-
How did this happen.... massive running improvement 24 hours later
Yesterday I went running on my 3.55 mile route round my area. It took about 33 mins. Nothing unusual. Then today I decided to do it one day after to see what would happen... would it kill me, would it be better? To my shock I managed to do it in 29 and a half mins. The whole thing felt different, like I wasn't even trying,…
-
No weight change this week... not eating enough?
Over the last week my weight has not changed at all... well up by .25 of a lb which I don't consider noteworthy at all. After weighing and measuring everything I would have eaten turns out I overestimated by calories. On three days I was possibly under 1200, when you take off walking (I walk a lot during the day and am set…
-
Put on 1 pound - my first ever failure!
I've normally got this weight loss thing sorted but for the first week ever, I put ON a pound! How did this happen? I'm normally on about 1500 cals a day, and my last week looked like this: Sun - family meal [cannot estimate cals] Mon - ~2500 cals [maintenance] Tue - over by 900 cals roughly [birthday] Wed - hit goal Thur…
-
Should I log walking to and from work?
This question isn't as pathetic as it sounds! My walk from the station to work takes about 17 minutes and is 1.2 miles according to Google maps. This works out as nearly 100 calories one way. Seeing as my exercise is set to 'sedentary' is it worth counting this? I haven't been doing so till now.
-
How much running is too much?
I hear a lot of things about people running too much and screwing their knees up later in life. My brother had this problem, my form master in school who was a running obsessive, and now someone at work has just said the same thing happened to them. So how much is too much? Or does it largely depend on surfaces?
-
How to make lifting more interesting?
Now, I don't have any problem with exercise in general. I love running and do it two-three times a week. It's interesting. There's always a scenery change round every corner, weather change, different things to see and different times of day or night. But lifting is getting seriously boring. Stuck in the same room every…
-
Anyone heard of Kalenjin running shoes?
As title. I read some running shoes FAST. These are in Decathlon and relatively inexpensive. Are they worth it or should I just go for Asics/Adidas?
-
Low cal, high fat food
Some people are going to say, "you can't have low cal, high fat foodzZzz!". As a general rule, this is right. However there are exceptions. I'll give you can example. Yesterday I had 50g of mascapone. 50g is not an awful lot, but for 200kcal it contained a whopping 22g of fat. Now that's pretty much a bargain. Go for…
-
Processed cheese slices
Are these not the most amazing things ever? The more orange and synthetic the better. What the hell is in them though? Tesco have given up calling them "cheese slices" and just call them "slices". Slightly concerning...
-
June 2013 plank challenge - for abs
We're only a couple of days away from June and it's time for a challenge. This one has different levels for success so most people here should manage one of them. Bear in mind that the plank is harder than doing crunches for the abs. It needs balance and control, plus mental stamina. Conveniently it uses bodyweight so you…
-
What is the longest you can rest without losing gains?
As title, I can't really work out properly till tomorrow or Tuesday, which will be a week since my last workout. Is this too long? How long before you start noticeably losing gains or fitness?
-
How many 'exercise' calories a day do you NOT log?
I notice a lot of people here logging things like "walking up stairs", "falling over" and "thinking". Some people really will log anything to make themselves feel better. But how many calories do you NOT log? Through work and walking to the station and back etc etc I use about 200 cals a day. I also do a 30 min abs workout…
-
Are your maintenance calories different from your TDEE?
Now, I exercise every day of the week at the moment and my job is mostly sedentary. I would think that this would put me in the "moderately active" TDEE category which for me is 2500 cals a week. But I still seem to be losing weight [albeit it very slightly] at 2500. I have now upped my cals to 2800 which seems an awful…
-
Does the ORDER you do exercises increase the effectiveness?
Some workouts feel more effecticve than others even though you're doing the same exercises. I'm starting to wonder if this is to do with the order in which you do those exercises. For instance, yesterday I did 3 sets of barbell curls followed by my shoulder supersets. It felt really effective doing them subsequently…
-
Anyone using the Hardfox six-pack app?
Just looking to see if anyone else is using this. It's an intense, little-mercy 42 day program with no rest days. I'm over halfway through now and seeing some decent results. Anyone else in the same boat?
-
How much do you drink?
I drink a lot less than I did. Used to be on 50 units or more a week.... which is way too much. Put it down to too much stress and unhappiness. Now I have converted a lot of that stress into exercise. I now drink about 25 units or so a week and always plan for it. I just love beer and music too much to give it up, I…
-
Why I'm swapping the gym for home workouts
First of all I should point out that the LAST reason is money. Yes, home is free, the gym is not, but here are the reasons why these days I opt to workout at home with nothing but a mat and free weights after six months at the gym. - The main reason is machine availability. The gym is just way too busy on week nights. It…
-
OK I'll bite, why does everyone go crazy for squats?
Never done them myself. What's so good about them?
-
Need a portable, natural, no-preparation breakfast
As much as I loved Belvita breakfast bicuits, I can tell they're not that good with all their sugar... and they're hardly natural. So I need a breakfast that is PORTABLE [i.e. I just stick it in a bag a go], takes no preparation at my destination, is natural, and contains protein. I was thijnking of just eating two or…
-
Need cardio-obsessed friends
I'm new here, been a member for about a week or so. It would be great to have some friends who are very much into cardio - running, cycling etc, and just generally eating well and looking after yourself. Please add me if this is you! If you like music, that's a massive bonus.
-
Low fat foods and advertising
I just realised something. This morning on the way to work I saw an advert for UPBEAT drink or whatever the hell it is. It advertised itself as full of protein and low in fat. And then I just realised that it doesn't matter for something to be low in fat, fat doesn't make you fat, excess calories do. Of course all my life…
-
Chocolate milk good for muscle growth
Just read this in a couple of places. Someone care to explain this insanity?
-
Best fitness phone apps
This is for fitness/strength, not weight loss. Any recommendations?
-
Weight loss achieved, now need help with getting bigger
As title, really. I'm at my goal weight now, just need to get 'bigger'. I'm a member of the gym but I don't trust my instructors [they tend to give you pathetic workouts so it takes more time to reach your goal and more money for the gym] and I want to avoid using the machines as much as possible [generally taken up by…
-
Are a lot of us miscalculating our TDEE?
This is interesting. I work for the NHS and spend a lot of itme walking around, but not really half the day. Take a look at this page: http://theskinnyequation.blogspot.co.uk/p/weight-loss-calculators.html Now look at their explanation of things: Activity Level: Choose from the following options. Sedentary - desk job,…
-
Just did my first 10K
Well actually it was 9.6K - the whole thing was a little unintentional... meant to do about 6 miles but didn't realise that translated to 10K. Anyway, it wasn't quite as hard as I thought it was going to be, but a nice ambient outside temperate of 15C helped as well as the beautiful scenery by the Thames in Rotherhithe.…
-
Alcohol within net calories
If you have a drink, but your calorific intake is still within its net, will you still lose weight? Dunno why but I'm feeling guilty about the idea of having a drink when I'm sure if you're within your boundaries it's fine.
-
Question on net calories
Right, I will try to keep this as simple as possible. I'm looking to lose 2lb per week. My BMR is 1600 kcal, and my net calorie intake is 1200 at the moment. A pounds of fat is something in the region of 3500 kcal.. so at this rate I should lose only about 1lb per week, but MFP says I will lose two. How is that possible? I…
