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Not feeling hungry?!
I'm experiencing something pretty strange. For the last few days, I just haven't been hungry. Yesterday I got up and went for an 8 mile run and then had some eggs and grilled ham, and then at 11pm I realised I hadn't had any lunch/dinner and wasn't even hungry for any. I eventually ate some cucumber and humous but it felt…
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Entering a race on your own?
A few months ago, myself and some of my co-workers decided we'd enter a 10K run/military assault course thing that is happening in October (a bit like a mini Tough Mudder!). At that point I couldn't run any real distance so added running into my exercise program - I completed the Couch to 5K and then another program - and…
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Adding Supplements?
My weight loss has ground to a halt so I've been speaking to a personal trainer and he's recommending I add what seems like an awful lot of supplements to my diet. He's suggesting whey shakes (up to 5 a day), a 'greens' drink, a zinc supplement, a vitamin D supplement, a mineral supplement and fish oil capsules. He's also…
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How quickly will muscle add weight?
I've been back on the diet wagon since New Year and it was going well. About 1200 calories a day and mixing up my exercising, getting in 4-5 workouts a week. I've been losing about 1-2lbs a week but then within a day or two my weight shot up by about 5lbs. I figured it could be water/scale error/similar but I've been stuck…
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Working out when you're still sore from the last time?!
I used to do a mix of cardio and strength training, (but mostly strength training - Body Pump classes etc) about 5 times a week but went a few months without doing any when my gym membership had expired. Now that I'm getting back into the swing of things, I'm finding myself very stiff/sore/weak the day after each class.…
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How long should a plateau last? :(
Started trying to lose weight seriously again about 3 months ago, looking to lose about 3 stone altogether. I lost a stone in the first 6-8 weeks with a lot of hard work but now everything has ground to a halt :( For the last month or so now, I've been stuck at the same weight - the scales sometimes show a loss of 1lb.…
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Stretchmarks from LOSING weight?
I've lost nearly a stone so far and tonight I noticed I have some faint stretchmarks on my love handles and thighs. Is it possible ot get stretch marks from losing weight?! Or have they been there all along and I've never noticed?
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Body fat percentage gone up?
When I joined the gym two weeks ago they weighed me, measured me and took my body fat percentage. I've been doing 1.5 - 2 hours in the gym every day and have been eating really healthily. Today they did it again and I've lost weight but my body fat percentage has gone UP by 2%. How is that possible?? Feeling really…
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Drinking on a night out
What are the "best" alcoholic drinks to drink when you're on a diet? Tomorrow night is my best friend's birthday and we're all going out for drinks and to a nightclub. I know vodka is quite low cal but I hate the taste - at parties I drink it with diet cherryade but I doubt many bars will have this! I've heard glasses of…
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Hello all
Hi everyone My name is Jo, I'm 22 and I've just graduated from uni. I spent the last two summers working as a watersports instructor so used to be super fit - but my last year at uni was fairly stressful and meant I didn't have any time to exercise/cook and ate a lot of takeaway! I'm now at the biggest I've ever been -…
