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Royal baby!
What are your name and gender guesses?? Who's excited? I live in London and apparently theres actually more coverage and hysteria overseas haha! I'm fairly sure it's a girl and think they will name her Alice, Alexandra, Eleanor or they may chose a not so obvious royal name like Helena ( one of queen vic's daughters) or…
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Intense home workout
Hi everyone. I'm looking for an intense home workout to do 2-3x a week. I've been sticking to the same cardio routine for a while now so want to mix it up a little. I wanted to get the insanity workouts but honestly I really can't afford £105. Also I know with that its a specific 90 day routine which I'm not looking for,…
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In need of some new workout music!
Getting bored of my old play list! Hit me up with suggestions :)
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Swimming for weight loss
Hi everyone So I know that swimming is a great way to shed the first few pounds when you're quite heavily over weight. But I'm around 140Ibs and want to lose another 20Ibs (ish). I have a bad stress fracture so can't run for a few weeks. I really enjoy swimming but never really considered it as my main form of cardio…
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Question about rest days
Hi everyone So I was just wondering how often you take longer periods of time off from working out? I don't mean you regular rest days( mine are Thursday and Sunday) but do you ever take 3-4 days or even a whole week off? This past week I've been feeling so sore and achey. I worked out 3 x but the workouts were a real…
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In need of some yummy dinner recipes!
Hi everyone So I'm looking for a few dinner options that are full of flavour and really yummy but keeping it all healthy. I'm good at making my breakfasts really imaginative and do a lot of "clean baking" ( just made some sweet potato brownies and no one in my family even realised it was all healthy ingredients!) I…
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The diet industry- shameful
Okay so who else cringes every time they seen an advert for the new " healthy 99 cal snack!" I opened a magazine today to find a whole page of these under 100 cal snacks, ranging from Special K bars to fruit wind ups, to mini ice creams to bags of candy. Why is the world so obsessed with calories rather than nutrients and…
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Need ideas for dinner!
Hi everyone So I'm looking for a few dinner options that are full of flavour and really yummy but keeping it all healthy. I'm good at making my breakfasts really imaginative and do a lot of "clean baking" ( just made some sweet potato brownies and no one in my family even realised it was all healthy ingredients!) I…
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Advice on smoothies
First of all, sorry if you have already seen my post about this. I asked under the food and nutrition question but got no answers. So for about a year now I've been really really strict on what I drink. Pretty much stick to water and herbal teas. Occasionally a tea/fcoffee but since going dairy free not so much as I really…
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What did they mean by this? Can't stop crying
Hi everyone So I was walking down the road this morning in shorts and a top when 2 guys yell from their van "oi love hows the bacon!" By this I can only assume they were calling me fat. I got home a few minutes ago and can't stop crying. A brief summary of my background is that I lost a lot of weight very quickly due to…
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TMI alert! Struggle to "go" to the bathroom
Hi everyone! So basically, I find I often have quite an issue with constipation but my diet is very healthy. I eat pretty much the same thing most days. Here's an example. Breakfast- oatmeal with a scoop of protein powder, some frozen berries and sometimes add some pumpkin/sunflower seeds or maybe some honey or a teaspoon…
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Good morning everyone! Now, breakfast...
I'm going to make my favourite protein pancakes for breakfast this morning but can't decide which piece of fruit to have with them! What should it be?? And I like all fruit so fire all suggestions!
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Nothing to do with diet or fitness but hey! Royal baby..
What are your name and gender guesses?? Who's excited? I live in London and apparently theres actually more coverage and hysteria overseas haha! I'm fairly sure it's a girl and think they will name her Alice, Alexandra, Eleanor or they may chose a not so obvious royal name like Helena ( one of queen vic's daughters) or…
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Are you a breakfast person?
Just out of interest, do you love a big breakfast or are you someone who can barely stand the sight of food when you wake up? Ever since I was little breakfast has been my favourite meal! I actually feel physically sick if I don't eat in the morning. I remember a few times as a child having to get out the car on the way to…
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Poll! What's the one food that...
You would eat all day every day if it was completely fat/sugar/calorie free? For me, anything chocolate!!
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Innocent smoothies
So for about a year now I've been really really strict on what I drink. Pretty much stick to water and herbal teas. Occasionally a tea/fcoffee but since going dairy free not so much as I really don't like the taste without regular milk! Once a week I have a glass or two of wine but other than that its water and tea. I…
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Egg whites for breakfast?
So I have an instagram and twitter page and follow a lot of "fitness" and "diet accounts." Whenever I see someone post a photo with the caption "BREAKFAST" then open it to find a photo of scrambled egg whites, half a tomato and a few mushrooms I'm left feeling like the greediest person in the world. Their whole breakfast…
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Food diaries- on public
Who has their diaries set to public? I am starting my 3 year nutrition degree in September and would be interested to have a little peak!!
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Have I got this right? (WARNING: long post!)
Hi everyone! Ok so pre-warning, this post will be long! Basically this question is about calorie intake when working out (a mix of weights and cardio) 5-6 days a week. For months and months I thought the right way to lose weight was to stick to around 1200 cals a day. However I was burning off anything from 4-900 cals each…
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Innocent smoothies
So for about a year now I've been really really strict on what I drink. Pretty much stick to water and herbal teas. Occasionally a tea/fcoffee but since going dairy free not so much as I really don't like the taste without regular milk! Once a week I have a glass or two of wine but other than that its water and tea. I…
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Is this enough to lose weight?
Hi everyone. So I still want to lose a bit more weight. Don't want to give a number as I don't pay attention to the scales but I want to lose a bit more body fat and ideally be a size 6/8 (that's UK size) And am currently a 10. Right now 3 x a week I do 30min HIIT, 30-45 min weights then 20min power walking (can't run for…
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Is this enough?
Hi everyone. So I still want to lose a bit more weight. Don't want to give a number as I don't pay attention to the scales but I want to lose a bit more body fat and ideally be a size 6/8 (that's UK size) And am currently a 10. Right now 3 x a week I do 30min HIIT, 30-45 min weights then 20min power walking (can't run for…
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Why use coconut oil
Hi everyone So I've been using coconut oil for a while now as a healthy alternative. Today my flatmate bought one of those 1cal oil sprays and I was wondering if these sort of sprays are ok to use for weight loss? How Come people use coconut oil which is around 50cald a tsp as apposed to these sort of very low cal sprays?…
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Eating trough out the day
Hey everyone So this may be a pretty dumb question. But you know how it's advised to eat little and often (around every 3 hrs to keep your metabolism up) is it ok to eat more often than this as long as you're sticking your calories? I have a history of under eating and rapid weight loss that resulted in my gaining back…
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Need to lose weight - cant run
Hi everyone So I just got back from the physio after running became extremely uncomfortable in my shins and calves. Long story short I need an MRI scan and it will be 6 weeks before I can run at all let alone build up to training for a half marathon which I'm hoping to do in September 2014 (will be 12 weeks before I can…
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Chobani flavoured yogurts
Hi everyone So I've wanted to try out the flavours for a while now but am a little put off by he fact that the flavoured vs plain have a lot more carbs. Does this matter or not so much when it comes to yogurt?
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Question about exercise bikes
Hi everyone I've just joined a new gym due to moving to a different area. Because I get really bad shin splints I tend to cycle more than run. However the exercise bikes at my new gym are not what I'm used to. They're the ones that have back support, and rether than cycling so your legs push down they more sort of push out…
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Instead of cottage cheese?)
Hi everyone! So for a while now I've had a bit of a problem with bloating. I know for a lot of people bloating is due to gluten or dairy allergies so I decided to cut gluten out of my diet (apart from oxaisonally a slice of rye bread with lunch but that's usually once a week if that). I replaced milk with almond but but I…
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High carb day- ladies
Hi everyone From next week I've decided to try carb cycling but am a bit unsure as to how many grams (not net carbs but the total figure) of carbs would count as a high carb day? Also I've seen some ladies post about eating a low carb diet and they stick to 20-30 a day. Does anyone have an example daily menu for a diet…
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Polar ft7 battery
Hi everyone I have a polar ft7 HRM (got it about 8 month ago). Suddenly it stopped giving a heart rate reading. I bought a new battery and changed the battery in the watch (which I found easy- just used a coin to open the battery compartment). However it still didn't work so figured it must be the battery in the strap but…
