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Female wanting to cut fat
Hi all I'm a 33 year old female wanting to start a cut. Current diet is around 1500 cals, and then 50/30/20 c/p/f on most days. I'm 5'3, I weigh 134 lbs, around 28% body fat (according to my scales). So looking to get to around 18-20%. My training is mostly weight training. Bench press is 40kg, squat 70kg and deadlift…
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Maintaining muscle in a deficit - 10x3 or 5x5?
Hi all. I am currently on a 9 week 'cut' for a holiday. Have been weight training for just over a year and don't want to lose any of my muscle. I am female, my bf is 25% and I'm hoping to get down to 20%. I've created a deficit of around 400-500 cals a day and have at least 1g of protein for every lb of body weight. I am…
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Liquid egg whites UK
Hi. I'm discovering lots of new recipes for egg whites (egg white and oatmeal pancakes yum yum!), but feel wasteful throwing away the yolks all the time. Not to mention it takes time to separate them. Has anyone found some good liquid egg whites in the uk? The two chicks one has some thickener added, so not so keen in…
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Fibre supplements - Pectin or Psyllium?
Hi. I'm considering getting a fibre supplement as I sometimes struggle to get enough (I aim for 25g daily). What is the difference between Pectin and Psyllium? And do they aid with fat loss when cutting?
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Compound weight lifting and hiit for fat loss
Hi all For a few months, I have been lifting weights and have become a lot stronger. Although I've seen subtle changes in shape, I don't seem to have shifted much fat. This is down to diet and the fact that I've done hardly any cardio. Weight training has been with an upper lower split, including compound and isolation…
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Whey and bcaa
Hi I currently use whey to supplement my diet. Train 3-4 times with heavy weights plus 1-2 hiit cardio sessions per week. My question is, would a bcaa supplement benefit fat loss? Or am I getting enough from the whey? I am in a caloric deficit and main goal is to cut fat and maintain muscle. When is best to take both…
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Fasted cardio
Hi. I've recently started weight training and eating a 40/30/30 diet and seeing good but slow results. I'm going on hols in 6 weeks and would really like to boost the fat loss in that time. Would fasted cardio be a good idea? If so, how long should it be for, would a 20min jog for example be sufficient or should it be more…
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Reducing starch while maintaining calories
Hi. I'm currently on. 40/30/30 diet and find it quite difficult to reach my protein goals as the only meat I eat is chicken, however I do manage this by using whey shakes when needed. Around 1300-1400 cals a day, weighing 126lb. I am going on hols in 6 weeks and would like to lose fat fast, around 7lbs. I've read that…
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Critique/help with protein please!
Hi all. I've been doing a 40/30/30 (ish) diet for a couple of weeks and am loving the fast results its bringing. I usually plan my meals every evening for the next day. The trouble I'm having is that I often 'run out' of carbs but still have around 200 cals and 20-30g of protein to play with. Now ordinarily for a snack, I…
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Womens health big book of exercises
Has anyone got this book, and is it any good? I'm thinking of getting it as an iBook for the ipad but not sure what the quality will be like on it.
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Help with macros and protein
Hi. I'm currently 129lbs female and have been stuck for a month or two, despite sticking to 1350 cals and exercising regularly. My aim is to lose 10lbs and get toned. I am 160cm tall. I then decided to look at my macros and realised that I was only getting around 10% protein! Way too many carbs. So I have switched it up a…
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Help with protein
Hi all. I've been on 1350 calls a day for a little while and unfortunately not losing weight despite working out hard around 3 times a week. I decided to take a look at my nutrition details and it looks as though I'm eating too many carbs and not enough protein (40g-ish). I don't eat a lot of meat - only chicken really.…
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Optimum calorie intake
Hi All I've been on the tesco diets 'Renew' plan for around 5 weeks on 1200 cals a day and lost around half a stone. I'm 129lbs, 160cm tall, and looking to lose maybe another 10lb, but my wieghtloss seems to have halted the last weeks or two despite me sticking to the diet and exercising. My exercise consists of one…
