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Differing advice
Additional calories: UK: Only 200kcal extra in 3rd trimester US: 2nd Trimester: 300kcal 3rd Trimester: 450kcal Japan: First trimester: +50 calories Second trimester: +250 calories Third trimester: +450 calories France Minimum 2200-2500 to begin with, and a range of advice after that which actually mentions activity level!…
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Is 4.5 mph a very, very brisk walk for you?
If I want to go at that speed I can either: run slowly Or Run part of the time, walk part (according to RunKeeper). Then when I log it's a walk! I'm 5'5", and wonder if it's a height thing. Do you walk or run at 4.5 mph, and how tall are you?
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Clothes for Paris
Way back in my twenties, when I lived in France, I stopped wearing dresses to Paris because I found I got hassled by creepy guys, even if the dress was really modest. I am excited to be going on a trip to Paris next week, but wondering if I dare wear a dress as I'll be travelling alone. Are there any fewer creeps in Paris…
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Fabulous Nursing Bras
I was just wondering what brands of nursing bra you liked best. I ADORE Hot Milk. The bras are sexy, so supportive I use them as sports bras, have silly names like 'Her Midnight Charm' and the layer against your skin is organic cotton. As I expect I'll be breastfeeding for ages again, I think I'll get nursing bras along…
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Research that contradicts IIFYM
Firstly, I'll put my cards on the table: I would much rather work towards IIFYM than clean eating. So far I've only worked to If It Fits My Calories, but IIFYM seems the best, mentally healthy option to me. However, some research seems to directly oppose IIFYM, including the research below linking fried food once a week to…
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Peanut butter and Cadbury Creme Egg toasted sandwich?
Just looking for yummy toasted sandwich ideas, after a great breakfast this morning of a peanut butter and Cadbury Creme Egg toasted sandwich. Old favourites of mine are: Peanut butter and dried apricot (smells bad, tastes good) Cream cheese, raisin and cinnamon (like a cheesecake) Smarties (like M&Ms, and the colour leaks…
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To any arrogant newbies out there...
I was an arrogant newbie once. I believed what I believed (which was wrong) and it took a humbling moment for me to recognise this. For me, this was that I believed that because I was below average weight, I must need below average calories, and my humbling moment came when I kept losing at over 2000kcal and also started…
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Boobage and muscle preservation
I'm at a weight and body fat % where my face is slim enough to make my eyes look big and cute (seriously, I worked out that's why I like this weight) and I still have approx. B cups that I don't want any smaller. From past experience, very little of what I have up top is 'breast tissue', it is nearly all fat, so it is a…
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Game: how much does the poster above eat?
Ok, game idea... Look at my profile pic. I weighed 58.3kg (128.5lb) as of this morning. I am 165cm (5'5") tall. How much do I eat to lose/maintain? State whether your guess is net (exercise subtracted) or gross (the number of calories eaten). Please state the name of the person whose calories you are guessing, to avoid…
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Long walks with small kids
DS, 4, has decided he would like to walk to Granny and Granddad's house, 60 miles away. The furthest he has gone so far is about 6 miles, and we carried him the last half a mile or so. I think it's a lovely idea, and I'd happily spend a week doing it some day, when we've built up to it. So, I wondered, what's the longest…
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Long-term goals
Mine is to salsa in my seventies :happy: What is yours?
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Was the gym instructor right about women and weights?
I went for a tour of a gym today. The instructor told me I should be doing 12 reps x 3. I said my understanding was that you needed heavier weights and lower reps to get results. She told me I should do 12 reps x 3 to get 'that toned look', I told her I knew 'toned' didn't really mean anything. Then she said I should do 12…
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Quick spelling lesson...
Binging rhymes with singing. Bingeing rhymes with singeing. I keep imagining people sat by their fridges saying 'Bing, bing, bing'. :laugh:
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Kudos
Kudos to: All of you who lift heavy and run hard, despite carrying extra weight All of you who are eager to pass on what you've learnt, despite being a work in progress yourself So many of you who have suffered more than I can imagine to get the body you want. I only just strayed into the overweight category, and I could…
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Would it be too much to ask...
Mfp, and fitbit, have my calories in, my calories out AND my weight. Would it be too much to ask for my calories to be calculated based on what actually happens to my body? Or am I missing something?
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Lunges - rookie error or inevitable
Embarrassingly, I killed my legs doing lunges on the wii fit. My day requires me to be able to, preferably, run to and from work, but I couldn't today because of the pain. I have a lot of questions: 1) if i'd warmed up and stretched properly, would I be in less pain? 2) Should I do more lunges, or not? Will it make it…
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Sex and cardio
I like sex, but my DH finds it so exhausting that I can't persuade him into bed more than a few times a month. There may be other contributing factors, but that seems to be the main one. Would more cardio help improve the situation? He's not overweight or underweight, but he is far more sedentary than when we first met.…
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Running to get somewhere
Does anyone else just run to get places? I feel like a bit of a weirdo for running for practical purposes rather than pleasure or weight loss.
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Asian BMI
After talking with someone on my friends list about Asian BMIs, I did some research online and found that different Asian populations have different ranges of 'normal' BMI (ie, the BMI at which the symptoms of being 'overweight' occur is different). My husband is Japanese, so his healthy BMI range is apparently 18.5- 23!…
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Wii Free Step- mfp v hrm?
I've been using the Free Step game and counting it as what mfp says... But I feel I'm getting far more exercise. I have it on at the maximum pace, so I wonder if that accounts for the difference.
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Best and worst soundtracks
Just watched Spike Lee's Inside Man -horrific sound track! Made me think, and I think it has to be one of the worst ever (liked the random bangra at the start and end though). My favourite (I'm a kid at heart) - Never Ending Story.
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What's the lowest BMI you'd go to?
Yesterday my mum was shocked and upset to hear that my BMI was 20. She said 22 was ideal, but at 22 I still have double chins, so that's hardly ideal for me :laugh: I won't go below 20, at least for the moment, because, statistically, that could affect fertility and I'm TTC. If I wasn't TTC I might see if a BMI of 18 was…
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Rucksack for running
I run home from work and need a waterproof rucksack I can carry at least A4 documents in. Any recommendations?
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What I'd do differently if I started mfp again...
1) For a couple of days I'd eat like normal and record everything, just to get a clearer picture of what I was eating. 2) For a couple of weeks I'd try out what mfp suggested as maintenance, and see what happened. 3) If I wasn't already losing, I'd set to lose .5 lb a week. I'd do this again a week later if I still wasn't…
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A better wife...
I want to be a better wife. Any tips?
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Slightly embarrassing NSV
i've started back into 30DS, having completed it in the summer and having done nothing since. Today I did level one in the morning and level 2 before bed, and already there's such a noticeable difference that I can't keep my hands off myself! :laugh::blushing: :laugh: I just want to keep stroking all those lovely new…
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Women's health cover airbrushed?
When I saw the cover of Women's Health this weekend, to me it just looked unhealthy! Has she been airbrushed, or is she really that shape? Either way, to me and my dh, she just looked wrong.
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Which challenges have changed you in the long run?
For me, trying to stay in the green for a month made me up my calories, making me a happier eater, and trying to burn 300 cals every two days to help kill Jabba the Hutt has made me commit to that as an exercise goal. You?
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Is there such a thing as a reverse treat day?
I'd been successfully maintaining on around 2400 calories, when I bonked my head, got concussion and lost my appetite. I lolled around a lot, exercised less, and was 100s of calories under my target 2 days running. Then my weight was still stable, but now that I'm back to normal, it's creeping up (which it doesn't normally…
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What's your top 5 frequent foods on mfp?
... And what do you wish was/wasn't on there? Mine: Coffee with skimmed milk Skimmed milk My wholemeal cheese scones Vanilla Rooibos Vegemite I hope the coffee's going to slowly slide down the charts so that banana gets a chance to slip in. Not sure how the scones have stayed in there... It's been ages since I last made…
