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Discussing weight and teens
I have a delicate question which I'm not sure how to approach. My 12yo daughter is starting to get a bit overweight. Thankfully she has a good body image and seems a bit oblivious (she has mentioned weight briefly once or twice over the years but I always brush it off that we need to focus on eating healthy and exercise to…
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Weightloss affecting periods?
Have any of you ladies found that losing weight has played havoc with periods? And if so, how long did it take for them to regulate again? I've had a baby just over 2 years ago but things were back on track afterwards. Have had a recent gyn checkup and everything appears OK. However my periods have been all over the place…
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Ladies 5'7 -5'8, measurements and clothes sizes?
I know it varies depending on whether you have more weight on your hips or boobs, or what our BF% is, but trying to estimate what weight/measurements would get me into a smaller size clothes :smile: I'm 5 '7.5 (171cm), and currently 180lb and in size 14(UK). When I started was 190lb and was 14-16.
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If you are wearing size 10UK jeans (or 8UK or 12UK)...
If you are wearing size 10UK jeans (or 8UK or 12UK) what are your waist and hip measurements? I'm particularly interested in UK sizing as I know conversion with USA and other sizes can vary between brands. I'm size 10 (5' 7.5 and 157lb) with 40.5in hips and 31in waist (33.5in if measured around the belly button). According…
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Which yogurt would you chose?
If you have a choice between these two, which would you go for, and why? I have the extra calories to spare and usual high on carbs and low on protein. Second one has slightly more calories and protein, but less sodium and sugar Option 1: 118 cals, 17 carbs, 4 fat, 5 protein, 50 sodium, 16 sugar Option 2: 151 cals, 18…
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Which body fat calculator is considered most accurate?
I know the best way is to get a trained professional to measure your body fat %, but if you can't do that what is the next best thing? I'm using online calculators using body measurements and they seem to vary quite a bit. Currently the military (army) one has me at 35.3% (coming down from 42.2% four months ago) and just…
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Tell me about water retention
I'm a bit confused with the whole water retention problem and how exactly does it work. I've been eating at deficit and I know weight will eventually start dropping down again, so will have to be patient, but how long could it last for? While I'm eating at deficit I should be losing fat (and muscle), right, and the water…
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Small deficit - questions
Those of you on small deficit - how do you accurately count calories to make sure you stay under maintenance? I currently have big enough gap so didn't have to worry if there was an error of 100 or even 200, that allowed me to stay sane last few months Now that I'm close to healthy weight I probably need to increase…
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Confuse over daily weigh ins - use the moving average :)
This post is only for those who hop on the scale daily, if you weigh in once a week - please move on;) I'm not really trying to get into a discussion about pros and cons of monitoring your weight daily I came across the concept of "moving average" on MFP when I started few months ago, like many others I noticed the scale…
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Simple exercises for flabby arms
While I'm slimming down nicely and starting to enjoy my new figure (20lb down, still another 20lb or so to my ultimate goal) my upper arms seem to have stayed the same, and look even worse with the rest of me shrinking. I can't join a gym at the moment but was thinking of doing push-ups and maybe something with…
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I'very increased my calories, how long to re-adjust
I've been logging for nearly 6 weeks and weight was dropping off pretty fast, but 1350kcal is just too little for me and I'm spending too much time every day obsessing over can I eat those five cashew nuts or will I go over. Plus, last time I tried mfp I stalled after 6 weeks on similar daily amount. So I bit the bullet…
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Getting through "one of those days"
You know, "one of those days" when toddler didn't sleep well, was up at 6am and has screamed the house down since (and you know it's not going to get much better until bed time), older ones are fighting non-stop, your husband is grumpy, the house is a mess and it needs a team of 5 cleaners to get it looking…
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HRM questions
I got a HRM the other day and still not sure how to make best use of it (it's Polar F40), I've tried Google but it's not much clearer I've set my Max heart rate as183, as per few websites 220- my age. I'm not sure about target rates and how exactly to use them, should I, for example, speed up if my heart rate goes below…
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Belly changes? Sorry if stupid Q
I'm sure I'll probably win the stupid thread award with this but I'm slightly freaked out, so please don't laugh I was (still am) in the overweight category when I started here, and good bit of the extra weight was post-pregnancy and around my waistline. I've always used to put on any extra pounds on my hips, not my waist…
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Motivation when you least expect it :-)
I've had myself convinced I don't need to go out for a walk today, had all excuses lined up, et,... only my 1.5 year old kept bringing me his shoes and jacket, all morning long :-) He took no NO for an answer, there is no reasoning with a toddler!! So we had to wrap up, hop him in the buggy and go out. Only started walking…
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Breakfast ideas?
I usually have porridge with tiny amount of honey and sprinkle of raisins, but I'm starting to get bored with it. I really need a proper filling breakfast, otherwise the rest of the day goes haywire. Fruit is not enough to keep me full. I love toast and bread, croissants, pita bread, etc but they are my downfall, I can…
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If you have cals left over - what do you eat?
I've been looking over my dairy today and it seems foodwise I'm yoyo-ing most weeks - I have one or two days slightly over (100-200 cals max) but then rest of the week I'm under. I'm on 1400 a day and many days I'd be anything between 300 to 500 under. I've decided to eat 1200 cals minimum from now on but not sure how to…
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Please reassure me it's normal
My weight is going up!! I've been on MFP for over a month now and have dropped a stone - it has me at 1400 cal a day, counting no excercise in the plan. I have about another just over half a stone to lose to get into BMI of 25, so not hugely overweight to begin with- only saying that as I know the closer I get to healthy…
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New to excercise - where to start
I'm quite new to excercise (my friends will be shocked seeing me posting on a fitness forum!) and need few directions where to start from. Have been loosing weight great last month but need to start toning now I'm kind of active during the day chasing after a small crawling baby but I do no structured excercise, never did.…
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The days when you are stuggling to stay on the wagon...
... what do you do? I'm only a month on the journey to healthier and slimmer "me" and while most of the days are good, and overall I've had great results, some days are still hard. I honestly though if I last a month it will get easier ;) I still have days when I just about make it through the day without cracking up…
