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DOMS
Last week I joined the gym, one of the instructors worked out a weight training routine for me to follow for 2 days a week and I also do HIIT class on a Tuesday morning and Circuit Training on a Sunday morning. Thing is after the work outs I am really sore with jelly legs and arms but the next day is even worse. I get so…
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Fresh Start
After starting a new job in August and life being hectic plus with gaining and losing weight I have decided I need to start again from scratch, I have 40 lbs to loose and looking to change my lifestyle by eating more healthily and exercising more regularly. Tomorrow is day 1 again, I have lost 17lbs already but need to…
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Rae9911 - No going Back
On January 2nd 2016 I decided that I needed to get fit and healthy, I did start my journey back in 2011 but 2 months in I injured my foot which resulted in Tarsal Tunnel & FDL Tendon issues, in the UK it took the NHS 3 years to correctly diagnose my foot condition and do something about it. I had my surgery June 2014 and…
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Weight Loss with Thyroid issues
After a 4.5 year battle with GP about my thyroid, last September as my symptoms were getting worse and my TSH had finally risen above 5 my GP put me on 50mg Levothyroxine to try and ease my symptons which it has. I had my bloods taken at Christmas and my TSH has fallen from 5.3 to 3.1 so my GP has suggested trying to loose…
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Logging Exercise
I just need a little help really. I have my activity level set at sedentary, I have my fitbit logging all my walking and when I work out I log my exercise. Am I doing this correctly? I have only been exercising regularly (workouts) for the last two weeks as I had foot surgery 1yr ago and doctor has only just cleared me to…
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Flexor Digitorum Longus Tendon & Tarsal Tunnel Surgery
I am just wondering if anyone has had the surgery for the above and what was their recovery and recovery time like? I know everyone is different and all have different experiences but my surgeon will not give me a straight answer on this until I go for my pre-operation appointment just before my operation. I have been…
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Do I delete friends?
I have just gone through my friends list and have noticed that almost half of them have not logged in for other 4 months. Should I delete them in case they come back or should I just delete them? One of them has not logged in for 9 months. How long do you leave it before you delete friends?
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Giving up on exercise and lost mojo.
If it doesn't rain it pours as they saying goes. That's how I feel at the moment. August 2011 I injured my foot walking down the stairs at work and was on crutches for 6 weeks and then had to have 6 months of physio. Physio discharged me as there was nothing else they could do for my foot and they could not understand in…
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Torn Posterior Tibial Tendon
I was wondering if anybody else has suffered with this and if so how long did it take to heal. I injured my foot Aug 2011 and hospital diagnoised soft tissue damaged and GP sent me for physio. March 2012 told by physio that they could no longer help me and could not understand whilst I was still in pain for "ligament…
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Core Strength Class
I am going to my first core strength class tonight but I am wondering what do I log it as? Unfortunately I do not have a HRM to see what calories I may burn if any. I just wondered if anyone else has done these classes and what they logged it as and approximately how many calories. :flowerforyou:
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Is PT right?
I had my first training session Saturday morning with my trainer and exercise wise I thought she was great but advice on weight loss was a bit odd putting it politely. She asked what was I doing for weight loss and said I was using this amazing app and website. She then said that she did not agree with fad diets or calorie…
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TRX - How do you log it?
I was wondering how do I log TRX as I have joined a gym and my PT has me doing this as part of my circuit. I am just not sure how I should log it , thanks for any help given.
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Soreness after exercise
I started Monday going to the gym, I had a 45 min session with a PT and I have never felt so sore after as I do at the moment. I had been working out at home with DVD's but decided to change to the Gym to get more variety. Two days later my shoulders and arms are still so sore that it really hurts to move my arms above…
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Fitbit v Fitbug
I am thinking of purchasing one of these but having looked at the websites I am still confused as to which would be the better one for me. Has anybody used one of these and were they worth the money? I am just wondering as I don't want to waste my money.
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Logging 30 Day Shred
I am about to start the 30 Day Shred but I am wondering what do I log it as? Circuits, Interval or Aerobics? I just want to make sure that I log it under the correct one. Thanks in advance for your help with this.
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Wine bumps my weight up
I was wondering if anyone knew the answer as I don't lol. Over the Christmas and New Year I had two glasses of red wine on those days and I put on 4lb in weight. Its now taken me 2 weeks to lose the weight but I was wondering why if I have a glass of wine or two and I mean no more than 2 as it goes straight to my head, I…
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Weight going down, inches going up
I am a bit baffled at the moment. In August I damaged the tendon and ligament in my foot and under the care of my Physio. Currently I am not allowed to exercise apart from doing 10mins a day on the cross trainer. Starting 14 Dec I am starting Lower Limb Rehab which he tells me will get my fitness back up to pre-season…
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Decorating
Today I am going to be glossing and rubbing back the wood to be painted in our hall way. I was wondering should I class this as exercise and if so what should I put it as? Just that I am going to be doing this most of the day and assumed I must burn some calories whilst doing it? :smile:
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Cross Trainer
I have been recovering from a foot injury (tendon & ligament damage) and just been told by my physio that I could start to build up my legs and ankle muscles doing something low impact like a exercise bike or cross trainer. I have managed to source a cross trainer but am wondering how long I should do on it to start with…
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Staying motivated while you can't exercise
Been to the A&E and seen my Dr and have been told damaged the tendons in my foot, she said I would have been better off if I had broken my foot because at least they would have put it in a cast. On three different types of painkillers and on crutches, been told I cannot exercise at all and have to keep the foot elevated. I…
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Foot Tendonitis - Again
I can't believe this is happening again. Started exercising in January and in March hurt my foot and was diagnoised with Foot Tendonitis, could not exercise for 8 weeks then in May started to walk some distance on it to get the food mobilised like Dr stated then in June started exercising again and last night foot started…
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Marinade for Chicken Breast
I know I need to eat more chicken as it is healthier than red meat but I just cannot stand eating plain chicken breast no matter if its with veg, rice or even with gravy on as I just find it so boring and tasteless. I was thinking of perhaps trying marinades on them, does anyone have any ideas? All suggestions greatly…
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Morning Rant Sorry - Mothers
Can't believe my mum. I got home from work and phoned to say will be a little late picking my girls up as they are on school holidays as I was going to the shop to get some bits and pieces, said to my dad will be about an hour as I was walking. The walk to the shop is 20mins each way, got what I needed and headed to my…
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NSV - Has given motivation to carry on.
I know this may not sound much to some but to me its a big deal. I usually wear UK size 16 knickers but having lost 25lb I have now had to by new knickers but in a UK 12/14, even my daughter asked why I was wearing smaller knickers and not my "big pants " as she calls them, replied due to my weight loss and she smiled…
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Polar Heart Rate Monitors?
I am looking to get a HRM and I have read that lots of people like the Polar ones but I am not sure which one to get. I have been looking at three different ones. RS300X SD, the FT7 and FT40F. I was wondering if anyone had a preference and why?
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NSV - Clothes Shopping
Well on Saturday decided to go do some clothes shopping with my daughter as my clothes are becoming rather loose. At Christmas I was in a UK 18-20 size and on Saturday I bought new clothes in a size 14. I felt on top of the world and seeing I am only half way to my goal this has given me the determination to stick to what…
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Some people
:explode: Yesterday afternoon I was stood in the playground waiting for my daughter to come out of school when one of the mum's came up to me and asked if I had lost some weight, being a bit bashful said yes just a few pounds. She was all interested then asking how I did it. When I replied that it was through eating…
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Problem with carbs
I always seem to go over on my carbs each day but miles under on Fat and Protein. Does anyone know what the appropriate levels for each of these should be each day, I just get so confused as I seem to get conflicting reports. Any suggestions for the Carbs, Fat and Protein levels is appreciated. :huh:
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Day after starting 30 Day Shred OMG
I started the 30 Day Shred yesterday and boy do I know it. I am aching from the Chest down to the Knees, did anyone else suffer like this and if so any suggestions for easing the aching. I am building myself up to do Level 1 Day 2 tonight when I get home from work but it hurts to sit down or move so not sure how well I…
