, to…
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Keep missing my calcium target
Any ideas on how I can easily up my calcium intake without significantly increasing my diary intake? I have some yoghurt/milk/cheese most days and don't really want to increase these. I'm looking for healthy, calorie efficient, non dairy, ideas for calcium. I'm aiming to go OVER my RDA on calcium everyday as I'm pregnant…
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Not logging Hiking Days - Am I deluding myself?
Hi I want to know what people think. My husband and I are trekking the inca trail next year and have started hiking every weekend in preparation. I have an obsessive personality, and I do not want the hiking to become part of that - I want it to be nice time to spend together and enjoying the walking. On Saturday I did a…
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Back again. Looking for support
Hi I am back again, trying once more to get a grip of my weight. Many of those from my previous support group have deactivated their accounts (hopefully because they reached their goals) so I am looking for support. I am trying to eat healthy, and increase my exercise whilst training to trek the inca trail next year. My…
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Inca Inspiration!
Hi I am recently back on MFP after falling off both the diet and fitness wagon. Reason I fell off - pushing myself far too hard in far too many aspects of my life. I am back because I plan to trek the Inca trail in April next year. Therefore I must get fit again!! Walking will be my number one focus and with that in mind I…
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Made it to the Man Cave and then crumbled....
So as the gym was quite today i ventured into the 'Mave Cave' weights area, determined to try out proper barbell squats. I spotted and identified the smith machine (which from what I have read should be avoided). Then I saw the barbells - 3 different ones!! I had no idea which to use - one was very heavy and long, one was…
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Push - or another week of burn....
So I've sort of finished the Burn phase. I say sort of because I have not been very good at sticking rigidly to schedule (sometimes 2 or 3 days between each circuit) and last week I had to miss Circuit 3 as I was away from home. Today's workout was REALLY hard, and in one or two I have not managed to increase more than 1kg…
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Eating Out tonight - Help!
I have to eat out to night with work colleagues as I am away from home. Its unexpected and I desperately want to stick to my slimming world plan as I am in week 1!! I am on a Red day (although I have only had one of each HE so far, but the 1/3rd superfree at luch was fruit for pudding). I think I can manage main course by…
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Going to try slimming world
So I'm not losing weight. Which clearly means one or two things: 1) I'm underestimating how much I'm eating 2) I'm overestimating how much I'm burning - even though I wear a HRM that is set up correctly I'm very frustrated, and this reinforces my belief that I have the wrong type of personality to succeed with calorie…
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How can I step this up a notch?
I have exactly 6 weeks until my wedding party (got married abroad) and I want to achieve great results in this time. I am currently: eating the calories allocated by MFP to achieve alb a week weight loss. Plus most of my exercise calories (using a HRM, but I try and allow a bit of room for overestimating of the burn).…
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What is the difference between Deltoid and Lateral Raise
Hi I have my chalean extreme burn circuit 3 today. I still don't understand the difference between these 2 exercises - they look the same on the video and I'm confused. Can anyone help? Thanks Jodye
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"Fair Play. You Don't Train like a Girl"
Thats what a trainer in the gym told me today! I was doing burn circuit 1 in the gym today, with my little book and the trainer was watching me (que me feeling self conscious!) Then he came over and started looking through my book at the exercises (I've photocopied each exercise and stuck it in a small handheld notebook).…
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Chalean at the Gym
Hi I've just joined a gym. Why? Because I can;t afford a PT anymore and I was borrowing her weights to do Chalean with! Its a budget gym, so much cheaper than buying the weights I need short term (need the cash to pay off the credit card after the wedding) I posted on the forum asking for tips of what to do in the gym, but…
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I joined a gym!
So I decided to join a gym - having previously used a personal trainer at home. Would have loved to keep doing that but can't afford it at the moment. I have my induction later today and they are going to set me up a programme. I'm guessing it will be a pretty bog standard 'run for 20 mins, and then do 3 sets of 15 of each…
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Hybrids
Hi I've read about the hybrid schedules and I'm interested - what are the benefits? Do you get faster results? I'm intrigued.... I am exactly one month to my wedding and want a final boost! I am doing CHX but wondering if I should try a hybrid. (My friend has turbo jam/fire which she can lend me) Jodye
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PMS - Does anyone else get it bad?
Sorry if this is in the wrong group. But its not really weight loss related, so hoped it fit in with support. I get extremely bad PMS these days - I cry at ANYTHING and generally feel I cannot cope with the world. I also find myself creating whole fictional arguments with those I love in my head as I convince myself…
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One last week!
So I have one week left until the wedding, obviously not looking to loose a shed load of weight, but want one final push. I'm going to concentrate on eating clean (then skin will also look good!) but exercise wise what would be best to concentrate on? Cardio? Weights? Both? I just want to feel like I've done everything I…
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Ladies Lifting Weights
Hi I recently read this article and enjoyed it. I wondered what others thought of the tips in here - is this what you would recommend? http://crissgetsfit.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/ladies-lifting-weights-get-strong-not-toned/ Jodye
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Please help me set new Aims and Goals!
Hi I am trying to lose weight for the long term - and I still have a lot of weight to lose (another 3 stone). BUT I am getting married in Feb and my dress has arrived, so I need to stay the size i am now for a while. I am not very happy about this, but I've lost as much weight as my dress can really take, even with…
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Heart Rate workout
Hi Can anyone recommend a good resource for learning about heart rate training? (Which I will use mainly with walking/joggin or other exercise that needs little equipment - open to ideas here too!). I have tried googling, but there is a lot of conflicting information, and being new to it I'm not sure what to believe! I…
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HOTEL ROOM WORKOUT?
Hoping someone here can help me. I have to go away for work most of the week, staying in a hotel with no gym or pool, and likely to get back to the hotel every night after dark (so not wanting to go out for a walk/run in a strange area). So, without any equipment to speak of, what can I do? My food will be hard to stick…
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A few personal victories!
Hi So I'm pleased with the way the scales are going, but today marks 4 weeks since starting exercising, and so I have been measured. I've lost: Waist - 5cm Hips - 3.5cm Biceps - 2.5 cm per arm! Body fat % down 1% I am sooooo happy with this progress. Much better than scale results. And as if that is not enough, work is my…
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Another Newbie!
Hi I'm new to the site, but not to dieting!! So a little bit about me.... Having spent 2 years (on and off) on slimming world and ending up with a net loss of about 1 stone (I fell off the wagon a lot and it did not help my health) I'm now getting married so its time to kick this fat for good. I have a couple of goals but…
