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Struggling to hit 1200 calories!
I'm doing the slimfast thing and it's working (3kg in about a month) but sometimes I'm struggling to hit the 1200 calories. Shake for breakfast (230) Meal bar for lunch (230) Cereal bar snack (70) Homemade tea or similar for 450-ish calories... Should I just add on fruit and similar until I hit just over 1200? (BMR is 1658…
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Weight not shifting?
I've been eating around my calorie goal (1200 for 1kg loss) every day - never more than the .5kg loss amount, been going for brisk walks to get fitter, and while there's been a few dips, I've lost nothing in 21 days. It's really disheartening that I don't appear to have lost even water weight (having swapped from coke zero…
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HIIT and other things?
Hi, I've just started doing walking/brisk walking HIIT type stuff for 3 lunchtimes of 30 minutes each (5 min warm up, 5 reps of 3 walking/1 brisk walking or jogging, then 2 mins cool down) What can I do in the rest days? I'm currently 94kg and want to be 45kg, so about 45kg/90lb to lose. I'm worn out by the walk, but do…
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Had a big curry... Then went to the gym...
I had a large curry last night, with egg fried rice and garlic naan... And ended up over 1000 calories over! Today I went to the gym and birned ~900 calories. Should I not eat those exercise calories to make up for the splurge? Noting I wasn't actually that hungry after the gym & swimming!
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Spikes every 2 weeks... (ladies only!)
Every 2 weeks I seem to plateau/spike my weight... If it was ToM I'd expect it every 4 weeks, but it's not... Any ideas ladies? :)
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BBC Weight Article
Interesting article on the BBC re: the idea of 3500 = 1lb of fat... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14882832
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Clothing NSV!
I fit into a pair of size 16 clothes (UK) today... That I'm pretty sure I tried on 2 weeks or so ago & they wouldn't even consider doing up. :D If I keep going like this, I'll need a new clothes shop!
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How bad is white bread?
The wraps I use for my lunch are white bread wraps (not tortilla - Warburtons square-ish wraps) and have 25/carbs... I come in under my carb goal every day, so am I OK with them? :)
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I'm not a rabbit...
The only fruit I really like is bananas and blueberries, and veggies only feature in dinner time (carrots & potatoes, peppers & onion, generally) I can't stand salad and while I have sun dried tomatoes in my ham wrap for lunch... I like humous, but don't have it often... Um... Any suggestions on how I can boost my fruit &…
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"You don't look like you've got that much to lose!"
Anyone else ever get this? I'm 14st 1.5lb atm, and my ideal weight it in the 9st region. I'm a very small boned (size 3-4 feet, UK, minute hands!) woman and I've been told a few times I don't look like I have 5st to lose... Well, I DO... It's on my thighs, my middle and my chest... And I'm never sure how to respond to it.…
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Weigh in tomorrow... And I want to eat...
I just had a nice chicken wrap (chicken breast cooked on the BBQ) which is filling me up... I've had 2 bottles of coke... And I made some lovely apple muffins, which I want to eat now, dammit... I'm over by ~200 calories today already... Argh. I've not been that good this weekend - bank holiday, plus a day off on Friday...…
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Small NSV...
I cycled 10 miles today. OK, with some stops on the way, but all the way into town & back... :D The last time I tried that - at a slightly lower weight - almost a year ago, I was huffing & panting a HELL of a lot more... I had hubby with me this time, which I suspect helped a bit, but I actually found it quite nice & easy,…
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Coddled Eggs
I've just discovered these & I adore them... Butter/Spray a ramkin. Add a small amount of ham/cook veg/ect to the bottom of the ramkin. Crack an egg into ramkin. Salt/Pepper Add a small amount of grated cheese. Put a pan of water on (so the water won't go over the ramkin), add a paper towel/cloth to the bottom so the…
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450 cals left for the night...
It's 8.30pm, I have 450 cals left... Any ideas on a nice easy snack that'll use at least 1/2 of them up? Otherwise I'll be on 900-odd for the day, which is a bit low... Would more porridge (given I had it for breakfast) be a bad idea?
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Overslept... What to eat?
I've just slept to 5.30pm, due to medication, I've had something for lunch, so should I eat all my calories (noting I'll probably go to bed at 12pm ish?) or leave some today? :)
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Should I stop the 30DS?
I've done 4 days of L1 and I just cannot get through the jumping-type cardio. The backs of my lower legs (shins?) and knees just start hurting. A lot. I've got slightly weak knees, but I've no idea about the backs of my legs. Any idea for cardio I can replace it with, or should I look for something else?
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High resting heart rate...
My resting heart rate appears to be 99BPM. This is very high... I assume exercising will help this, but am I at any other risks? And will it affect my fat burn?
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US foods in the UK...
I'd love to do an order from a US to UK food site. Any recommendations on good low-cal foods that I might want to look out for that we don't get over here? :)
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Fat Ectomorph?
When I was younger, in my teens, I'd have classified my body as an ectomorph. Could eat what I wanted, skinny as a rake, etc... And I'm now obese.... Can you be a fat ectomorph? From what I've read, ectomorphs just don't get fat... o.O
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Supersize vs Superskinny Calories...
On SvS they say an average woman needs 2000 cals a day and 1450 is low... I'm eating ~1450 in order to lose weight... Someone explain to me why their diet plans seem to send them to 'normal' (2000) not to what MFP suggests?
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Sore knees...
I did 10 mins of 30DS today, and my knees are going 'ow...' Will this get better? Or should I look for a lower impact exercise?
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30DS - Whimper
I just managed 10 minutes of the 30DS... I'm now sweating... And my legs are going 'noooo...' 10 minutes is better than nothing, right?
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Not all scales equal?
On the scales in the shopping centre that I use I've lost 9lb from the starting weight I weighed on it... On a friend's at work, I've only lost 1lb from that weight? How can two scales be so different?
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Swimming twice a week - enough?
I've decided on swimming for my excercise... About 25 minutes twice a week of trying-to-be-vigerous swimming... Combining this with a much better diet, is this enough to lose weight? Or should I include some other stuff? Thanks!
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After Swimming Snacks?
I'm going to try and swim in order to lose weight (with tiny feet & big boobs it's uncomfortable to run!)... My question is twofold: 1) What's a good healthy after-swim snack? I had a banana today... 2) How soon after swimming should you eat dinner if you want to lose weight? I had mine about 45 minutes afterwards (chiken…
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Fit for Christmas
I'm aiming to be size 14 (I'm top end size 16 atm) for Christmas. I'm not aiming for a weight, just to be able to fit into my size 14 clothes with less of a belly! Current weight: 198lb Anyone want to join me in setting targets for Christmas? :)
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Confused with weight...
Apparently I've lost 20lb - the start & current weights may be lower than they should be, but I've been using the same scales and it's a 20lb difference between when I started and now. Except I can't SEE any difference. Same size clothes (maybe an iota looser) and everything... So where the heck has 20lb gone FROM? Any…
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Just GAINED 4lb...
I was doing really well, lost 14lb... And then today I weighed in and was 4lb heavier than last week! All I can imagine is that it was the sushi cheat day I had on Thursday... My diary's open and I'm pretty sure I've been under or near under every other day... Also done some walking, cycling to work, etc...
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Help - Sushi!
It's our wedding anniversary today and we're planning to go out for dinner at our favourite all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant with a converyor belt. I'm not going to find it easy to log each bit of sushi... Is there anything I should really avoid (huge plates of rice for one!) and please tell me it won't hurt my weight…
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Paranoid I'm dropping to fast...
I've lost a stone (14lb) in 3 weeks. Just from changing my eating habits and doing a bit of exercise (starting C25K). My starting weight was 202lb and I'm now 188lb. However I've seen mention that if I'm doing vigourous exercise (and the jogging in C25K is HARD for me!) I could be burning muscle not fat... o.O I don't HAVE…
