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Mixing Gym wear brands
Any thoughts on mixing brands with gym wear? Just ordered a lot of stuff in the JD sport sale and wanted thoughts on whether its the 'done' thing to mix say, pink soda with adidas or do you prefer/is it the norm to pair the same brand all the way through?
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Best healthiest UK supermarket food?
Hi all I see so many posts about new american/canadian foods and was wondering what other people eat from the UK from supermarkets? My fave at the minute is aldi dark chocolate and orange rice cake bars :)
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Compliment received - motivation boost!
I've been going the gym 3 times a week for 1 hour for roughly three months now and yesterday a member who is very fit and knowledgeable came over to me to say how well i'd been doing and how she could see changes in me. I was so happy as I've been feeling stuck and like I'm going in circles despite weightloss but her words…
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Trying new stuff at the gym
Hiya Any tips on how to start trying new things at the gym? I've currently been doing the same routine for a few weeks but want to try starting to do squats and other toning(if thats the right word!) exercises for my legs tummy and bum. I'm a bit nervous about doing these exercises badly/incorrectly in front of people. I…
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Favourite Recipes - breakfast, lunch, snacks
Hiya all, I'm looking for some inspiration for tasty, healthy, nutritious meals for my weight loss journey. I currently eat either toast or a bowl of fruit and yogurt for breakfast, a salad with flavoured chicken breast pieces, or pasta in sauce for lunch and my snacks are usually fruit, a yogurt, cereal bars, crackers and…
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How long is your gym work out?
Just wondering, I've only been going for about two weeks now and I spend about 1 hour per work out three times a week. How long is your work out? Has this been upped or lowered since you started/your goal changed? Does it vary depending on the day or your mood? :)
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Best way to track a workout
Hiya all, I'm going to be starting the gym tomorrow and was wondering what everybody thought was the best way to track a workout? I've seen fitbits and other watches but are these the best method? Or should i keep note of calories burnt on various machines and total it up at the end? Any other suggestions for a gym newbie…
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Struggling.
I woke up at six thirty and it's now one o'clock, my lunch time in work and im struggling. I've got a cup of soup that I haven't made and I'm sat staring at two cracker flatbreads (84cal) and im debating whether two is too many. Its like I can feel my mind split, like looking at these two crackers I know its not enough but…
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Loss of motivation.
Hello, I've been recovering from anorexia for two years now and everything has been going fine but recently I've been feeling tired, unhappy and unmotivated to keep going with my weight gain. I've reached a healthy weight but my diet wasn't the best because I started eating foods I deprived myself off for so long. I was…
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Counting drinks?
Hello! I havent posted here before so I'm sorry if this isn't the right place or if i'm breaking any guidelines but i was wondering how many of you count drinks as calories? I count hot chocolate, any fizzy drinks that aren't diet and are over 150 per bottle and milkshake! but everything else goes uncounted! do you have…
