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stomach fat - how do I reduce it?
I carry most of my weight in my middle section and particularly in my stomach. Health guidelines in the UK say that if your waist is over 34 inches then you need to reduce your waist size. Mine is just on 34 but a couple of inches down on my stomach I meausure 41 inches (almost as much as my hips!). I am not happy about…
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Really easy prepare in advance breakfast ideas, please
I have been making a breakfast bar (cup almonds, cup dates, cup mixed dried berries and cherries, tbsp linseeds, tbsp cacao nibs) because I got bored of my regular breakfast (frozen mixed berries, oats, low fat greek yoghurt). The breakfast bar is great because I can make a batch at the weekend in ten minutes and it can't…
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Getting back into this - advice on my exercise log please
Hi It was my first trip back to the gym for a while yesterday and I was trying to get back into lifting weights. I have never done really heavy stuff and don't have anyone to spot for me so my plan has to be worked around that. I logged my workout for yesterday so if anyone could give me some tips or ideas for how to…
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UK girl looking for motivational friends
Hi all, I am looking for friends on here who track and log in regularly, I am trying to get back in to logging my food and exercise everyday, being conscious of what food goes in is the best way for me to keep on target. I probably have a stone (14lbs) to lose and am hoping to do that through ashtanga yoga and running.
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Callipers to measure body fat, any good? UK recs?
I have digital scales which measure body fat percentage however as my weight varies by half a stone or more depending on where they are on the floor and the percentage goes crazy I have no faith in them. Are callipers for measuring body fat any good? More accurate? I'm in the UK (so using UK websites/stores) can anyone…
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Protein powders that are IBS friendly (UK) ?
I went in to a sports supplement store on my way to work after the gym and picked up a USN 100% Whey protein powder. Having had a look at the ingredients I'm not sure that it wont set off my IBS between being whey and the amount of sweeteners in it. Even if it doesn't it has palm fat in it which I'm guessing will be a…
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Ideas for making chicken and rice lunches more exciting?
I am trying to be super organised and have batches of chicken and ready cooked brown rice in the freezer ready to chuck in a box to be heated up at work ready for lunch but I need some ideas to flavour it and mix it up a little to stop it getting boring but without adding lots of calories and fat. So, please give me your…
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Feel the afterburn? But what is it really?
After a good session at the gym I absolutely radiate heat, am pink in the face and just generally can't cool down for an hour at least post shower even though my heart rate has gone back down to normal. It's a good feeling if a little awkward when I want to go to the gym first thing and then look professional at work. I…
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Healthier choices on a pub food menu?
Help! I am meeting a friend tonight and we are going for food in a pub, this is a long standing plan and for various reasons it's not changing and so to help me (even vaguely!) stay on track I am trying to plan what I can have from the menu. I have around 800kcal left but I have a feeling that isn't enough! It's quite a…
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How to improve my program?
I am feeling a bit discouraged and my motivation to track has gone although I am still exercising and eating reasonably well. I'm not seeing any changes and want to shake up my routine a bit so please comment on my plan and give me ideas for changes to make or ways to make it more efficient. NB I do not do low cal, I'm not…
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Jeans shopping NSV
I went to buy jeans yesterday as my old favourites are too big. I took the size down and the size down from that in to the changing room and came out to buy the smallest size! My weight hasn't changed that much in fact I have gone back up from my lowest point but dropping two jeans sizes is much more important. I look good…
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setting a weight goal using a decrease in body fat %?
Assuming I want to keep rather than lose muscle I'm not sure if my weight loss goal of losing a stone is realistic. I currently weigh 11 stone 5 (159 pounds) and according to an online body fat percentage calculator my body fat percentage is 27.19%. To lose a stone would bring me down to 145 pounds and if it was all fat…
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Free weights at the gym for women
Hi all, I am starting to get really interested in weight/resistance training and want to ramp it up a level. I keep on reading how free weights and or body weight exercises have many more benefits than the machines at the gym but I have only ever used the small dumbbells for bicep curls etc plus a few bodypump classes a…
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Do I need to take iron tablets?
I eat quite well with lean meat, fish, veg, whole grains and fruit all playing a regular part but tracking my food here I notice I very rarely get anything like enough iron. I guess this is partly because I don't eat the processed, but vitamin and mineral enriched, cereal that many people rely on for this. I love spinach…
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What's the weirdest thing you have seen in a changing room?
Today I saw a woman in the changing room in teeny tiny pants get out a huge tub of fake tan, snap on the border security gloves and start tanning herself from head to foot! This isn't a body building gym by the way or anything like that, just a regular crowded city centre gym where people normally just get in and out. I…
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Choosing a personal trainer
After a long time of exercising by myself with various classes (Body Combat, boxercise, circuits, body pump, pilates etc etc) I have started going to a gym and I was looking at getting a personal trainer to put together a training plan. I had a consultation with one today who wanted to charge £40/h. I didn't get a…
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Go to foods for grabbing at lunch
I am bored of being the tupperware woman at work and want something to make me leave my desk at lunch. I work in a city centre so have access to most things/UK brands but my resolve to pick good choices needs some help. What would you grab for a balanced lunch on the go?
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Afternoon snack ideas please
I don't normally snack, in fact I have been trying not to lately but I am changing my meal plans around and am going to add in an afternoon snack. I'd like some ideas though to keep me going till dinner, what do you like to snack on? What high protein snacks can I keep in a drawer at work that aren't nuts?
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About to throw my scales in the bin!
I weigh myself a lot, I know not everyone agrees with this but I like to monitor how much I gain in a day and lose over night, so I am on my scales a fair bit. They measure down to 1/4 pounds so I figure I should be able to see the difference between naked/clothed for instance. Last night though I weighed with clothes and…
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Please give me ideas for different ways to work out!
I am looking for suggestions for new active things to do to stay interested and build more fitness in to my lifestyle. I'd love to be able to make new friends and or learn a new skill at the same time as keeping healthy. I do do regular cardio/classes, walks, rebounding and kettlebell at home but I need something else to…
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Today's NSVs and a quandry
The trousers I bought only a few weeks ago are loose at the waist and on the bum, they are practically baggy when I could only just do them up in the changing room! The jacket I had forgotten about ever doing up at the front now does up... easily.. and another jacket which is very fitted zips all the way up to the top even…
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Press ups!
I have set a challenge for myself to be able to do ten press ups on my toes, currently as an untoned lady I can do one, so I figure I am ten percent there! Next step is then press up to side planks! What other home/body weight based exercises are good for building up strength both to do the press ups and to improve upper…
