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Just started maintenance and TOO FULL
So I'm on week 1 of aiming for between 1600-1700 cals and every day so far I go to sleep feeling full. Today I tried extra hard to meet my protein goal (I'm trying for 40/30/30) and I am just full to the brim. Food baby full. Did I jump the cals too quickly (was at 1450-1550 before)? or could it be having more than 100g of…
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Charge 3 Swimming Recording
Hi, I've had some really good and really bad reads from swims in a pool - the same pool in fact. Any tips on more accurate logging assistance? For some context, I am a very consistent pace swimmer and swim 60 lengths in 30 minutes, I often manually count. Last time I did fitbit told me I'd swam for just 21 minutes and…
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Soft belly
Well hello all, first of all, as a belly thread I will first say I KNOW I CAN'T SPOT REDUCE and also that I KNOW EVERYTHING TAKES TIME... Back story: I have lost 25lb in 6 months and am down to my goal weight (5'3.5 and 125lb), retrospectively I lost a lot of weight too quickly at the beginning with the 1200 and not eating…
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Charge HR accurancy / amending heart rate and calorie burns?
So I'm a couple of months in my first ever fit tech - a charge hr. My current issues: #1 Heart rate. Aside from occasionally thinking I'm asleep if I read in bed at night or in the morning (assume this is lower resting heart rate connected; while actually asleep I have logged as low as 42bpm, at rest hover around 54bpm)...…
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Arms
So my legs are chunky anyway but starting to look pretty boss, making good progress with squats and dead - but I suck at ohp and want better arms; tips?
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Weight check in
Hi everyone, I'm publicly posting my weight for Christmas and the New Year as I think it'll help keep me on track - I've only got 58 sleeps to the wedding! Going to post weekly, anyone else is welcome to join in. Starting weight: 140lb / 64kg Current weight: 132.5lb / 60kg Goal: 127lb / 57kg
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Personal trainer says no carbs til dinner
Is this a thing? Maybe my scepticism comes from the fact it doesn't really fit my preference... just wondering if anyone has experience of this type of diet - specifically as suggested by a PT (not a nutritionist)
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5:2 question about '5' day calories
I know that different people are following different patterns, but typically when doing 5:2 when not fasting how close to your maintenance do you eat and how much do you have to lose?
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Advice after 6 months out...
So I woke up one morning with a muscle spasm in my neck and could barely move, I was treated with physio and advised to stop lifting until I was better. Even after my physio ended I didn't lift because I was worried about aggravating my neck. Now I'm just really missing it and want to start again. Should I just start over…
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Confirm suspicions
I stopped losing weight at the end of December, I went from 150lb to 120lb from May until then and have maintained within +/-2.5lb ever since. I'm 5'3.5. I now log about 1650 calories per day on lazy days and about 1800 on active ones - is that /really/ my maintenance? It seems low. I still measure but admit I'm getting a…
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Fat loss help?
Hi all, just looking for a little advice. I'm 26, 5'3.5, 120lb. Lost 30lb from Last May to December and maintained since then. I have my cals set to 1600 but am no longer a faithful logger so do a bit of guestimating not sweating going over/under by much, mostly log to ensure I'm hitting my protein. I'm set at 40c/30/30 -…
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If I do a rep with bad form, is it a failure?
I.e. if on a low point of a squat my knee dips in but I correct as I'm straightening up I count that as a fail, even though I manage all 5, I could this set at a 4. Is that right?
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Protein shake cocktails...?
Has it been done? Have people had success? Does it kinda cancel each other out? I'm thinking a white russian could work right? Or a pina colada? I do mean with booze by the way.
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no answer in general forums... Protein shakes? (UK)
Copy+pasted: Just bought New Rules of Lifting which suggests a shake after each session. I've always been sceptical of shakes but I'm willing to give them a go alongside this weight training regime. I've noticed that most don't have a V or say 'suitable for vegetarians' but when reading the ingredients I'm at a loss to…
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Can't commit to maintenance...
I've been 'transitioning' to maintenance for over a month now, I log intermittently but haven't upped my cal goal - though I eat extra and often forget to log it. I'm 26, 5'3, 119-120lb I am losing very very slowly now and am worried about the dreaded glycogen. I getting hung up on the number on the scale and don't want to…
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Protein shake recommendations (UK veggie)
Just bought New Rules of Lifting which suggests a shake after each session. I've always been sceptical of shakes but I'm willing to give them a go alongside this weight training regime. I've noticed that most don't have a V or say 'suitable for vegetarians' but when reading the ingredients I'm at a loss to understand why.…
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Belly advice
You can't spot reduce. Abs are made in the kitchen. ETC. I am 5'3.5 and 121lb, UK size 8 (US size 4?) I have fairly toned arms and legs from running/free weights but my belly area is holding fat. I eat healthily, I train. Do I have to get totally emaciated to lose the belly pooch?
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TDEE not accurate?
As I neared my goal I've increased calories slightly (from 1300 to 1400) but am now not losing at all even though I'm still eating 250cal a day below what I have worked out as maintenance (1660) It has only been 3 weeks, which I appreciate is not a plateau yet but I'm no longer convinced that TDEE is right, maybe my…
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Cals moving to maintenance
Hi everyone, I've hit my goal (25lb lost in 6 months) and am ready to start maintenance... My question is do you a) sudden jump - decide one day to eat mainenance? or b) add in 100-200 cals every day or two over a week or two until you get there? I hear that its likely going into maint will mean an up to 5lb increase as…
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Bathroom scale chnge advice
I (used to) weigh myself every few days on the same scale, at the same time of day, before I'd eaten, wearing the same thing. Then we had some construction work to the bathroom and the scales got dropped. There is now something loose you can hear rattle when you move the scales around. Also I was weighing in at weights…
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Mechanical versus digital
Human weighing as opposed to food weighing. What do you use? Which is the more accurate?
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Losing the belly
I KNOW that I can't spot reduce but I'm nearing my target weight and from running I have lost fat and got nicely muscular legs, my top half isn't doing so well though, whilst I'm losing inches and feeling stronger and using weights machines at the gym the belly and arms are still distinctly more squidgy. What can I do to…
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200 calorie snack?
Have 200 cals left over, what to do?
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No loss in 2 weeks...
So I'm starting to get a little disheartened... In the past 3 weeks I've had 4 days of events that meant eating fairly unhealthily (macro-wise) but I log everything and fair enough I've had to estimate for things I've not made myself and maybe got that slightly wrong but think I haven't been that far off. As far as I can…
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Fat intake
I'm always on or just over my fat intake, this is likely because I eat cheese/avo/olive oil and as a veggie I'm not willing to give them up. Other than trying to switch to lower fat versions (well... for cheese) how else can I get good protein/ bump up my calories without also bumping up fat? Also could this hinder my…
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Seeking other veggie diary sharers
I'm a life long veggie (lacto-ovo) in my mid 20s, exercising 3-4 times a week. I am not a preachy vegetarian but like to get ideas from other people's diaries and why not ones whose meals I can steal instead of try and work out a meat-free alternative?! Any one interested in becoming friends?
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need a veggie snack of 200 cal - no fat
I had a really queasy morning so am basically having to fit 1200+ calories and a work out (plus those cals) into 12pm-9pm. I've decided on a nice fatty lunch and dinner so will have at least a 200cal exercise deficit with no fat allowance. Any ideas?
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After years on here... looking for first friend
I've dipped in and out and I read posts from time to time and people just seem to add each other but in all the time I've been here I've never added a friend or looked for support here. As such, I personally don't want to just add people randomly because I don't think that's 'real' and clearly I've been quite private up…
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Tummy/belly fat loss tips
Hello fitties, I'm looking for some tips/exercises to help lose the 'tyre' of chub on my middle. Any one in same position or been there? Me: I'm eating 1200cal per day, 3 times a week I run between 4-5km / 2.5-3 miles and do some weights (arms/chest/ab crunch). I don't eat my exercise calories. 5'3 / 161cm and 140pounds /…
