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gym quandry, need help
I'm in a quandary and I need help. I'm thinking about changing gyms, but I'm not sure and can't decide. I love the gym I'm at, made loads of friends and its been a regular part of my life for almost 2 years now. however, because its circuit based classes it limits the times I can go and I'm also limits what I can do when I…
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reintroducing myself
Hi. i'm Ruth, i'm currently 33 and live in Cheshire in the UK. i have been a member of mfp for a long time but haven't actively used it for over a year. I decided to sign up to a commercial weight loss programme in the uk called slimming world and though it works and i lost almost 2 stone in that year i had various issues…
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supermarket bargains
thought i'd start a thread where we can post information regarding where to get the best value for our food stuffs, nothing worse than buying something at tesco and finding out it was half price at asda. tesco have slashed the price of wholewheat pasta as part of the price drop, they are currently selling 500g bags of…
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motivational quotes for SMARTeR goal setting
Many of us will have seen the phrase SMARTeR when people are discussing goal setting: SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ACTION ORIENTATED REASONABLE TIMED REASON WHY i came across these quotes while trying to decide on some goals for myself and found them quite motivating so thought i would share with you. SPECIFIC - The more specific…
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critique my work out
hi guys, i've recently joined my local council run gym (its my 3rd week) and although i've had my induction i've not been given a programme to follow so have just been using the machines, both cardio and resistance in the order i was shown in pretty much, and i like it its easy to follow but i wonder if it can be improved.…
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washing water filter bottle
ok so i know the importance of keeping my water bottle clean, but i've hit upon a snag. My water bottle has a removable water filter in it which is good for 500 litres now obviously i'm washing the water bottle but how do i ensure there are no nasties developing in the filter? i normally use a steralising fluid (such as…
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raw fruit and veggies???
ok this may sound like a really silly question, but i'm not a huge fan of fruit but i love the convenience of just being able to eat it without having to cook it, and obviously there are veggies that can be eaten raw but are there any fruit and veggies that should never be eaten raw, just in case?
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frozen yogurt???
stupid question to some i would imagine, but as its not a big thing in the uk i'm not sure about it. can i literally just shove a pot of yogurt in the fridge?? will it keep longer do some flavours freeze better than others, can i use the foil lidded ones in the freezer (if it is a case of just shoving a tub in) or do i…
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wardrobe malfunction
i wear a uniform for work and one of the deciding factors that made me decide now was the time to start paying attention to my weight was the trousers being tight, and they have a stupid policy on uniform, i've orderd some larger ones but they won't be here till septmeber. and tonight whilst sittling at work they have just…
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laces
once upon a time i used to run, i used to subscribe to runners world magazine. in one of the issues there was a huge pull out advert for the nike bowerman range of shoes, and it had diagrams of various ways of lacing up running shoes and the benefits of each one. i used to love that poster as it came in handy with each new…
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drinking more but appear dehydrated
ok, i normally drink tea, i love tea white no sugar and i normally have 4-5 cups a day nothing else (the ammount does vary) but i'm trying to drink more water and in the past 2 days i'll have had 3 cups of tea and yesterday i had 3/4 glasses of water and today i've had at least 5 so far and will probably have another one…
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evening meal ideas when eating seperately?
help! i work shifts and when i'm on back shift i make something before i go into work that i can reheat at work in a microwave and leave the remainder for my other half. this unfortunately tends to come out of a jar (i really don't enjoy cooking my evening meal at 10am) so the calories are quite high, my daily calorie…
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stretching the achilles tendon?
hi guys i've started running again recently (ok i've been twice since saturday) and my achilles is really sore, in an oooh i've done some work i'm not sure if i like it kind of way rather than omg get me to the doctors quick kind of pain. i was wondering if there were any exercises you lovely people could recommend to help…
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how to log c25k?
i appologise in advance if this has been asked already but by the time i'd trawled through all the c25k posts i'd have missed the time i have available to do the work out!! i'm just starting the program but am struggling to log the calories burnt with it being a mix of walking and running and i can't find it in the…
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lactic acid help
hi guys, i've started doing the c25k programme after a long period of being inactive,but by god its hell on earth, not because i'm short or breath but because of the ammount of lactic acid thats building up my lower legs are just in bits from about half way through (i've just done the second day so i know its early days),…
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help with shrove tuesday pancakes/crepes ideas
hi guys i really need your help us brits have a long standing tradition on shrove tuesday to have pancakes, but i guess these would be crepes to our american friends, to get rid of all the fats etc for lent (ok most of us these days use it as an excuse to pig out). now my other half really wants pancakes (thats what i'm…
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argh!!! put weight on
not a happy bunny this morning. i am aiming to loose about a pound a week, nothing too drastic as i have very little will power and motivation but for the past to weeks i've been recording stuff as best i can (i'm very absent minded so forget to log in sometimes) and have lost just over half a pound each week (need to move…
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hello from cheshire, uk
hi there, i'm new to all this, well not trying to loose weight but doing it on a public forum so be gentle with me. i've been using mfp for a few months with limited success but that is purely my fault and not the sites, so i figure being on the forums and getting a gentle kick up the backside from you guys might help,…
