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Eating enough with lots of exercise
Hi, So I'm falling into a bad pattern where I stick to healthy for a few days or a week then crash and gorge on carbs/sugar. I'm aware this means I'm not eating the right things. I'm currently doing 90 min cycle ride over a massive hill every day (one day to work, the next day back, etc - it's 12.9 miles) Burning around…
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Help! I eat too much fibre!
Hi all, So, monitoring my diet, I realised how much fibre I eat. MFP recommends 25g a day, but I get 40-50g. The obvious outcome of this is I'm bloated and quite constipated. But I snack on vegetables and am making a chicken veg stew which lasts me most of the week. Plus a granola cereal. How do I reduce my fibre without…
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Not losing
Hi all So my weight's fluctuating between 182 and 186lbs and despite eating all the vegetables, protein, big workouts; I'm not losing and I'm hungry seemingly all the time! I've upped my cycling to several shorter sessions a week rather than 2-3 long long sessions to see if that makes a difference. Certainly, my muscles…
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'Ideal' BMI
Don't you just hate it? I was over the moon to hit my BMI healthy - suddenly those glorious numbers 23.9 appeared in front of me! Then I hit 22.5! Brilliant! Then, I did a silly quiz online to see how healthy I was - I'm quite proud of the massive health changes I have made in my life and thought I'd get a pat on the back…
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MFP is great but what would you change if you could?
Hi all, I'm a devotee of MFP, it's helped me retain a size 12 (UK) for the last year and slowly but surely improved my fitness and wellbeing. However, I was thinking last night, what would be a beneficial change so it could help me more? 1. Carb Neutral v Carbs Many of us are low-carb (Atkins, Zone, whatever) and there is…
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The perils of weight loss
Hi all So I want to lose more weight. I have an ideal weight of 150lb. This is in my head. Invented. In fact, my height (5'8.5'') and weight (159lbs) is considered healthy! (BMI 23) I have muscle definition, I exercise regularly (32 hours week as I cycle to commute) but I want to have less body fat and be 'slim'. Do I…
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Fibre worries - help needed!
Hi all, I'm cutting my carbs again, as I've found it works and I feel better without all that bread and pasta. However, as you'll see from my diary, I routinely go up to 200% on the recommended fibre intake as I'm munching vegetables and seeds and things. Result, I have days of bloating and up to 7lb weight gain! Your…
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Feeling very motivated today!
I've lost a fair amount of weight, prior to signing up with MFP, around 2.5 stone. Since using MFP I've fluctuated between about 20lbs difference. A lot of the motivation MFP gives me is the exercise. I now use weights at home, cycle almost everywhere and do aerobics a couple of times a week. This is my real focal point…
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Depressed - help needed!
Hi all I'm working really hard at the moment and suffering from 'no results blues'. I'm 5'8.5'' female, 31. For the last year I've been fluctuating between 155-170lbs. The year before I lost a fair amount, but wasn't on MFP, but to give you an idea, I was a size 16-18 (UK) and now I'm a 10-12. I'm really proud of what I've…
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Query on increasing home based training
Hi all, For six months now I've been building my own home routines. I have a weight set and, working from videos online, have slowly built up a variety of exercises and weights. Last week, I incorporated a low impact aerobics video into my routine. That's great, but, as soon as it gets easier, I want to do more! Do I look…
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Carbs and Sugar Fail
Hi all, I've been trying to build my protein intake up with houmous and seafood stick snacks and cut down on carbs - hard as I'm a sugar and fruit junkie. (I would normally consume between 2 and 6 small apples a day!) Now I'm finding I'm really hungry despite adding the protein, and I can't even eat as much fruit as it's…
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Seem to be just maintaining my weight :(
Hi all, Every time I complete a daily entry and I get that little alert that poses "if every day was like this you'd [look like a supermodel] in five weeks, I get little buzz. But looking at my progress, my weight has been fairly static for weeks - rather than getting below 160lbs - I've floated between 162-166 for weeks…
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What am I doing wrong? (Motivation needed!)
Hi I've been on and off a healthy eating regime for about a year now. I took up cycling and lost a lot of weight last year (around 1.5 stone), then I had a period of stress and didn't exercise as much. As a result, I went from 65kg to 70kg. I have now been back on the healthy eating regime for a couple of months but my…
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Weighing Food
It may seem like a really silly tip, but actually weighing out your food has made such a difference for me. I thought I was having a 'portion' of cereal, for example, but I was actually having two! My husband and I have enforced the habit with pasta, rice, anything and it really does make a difference! I don't feel any…
