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Butch femme people?
Hi I don't know if it is ok for me to post this - please nuke if not. I'm looking for anyone in the UK who IDs as butch, femme or trans - or knows anyone who does. I realise this is a long shot as we are thin on the ground. I admin a huge BF group on Facebook and we've just set up an offshoot UK group and it is proving…
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Hello - back for the third and final time
Right checking back in - a bit of back story. I've been on the group twice - the first time I was quite successful, went down 2 dress sizes, was loving the lifting but then got kicked by real life. Second time I was playing at it for a couple of months. So here I am. And I'm doing it differently this time, I've had a big…
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Lifting in the cold.....
Random one but thought I'd ask you guys for your experiences My weight are in my living/dining room on a wooden floor. They take up too much space and I am always cautious when doing deads. So I'm thinking about moving my weights into my garage. However it is REALLY cold in there during the winter. I'm in the North of…
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Random thread.....
So I pop in here occasionally and it's never very busy and I can only presume you're all off being fabulous and wot not However, I wanted to, you know, just chit chat - so hello from the UK, how's your day? Do you have anything fantastic planned for the weekend? I'm having a rare dry weekend as I am off to Spain with my 2…
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Days when you're tired or dialling it in......
Hey everyone, just wanted to throw something out there and see what you thought. last night I got home from work and general routine is feed the pooches, get changed and then lift before my dinner. I eat pretty much constantly - 3 main meals + 3 snacks - so I'm never lifting without something pretty recent in my belly.…
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UK - alternative to Bodymedia????
Hi I've been trying to find where I can buy a Bodymedia doohickey in the UK and have struck out - what does everyone in the UK use? Not really interested in a HRM, I want something I can wear all day to track my TDEE.
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Your inspiration to lift heavy
I read something today that got me thinking and so I thought I'd share it in here. My goal since I started 50ish days ago was that in March next year when I go to Egypt with my girlfriend I want to be back in the bikini I was wearing when we met 4 years ago. I was about 147lbs then. At that point even though I didn't feel…
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Checking in :)
Hi everyone, well here I am, slightly apprehensive about upping my calories but having read lots and lots, here and elsewhere, about the importance of eating enough I figured it was time to take the plunge - so I've just upped my calories by 300+ and I am a little :noway: about it. Background - been eating healthier for…
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Women - lifting heavy B4 losing majority of their weight
Hi, wonder if anyone wants to contribute? I'm 5'3, 43 years old, 168lbs so got a fair bit of weight to lose. I HATE cardio - and I don't want to spend my time doing something I hate. I walk my dogs for half an hour every morning and that's as good as it gets. I'm just about to start lifting - been doing body weight stuff…
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Protein stomach ache?????
Ok, for a while I have noticed that if I eat eggs for breakfast I end up with horrible stomach cramps around lunchtime so I tend to steer clear of eggs. Later on in the day I'm fine with them. Yesterday, on the run, I grabbed some cooked chicken and ended up eating that first thing - and had awful stomach ache yesterday…
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Buying stuff for home gym - advice please.....
Hey guys, got a birthday coming up and can spend about £200 on home weights equipment. I've managed to get hold of a wide variety of dumbells and a couple of kettlebells but I really need barbells and a bench. I did initially think I'd like a squat rack but as I'm only 5'3 then a bench should be ok to use for squats. So my…
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UK queers, wanna be friends? :)
Hey, just joined the group, been on MFP for a couple of weeks now and loving it. Would love to have some friends from the UK - I'm Nixy, 42, female, live up North, I don't bite and I'm generally pretty good at that cheerleading thing without being too nauseating ;)
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Best way to measure calorie burn?
Hi I've got a birthday coming up and was thinking I'd like o get something to aid me in all the fun I'm having with starting to get healthy. GF is asking me what I want so I thought it might be an idea to get some techno doohicky - HRM? Or something *shrugging* I'm not sure what Exercise - Walk my dogs every day - Starting…
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Cant eat healthily on a budget? Check this out - UK
So in the town where I live on a Saturday there are a group of market stalls, nothing fancy or farmers markety, just normal stuff you'd find in a market I've started buying my fruit and veg there and look at today's haul A dozen free range eggs Asparagus Chinese leaf Celery 2 bags of carrots Broccoli Peppers Leeks Apples…
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Alreet! 40 something Northern bird checking in....
Well figured I should do the intro thing - I've been lurking for a while, tracking for a few days and today I took the plunge. I took my 'before' shots and measured myself. Now if you're anything like me you'll have spent a good deal of time just not looking at yourself, I think I have gone over 12 months avoiding the…
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Girls night in - nibbles!
Hi A friend is coming over this evening for gossip and booze lol - normally this would mean gallons of red wine, chips and salty snacks but nuh huh, not tonight. Remembering that this is NOT a diet, it's a lifestyle change, I want a way of retaining the elements but cutting the calories I'll be swapping the red wine for…
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Advice needed on starting home exercise
Hi Guys Apologies if this topic has been done to death, I'm new and slightly over whelmed by the volume of information available. Here's the situation - following illness and surgery I'v put a lot of weight on, stopped exercising but have had my lightbulb moment this week - time to start looking after myself. I used to use…
