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Getting back on it after gaining it back and more
So! Last year I was doing fairly well losing weight... not quickly but definitely improving. I went down from 11st 2 (I think?) to 10st 4 from July to September. In September, I got a heavy cold/flu, that floored me for four days and left me with a cough. The cough did not go. Every time I exercised, I started coughing. In…
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Body fat scales
So there's one of those height/weight/body fat machines in the local pharmacy. I've used it once before about seven weeks ago out of curiosity, and today I used it again. It came out as 27.5% Apparently my body fat percentage has dropped from the previous measurement by 11.2%. :laugh: So, in a fit of curiosity, boredom,…
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Plank challenge - bleeding elbow!
I've been doing the 30 Day Plank Challenge. It seemed like a better idea on day 1. :huh: Somehow or other, I've ended up with a carpet burn on my elbow in the process. I just tried to do it again, and it started bleeding. Again. If I do a plank on my hands instead of my elbows.... how different is that, really? Would it…
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Ratatouille!
Just made myself a massive pan of ratatouille. I loooove ratatouille, but I haven't bothered cooking it in about four years because of living with a guy who hates both aubergine and courgettes (okay, eggplant and zucchini, translated to American). Lost track of the weights while cooking so I've had to use estimates,…
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Boot camp holidays in the UK?
Hello all, I am a stressed bunny lately. I have a lot on. I'm not going to go in to it all here, but I'm likely to have a gap in my schedule soon and I really quite intensely need a break, away from everything and everyone. So, I've been wondering about boot-camp breaks. Because then I get away, I have something to do, I…
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Kitchen pottering and keeping calories low
This whole thing about how cooking from scratch is best... I'm kinda struggling with it. I like to cook, but my way of cooking tends to be a bit 'oh hey, this needs using, I'll throw this in' *have a taste* 'i'll add more veg coz veg is healthy' 'hmm, veg is burning, maybe a bit more oil' *cook cook cook serve* 'Hey, this…
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Off day, or something else?
Every Sunday morning, I go to a Body Balance class and then go work out in the gym afterwards - it's my favourite time of the week to be working out, coz I feel great after the Body Balance class which is really relaxing. This week, I've had a very stressful week, skipped the gym on Friday due to my grandma's op - I was…
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Getting caught out with emotional eating
Jeeeeez I had no idea I was as bad as I am for emotional eating until this past week. I honestly just tried to sit down with a healthy bowl of soup.... and suddenly ran out of bread. NINE SLICES. I have eaten nine slices of low GI bread with my soup, and I didn't even notice. Two more days until my grandma's surgery. I…
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Emotional eating & stressful life situations
Hello all, [**whine whine whine*] [**more whining**] [please delete]
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Calories when cooking with wine?
This is just idle curiosity, but hey, I'll ask it anyway.... When you cook with wine, does reducing off the wine in a sauce change the calorie count in any way? Because, you know, the alcohol is supposed to evaporate off, and that's supposed to be the most calorific part. If you cook with wine, do you go ahead and count…
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Push-ups... help please!
Hi all, I really need to build strength in my arms and shoulders. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do a push-up. I've tried doing it in full plank, I've tried it from my knees... the only way I've managed to do it with proper form is against the kitchen counter. I usually do 20 at a time against the kitchen…
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Ideas for using up kale?
Hi all, I've got a bag of curly kale in my fridge that's needing used up, does anyone have any tasty ideas for using up a whole lot of kale? Thanks!
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Going overboard on 'healthy' snacks
I've been struggling with snacking at work... I posted earlier, as I'm a temp worker I'm really struggling to refuse offers of sweets, cakes, biscuits, tea etc. So, I thought, hey. Nakd bars are on offer just now at Tesco. I'll stack up on them because they're made of things like dates, cashews and raisins and have a thing…
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This is where you report for generalised tantrums, yes?
Somebody once said in one of those cheesy gifs that you never regret going to work out and they were wrong. Ugh. Finished work at 5, my mum phoned right when I finished to say 'hey I'm in town, I'll come round', I said I was going to go to the gym so we went for coffee instead... left me 5 mins to get in the house, feed…
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Navigating office politics and snack food
I'm currently doing temp work, having taken paid exit from a job I'd been in for years earlier in the year... been working in the same office but my hours are hit and miss, but that's okay for now. But the SNACKS! D: D: I'm constantly being offered coffee, tea, home-baked brownies, cakes, biscuits... I can say no to an…
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Non-dairy alternatives to fat-free Greek yoghurt?
I've been trying hard to settle on healthy breakfasts while trying to lose weight & increase the amount of protein I take in. My favourite breakfast is fat-free Greek yoghurt and fruit... (100g yoghurt, 80g each of two fruits) good in nutrients, high protein from the yoghurt, doesn't take carbs away from my dinner,…
