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How do you assess your target weight?
When i first started dieting i was 84kg and i went to a dietician who advised me i should be 68kg. İ worked hard and got to that weight within 4 months of dieting and working hard in the gym(thanks to this site). When i got to the goal i was told by everyone i looked ill and i must admit i felt 'skinny' and even a doctor…
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getting technical--HR math to give callory burnt
İ was wondering if anyone knows the maths to sort out how many callories are being burnt per hour while training my bmr is about 1700 a day--there must be some logical math. İ am 74kgs and my at rest heart rate is 60--im 48 and the machines during exercise recommend i keep my hr at 138 to 144--which i do---today i did 90…
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reached my goal last june and told i was too 'thin'!
İn April of last year i saw a dietician who did a scan of my body and was assessed that my ideal weight would be 70kg(154lbs) -i reached that weight by June by exercising regualrly and following a healthy diet and cutting out booze.--My wife was not happy because she said i was too thin!--My mother in law who was a doctor…
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Spring has sprung me back into action!
Yes another guilty soul returning to admit that i left the fold and have put on weight. i stopped dieting last summer'10 due to prolonged holidays and then a busy winter schedule. i am now 8lbs over what i consider my ideal weight so here we go again! -i have fired up the gym and started reducing my intake as of today!
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Heart Rate Monitor--40bpm
İs it likely that my resting heart rate is 40bpm?? when i first bought my HRM i set the rest rate as 70bpm but now i seem to be resting at 40bpm now. For some reason i am burning calories at nearly 100 cals per hour when i am resting with the setting at 70bpm-which to me seems a hgh rate?? --its a rather complicated…
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Museli calories?
My wife buys nestle museli and for the life of me i cant see the calories count and diet details on the packet!! i eat a normal portion but it seems very sweet and looking at simular brands on the site it looks like it is 'laden' with cals!--it lasts me through to lunch in the mid afternoon which in turn lasts til a light…
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any advice for a naive cardio fan
i prefer cardio at the gym to weights but i mix the 2---last time i got to my goal weight i was awfully thin and devoid of strenght to do the weights--i went from about 85kgs down to 69kgs in 3 months combining a calorie controlled diet with lots of cardio and some low repetative weights--after a good holiday i bounced…
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Am i a dieter or a keep fit case?
i have just about got to my goal weight thanks to this site--i am 47years old -5ft 9 and weigh 73kgs-160lbs--i went down to 152lbs but looked too thin--i am happy with my size now and get lots of positive feed back from colleagues--even my wife who hated how i looked at 152lbs etc.- -i belong to a gym and recently due to…
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body composition -fixing the goal weight
İ acheived my goal weight of about 70kgs back at the end of June but got lots of negative coments about how thin i looked and almost ill. The target was set by a dietician and was based on my frame and muscle mass being average for a 47 year old. Since then i have put on about 5kgs and people still think i look thin but in…
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in a quantry--hit my target and regained!
Back on the 30th june i hit my target weight of 69kg(152lbs) set by a dietician and the same weight i was 13 years ago when i was 34-i started to draw lots of negative comments from friends and family because everyone thought i looked older and 'unwell'--my neck had become scawny!--i went on my long summer holidays and…
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tattoos and possible weight regain!
someone asked about what happens to tattoos when you lose weight but i am wondering what happens to a tattoo you get when you are thin and heaven forbid ever gain weight--i am considering one as a reward for getting to my target weight--must add i am 47 and wonder if old skin is 'nice' with new tats--my wife loves tattoos…
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İs there a natural weight?
İ am down to the target weight a dietrician set me at the beginning of my dieting--i was 80kg and she scanned me with her computer and it set 70kgs as my goal---its lean weight plus 17pc---i can acheive lower but as soon as i take my foot off the peddle i settle back to this 70kg weight and dont have trouble keeping it--is…
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heart rate monitors--how do they help??
i have got to the goal weight but i am considering getting a HRM because they 'seem' to be highly recommended--How would they help me in my fitness quest--i am aiming now to gain more muscle than lose weight with excessive cardio.--can anyone tell me which model of polar would be suitable for my aims?
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offered polar ft11 for 120 dollars!!
İ live in Turkey and HRM are not a normal product to get hold of--yesterday i was offered an ' 11 for 120 dollars and i was wondering what useful features this model has and whether the price is 'expensive'as background i have got to my goal weight and have been told i do too much cardio by my instructor--i started trying…
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natural sugar and fat -how do i deal?
i eat quite a bit of fruit and nuts in my diet which always pushes my fat and sugar totals over the recommended levels--should i ignore them because they are natural products not processed or saturated fats--i eat almonds which are suspose to be a healthy nut!
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confused as to where i go now?
Firstly, i will set out by saying i am 47 and of average muscle mass.Yesterday i reached my optimum weight according to the dietician at my gym- lean mass plus 17pc fat, a bmi of about 23 but my wife says i am too skinny and need to build some muscle. İ am a teacher and have quite a sedantry lifestyle outside the gym…
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reached goal weight and wondering what to do now?
i am about 2lbs over my goal weight but well within a healthy place on my bmi(23) --i am enjoying keeping within my dieting regime and eating very healthily--the cals i have are aiming me towards losing a lb a week so not too severe. i dont want to go onto maintenance cals because it basically means i can eat anything…
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strength training-whats the point?
i am dieting to lose weight and as a part of my program at the gym i do weights but sense i am just getting thinner and not gaining any muscles because of the limitations of protein intake. it seems motivationally defeating to do the weights while i am dieting. i am well in my healthy weight bmi range and about 1,5kgs away…
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what are the signs of a good or improved BMR?
İ got my BMR read at the beginning of my diet and was wondering what the signs of improvement or no change would be? i have lost nearly 30 lbs since i set out so in theory it must have gone down--it was average when i started for my age and size.
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what are the physical signs of 'starvation' mode?
İ struggle to reach my calorie targets on a regular basis although i am getting better and was wondeing what the signs of starvation are? i am suffering days when i dont go to the toilet but dont feel constipated--is this a sign?
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Temperature and metabolic rate
İ read somewhere on a link i got here that a person's metabolic rate goes up 10pc for each 1 degree in body temperature. i live in a country where temperatures are very hot in the summer and was wondering when this comes into the equation or is it just when you are unwell??--its 38 degrees here at the moment!!
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help,,,,my weight loss diet has gone too far!!!
i have lost all my fat and a lot of muscle due to dieting too quickly and now i need to build some muscle (avoiding fat)--people are thinking i am very ill who havent seen me in a while!!
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what beans are baked beans?
i live abroad and my wife cooks with a lot of pulses and i am searching for the bean that is used in the making of baked beans and their calorific values--she makes them just in tomato based water--not as thick as sauce and with no sugar added--i can see white pea beans on the system but cant imagine that kind of calories…
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just listening to the radio--a report today in the uk says..
15 to 20 percent of all calories for typical people are eaten as snacks ---soon mounts up! İ am on a no snack wednesday but was thinking of making it a twice weekly event supported on here!
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waist to hip measurement-percentage going up
i was set a measurement to get to with my dietician -when i started it was ,93(waist divided by hip-to get a ratio)--i started here and my ratio had gone down to ,92 but now i have gone up to ,97 because my hips have reduced by 2 inches and my stomach stayed the same--do i need to keep going with the same exercise or is…
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what is a good BMi number to aim for?
İ am your typical English middleaged male--i go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and intend to continue because i enjoy the feeling but i dont want to be a superman with bulging muscles-i want to be toned. My BMi is 23,6 and i was wondering when i can take the foot off the gas concerning my dieting--i want to start tonning…
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bad mood and my diet
i am constantly battling to get near my calorie count for the day--i dont eat enough but i dont feel hungry, however, i feel myself becoming very snappy and moody with my teenage daughter(and wife). İf they do anything wrong i get extremely wound up and this is causing arguements between my wife and i. İ seem to eat plenty…
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i love my cuppa!!!
i am looking for a bit of confirmation and info about the act of drinking tea at meals, i have heard before that drinking tea with meals washes the goodness of whatever i have eaten away-mostly the iron! İs this true and if so how long should i wait before having a cuppa after consuming a meal?
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bmi site for English comparative??
İ have seen a site on the net that does a percentile comparative for people's bmi and age---however it was for American citizens so does anyone know a site that does the same for uk people?
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adding the strength training calories
Excuse my stupidity but its my age! when i completed my exercise settings i failed to realise i had to facilitate adding my strength training to the calorie count. i keep the progress log but i dont know how to add the calories to the overall allowance. so please could someone explain in simple terms the process--dang…
