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Chinese Steamed Pork Buns
I am no expert in nutrition and I am not critisising the people who have made the effort to put in all nutritutional figures into the database but Chinese Buns confuse me. They are made with flour and SOME sugar but not a vast amount (my wife is Chinese so I have a good source), the pork and vegetable inside are not fried…
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Alternative Weight Loss Initiatives
Hi, i was just wondering what others have tried, are trying or have been advised to try in order to lose weight. I live in China and get a lot of er, advice on the weird to the wonderful. Not sure what is what, but just for fun here is what I do.....(and I am not saying do this or do that, this works, this doesn't - though…
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Insanity Vs Ps90
Hello, Is any of the above better than the other? I want to start one up but I don't know which one. I am male, 183cm tall and 113.8kg. I want to have a toned muscular physique, I am 38 years old. At the moment I walk a lot, do push ups and squats and a bit of weight training. I was just wondering if one is better than the…
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My Calorie Count
Hello, sorry if this is stupid but I am a bit confused. My goal for cal is 1850 per day. Addding tonight's dinner I am over the 1850 but still in the green as I have exercise calories. Does that mean I have used some exercise calories in food. My net should be the same or less than my goal right if I don't want to eat my…
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FAT!
When we burn fat, where does it go? What does it turn into, and how does it leave our bodies?
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Fruit for Breakfast
1 - Hi, I have just been reading that eating ONLY fruit up until breakfast is an amazing way to burn fat, though my other half suggests this is harmful as you miss out on other things like protein. What do you think/know about this? 2 - The same site that I got this from recommends crunches as an exercise, which I have…
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My Routine
My Routine so far is to have quit alcohol (apart from a mad weekend last), which should take at least 600cal out of my day as I was drinking at least 5 500ml cans of beer every day. I have added 30 min of walking twice a day so that should account for another 500cal so that leaves me 1100cal off per day. I have cut out…
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Calorie portions
Not sure if thats the right heading but I am wondering if it is important how you split your calories between brekky, lunch and dinner. Should you have more for breakfast then less for lunch and then less for dinner? My allowance is just under 2000 cal a day, should it be assigned proportionately? Someone said to me one to…
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Energy and KJ
Hi, I have been looking for calories on the packs of things and do not see anything listed as calories. I see energy which is being measured in the form of kg/100g. Is this the calorie count? I just looked at a packet of crisps and the 50g packet was said to to hold of 2000kj of energy per 100g, therefor this single packet…
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Measuring Calories Correctly
I live in China where food is not served up like back home (England). Every lunch and dinner is basically like a mini buffet. For example just now we have had rice, fish, beans with pork and tofu with pork. It is really hard to gauge how much I have just eaten and I just put bits in my bowl and eat. I just don't know how…
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Ideal beginner's Plan
Hi, has anyone got or knows of a beginners plan that worked for them? I wish to lose 35kg over the next 5-6 months. I have trawled the net but how can I choose a programme that will work? I don't really want to shell out money on a 100% satisfaction or your money back plan.Though this one interests me (I am not…
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Am I stupid?
I have this "plan". I have a series of exercises (all without weights); body twists, squats, lifting my knees up to my stomach, push ups, crunches and leg raises. I started on one a day and add one more each time, thinking after 30 days I will be able to do 30 push ups. Is this concept stupid and a waste of time? I am 13…
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About to start weights
Ok, I have been reading up on the added value of weights and now I have got my walking/cardio bit sorted and have a few other things under control (booze and crisps etc...) I wannt to see if I can add a bit of weights into my regime. I have some dumb bells of sensible weights and I know a few moves etc... but was wondering…
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Too much beer and not enough exercise
Hi, I would like to say hello to all and highglight the subject as my problem. I seem to eat well but I simply drink eat to much and exercise too little. I aim to change that and haven't had a drink for 4 days but have been out exercising more for the past 4 days. I managed, with help of my daughter to resist some very…
