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Keto
Is there anyone in here using MFP and doing keto? Looking for a but if advice on how to get started in keto and wondering if I need to watch my calorie intake as closely as I would if eating a more balanced diet?
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NU SKIN - Opinions? Any experience with it
Hi All, DO any of you have any experience or know anything about NU SKIN products and their weight loss program? It is very new where i am and i am just considering at the moment and doing a bit of research about 1 - trying it to shift my last 18 or so pound i need to lose as in a plateau a long time now, and 2 maybe…
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calorie burn
How do you know what is accurate with what you have burned during a workout? I use a HRM but i am not sure how accurate it actually is, if i enter in my workout via MFP is says i have burned considerably more than my HRM but then i am not sure my hrm is accurate either e.g i did a 1 hour 40 min workout yesterday only…
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Shin Splints
Hi There, Just wondering if anyone has a miracle cure for shin splints?? i've just keep being told i have to rest them but i really really need to exercise i only usually take 1 rest day a week, emotionally i need to sweat and to workout but i always pay for it after, i do insanity turbo fire e.t.c i've tired bringing the…
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Rest days - Are they important??
Well as the title says, are rest days important if you are not doing very heavy workouts? I do a mix of Insanity workouts, aerobics, combat, zumba, toning all from home i usually do about 60 mins up to sometimes 70-80 mins if i feel good enough to continue on, sometimes i only do though maybe 45 mins if i am very tired…
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Keep getting stitch - Help!!!
HI There, Can anyone help me, i have been working out since January last year, my fitness has come a long way i can now say i am quite fit at this stage, i found last year that if i ate anything even 2 hours before working out i would get a bad stitch so i got into a routine of working out after i dropped the kids to…
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L-Argenine - anyone try it before?
Hi There, I am thinking of getting this https://www.foreverliving.com/retail/shop/shopping.do?task=viewProductDetail&itemCode=320 but it is expensive i do believe it's very good but would love to hear if anyone has personal experience on how it's helped them before i do spend the money Thanks :-)
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what's considered a plateau?
HI There, Just wondering what people consider a plateau? I have stayed the same now for the last couple of weeks in spite of me working out very hard and doing well with my food, however i am thinking i perhaps need to increase but am very nervous to increase my cals. Quite confused as to what i need to do, with an old…
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Help me understand BMR and TDEE
HI All, I am sorry i am sure some of you are fed up of these questions but i just don't really understand how to work out what I should be eating i went onto the fat 2 fit website and worked out my BMR which came up as this Activity Level Daily Calories Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 1529 Lightly Active (light…
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turbo fire
Hi, all, Just wondering if anyone has done Turbo Fire and if you would recommend it? I am thinking of getting it, but it's not cheap so don't want to buy it if it's not good. TIA :-)
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Anyone out there who had a jelly belly
and managed to get rid of it? I'm down 56lb so far i still have a way to go to get to goal i am confident i can do it, i am doing insanity at the min with some zumba thrown in somewhere during the week, i am noticing a huge difference on my legs, butt and arms but i still have a big wobbly jelly belly, after 3 babies and…
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Struggling and not losing
The last month or so I have been really busy the kids have been off from playschool e.t.c I have been trying to get a work from home business started and generally been busy. I have let slip my tracking (trying to get back with it this week) I have still been exercising I started insanity and I'm on day 19, my problem is…
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I've joined a gym
today I joined a gym they did me up a program for strength training it will be hard for me to get to the gym though with 3 kids and a husband who works late and long hours and no other child care but I plan to go twice a week min will try 3 times a week if possible of strength and 3 days of cardio I do at home e.g tae bo,…
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constant weight fluctuating - eat more or less?
hey all, starting to feel a bit down weight loss has slowed right down and the last 3-4 weeks i've just been fluctuating up and down by about 3lb so don't seem to have actually lost anything i workout 5-6 days a week i try to do an hour if i can, i usually do tae bo, aerobics or zumba or a bit of all that in my living…
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bmr and tdee
sorry I know this is asked all the time but I just can't get my head around it I am confused between the 2 and not sure how to work our what cals I should be eating I think I've hit a plateau I used http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ to work out my bmr which is really high it's prob what I was eating before I started…
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quick question how to
figure out what your bmr and tdee is a bit confused and feeling stoooopid sorry
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No sleep = No motivation
seriosuly struggling right now my 2 youngest don't sleep well my son still wakes 1-2 times a night but the baby wakes at least every hour and last few nights is awake for at least 1.5 hours in the night wanting to play I am so exhausted my son also was not well spiked a high temp and ended up in bed with me I'd just got…
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HRM question
sorry if this is a stupid question but do all HRM's tell you how many calories you've burned? I ask cos when I look at the different ones available some say in product description it tells you how many cals burned and some don't say anything about cals burned but give other details about the product I don't understand and…
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recommend ladies runners
hey I need a decent pair of runners that will support my feet not squish my toes support my ankles and just be generally comfortable for all types of workouts e.g aerobics, tae bo, zumba and I am hoping to start trying to run soon too i have small feet uk size 3 it can be hard to get good ones in the adult section lol
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How often do you exercise in a week?
I have done 6 days this week so far, I do a mix of aerobics, tae bo walking and zumba throughout the week depending on my mood i mix it up a bit I am not in a gym can not afford it so work out in my living room and often will walk into my loca town and back which is actually a good walk takes me 50 mins each way and is up…
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Those who have lost a lot - can you see my diary?
I think I have it set to public and I would be interested to hear what people who have lost a lot of weight already what you's think of my diary. I have cut down on a lot in my diet and tried to add in more fruit and veg I eat my fill I have a good appetite but I couldn't possibly eat all my cals with the exercise cals I…
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how accurate is mfp?
i went for a walk today not exactly sure how many miles approx 6-7 i think, i thought it would take me about an hour it took me about 1 hour 40 mins, i am, not a fast walker plenty of people zipped passed me but i was going fairly briskly for me (i have short legs lol) and i did build up a bit of a sweat (i had a buggy…
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what causes a stitch??
ok so i started working out again 3 months ago i have managed to rebuild my fitness up quite well from what it was i started out just doing 15 mins i can now quite easily do 45 or more but lately and i don;t know why about half way through my workout i've been getting a stitch in my side. i never eat before a workout and…
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Hello
Just thought I'd introduce myself I am new to MFP but not to dieting as it's been my life for a long time unfortunately it got put on the back shelf while the kiddies came along but I am in the zone now, although mfp doesn't show it I have now lost 19 pound since I started dieting and exercising so it's coming off slowly…
