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Is my HRM accurate?
Yesterday i did a moderately passed walk for an hour with my partner. According to my Suunto M4 HRM i burned 405 calories. average HR 114, peak 132. This seems like an awfully high number of calories just for a walk. My boyfriend was carrying an iPhone at the time that was also recording our walk and it thought based on…
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Is doing multiple exercise programs a bad idea?
I just started the first day of the C25K (couch to 5km) running program. As i'm only in the early stages of it the workouts are quite easy and i wasn't over ally exhausted afterwards, neither did i burn a huge number of calories. I'm sure though that will changes as we get into the later stages. Anyway that program says to…
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Low Calorie Pumpkin Pie (from pumpkin...we don't have the ca
Thought i'd post my dessert recipe that i came up with tonight. All you Americans will probably think this is all very unauthentic or something. To be honest i've only ever had pumpkin pie twice in my life. And we don't have canned pumpkin here so i've used real pumpkin. I made a snack of the pumpkin seeds (roasted) and…
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Berry Crumble
This completely satisfies all hot dessert cravings for me. You could probably throw in a few dark chocolate melts if you need something a bit richer. Serves 1 - TOTAL CALORIES 221. This is a big serve though. Could be halved it you need less calories. Ingredients: 1 cup sliced strawberries (fresh is best, but frozen would…
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Does whey powder really go out of date?
Hi, On cleaning out my kitchen i discovered my boyfriend had quite a bit of whey powder sitting at the back of the cupboard. It has a use by of Nov 2010. Smells fine to me though. Do they really go out of date - should i use it or chuck it? Also - should i even be thinking about using whey powder to help me loose weight?…
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Hunza Pie (very filling savoury muffin)
This is my take on Hunza Pie. Traditionally this 70s hippie dish is supposed to be made with brown rice and has a pastry base, but i've substituted the rice for barley which is even more filling and low calorie than brown rice, and i've made it into individual muffins rather than having pastry. Ingredients: 1 cup barley,…
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gym membership vs home exercise bike?
My yearly gym membership is about to expire an i honestly didn't use it as much as i should to really get my value worth. But i feel like if i don't renew it then that would be giving up on getting healthy as where i live there are almost no other options (middle of a pretty much dead flat desert with no bike tracks and a…
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Psyllium Husks
After seeing a bag of psyllium husks at the grocery store i thought i'd find out what they are useful for. Turns out not only are they a super fiber making you 'more regular' but they are useful in weight loss and for general detoxing. They are good for weightloss as they apparently fill you up quite a lot as it expands in…
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Grains - these are your choices
I love trying new food and varying my diet so have been exploring different grain options. While we all generally know wholegrain is better than white it gets confusing where there are white high fibre/low GI options now available in the shops. Anyway i wanted to look at each option side-by-side: 1 cup cooked (unless…
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Join me in the 30 day shred challenge
I've just ordered the 30 Day Shred workout DVD. I'd love some other people to do this with. I can't start straight away as i won't get the order until about a week. Who is up for it? If you'd like to join me add me as a friend and let me know.
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Make your own 2 pound hand weights
My exercise DVD came before i could get some hand weight so i made my own and they were quite good so i thought i'd share. You need: 2 x 1L water bottles. The non disposable sort with the 'grip' around the centre is best as this give you a proper handle like the real dumbell weights. 2 x large zip-lock plastic bags…
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Recipe Blog
I recently changed the focus of my cooking blog so now that there are many more low calorie recipes. I'm going to put the calorie counts of things now too. So if you interested: http://angelacooking.blogspot.com/
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7 Day Kickstart Diet (Soup Diet) Any good?
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/39731/diet/kick-start-stage-soup-recipe I heard about this kickstart diet a number of years ago. It involves a 7 day detox involving being able to eat as much vegetable soup as you want as well as a few other things depending on what day it is. Has anyone had success with this kind…
