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Not technically new - but trying a new approach (so I thought a re-introduction was in order!)
Hey everyone So I've finally decided to give up on 1200 calorie diets and excessive cardio. I'm no longer striving to get to a super low goal weight. So I thought a re-introduction would be a way to connect with some new people who might share some similar goals or a similar mentality. My new approach is to follow IIFYM…
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Time to refocus!
So I'm not technically new to MFP but over the last 4 months or so I've really let myself slip (damn Christmas season!) but as of the end of this week I'm going back to a morning gym routine (new rules of lifting for women - which I read over Christmas and I loved) and I've gotten my macros updated. All set to go and I'd…
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Looking for clean eating, lifting, twenty-somethings!
So I've really slacked off with my goals the past 10 months or so. I got back from overseas and just relaxed a little too much I guess. Anyway I'm planning for 2014 to be the year that I finally lose this last 10kg!! So I'm looking for some friends to share the journey with! Add me if we've got some stuff in common or even…
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Refocusing during Spring!!
So are there any other Aussies refocusing coming into Spring? Would love some new friends with similar goals. I'm a twenty-something from Melbourne. Looking to lose 10kg over the next 12 weeks of spring (yes this would put my weight at the lower end of the BMI scale but that's my personal preference). My plan is going to…
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A couple of questions re NROL
Hi I've just started NROL today and I have a couple of questions that I can't seem to work out from the book. Firstly with my alternating sets do I still include a rest period after each exercise? Eg push ups / seated row - do I start with a set of push ups, rest then do my seated row or do I go straight to the seated row?…
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Michelle Bridges 12wbt - Round 2
Hi is there anyone on here doing round 2 of Michelle Bridges 12wbt? If so feel free to add me - extra support never goes astray! I'm from Melbourne and I think I'll be doing lean & fit (possibly lean & strong).
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What to eat at a restaurant???
Hi - hoping that someone much wiser than myself will be able to help me out. I'm heading out for dinner tonight and I will have approximately 600 calories left for dinner. I've looked up the menu and I'm trying to pick the healthiest thing now (so there's less chance of my will power crumbling closer to dinner time!!) I'm…
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New to lifting
Ok so I was waaaay to chicken to post this on the bodybuilding.com forums but I'm having trouble working out what size weights to use when I seem to be in the middle. For example I was doing bicep curls today with a barbell now the 10kg bar was pretty light - I could have punched out 3 sets of 15 pretty easy where as the…
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Protein after a workout
Hi just wondering what snacks / protein shakes you all have after a workout? I get to the gym at 6am and workout for between 60 - 90mins then by the time I settle in at work and stuff I end up having breakfast at around 9.30am - I'm conscious that I need to be refueling a bit sooner than 2 hours later. With that in mind…
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Stopping those old thoughts....
I've decided to give this 'eating 1200 calories NET' a shot. Now for the last 3 or 4 years I've done the whole eat 5000 calories one day then 200 the next so I realise my metabolism is pretty mucked up but I'm going to try sticking with this. So today I went to the gym and I burnt 700 calories and once I had logged all my…
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People from Melbourne - What to eat at an AFL match??
Hi I've directed this to people in Melbourne, Australia only because I'm heading to the G tonight and I'm having dinner there (I usually have dinner somewhere before or I'm in one of the restaurants upstairs) and from what I've heard about food in the general admin area - it's not good (well I'm sure a pie and a beer are…
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Any other Aussies already sick of winter??
Now I know winter hasn't hit yet but the cold weather here in Melbourne already has me wishing for summer again!! So I've been looking at the calendar and spring is only 21 weeks away - the perfect amount of time for me to lose this last 10 - 15kg just in time for the sun to come back out (and for me to dust off my shorts…
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Eating more.....
Ok so I realise that I need to eat more. At the moment I'm only eating around 1000 calories a day and once I take a bit of exercise into account I end up at only 500-600 net. But here is the problem - once I start to add some extra food in like nuts, peanut butter, cheese etc I end up not being able to stop at the amount…
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Sick of the up and downs!!
So I currently weigh 65kg - three weeks ago I weighed 61kg - then three weeks before that I was 65kg again (and this has gone on for MONTHS). I want to get to 53kg but I'm really struggling to stick to this. I use pathetic excuses like oh I'm tired so I'll have a chocolate bar to wake me up at work then I get that silly…
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At home exercise suggestions
Hi just wondering if anyone has any at home exercise suggestions that will really get my heart rate up?? I'm starting my weight loss plan tomorrow - I will be at the gym 3 days per week, doing a long run once a week but the other two days (I'm only exercising 6 days a week) I have Taekwondo of an evening but want to do…
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I'm back for good this time
Well I realised today that I've tried all the fad diets out there and I'm sick of them. I've always been thin, my weight always hung around 53 - 55kg (165cm tall) without me having to worry at all about what I put in my mouth. Well as I've come out of my early 20's and into my mid-20's something has happened (a mix of new…
