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anybody need a supportive friend
hi folks, my friends list has been thinning out as people leave the site, so I'd like some new friends if anybody would like to add to their list. I'm Cliff, I'm coming up on 4 years on MFP, overweight and unfit at age 53 I decided to turn my life around & lost 52lb in 52 weeks; for 3 years I logged intake & weighed in…
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Happy Anniversary
today is day 1460 on MFP for me, 4 years; although basically hitting my target in year 1 (52 weeks, 52lb) I continue to log food and exercise to keep myself honest; I understand it completely when alcoholics say "this is my 1000th day without a drink & I'm an alcoholic" - the beer, peanuts, potato chips & greasy food are…
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new friends
greetings folks, happy new year! my friends list has dwindled over the past year, i never had that many to start with but several folks fell off the site for one reason or another so i'd like to build my friends list up a bit again. i've been on MFP for 3 years, i lost 52 lb in the first year, maintained i the 2nd & got…
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maximum heart rate in interval training
any heart rate experts out there? I'm a 55yo male, mainly I do progressive lifting & long distance walking but at least once, & often twice I get on my spin bike & do 20 mins 30 sec on, 30 off, interval cycles, by rep 3 or 4 I get up to 150 beats per minute & average 130 inc warmup & warm down over 28 or 29 min total bike…
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Cholesterol NSV, it does what it says on the tin
I went for my annual Serum Lipids HDL/LDL checkup today; 2.5 years ago my TOTAL cholesterol was 6.2 mmol/L (normal 3.00-5.00) my GOOD (HDL) cholesterol was 1.1 (normal 1-1.5) my BAD (LDL) cholesterol was 4.8 (normal 1.5-3) today my Total cholesterol is 3.71 mmol/L my GOOD HDL cholesterol is 1.95 my BAD LDL cholesterol 1.57…
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2 year anniversary
tomorrow, 4th Jan, marks the 2 year anniversary since I embarked on my MFP journey. some time over Christmas/ New years 2012/13 I was eating a bowl of peanuts and drinking a beer and chatting with my nephew who'd lost a considerable amount of weight. I asked him how he'd done it? his reply was beautifully simple, 'eat a…
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age you were first dumped
my son just got dumped by his 1st girlfriend after 10 months, he's 17:( it reminded me of my first girlfriend, she dumped me after 2 months when she met another boy while walking her dog in the park, how old were you and how long did it last?
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TDEE for beginners
I'm writing this as a TDEE guide for beginners because seemingly day after day on here new members ask about their TDEE, what it means and how to calculate it. So while this is meant to answer those questions I also offer it as a guide to everybody on here as, I hope, a useful reference. Some basics first. - Your TDEE…
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pain relief advice please
I did my usual 5x5 yesterday which included some one arm rows, I didn't engage my back properly, did some too loose & strained my left scapula a bit, enough pain to make you sit up & notice but not where you think you've done much damage. then I had to collect a parcel from a delivery centre, turned out to be a solid…
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new friends
hi folks, I'm fast approaching 2 years on MFP & it's been nothing short of fantastic. I followed 'the rules' for the first year & it did what it says on the tin, I lost 52 lbs in 52 weeks. Solely through calorie counting as recommended and upping my daily/ weekly exercise. I slimmed to get thin for that time & carried it…
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almond milk, yes or no
I use semi-skimmed milk; tea, coffee, 1/2 with water in porridge etc., I'm thinking trying almond milk, research is mixed, it seems healthy but is lower in protein. do you use it?
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stupid arguments
I just spent 2 hours arguing with my wife about mincemeat, naturally it was me who blew it all up :) what's the stupidest argument you've had?
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beautiful words
I've been going through a difficult & upsetting situation for a while & was thinking about it this morning. As I was thinking the words below appeared on my Facebook page & I was very moved by them, and they arrived with perfect timing, and I'm motivated to share them on here. I'm a believer in the saying that everybody…
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don't do that!
I'm upset this morning, I've had a great friend on here for ages, been mutually supportive for a long time and have shared a few private trials and tribulations. I was out walking all day yesterday, checkin in this morning to see a general status update from her, 'got a few things going on, gonna take a break', I clicked…
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Body Fat success story
this website is fun http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18781786 since my journey began I've gone from being in the highest 25% men in my age group in terms of BMI to into the bottom 14% :smile: and I now have the same BMI as a man my age in Angola! Your numbers Obesity Index 24bmi BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or…
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London Marathon
hi folks, Christmas & new years is nearly upon us & the annual battle to get back into a healthy routine in January will be upon us very soon :) If anybody would like an extra incentive to get exercising in January I can offer this. In early April each year they start the London Marathon pretty near to where I live, last…
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one for the girls
and the boys I suppose http://ifitnessstudio.net/17-year-old-girl-outperforms-professional-athletes/
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my 13 year old son
will be 14 in March, he's become very keen on fitness & getting in shape, he does 150 pushups per day, loads of tricep dips, sit ups etc & he plays for his school rugby team & has fun taking down kids twice his size :) we have a new dumbbell set at home with a bench which the whole family is using; he's very strong & is…
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can you ever intervene
twice recently I have thought about 'intervening' on people; situation 1 - I was staying in a golf resort hotel, as I left the breakfast restaurant en route to my round of golf I passed by a woman going into breakfast who was very obese, and she needed 2 walking sticks to get along, and she was puffing and panting, and…
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workout timetable
hi guys, we just purchased a full rack of dumbbells, 16 pairs of differing weights for home use; wife, me & 2 teenage sons will all be using I found a good website which details different routines for working on different muscle groups, which seem to reduce to 7 main muscle areas to work on, my question is about how to…
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UK home weight equipment
hi folks, I want to buy some weights for use at home here in the UK, I'm planning to start with a set of dumbbells & a bench, does anyone have any recommendations of where I might buy some? range of weights required will be from about 4kg to 20kg thank you
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how fat are you on a global scale?
according to this calculator; I have a lower BMI for my age group than 78% of males in the UK but I have a higher BMI than 55% of global males of my age & if everyone my age came up to my BMI it would add 18.5 million tonnes to global bodyweight :) where are you? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
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yoga mate for sale
:) http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3153/Hilarious-Yoga-Mat-for-Sale-Ad-on-Craigslist.html
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life expectancy
I just took an online life expectancy test, it says I will make 94 years! I only have enough money for another 15 years but apart from that I'm pretty happy with the call :) this time last year, 17kg heavier, little exercise, poor diet & still smoking a bit it called me at 71 I might get run over by a bus tomorrow but…
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funny/ disgusting food stories
soon after I started work when I was about 20 a group of people took me out & introduced me to Indian food, I ate some sort of chicken curry. on the train to work the following morning I smelled the strong aroma of curry and assumed that I was sweating it through the pores of my skin as a natural after effect of having…
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medical success story
when I started out on this journey, 4th Jan '13, I'd just had some blood tests done which showed high levels of cholesterol, high readings of triglycerides, & fat related poor liver function tests (lft's) I've just had them done again, - total cholesterol, down from 5.6 to 3.94 (normal) - (bad) LDL cholesterol down from…
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restarting
hi folks, I've been doing this since the beginning of the year & have lost a decent amount :-), I'm just back from an extended summer break and ready to get back in the saddle, lots of my friends don't seem to have logged on for a while so I'd like to beef up the numbers a bit again. I'm dedicated, log every day, I'm…
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cardio after strength training
hi guys, I've recently started heavy lifting, 3 days per week, 5x5 I walk for cardio the other 4 days, 4-5 miles per day (walk rather than run due to osteoarthritis in right knee), but a decent pace & fit in some good hill work a trainer in the gym this morning said I should do 15 minutes cardio after my strength training…
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beginning lifting
hi guys, great forum, thank you! I've been on my lifestyle change since Jan 4th & have lost 27lb, averaging about 1.3lb per week. now that I'm feeling much better physically I've decided to put some heavy lifting into my routine. Thus far it's been mostly cardio, walking & stationary bike. I enlisted the help of a lovely…
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25lb lost, most from my face :-)
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