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Stationary bike watts per hour
I'm trying to get a more accurate handle on my excercise calories now I'm in a routine and have found my current limits. 213lbs, 6'1, 34 year old male. 140 watts for 30 minutes straight (distance was just short of 10 miles). The stationary bike said I had burned 270kcals and MFP probably says I've burnt a thousand.. What…
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Need help please, TDEE and settings
Pals, i'm calling out for help please.. Goals: lose last 20lbs whilst maintaining/increasing lean mass. Height: 6'1 Age: 34 Sex: M Weight when started (1st May) 220lbs Weight now 215lbs BF% Start (27%). Now (25%) - using scales, im aware it may not be accurate. I seem to have stalled and im not sure if its my TDEE or…
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Does anyone fast?
My goal is to lose body fat and maintain muscle but some days I'm fine with eating at a slow deficit and once a week or once every two weeks I feel like fasting for the whole day (just casein with water, no training on that day). Does anyone else do this and is it destroying my hard work? Or does it not make too much of a…
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Broke my toes! :(
I'm really into strength training at the moment and I'm doing 2.5hrs of high intensity cardio per week. That is until tonight where I celebrated England winning their World Cup match on penalties. That's where it all went wrong.. I threw a packet of something or other off the kitchen counter into the air and went to kick…
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TDEE help and slow cutting
6'1, 220lbs with a goal weight of a toned 195lbs. I've never bulked before but I used to weight 285lbs, I lost a lot of muscle mass with fat in my way to 220. I've been eating at maintenance for two months whilst increasing my strength and getting 'noob gains' and now I want to keep what I have with the training I'm doing…
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Major hypo's last night - feeling like crap!
Insulin dependent here. I've been doing really well with my diet, cardio and strength training lately and my BG have been within a normal range for nearly a month! I was on track for the best HbA1c ever. Then last night happened... I couldnt do my regular Thursday morning gym routine because I slept through my alarm and…
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Sedentary desk job - craving nightmare!
I'm sure many of you can relate.. I'm having a slow day at work. Not many meetings, lots of paperwork to do. I'm sitting here typing away and because i'm so bored my stomach keeps talking to me. I'm drinking loads of water and waiting for as long as possible to start eating. The old me would have eaten lunch before 11am…
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Any 5'1 F gone from 150 to 105lb?
My wife is after some inspiration and has just started her journey. I've been looking through before and after pictures but I cant find any that go from 150lb to 105lb at that height so she can know what body composition may be like at that weight. If you have made this journey and wouldn't mind sharing a before and after…
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Diabetic - returning
I havent been active on MFP since March 2013! My original goal was 185lb and I started at 285. By the time I stopped using MFP i'd got to 235 and since then i've had ups and downs. In December 2014 I was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Since then i've been on insulin. I lost more weight in an…
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Adding exercise into your daily routine
First of all i'll introduce myself, im Mr Lazy! I do P90X intermitently and strength training now and then but im not committed to it for any large length of time. I've got the hang of the diet, i never eat over maintenance and often eat under to lose but I could never get my rear end into gear! I really hate the thought…
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A jogging NSV for me
I've never jogged in my life and i really didnt intend to. My brother came to visit yesterday and asked if I wanted to go for a jog and I just thought 'why not'! I told him I've never done it and I'm really worried about how to breathe properly and my knees etc. Anyways... for my first ever jog: 3 miles without stopping…
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Who thinks i'm hot, or would date me part 2
So its my turn. Hopefully this will backfire. I even did a special duck pout to make myself look more appealing and sexual come get me boys and girls!
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I'm having one of those days!
3 seperate people at work have had long conversations with me that started with 'you're looking really good at the moment!' I've had some massive workouts these past few days and im feeling sore but strong which makes me feel amazing! I've been looking through my before and during photos and I can see such a massive…
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Do you have to be American to have thanksgiving?
So i'm British. My best friend married a girl from Mahwah, NJ and they both live here in the UK. They have kindly invited my Wife and I to Thanksgiving dinner and we've excepted because its nice to be considered such close friends that they'd like to celebrate with us. The problem (or not really a problem) for me is that I…
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Motivational Songs
So I have 2 songs and the lyrics just really scream out to this part of my life and they just make me go BOOM, LETS DO THIS! Seriously when listening to these songs I can lift more, I can run faster and i'm the sexiest motherf on the planet Rudimental - Not giving in (My running/Cycling song)…
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TDEE and calculators
So i'm never sure of the accuracy of these things, what are other peoples experiences? I'll post my stats here so you can validate the results i get on these calculators but the bottom line is they always suggest a higher daily calorie limit than I currently work towards and when I have eaten up to that limit I maintain…
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I had a good NSV yesterday
My Wife and I took our 2 little boys to Thomas Land (in the UK, Thomas the tank engine theme park). They have loads of rides for small children and you can ride the trains and see lots of animals etc Well apart from freezing my booty off because I've lost weight, I managed to easily get on all of the rides with no…
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Share your NSV (Non-Scale Victory) of the day! 11/7/12
Its that time again, what little victory have you had today that'll bring you one step closer to your dream body!?! I resisted buying Halo4 and i'm resisting Call Of Duty later this week. If i buy these games I know i will spend some of my time playing these instead of going to the gym, and then i'll eat some bad food…
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Massive NSV for me!!!
This may not seem like alot for some but ive been telling everyone for a while that one of my first big goals is to be able to do a pullup. I havent done a single pullup in my whole life and i said i'd never be able to (wasnt strong and weighed so much). After 2 months of strength training and a healthy lifestyle tonight I…
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Me, the fitness freak!
I work on the 3rd story of my office blocks. The building is high enough to have an escallator to the top or a flight of stairs. Since September ive been taking the stairs each and every time (between 5 and 15 times a day!). Lately ive started to be able to run up all of them and control my breathing at the top which ive…
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NSV - i feel amazing today!
So today I had to meet all of the directors of the company I work for (a company of around 25,000 people so its a big deal!). I have a few pairs of work trousers, some size 38, some 40 and some 42. Last week I was wearing my 40's and they were getting loose but i didnt realise how loose as i put my 38's on this morning and…
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Alcohol - what should i stick to?
So tomorrow night I have a party as a friend is leaving work. We're going out to a brazilian restaurant where they basically just serve meat and veg (woohoo!) but then everyone will be drinking and i want to have a drink too. The issue is i dont want to drink lots of beer like I usually would as it will pile on the…
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low heart rate but cant run
I have a bit of a training predicament. I naturally have a very low heart rate. At resting its around 80 and with and with vigorous exercise the most its ever reached is 130. I'm 28 so I think I should be pushing to 140-160 to get it in the high category? Basically the restriction on running is my knees and shins. I don't…
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Workout advice
I'm looking for advice from the people who have been there, made the big weight loss and trimmed up. I'm looking for the transition point and the do's and dont's (i've read the starters guide so im after opinions over and above that please) I need to lose 50-70lbs. At the moment i'm only training cardio and calorie…
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My first NSV
So this one isnt clothes or compliments but im calling this a victory... Background: 2 weeks ago I started on the rowing machine and couldnt manage 5 minutes of resistance level 1 (goes to 10). I managed to get myself up to a full 10 minutes on level 1 at the weekend. Today I went on the rowing machine and after 8 minutes…
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Just starting my journey, could do with some friends
Hi everyone. I'm a 28 year old dad of 2 boys (6 weeks and 2 years). I have a lovely wife and enjoy my life. The issue is I haven't been active for a long time now and I grew comfortable rather than challenging my weight. I'm now 270lbs with a BMI of 40% ANC I want to do something about it so i live to see my kids grow up…
