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pressing pizza concerns of enormous magnitude..
So I'm in a restaurant tonight having pizza- I cut an slice, fold it over and eat it with my hands and I'm half way through when I look up and realise that everyone else is using a knife and fork, its never occurred to me to eat pizza with a knife and fork. So I'm wondering who's right and who's wrong? I'm in the UK , is…
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Pre workout formulas/supplements
Hi there, I'm noticing more and more people are taking pre workout formulas before exercising, can anyone tell me if they are worth using or would I be just as well having a coffee and a banana? I really don't know about sports nutrition so what would be a good brand to try? I'm in the UK.
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Why your friends don't want you to lose weight...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10819912/Why-your-friends-dont-want-you-to-lose-weight.html Here's the article: The Goonies had Chunk, Take That had Gary Barlow, the college fraternity of Robot House from Futurama had Fat Bot and your mates have, um, you. Sorry, but it seems to be an unshakeable cliché that every…
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Article on women & dangers of a sedentary lifestyle
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/lack-of-exercise-is-worse-heart-risk-for-over30s-women-than-smoking-or-obesity-9340922.html Sedentary lifestyles pose a greater heart disease risk to women over 30 than smoking, obesity or high blood pressure, new health data from Australia has shown.…
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lifting- problems with grip strength....help!
I started lifting a few weeks ago and I'm having increasing problems with my lack of grip, wrist and forearm strength. This is now really affecting my ability as my weights are getting heavier. Its esp bad with things like deadlift where I'm pulling weight up. Today,a few hours after lifting , one of hands completely…
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Think I may have finally lost my marbles...
I think I may have finally lost my mind; I have decided to do Tough Mudder next year. I decided this and then asked two other people wanted to do it with me. They both said yes (then one of them chickened out) so its definitely happening. I'm not a get 'muddy and cold, climb over stuff, swim under stuff, jump off stuff ,…
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pre workout rituals
Does anyone have any pre workout rituals or habits? I've noticed that I like to be warm when I'm getting ready (at home) so I put the heating on and for some reason I always feel the need to brush my teeth, also if I'm feeling really unmotivated I will put on some music from my exercise playlist; that helps a lot. Anyone…
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DNA based fitness and diet
Ive seen a few adverts and articles lately endorsing DNA testing for diet and exercise for example this site : www.dnafit.com I was wondering if anyone has done this and if it was any good or just another gimmick?
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friends please!
I've been on MFP for while now and some of my friends have left the site so I'm on the look out for new friends for mutual motivation and support. I've lost 3.5 stone so far , about 15 lb s of that since I joined MFP. I'm really into fitness, I do a lot of cardio - Les mills, Meta fit, walking etc and I'm about to start a…
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PB2 powdered peanut butter
I've just ordered peanut butter powder and the chocolate version as well - its peanut butter with 85% of the fat removed and you mix the powder with water to rehydrate it or add it directly to recipes. Has anyone tried this and what do you use it for? the reviews look really good and I'm hoping it lives up to the hype…
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mental health problems/illness and diet and exercise
I was attending hospital 5 days a week for many years for treatment for mental health problems and when I was discharged I started going to the gym to replace the routine of going to hospital. And I've found it has been a very positive move and I'm really please that more than a year half later I have stuck with it and it…
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My fitness inspiration...
So at my sport centre there are a couple of people that I'm totally inspired by, one is a woman who is always at the sports centre and does a load of classes; Ft Fit, Body Pump, Zumba, Sh'bam, core stability, aerobics... She is 81 years old. There I also a man who I see at about 9 am in the gym and I see him an hour later…
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At my wits end, really need some advice.
Hi there, I'm new to MFP, I have been doing Weight watchers online since last July and since I was only using it to track calories and activity I'm switching to MFP. So here's my problem: I started exercising ( Zumba , Aqua fit etc) about 18 months ago ,I wanted to get fitter and last July I decided to lose weight as well…
