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Constant "lactic acid sensation" - help?
I am far from fit people, but I am on my feet all day at work and also ride my bike there and back (sounds impressive but it's like a 5 minute ride so not really!) Here's my problem - my legs seem to feel like they are contantly suffering from the "lactic acid feeling" - it's only across the fronts of my lower thighs. I…
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How organised are you?
Because I'm not. Not even sorted what I'm wearing yet! The registry office is booked and that's about it... I do have a pair of boots but I have to lose 2 inches off my calves for them to fit properly!
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When's your wedding day?!
25th of July for me! It'd be great to get a list so we can cheer each other over those finish lines
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Starting over with a wedding in 7 months!
So a few years ago I mfp'd my way to losing a couple of stone. Then I met my other half and to be honest stopped exercising and calorie counting because I was enjoying life (yup, not ashamed to admit the main reason I was able to exercise religiously was because I had nothing better to do with my life). So fast forward a…
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Have Shoe Sizes Changed?
This is a serious question! So over the years, we know that dress sizing has changed, so for example a uk10 today is probably larger than a uk10 20 years ago... but has the same happened to our shoe sizes?! I ask this because I have been a uk size 6 for my entire teenage and adult life, but recently I have found 6s to be…
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Thinking of doing C25K again
I first did it about 2 years ago, but haven't really run since then, and whilst I've been getting a lot fitter with workout DVDs and my cross trainer, I'm acutely aware of how my running fitness has diminished, and so I have once more downloaded the first weeks podcast to my phone, thinking about re-doing the programme…
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What new years fitness treat do I go for?
I'm considering treating myself to some sort of fitness "thing" in the new year.. but not really sure where to head with it, considerations are possibly a fitbit? Maybe a gym memberhip (but unlikely I already spend too many hours of the day out of the house and have 3 dogs that miss me!) or perhaps a new fitness game for…
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This ISN'T a picture of me..
but in flicking through recent pics from the pub, something caught my eye - and I went back. No, it's not a picture OF me, but I AM in it - and I almost didn't recognise myself - this is the first time I've honestly seen how I look now through other peoples eyes, and I can definitely see the difference in my arms now…
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Lost my Spaghetti Squash Virginity, BUT...
But it came out nothing like spaghetti in consistency - when I removed it from the oven and ran a fork over it, the whole lot just scooped out in a mashed ball. Tasted lovely and I wasn't doing it as a spaghetti subsitute so not fussed, I was just expecting the visual miracle I've seen in countless posts on here. My…
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Silly NSV: situps
This is going to sound ridiculous, it's daft, but something I had to share. I think last night I did my very first real situps. Let me explain - I do crunches, I have done situps with my feet hooked under a sofa, but this was something different. I was doing a crunch, then suddenly the pull on my top abs turned into a push…
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Yep, nothing to do with fitness or diet...
Well maybe a little, but purely as a result of my misery I opted for wine as my dinner... Today the cam belt on my car decided to give up the ghost at 50mph :grumble: On the bright side, i will definitely not be buying food until every last morsel I have in the cupboards, fridge and freezer are gone, the downside being…
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Switching activity levels, discuss :)
Bit of backgound, I'm 5ft3, 30 years old, currently at 153 (around 168 ay heaviest) and am currently set to sedentary, eating back my ecercise cals and often going over by a small amount ( > 100cals) on any one given day, but it averages out ok. I am on 1250 calories as my goal and have been on average losing 1/2 lb/week.…
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Considering switching activity levels
Hey everyone, so I am currently around 153lbs, looking to drop another 15-20 for my first goal (may re-evaluate after depending on how things are looking!) and I have my activity set to sedentary. But, I do have a job where I am on my feet for a large part of the day (standing, not running about or anything). I am losing…
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I think I might want some brutal friends
I love everyone on my fl, and I want more - what I think I really want, are the sorts of people that not only cheer you on, but tell you when you did something a bit sucky, just to keep it real.. I could be opening myself up for a world of pain of course :laugh: I know I could do better. Like yesterday, I went out for "one…
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"Welcome to the world of weight loss" - Really Sad
I've just watched this BBC documentray and it follows members and runners of Weight Watchers, Slimming World, and Rosemary Conley weight loss clubs, and I have just been left feeling so sad. So many people depriving themselves and believing it is the only way - one woman hadn't eaten cheese for a year and declared that she…
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How would you log this?
Having just prepared my dinner I have come across a bit of a conundrum... The meat I have done is a minted lam steak from icelands, listed on the back as 368 cals for 100g. Not a problem. I weigh one steak, exactly 100g (this is frozen btw) and cook. Once done, I realise there is bone in the steak so I remove that, and out…
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damn now I need a lift...
When I first started on mfp, over a year ago, I took photos of myself in a bikini, as my "starting" shots. They weren't pretty. Then my life went to pot, gave up with mfp / weight loss etc and let things go for a year, fast forward to a few months ago and I weigh in at 12stone, more than when I took those "starting" shots.…
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Help with Macros..
Why is it that the percentage of carbs to protein and fat given by mfp is so high? Each gram of carb has the same number of calories as each gram of protein, so why is it the preferred ratio to have much more carbs in the allowance list? Is there an optimum setting anyone has come across with fiddling about with their…
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Small Commitment-based NSV
My small nsv for today - deciding that I was into the exercise part of my journey enough to commit to 15 minutes per day on the My Fitness Coach programme on the Wii. I won't only be doing this of course, it's just a minimum commitment which should give me that kick start to stay moving every day. I started out back on my…
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Does anyone else Eshish?
So I have smoked on and off since i was 13, but luckily am one of those people that can pick it up and put it down without a seconds thought or cravings. Recently I have discovered "Eshish", which is like the electronic cigarettes you can get but they are purely plavoured water vapour, no nicotine, no other chemicals. I…
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I love my Lunch
This is what I have for lunch at work right now, and I had to share it because it is not only nommy, but beautiful and low cal, so if anyone needs some inpiration, here you go! Tesco - Pickled Beetroot, 40 g Tesco - Everyday Value - Large Prawns, 40 g Arla Foods - Natural Cottage Cheese Lowfat, 40 g Encona - Thai Sweet…
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When do YOU log a loss?
I weighed myself the other day, it seemed as though I may have lost a couple of pounds. But I didn't log it. The day after, they seemed to be back, and I didn't log it, and was glad I hadn't logged the first loss. Today, I seem to be a definite 3lbs down, and I'm still scared to log it. Then i realised, I'm pretty sure my…
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New device wanted.. fitbit? hrm? suggestions?
So now I've rejoined MFP I have gotten onto the calorie bandwagon, doing ok there (though could still do with less booze I know!) and I have also gotten a cross trainer, which cost me nothing so I'm on a bonus there. But sadly my beloved HRM died. I *really* loved being able to see the time expended and calorie burn when I…
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Here's to the small NSVs
Tonight I jumped on my cross trainer, and planned to do 25 minutes. 10 minutes in, I was feeling good. At 12 and a half I was half way and happy. By 15 minutes I was painfully counting the seconds, and decided I would do a 20 minute session rather than the originally planned 25. The last minute, I sped it up for a final…
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Help! Error message on my polar hrm!
So I changed the battery on my polar as the wristset died, used the right battery, made sure everything was anti-static and grounded etc, then when I put in the new one, the unit worked briefly, initially came up with all cells filled then I held down one button which prceeded to tell me I had locked the unit, then this…
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2 weeks and now needing to step it up a notch
So far I've been back on the MFP bandwagon a couple of weeks, have mostly managed to stay within calories, but I know I need to start doing more.. Just about to hopefully get myself a bargainous cross trainer and then i think I'm going to try c25k on it (or at least a variant therein.. Would love some people to push me,…
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back after a bad year
And I'm ready to get back on the mfp bandwagon - there's an extra few pounds to shift to boot but I'm determined to succeed this time! So far so good, I have switched from drinking ribena and snacking on choccies at work, with rooks baked yymmies for lunch, to water, peppermint tea and salad instead, I'm staying in my…
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Why does MFP tell me...?
Why is it, than when I go over on my calories, the red writing that comes up telling me that I will have gained weight in the 5 weeks, even when I'll have only gone over by a small amount - for example, tonight I went over by 130 cals, and it told me in 5 weeks if every day was like today I will have gained a pound - 130 x…
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Was it a silly idea?
The other day I saw a dress I *loved* in the shop, it was the only one and it was on a sale rail, so I just had to buy it! Here's the thing: It's way too small - I mean I *can* get it on, but I wouldn't be wearing it out in public for sure! (or moving in it lol) Was it a bad move? I've already got so many things hoarded in…
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Changing Goals
I have decided to alter my goal to losing 1/2lb a week, not because I've lost loads and am nearing that "last 10" or anything, but because I want to set myself up better to help me suceed. I'm one of these people that if I went over by a bit, I'd say "stuff it!" and go over by a few hundred or more, ready to just "start…
