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Regime advice
I used to do HIIT 5 days a week for half an hour and saw great results. I had to stop because of finances/changed jobs, now I'm looking at joining a gym so that I can take part in a variety of classes as I'm not the greatest alone in a gym. Will it have a positive or negative effect on fitness level/weight loss if I did…
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MFP goals vs. manually set goals
I've been playing with my goals and macros and now do not know if I've done the right thing, mfp goals are much higher than I'd set myself with only a deficit of 200 calories. In addition the protein. % is way out for the mfp recommended goals (not high enough according to lbm) what's the general consensus diy or trust in…
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fat binding and weight loss pills
I know weight loss is all about exercise and eating at a deficit but I've kind of stalled, I will be upping my resistance training and playing around with my calorie intake (as have been for five months) but is it worth investing in fat binding pills or weight loss supplements?
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thoughts on the optimum nutrition Bible by Patrick holford
I recently picked up this book after recommendations, I've not finished it yet but so far he says everyone is deficient in vitamins and minerals and we need to be having a lot more than the typical rda. He's against meat and milk and pro high carbs 65% medium protein 20% and fat 15% (I think) it seems like no matter what…
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accuracy of vitamins on mfp
Ok I have started to take supplements on a regular basis just centrum multi vit plus some others (omega, co q10, vit c calcium) anyway I try to eat a variety of fruit and veg and now apparently I'm overdoing my vitamin a (which can be dangerous) by up to 400% is this another example of mfp over estimating? I have heard…
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scared to lift
I have been advised to increase strength training and reduce cardio to get some results, but as silly as it may seem I'm nervous in the gym that I'll be doing the exercises incorrectly also I don't know if the gym I use has the big long weights people use to lift over their head, just the individual dumbbell style (I use a…
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nothing works frustrating and disappointed
I've have tried low cals 1200, usual beginner method to no avail started swimming and have been doing that weekly now for over a month I got to zumba classes every Monday although they have been cancelled the last two Weeks and trying out gym sessions on a Friday for cardio and weights. I've completely changed my diet and…
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protein shakes
I struggle to reach my protein targets on a daily basis, I try to eat chicken fish Greek yoghurt cottage cheese eggs and things like that but still am low, I exercise 3x weekly zumba swimming and have now started weights. Should I consider using a protein shake or bar?
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How to calculate nutrient requirements?
I am 25, 11stones with bf% of 30 my lbm is 108. My tdee is like 2300 I think and brm (I think that's the maintenance ? Where it calculates the calories you burn by doing nothing?) Is around 1600. I have just started to alter my life style exercising 3x weekly; zumba, strength and cardio in the gym and swimming. I started…
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super juice dieting good or bad?
Hello, I have just started my fitness journey due to bad fitness levels and weight gain, I am improving my diet and exercising 3 times weekly at the moment. I have been told by a friend, who hasn't done it, to try a super juice diet by Jason vale. Its seven days of no food, purely fresh juices and smoothies. It says you…
