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Anyone from South Africa?
Hi all, I'm wanting to know if anyone here is from South Africa? or has lived there? Have a few questions about the country since I'm going for my honeymoon and would love any thoughts!
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Best online workouts
Hi all, I'm about 8-10 lbs (4-5 kgs) overweight & I've been trying hard to lose weight in the last 2 months. My weight loss has been slow (about 3 kgs down in the last 2.5 months, so I would really appreciate your help with this. I do a lot of online workouts (popsugar, Blogilates, jillian Michaels). Are there any other…
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Swimming question & general advice :)
Hi all, I'm looking to lose about 12-13 pounds in about 6 months. The thing is that I don't enjoy gyms at all and I'm trying to watch what I eat as well. I just got membership to a pool next door, and want to start swimming regularly. Is Swimming a good exercise? How much should I do daily or a few times a week? I was…
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Starting my journey again!
Hi all, I've been using MFP (inactively) for a few years now, and the first time round I lost almost 20 lbs. I didn't manage this loss well and put half of it back on in a years time :( Now, I'm getting married later this year and I want to be fitter than ever since I've also been diagnosed with PCOS again (due to weight…
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Breakup of the 1200! Help!
Hi all! I just put in my goals etc and I'm supposed to eat 1200 Cals a day. My BMR is approximate 1250 and TDEE - 1750. I just wanted to know, in the 1200, how am I supposed to break up the calories? As in, how much of it should be fat/protein/etc? I'm trying to get healthier and lose about 20 LBS so really appreciate your…
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Hello again! Restarting this journey..
Hi everyone, I hope you are good :) I've been on MFP for a few years now and the last time was on it (3 years back!), it was super helpful and really helped me with my weight loss goals. Fast forward a couple years - I moved to a new place, started a new job and just generally lost track of my goals. I ended up gaining…
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Half Marathon - 1st time ever - tips :)
Hi everyone, I have been on MFP since the past 2 years and have been good and bad about logging/exercising, but from leading a horrible lifestyle, I've pushed myself to exercise and get better. Last month, I signed up for my first ever half marathon. The longest I've ever run (once) is 10k, but I wanted to push myself and…
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Weight Training Questions. Please advice.
Hi everyone, I had a few questions about weight training. Here are some of the things I was wondering about- 1. Should weight training be done after or before cardio? 2. I normally do a one hour cardio class after which I lift free weights for about 20 minutes. I'm not sure of how long my breaks should be between reps. For…
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So sick of it!! Plateau help!
I'm been stuck on a plateau since the past 2-3 weeks. I haven't lost any weight, and I've been working my hardest. It's so demotivating. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong? I'm drinking lots of water, working out 4-5 times a week, and eating about 1300-1500 calories a day. ANY advice is helpful!
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Please help!
Hey, I've been using MFP since the past few months, but haven't been regular in the last2 months (was away on Summer vacation). My goal weight loss was about 10 kgs. (22 lbs). Out of which, I lost about 11 lbs. I still have about 10 more to go before I reach my goal weight. I'm 5'1 and weight about 130 lbs. I work out…
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So demotivated :(
Hello everyone, I joined MFP about 4 months ago. I loved the site and it really helped me lose about 4 kgs. I logged in daily, and exercised atleast 4 times a week. My goal weight loss is about 10 kgs (approx 20 pounds). But since the past 3 weeks I just lost motivation, stopped exercising, and returned to my old eating…
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Getting frustrated and losing motivation.. :( help
Hey everyone, So I've been very regular with tracking my food, working out at least 4-5 times a week and killing myself for that 1-1.5 hours in the gym doing Body pump classes, Kickboxing, and step. I did lose about 3.5 kgs (approx 7 pounds) and that's it. Since the past 3-3.5 weeks there has been absolutely NO weight…
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How the hell? Please read!
So I weighed myself this morning and I PUT ON about 2 pounds. I've been working out every day of the week and have stayed under my 1200 calorie limit. Am I gaining muscle? or has my body got used to my workout and is not just not losing any weight? I don't think I've reached the plateau yet since I've only been working out…
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What is a good amount of Cardio?
Hello everyone, I was just thinking about this and thought I'd post it here. How much cardio do you guys normally do? and what is a good amount? Someone at my gym told me that it's only after the first 30 minutes of running/walking, does the "fat" begin to burn. Is this true? I normally just do a cardio class like…
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sick of belly fat!
I'm just getting very frustrated with not being able to lose my belly quick enough even though I've lost about 4 kgs (approx 9 pounds) overall. I'm doing crunches and ab exercises for about 10 minutes a day. Should I increase it? any recommendations on a great tummy workout? Thanks in advance :)
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Very confused. Please help!
Hey everyone, I just read somewhere, that in my fitness goals where they ask me how much I plan to exercise a day, I entered 6 days a week for about an hour each. I read that since I've already added this, I don't need to enter my workout on my dairy each day. I was under the impression that I need to log in my workout…
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Quick Question
Hey everyone, I'm just starting to track my calorie count as per my regular intake (1200 calories). The thing is, when I exercise, about an hour and burn about 400 calories, the app shows that I can consume more calories on that day. How does that work? I mean, if I can eat to make up the calories I lost during my workout,…
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Hello everyone :)
Hey everyone, I'm new here. I've read about this app/site a lot of times and thought I'd join. I'm 24, and all my life I've been at least 10 pounds overweight. Last week, I weighed myself and I'm about 20 pounds overweight :( ( I was really discouraged, since I've always had body/self esteem issues, but I went and joined a…
