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Needs Motivation
Help. I'm really struggling to motivate myself. I went on holiday last May and in June and in July and since May I've trained maximum five times. In that time I've gone from 154lb to 158.5lb which doesn't seem a lot but its creeping on nonetheless. I guess putting on 4.5lb in 8 months says I'm not exactly eating too badly…
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20-30 minutes a day.
Quick questions. Is it worth it if I can only fit in 20-30 minutes on the cross trainer per day? Will I get results? Alternative is I can do 2 minutes walking, 1 minute sprinting on the treadmill for 7 repetitions. I ask because I have to give the weights a rest as I hurt my arm so am just doing cardio for a few weeks.…
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Flaxseed
Hi I've been given a big bag of Flaxseed by my sister. I've heard people talk about it on here but never thought to get some of it. I put some in my porridge this morning and enjoyed it. Questions: What health benefits does it bring?
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30 day shred
Hi. I've been trying a variation of the 30 day shred. I've been doing my regular strength training mon, wed and fri and the DVD tues and thurs. However, I'm finding that I'm unable to get through the DVD without stopping to rest or stopping completely. I suspect it's because my strength training work is quite intense and…
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39 yr old male doing 30 day shred
Just thought I'd pass on my experiences after starting this. Wasn't sure how tough it would be so I watched the DVD first. It didn't seem that tough. Did it yesterday for the first time using 3kg hand weights. I have to admit I found it tough going in parts and had to take the 5 seconds jillian allows :) . Went again today…
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Lifting Weights
OK, short and sweet. I do 4 supersets 3 tiems a week. What are normal effects during and after. Should I be sweating during, should I ache next morning. At the moment I dont sweat and dont ache next day. Not sure my weight is heavy enough.
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Fitball Exercise
Hi Does anyone use a fitball for exercise? My PT started me off on a few but its the chest press that i'm particularly asking about here. I'm 5ft 6 and bought a 65cm one but I felt it was too big so I bought a 55cm one but that now feels like I could be doing myself damage when doing the chest press. It seems that either…
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Unsupportive
Hi Does anyone else struggle and feel bad because of comments by family etc. I recently moved back to my parents house and have a constant battle with my mother complaining about how I dont eat what she makes, how theres not enough room for all my 'food stuff' and how she says I'm too thin and dont need to lose any weight,…
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Lifting weights and my calories
Hi. On days that I lift weights in a bid to build some muscle should I be eating more calories. My bmr is 2000, my daily goal is 1500 but what should I be doing on weights programme days? I've read bits where people eat loads and loads when trying to increase muscle mass.
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Tom Venuto or Mark Sisson
I read so many conflicting pieces of advice on the internet that its difficult to work out what to do for the best. I've read bits of both of the above who offer diiferent methods but which way do you lean? The Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle or The Primal Blueprint? I'm an advocate of Tom Venuto to be honest as its served me…
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40 30 30
I've read today about using this ratio for carbs, fat and protein. MFP recommends 207, 49, 57 which it says is 55%, 35% and 15%. How is this worked out? Today I took in 213, 26, 75 but as I don't know how it's worked out I don't know what that is. I'm told to reduce my carbs and increase good fats. My carbs are high…
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Waist Size
Hi I'm currently a 34" waist. Can anyone give me some sort of guidance as to what amount of weight I'd need to lose to get to a 32". I'm currently 11st 4, down from 11st 9 Thanks D
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Eating Exercise Calories
Can someone clarify what this means please? Say my maintenance is 2000 and to lose a lb a week I cut to 1500 does eating exercise calories mean I take in 2000 on days I'm exercising then burn the 500 off in the gym?
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Sugar
Hi I'm finding I'm always way over on my sugar. This is a result of eating grapes, apple and honeydew melon. Is this really a problem as my target was 31 and today I'm up at 61?
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Wholewheat/Brown Pasta
Hi I am a bit confused about the differences in pasta calories between white/brown cooked/uncooked. The packet states an amount for an uncooked weight. Does this change once cooked? Also, I always thought Brown pasta was more calories than white pasta but i'm seeing nutrition tables on packaging that disputes this. Can…
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Calorie deficit
Hi Just so I am totally clear on what I am doing can someone advise please. My normal calories is 2000 and my goal for 1lb per week weight loss is 1500. I'm classed as sedentary. Just so I am clear, I expect I can still take in 2000 as long as I then exercise and burn 400-500 calories. On days I don't exercise I should…
