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Trying to lose weight as a vegan
I used MPF years ago and lost weight steadily, then hit a plateau so joined WeightWatchers for a bit which seemed to shift the weight. Over the past 2-3 years it's been creeping up bit by bit and now I'm actually heavier than when I started! Obviously I'm a few years older so that's a contributing factor. My diet has also…
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Press restart
I was a pretty consistent MFP user a few years ago but led a very sedentary life - you know the usual desk job, which in turn led to boredom and constant snacking to get me through the day. I should have known better, as I have a degree in nutrition and sport science (don't laugh!). Then I quite my job to work from home,…
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Health Gains but no visible weight loss
I've gone from a mostly sedentary lifestyle doing almost no exercise to minimum 3x 1hour challenging gym sessions with a PT per week as well as some cycling. I've gained in cardiovascular fitness and strength, BUT I've lost neither weight not inches. Getting a bit disheartened...I've been at it about 5 months now!
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Ordering insanity
I've decided to start doing Insanity - anyone have any suggestions where I can order it from? I can't seem to find it in the shops in the the UK, so online would be helpful! Thanks!
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Blogging - just curious
Anyone here have a blog outside of the MFP one?
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P90X, 30 Day Shred, Insanity, Slim in 6?
I'm needing to get back into excercising again - gym is impractical for me at the moment so want to do soemthing I can fit in at home. I've heard a bit about all these but was wondering what sort of results have people gotten from tem? I'd preferably want to do something that does not require any or much equipment. Thanks!
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Yoga question
I've really gotten into yoga the past little while - I went to loads of classes in Toronto when I was on holiday and found an amazing yoga studio, and I am looking for a good palce in my city just now to go to classes. There's one thing I found which I had problems with - any pose which involved me putting much weight on…
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Finding time...
Up until this week, I hadn't lost a thing in ages. When i looked in the mirror, I looked the same. Then I went on holiday - spent 2 weeks in Toronto visiting my parents (I was there sorting out my visa to return to the UK, and mum and dad flew over from Europe to keep me company) and just got back at the weekend. For the…
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Yoga routine?
I've been thinking of starting yoga again, but thought I'd give it a go at home for awhile before joing a class. Does anyone know of a good (and relatively simple) yoga routine I could do, either in the morning or last thing at night, and about 20-60 mins? Thanks!
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Going to be in Toronto...
I have to travel to Toronto for a couple weeks and would LOVE to find a good gym with a good range of classes - I know in Canada and the US there's more choice than we have here! Anyone have any suggestions? I'll be staying in North York but could get anywhere downtown no problem.
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Injured - need to find exercise that won't raise my heart ra
Ok, to make a long story short, I was attacked a few days ago. I'm not going to go into too much detail here but it was a totally random act of violence, I wasn't mugged or anything and other than a broken nose and a very sore head, I am fine. I've been feeling a bit down ever since and have comfort ate a little. HOWEVER,…
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Feeling rubbish - should I go to the gym or cancel tonight?
I feel like utter poo today. I spent the weekend at my friend's farm - don't get me wrong, I had a lot of fun - but I've been stung like mad by midges, all over my legs (there are bites on almost every inch of my legs from just above the knee to my ankle, also on my neck, chest, arms and a few on my face - though it's…
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Ugh and oops!
I bought a toasted sandwich in my work's canteen this morning - sure, it had cheese and ham in it, but I thought I could splurge since I did 30 min kettlebells with a personal trainer, 1 hour pilates class and a 1 hour Callanetics class last night. Well it wasn't until I peered at the crust 2 bites from finishing I…
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Kettle bell - circuit training or weights?
I have been doing 3x 30 min personal training sessions with a trainer using kettlebells - he totally works my butt off and it's my favourite form of exercise so far (not counting skiing and hillwalking, but those are more hobbies). I have been logging it as 25 mins of strength training/weight lifting, but I feel like I've…
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Anyone else from Scotland?
I'm from Edinburgh, might be moving to the west coast this year (job willing!). Anyone else?
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Want to look as good as possible in a week!
Ok, this is slightly weight loss oriented, but also just a general call for suggestions/help. Basically, I am going to a "thing" next weekend with my boyfriend and some of our friends. I've been working hard and going to the gym 3x a week and yoga or Pilates 1-2x a week for the past few weeks, and I have noticed a bit of a…
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Lipo laser?
I've always held most of my fat around my stomach area, even when I was thin (137lbs) I still had a spare tyre. I was quite active, got plenty of exercise, trained with a personal trainer 2x a week on top of that...and still it wouldn't budge. It got smaller in proportion to the rest of me, but it was still there. I have…
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Why so hungry??
I have a serious problem keeping udner my 1200 kcal a day, in fact unless I've done some seirous amount of exercise (like going for a 5 hour hike), I don't think I've ever kept to U1200! Well today, I was determined I'd manage it. I'm at about 11700 at the moment and I am STARVING. I mean properly feeling dizzy, stomach…
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kettle bell
I've got my first kettle bell personal training session this evening after work (am still slightly sore from Monday night's Power Plate with some kettle bell!). I can't find anything under the "exercise" section - how do I log energy burned?
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What to serve with salmon?
I have a couple lovely salmon fillets for dinner tonight from the farmers market - can't decide what to do with them but want to use the elftovers for salmon pasta tomorrow. Any ideas for salmon, and what should i serve with it?
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Real life vs gym?
I have a question – for anyone else who has just started working out. How do you get a balance between life and exercise? I’ll explain what I mean. I’ve noticed a lot of folk on this forum get in a LOT of exercise. I mean, I wish I could do that much without knocking myself out in the process! For example, even when I used…
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Little changes
I've decided to make little changes throughout the day to get me back on track with this losing weight malarky... 1. I've started doing wall pressups every time I go to the loo at work (about 20 niw, working up to more soon). I may start doing this at home as well, although maybe problematic as the only free wall has a…
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Cardio suggestions?
I've not been doing enough cardio (well, little to none) - been going to the gym and doing Power Plate, and going to Callanetics classes - but I think both of these would be classified more under "toning" than anything else. I need more cardio in my life, but am a bit stuck for ideas. I used to go running with a trainer…
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Abs exercises
I've been going to the gym for a few months now and have seen a differnce in some places (I am less out of breath, wheezing's pretty much stopped, I can walk for longer distances without getting tired out, I am relatively alert first thing in the morning, my butt seems perkier, the sleeves on some of my short sleeved tops…
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Girl question...
I have a question for the females on this site – if any blokes have found themselves here by accident let me warn you now, talk of periods and contraception is impending, so you have been warned! I lost a lot of weight a few years ago, and managed to keep it off reasonably easily (I think I gained 5-10lbs, but nothing…
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Want to tone up arms but have injured hand - any ideas?
I've been doing regular exercise for the past month or so, and even though I haven't noticed much difference in my size, I have definitely noticed I've gotten stronger and I don't get as short of breath doing simple things like walking to the shops anymore! I still feel like I could definitely do with toning up more…
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Vegan before 6?
My friend tried it and said she felt great - no meat, dairy or eggs for breakfast and lunch, then a healthy dinner of whatever you fancied. I'm trying it just now after my weekend detox - although I don't think I'll go as far as to swear off honey and wool or silk! Anyone done this?
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Callanetics and Power Plate
I've started doing both Power Plate (3x-6x a week) and Callanetics classes (about 1x a week) but I can't find any details how many kcal I burn doing them! I've been logging them both under yoga in my diary as it's the closest - but even then it's not that close at all! Anyone know?
