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So bloated all the time!
Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help with bloating? I seem to get bloated after every single meal, no matter what I eat or how much I eat. And if it's a bigger meal like dinner (I don't eat huge amounts!) I look pregnant! Over the past couple of weeks I've made a few changes, drinking more water,…
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When to start maintaining?
Hi everyone I am close to my goal weight and was wondering the best time to start maintaining? I actually reached my goal weight before Christmas but put some weight back on over the festive period! I now have about 3lbs to go to my goal weight which is 116lbs. I was reading that you should allow yourself a 5lb fluctuation…
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Advice on a fitness program for lean-ish female?!
Hi everyone thanks for taking the time to read my post :) Ok, so I'm looking for advice on a fitness program, more so how often I should be working out and on what. I've been doing this for about 7 months now, but just been doing whatever I have time for and whatever I feel like (the time I have available to workout is…
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Heavy lifting at home workout for 'beginner' woman?
Hi all, thought I'd pick your brains and look for some suggestions... I want to start doing some heavy lifting at home and am looking for some good suggestions on a workout routine. I have a barbell and two dumbell bars all with removable weights (and plenty of weights to make it heavy!). I don't have a bench. I'm looking…
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Strength Exercise ''Days''
With regards to strength training, is it better to work a bit of everything every time I do it, or is it more beneficial to have a leg day/arm day/back day/abs day etc? Or does it make no difference? Thanks :)
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Easy recipes for baking with protein powder anyone?
Hi all :) I want to start to try baking with my protein powder, does anyone have any simple sweet recipes that don't take loads of wierd ingredients? I don't like nuts or peanut butter and a lot I've seen contain this so any recipes without would be great. And if they are low cal and carb too thats even better!! Thanks!
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Trying to hit macro targets, which are most important?
I've been watching my calories for a long time and have got this down to a fine art now, but watching the rest of my macros is a new thing to me and I'm still learning. I've currently upped my protein and am working hard to get to my target every day, although often I fall a little short. I'm not massively watching my…
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any skinny fat girls in the UK?
Hi everyone, just wondered if there were any UK skinny fat girls on here? I'm on a mission to get fit, get healthy and get toned, and to make some real life style changed that I can really stick to. :)
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body fat calculator
Can anyone recommend a good online body fat calculator? Thanks
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Best whey protein powder in the UK?
So after my last thread about how to get more protein in me, even though I'm not a fan of milkshakes, I am seriously considering just trying some whey protein powder and seeing how I get on with it. But there are so many! So I was wondering, for those of you in the UK, which do you think is the best? In regards to taste…
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Building muscle at home?
Hi I try and do ''toning'' exercises at home at least a 3 times a week (usually when I can't get to the gym because of kids etc), I do variations of things like crunches, squats, press ups etc etc. I usually spend about 20 mins doing this. Will this be building muscle? I'm not talking building big muscles, but is it…
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Healthy ways to get more protein?
I'm trying to up my protein quite significantly, and wondered if anyone had any tips or ideas of healthy ways to do this? Without adding too many calories. I want to avoid powders/shakes. Although I am open to the idea of protein bars (if anyone can recommend some nice ones available in the UK) Thanks :)
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Extra exercise and Insanity??
Hi! :) I'm going to be starting Insanity soon, if anyone has any hints or tips or general words of advice it would be fab thanks, me and my hubby are doing it to loose body fat and get toned and fit rather than loose weight. One question I do have is though, is, what are the thoughts on doing extra exercise whilst…
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Insanity Diet Plan Tips??
Hi everyone Me and my husband are going to be starting the Insanity work out soon and I was wondering if anyone had any hints and tips for the diet plan. Both me and my hubby don't want to particularly loose weight, but just loose a bit of body fat so we can be really toned and see it. So if anyone has any hints or tips or…
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tips for loosing water...?
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any tips for loosing some excess water. I go on holiday on Saturday morning and although I'm aware there is not much left I can do diet/exercise wise to change things before I go (I'm still carrying on with my diet and exercise routine), I could do with loosing some water I'm…
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Looking for a toning up friend, anyone out there? :)
Hi all, I was wondering if there was anyone out there in the UK that is like me and would like to be my friend and help each other along?? Im not wanting to loose massive amounts of weight, but actually I just want to loose some body fat and tone up and get nice and lean. If I loose a bit of weight in the process thats…
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Can anyone recommend...
Hi everyone, I'm re-starting my diet/fitness after falling off it for quite a while! Anyway, I want to work out how many calories I use on an average day (before exercise). MFP has put me at 1770, but I think this is too little and I'd like to work out an acurate amount. I looked at buying a heart rate monitor but read…
