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Body fat testing uk
Hi just a quick one. I wondered. If anyone in the UK knew of a way to get your body fat tested accurately. I understand the different techniques from measurements right through to underwater hydro-something lol. I live in Birmingham but I don't have a gym membership so don't get to use any of their equipment. I have…
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Little NSV for me
So in the past three years I have been on and off with weight loss and gain. But in 2009 I was serious and got to my lowest weight of 161.9lbs. It wasn't at all healthy and I was running everyday and eating 1200cals. I am a lot more educated thanks to the website and research. In the middle of last year I was 202lbs and…
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Return newbie looking for Birmngham friends
Hi my name is Ben I live in Erdington in Birmingham. I've been on this site a while but on recently turned with commitment. My highest weight ever was 15st aged 18. Using this site I got down to 11st 6 but last year went back up to 14st 6. I'm terrible with fad stuff but recently developed a goal of returning to 12st and…
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not 'sucess' but rather 'not so bad in the end'
Fun if you are bored! I knew that the week just gone was going to be busy. I worked everyday from 5.45 am till 3pm and then had 2 hours break before going off to watch concerts every night. (Schools music program I go every year). Five nights of 2.5 hour concerts is a lot of music and not a lot of time for much else. The…
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Feel good factor unaffiliated with X factor
Just a quick post as I don't make these very often, I am in my garden in my shorts with sunscreen on being baked by God's ( or insert you holinesses name here) lovely sun. For once in my life I couldn't care that I have a little extra weight or the fact that I am definitely having a curry tomorrow. I am so happy the…
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Help with sodium please
So yesterday I posted about how I was following sodium levels in my diet now because I feel we all have too much. Feel free to look at my public diary i know its kinda strange I have weird tastes but has anyone got any ideas to lower sodium levels in food baring in mind two things. 1. After i run out this time, i will be…
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Just a reminder for people about salt and entering foods
When entering Foods in my diary i noticed that my sodium levels were low. I picked four random foods and checked them against the labels. what I found is that people are entering the weight in grams not in milligrams resulting in huge figure deductions. So just as a heads up when you read 0.2g sodium per serving enter it…
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Non-alcoholic wines beers and spirits.
Hello people. I am currently trying to lower my intake of alcohol and I wondered if anyone had ever tried or currently use any non alcoholic drinks at all ( i don't mean water). Basically i find drinking cola or lemonade all night difficult. Its almost as if the aroma and taste of alcohol makes it what it is and i know…
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P90x 2010. Joiners and Suggestions
Hi peeps. Ive bought the DVDs, yoga mat, chin ups place sorted. I've got two sets of dumbells for different weght ratios and plates up to at least 10kg (22lbs) for each one. I haven't bought any resistance bands Or push up plates ( due next week) hence suggestions and also I have uk bought Whey protien powder but what…
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First Proper run
been doing C25K for 7 weeks now but took this long to get to the end of week 5. just did the 5min warm up 20 min run and 5 min cool down. overall covered 5KM according to Mapmyfitness.com but also my run in the 20 minutes was 3.7 KM so I'm really pleased this is my first real successful non stop run. C25K is an ace program…
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Team UK October:
Am i allowed to start this post? lol I am sitting at work bored so i thought hey why not everyone will latch on. And if not. Sorry CurvyKatie i stole you role delete me and start again lol. Still in the same boat. 12st 3 so hopeless i feel but never mind they say for the winter just try to keep it off and lose it again…
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What are my scales telling me? Hoping for a SHBoss type answ
Basically I bought new scales 'cause the old ones were a little basic. The new one promises weight, fat, water percentages and I'm like yes I know the body fat offset is like 5% either way but i thought it would give me a general idea. Anyways I have been using it for about a month now and I have gone from 172 pounds down…
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Thank goodness Quinoa tastes good
After trying so many different foods that are "super" i found I didn't really like any i could incorperate within my simple meal plans but I made some quinoa today with chicken stock and put it in my salad cold and it adds so much making the salad very filling. So pleased. Will definately be using it again and again.…
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Any mothers can you help me?
Hi I thought i would post this question on this website 'cause everyone seems friendly and helpful. I have just started giving piano lessons, and i have a test pupil being my nephew who is fourteen. But this week I have taken on another child who is 7 and I have no idea what the mentality of a 7 year old is. So Mothers,…
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most definately been posted before (carbs)
www.stumptuous.com/ this website has kept me glued to the computer for my morning at work. very interesting though i am not a carb hater or lover for that matter i found it very understandable. for this past week i have been trying to cut back on the unrefined carbs and found this website doing some research on it.…
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HRM's and not exercising
I might just be being a little pedantic but if you sit with the heart rate monitor on for the hour that you should be exercising and don't exercise you still burn calories, (x) amount. From breathing and being alive. (not sure of the figure might try it though.) so shouldn't you minus this figure from the one you get after…
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whey? a little help
so im just trying to up protien a bit as it seems that i am eating too many carbs all the time although this week I am eating no bread at all and main carbs being new potatoes the rest coming from fruit and veg? I was going for 40 40 20 but am now thinking 45 35 20 or even 50 30 20 being Carbs prot fat. when i look at my…
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muscle strain or injury. help?
i have been doing the 30 day shred on and off for a while but am now doing it everyday for the whole of september. Muscle on the inside leg going from top of knee to calf. Basically if you stand with legs together and knees touching then that point inbetween legs hurt. Basically i don't notice anything when i am walking or…
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My best workout so far bearing in mind I'm V lazy
so hi everybody, now i have my HRM i like looking at cal burn in short burst and long time effect. Today was my hardest constant workout. 423cals in 40.07 mins including 4 min stretch at the end. I generally sleep most of the time and hate exercise and found the HRM was good for motivation. well today i had a big breakfast…
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fell off wagon, missed next wagon, took bus in opposite dire
arggh!!!! so i got down to 11st 13 which was a massive goal for me then i completely ignored this website for ages went on two holidays and came back weighing 12st 5 this morning. haven't done any exercise since july so will be starting hopefully tonight afterwork. i have fallen behind with university stuff too. im looking…
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Angry Day
woke up. couldn;t find my nicotine patches. shouted at random objects alot and felt stupid afterwards. found patches but felt miserable all day. ate a yorkie chocolate bar 367 cals ate a cadbury's creme eggs ???cals god knows. got halfway through my shred today and phone went. my car is in garage. bill £404 what!!!. didn't…
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Quick one about HRM polar-ish
hey people thanks for looking. I'm buying one tonight. all i need it for is to use on all my exercises. need it to tell me calories burnt for a set amount of time. like jillian's shred and be one with chest strap. doesn't have to do much fancy but i though hey polar is a good make. i had one as a kid when i was a little…
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what did you do next? after the targets...
Right. So it has been a four year journey but i feel this morning I'm almost there. I had to play around with my goals because i wasn't that sure where i was aiming. I still think that the last 7 pounds are kind of optional but definately do able. My stats are. 5ft 10, 70inches BMI 24 dead 167lbs chest 39inches waist 31…
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when the big figures change + small vent!
11st 13 in the bag oh yes! but its a shame I'm ill and starving but can't even keep a bowl of porridge down. haven't got a car. must go to work till midnight and its dave's b-day tommorrow and i'm somewhat lacking presents. the nicotine patches keep falling off and the anxiety is as intense as watching anthea turner fold…
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made myself a mini goal
since starting in april i have done quite well so far. aiming very high but not achieving them but ending up better than a half assed attempt. i go by english measurements so im 12st 1(169) at the moment. i have hovered from 12st to 12st 3 for about 3 weeks because of being happy and enjoying myself ha ha. but today i…
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Heart rate = calories equation
anyone know a formula for. if i take my heart rate my self (finger on pulse) 5 times in a 25 minute workout then average it. does anyone know a formula that combines weight, heart rate to give a better result than the ones on this website that is more personal. i plan to get HRM on pay day in a week but am trying to be…
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goodbye 170's
pretty much since i started losing i have been somewhere in the 170 to 180lbs region. today its all about the 169 woo yeah. im so chuffed that mean one more pound and i can go for the last ten. its about to get harder i know.:smile:
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tastey salad but apples go brown. help?
my problem is i made a salad today but i only cut up the apple an hour or so before i ate it but they still went brown round the edges is there a way to combat this without cutting it up seperately when i am ready to eat it,. its just i neede to take it to work. here is what i made it was lovely and i still have some left…
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Who's from England and what part
Im ben from birmingham 22 goal weight of 11st 4 (158Lbs) there seem to be lots of different countries participating in this website. just wondered if anyone was local to me or who's the closest lol. i see lots of different parts of america too. ps i'll include the whole of the british isles otherwise i muight wait all…
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feed a what starve a what?
i've been a little ill this week. every morning i have dragged myself out of bed but crawled back for another hour. luckily i am working lates this week so it doesn;t matter. just wondering when you get a cold or flu you do something different?. i though i might be able to exercise it out lol or do you chill for the week…
