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Not new but a returner. Going low carb
Hi all, have been a member for years and lost, found it difficult to maintain, went on medication had surgery etc etc So I am back, logging which I hate but doing low carb, started last week but had to be on bread in order to get an 'Am I coeliac blood test?' yesterday, have now cut that out. I am also vegetarian and soya…
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Foods you have 'discovered' on your way to healthier eating
For me it's avocados, which I had never had before, also rediscovereing cottage cheese after many years
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I hate lifting
Not trying to be provocative but I guess there are others like me out there. I love to swim, I am training to swim 2 miles in open water in August. I love moving through water, goign further and faster and I adore the head space training gives me. I have tried with lifting, I have done free weights and machines, I have…
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Today I am going to swim in the sea
Tbh it's going to be a plunge rather than a swim, I give myself seconds before I start to think too cold! But I have to start acclimatising sometime :( And stuff the calories, I get hot chocolate when I get out :)
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IBS, low FODMAP and eating enough
Hi All, following a really bad dose of norovirus I have had quite severe IBS, my GP was useless so I looked into diet and discovered the low FODMAP approach. I have been doing this since Friday and have seen a considerable improvement in symptoms. However I really need some vegetarian meal suggestions ESP ones that have a…
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New to this..
I have had intermittant IBS flare ups since my teenage years (possibly related to endometriosis) I have reduced them alot by cutting out wheat in general. However at Christmas I had the ghastly norovirus bug and have had really IBS since. My usual remedies are not helping (peppermint capsules, tea and heat) so I have been…
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Turbulence Training question
Swimming pool closed as it has no running water.. So I fancy mixing it up bit..has to be at home as I have no childcare and someone suggested turbulence training. I have read the site and there are loads of videos on YouTube..where should I start?
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Body fat % of 27.5
How to I reduce it? I have started some strength training, do some cardio..it does not need to go fast but it does need to go down! I am only 2lbs or so off my target overall weight but the body fat is too high :(
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Operation 'pre Christmas Tidy'
My house is a tip, three children masses of toys and two not very tidy parents leads to a house totally unable to deal with decorations and christmas present influx. So as of today I will be spending 15 mins twice a day EVERYDAY doing my christmas tidy. Anyone want to join me?
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protein powder and constipation, sorry if tmi!
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Making up a protein shake in advance?
How far in advance can I make up a shake? (milk, powder, whatever else..) I find that if I come home post workout I do not have the space to make it as all the children need me for something, if I made it up before I went then I could drink whilst walking/driving home.. Would that be ok?
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Can you stand on one leg?
i was back to the physio this morning. Good progress on the hip stability (clam exercise) so we are advancing that one (legs off the ground!) but as for the rest of me... Can you stand on one leg for more than 10 secs? i can't and even during the short time I can my supporting leg is wobbling all over the place. So I now…
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TDEE vs maintenance
I want to eat at a calorie equilibriam on lifting days. How do I calculate this? I am basically at goal weight but am eating at a .5lb calorie deficit for the moment. Is the maintenance calories my TDEE?
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Improving shape and muscles = more calories
Is that right. I am very near my target weight but def fit the flabby thin category. I need to get some definition on my muscles and am slowly doing more weights (hampered somewhat due to injury) and bodyweight exercises. But as with alot of people who have lost weight by counting calories I am scared to add more calories…
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Aligned and well blog
Anyone else a follower of Katy Bowman? http://www.alignedandwell.com/katysays/ I am quite sure of her being right and often do her exercises but can't give up exercise that I feel is probably bad for me bio-mechanically either
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Upper body exercise with injury?
I have a rotator cuff injury..mostl just niggling but I am doing the physio so it doesn't get any worse. For a week now I have done only lower body stuff, I tried a set of press ups and they irritated the shoulder again. But it's very frustrating, I can't do weight work because I can't hold them. Any ideas?
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First target acheived..what now?
So my target was 62kg and this morning I am 61.7kg..whoopee!! I am 5'6 so that is quite a good weight and i fitted into UK size 10 jeans yesterday for the first time in years. Part of me wants to carry on down to 60kg. But I have started doing much more strength training (despite and injury to my shoulder atm which is…
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Who else is injured?
Have a shoulder injury that I am having to baby as I suspect it's a rotator cuff injury..am doing a ton of exercises for it and stretching like crazy but daren't risk swimming or lifting even light weights :( So very very frustrating.. Anyone else?
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10 top reasons why the BMI is bogus
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 Would be inter rested in people's thoughts
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Dumbbell only workout..
So following a recent post I looked for a gym with barbells, and found one..but due to my childcare issues and it's opening hours going there is not going to be possible until my DD starts preschool next August. Have started NRLFW but am having to do sme modifications even at stage 1 and I think that progressing on this…
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Apple sauce
So today I made some stewed apples, just cut up 4 bramley (cooking) apples and cooked them until they were mash with water.. Is this US applesauce? I will sweeten to taste when I eat it.
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Golden Cauliflower soup
http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/10/24/golden-cauliflower-soup/ This is beyond yummy. btw one cauliflower was about 1lb..I made a third of the recipe but next time will get in more cauliflower and freeze soup portions.
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No muscle soreness after a workout
So this sounds odd but is it wrong that I do not ache the day after a weights session? I have started NRLFW and did my 3rd session yesterday. I lifted as much as I could and was challenged during the workout.. I really expected that I would be sore today..and I am not.. Why not? Do I need to do more?
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I can't do a single press up :(
I can do some box press ups and some at about 50 degrees (leaning on the wall) but any lower than that and nothing happens when I push :( . Is it just poor upper body strength, poor core strength or I am just useless! I must have been able to do them once as they were in the RN fitness test that I passed at 19 (I think…
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Online yoga workouts
I am a real stiffy, with a poor range of motion in most of my joints :( My knees crack my shoulders click..you get the picture.. Can anyone rec a good yoga programme online that will help me work out my stiffness and increase my flexibility/range of motion? I get so bored just stretching that I am guilty of not doing…
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Quick help please
Will ask on the NROLFW forum too but to get a quick response, I need an alternative for the swiss ball prone jacknife (hip flexon) and for a barbell squat (no barbells or balls) Swapping gym not an option atm!
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Today will be my first lifting day! Calorie intake?
Will be doing day1, workout1.. from the New Rules of lifting for women..wish me luck! The big question is what do I eat, I have just moved on from 1400 calories plus exercise calories to 1570 plus exercise calories (I am very close to my goal weight) the NRLFW says on lifting day you should be eating well over 2000, I do…
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Swimmers
Presuming a good fast swim its a cardio exercise.. I am starting weights too, I want to look better, swim stronger through a better core strength and stronger arms/shoulders and glutes! Anyone else do this combo? Any tips
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This weeks goals..
I have two goals for this week: 1/ eat all my exercise calories and be within 100 of my intake each day 2/ get moving with my weights. You?
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Protein Powder in the UK
So according to the NRLFW my protein levels are too low to gain muscle mass which is what I will be eventually aiming to do. I am vegetarian and eat protein at every meal. So is powder the way to go? and if so rec me a NICE one thats available in the UK, i can't afford to experiment..
