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What do 'you' consider as heavy?
I have read a few posts about heavy lifting and a few comments about certains weights not being "heavy" although to the person doing them, they are. I currently lift 30kg (66lbs) I am a 5ft 2, 122lb woman... So in YOUR opinion what would you class as heavy? What do you lift and what are your stats?
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Blogging and support...
I don't know if I am allowed to post this link here, so if not, someone let me know and I will remove it... I have had a blogger account for ages, but nothing to really blog about... "hello Mr Reed who is hovering over me as I type" (don't you hate it when people do that?) Anyway, I thought I would blog about my weight…
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Question re ab workout...
I work out at the gym 3 days a week, I do 36 minutes of cardio, weights and TRX. I go Monday, Wednesday and Friday with rest days in between. Would it be a benefit or and hindrance to do an ab work out on Tuesday and Thursday to help with my wobbly middle? I am happy with my size, I just really want to tone up my stomach a…
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DESPERATE for some help... PUR-LEEEEEEEEEASE!!
Please can some have a look at my food diary and tell me what you think... I came on here ages ago and was told I needed to eat more calories as I was barely eating 900 calories, not because I was trying to lose weight (although I did want to lose weight) It was because that was what I could manage while trying to have a…
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Sugar
Please can someone un-confuse me? I have added the sugar thingy back on my food diary in order to keep a better track of it. It says my goal is 26 however with the smoothie, banana, tomato soup and orange juice it put it right up to 78... I know I had Muller Crunch Corner, not my best choice. So can someone please shed…
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DIY Smoothies
Currently I have 200ml smoothie every morning, Innocent Mango and Passion fruit Smoothie which is 112 cals. If I were to make smoothies myself how would I work out the calories and other information?
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Muscle pain after workout
Sorry for posting two threads in a row, but I have two different questions and did not want to confuse the threads... On Monday after my workout I could "feel" I had worked out. On Tuesday I could REALLY feel I had worked out. Wednesday, worked out, slight ache. Friday I did my work and felt I had really pushed myself. By…
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Advice for a woman lifting weights.
Ok, so like I have said before I have recently started lifting weights. I did Monday, where I joined a little group and they spotted me and were lovely, Wednesday, one the of the PT's spotted me. On Friday I saw one of the guys from Monday and asked him to spot me again and he said I should only do BB squats ONCE a week? I…
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Painful foot???
Went to gym Wednesday, all good there (well except the shoulder thing and BB squats) Anyway, I had a pain down my left leg, I didn't think much of it, but by Thursday late afternoon I had a pain on the bottom of my foot. right where the heel is. It feels like a muscular pain (if that makes sense) I can "feel" it when I…
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Struggled with BB squats.
I went to the gym last night and one of the trainers there is excellent and said he would spot me. I did a quick circuit with another girl before started the weights, which involved squats with a 12kg bar (Down , up slightly, hold, down then up - as many in 1 minute) He said my form doing them was great. Before we started…
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How to calculate calorie burn
I read a thread earlier about how the machines in the gym are not accurate and usually over estimate how many calories you burn, meaning that if you eat back your exercise calories you could be eating back too much. I generally fill my diary in before the days starts so I know what I am having (when I just wing it, that is…
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Feeling hungry...
So normally in a day I have to really make an effort to eat at the very least 1200 calories, I only eat small portions and don't often feel hungry (I eat because I need to eat to live, not because I feel hungry) Also I must stress I am not trying to lose weight by cutting food or anything like that although my ticker says…
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Gym = Social gathering?
So for the past few weeks now I have noticed a few girls going to the gym. They are younger girls, probably early 20's. They come in the changing room chatting and giggling away, then... DO THEIR MAKE-UP!? One girl laughed and called it her "gym make-up" They must have looked at me and thought I was rough, hair tied back…
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Spotting....
I just read a comment from someone on my other thread and they mentioned about being asked to spot for someone... It reminded me I wanted to ask a bit of a dumb question... I have started lifting and last night luckily enough 2 guy and a girl were using the barbell and let join in and the guys spotted us. Which by the end…
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Lifting weights and troublesome tum...
I have been back to my gym and spoken with the fitness manager and told him what I want (happy with overall size, just want "toning" and definition especially around the middle). I asked about weights and cardio. This is what my new program is. Warm up - 10 minutes bike WEIGHTS Squats 4 sets, 6 reps @5kg each side Deadlift…
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Advice about "jiggly belly"
I am 28 5ft 2, I currently weigh 122lbs and my waist is 27inches. I have been working out and happy with my overall size, however, I am doing sit ups, crunches and various other abs exercises with and without weights. If I tense I can feel muscle, but have a layer of jiggly-ness. I am not sure if it is loose skin from…
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A bad few days!!!
Seriously, yesterday I had a can of beer, Quesadilla (sp) chocolate and fairy cakes! The day before I had cake batter and icing from the bowl!! And guess what... I feel great! LOL. Thanks MFP for giving me a healthier view on food and "dieting" before I would have felt so guilty and fat for over indulging and probably…
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What do YOU think about "BMI"?
I see so much about BMI plastered everywhere and it sort of seems people can be obsessive about their BMI. My issue with it is it used to say I was OBESE! I was about 18 years old, a size 8 (UK sizes) I was very slim and quite toned, but very busty... As in 32GG/30H (UK sizes) Once I was weighed at the doctors and was told…
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30 Day Shred and the Gym
As the title says... is this OK to do or not? I was thinking of Monday - Gym (10 min warm up 30 min weight 40 min cardio) Tuesday - 30 DS Wednesday - Gym (10 min warm up 30 min weight 40 min cardio) Thursday - 30 DS Friday - 30 DS Saturday - either 30 DS, Swimming or Rest Sunday - REST. I also wanted to ask, if on a Monday…
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Scared about going on holiday LOL...
OK, so I started eating healthier and getting fit for two reasons... 1. My first abroad holiday in 14 years and after having two children my body was most definitely not one to be seen in any form of swimwear LOL 2. My health. I have stage 3 kidney disease which has resulted in high blood pressure which I take medication…
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Embarrassing questions
I suffer with IBS and can have flare ups where I don't "go' for several days... I can then go the other way which again can last a good few days. I have noticed sometimes when it flares up and I cannot go, I gain weight usually 1-2lbs but when I go the other way it has been known for me to lose up to 3lbs. So I guess my…
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What is YOUR workout routine?
This is mainly aimed at the ladies, but will also be helpful to hear from the men as well (for DH) I am just wondering what you do to workout, especially the tum, leg and bum areas... I am actually quite happy with my overall size now, just really want to tone up all them jiggly bits now. Beach hol in 97 days and counting…
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Not losing weight, but chaning shape?
OK, so I am happy with my diet, I eat sometimes under my calorie goal and sometimes over it, I have been losing weight steadily. Over the past 2-3 weeks I have been working out a lot more (haven't logged it all) I have noticed when I am weighing now I may lose 1-2lb but sometimes gain 1-2lb I am between 123-125lb, now…
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Addicted to exercise... Anyone else?
Does anyone else get addicted to exercise? I am finding myself wanting to do more and more exercise and loving the feeling of the pain afterward... Is that normal?LOL I don't want to over do it and my husband is concerned I am doing too much so if I may, I would like to run my plans past you guys for some advise... I can…
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Really put off by "bad" food!
Since starting MFP I have noticed myself really turning my nose up at certain foods that I used to love and actually eating and liking food I used to hate! I was just watching the TV and an advert came on with a bacon and sausage roll with tomato ketchup, now pre-MFP I would have gone "Oh YES! I will have me one of those!"…
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Really sill question, please don't laugh *blush*
Which type of fat is harder to get rid of? Wibby wobbly jelly like fat, or hard fat belly fat? I am (was) wibbly wobbly and DH is hard belly fat. He is 6ft and weighs 15stone (210 lbs) he is very broad and is not big all over, but looks like he is carrying a baby and his belly does not jiggle (I am so giggling at writing…
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19lbs, 6.5inches down!!
So I signed up last year entered all my details, then did not carry on. Then in January this year I came back, I had lost about 10lbs just from cutting portion sizes down (over one year). Seeing I had lost that weight from not trying gave me such a boost! I got signed up to the gym and started properly back on here and…
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when and how do you weigh??
I was having a bit of a debate with MIL last night about when to weigh, she weighs herself at night, as she thinks that will be her at her heaviest, so in her head she weighs less... I weigh myself first thing in the morning after my first pee of the day so I am at my lightest as in my head it gives me my "true" weight…
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What can I eat?
On Friday we are going out to an all you can eat Indian restaurant for husband's 30th birthday. Now I do like Indian food, but I am not a big portion eater, even before trying to eat healthy I could only manage one plate. My question is though, what sorts of foods can I eat that won't upset my new healthy eating too much?…
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water/black tea
Really silly question about water and black tea. I don't drink black tea very strong, would that go down as 1 cup of water as well, as technically, it kinda is just water, with a flavour LOL! Or is "water" literally, from the tap/bottle plain good old WATER?
