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can you ever lose the csection "shelf" roll of fat?
If so, how? I have had three abdominal surgeries (appendix, csection, abdom hysterectomy) so I have like zero core ...an excuse, the reason I don't have them is the **** diet and no training, but now I'm doing as much as I can and I'm having great success getting stronger and a bit smaller and less flabby everywhere else…
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NSV: I like my new face pic !
I have a new picture of me at my xmas work party. I rarely like photos of me, always finding flaws...as many do. But, despite the fact that I'm still 1.5st (22lbs) from my goal, I like this new photo of me. You can see it <on my avatar! (i'm not sure why it's only showing my neck and top of my body, if you click on my…
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Sedentary (bedbound) post op, how many calls should I eat?
I am 5'6" Female 44 yrs old... only new to fitness but lost 77lbs a few years ago, put some back on, currently aroud 73kg/161 lbs from November 12, 2012 until Xmas I was training 5-6days a week (boot camp, lifting, personal trainer, HIIT)... but done nothing much in the last 3 wks and put on a few lbs. So, please, can you…
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Hi Fibre, Low GI/Carbs post op - can't train!
Hi there...I just had colorectal surgery and I've been advised to eat a high fibre diet. It's going to be a balance of eating enough fibre and drinking enough water but not so much bulk that I end up with cramps and pain. I had been doing very well up until xmas with 5/6 days of training for about 7wks (boot camp, PT,…
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Gym at hotel with pool and children in changing rooms?
I knew I'd find fellow gym people in here so this is why I put this in here. I train at a gym in a hotel. They have a large pool and there are swim classes and a lot of hotel guests with children. Just wondering about your thoughts... the changing room is open plan with a few small closed rooms for changing. Today a mother…
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What does a torn muscle feel like?
I have had problems with my left shoulder clicking at the shoulder blade and the collarbone where it meets the shoulder. I was goign to the physio regularly before Christmas but he's off until Monday as is my PT ( a private one, not a gym one). I think I injured my left tricep but as I've never torn a muscle before, I'm…
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three weeks at same weight... tell me not to give up!
I'm not into the scales as such but FFS, the scale has been stuck at 72.3kg eveyr morning for 3 weeks. I lost 8.5lbs the first week! Since then, 1lbs... Here's what I@m doing for the last four weeks: drinking 3L of water a day Training (3x outdoor boot camp and 2x PT) with sometimes doing a sixth training session a week,…
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fats/calories and healthy fats and going over cals
for some unknown reason, MFP keeps readjusting my ratios without my doing it! Very annoying...but...I'm trying to include a variety of healthy fats in my eating (coconut oil, coconut, avocado, nut butters (not peanut), almond flour, nuts and seeds). These, I'm told are very good for me! I am noticing that I am satiated…
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Holiday workouts... ?
What are your plans for the holidays? I've been doing a month of 5/6 days a week (after basically sitting on my *kitten* for the last 43 yrs), 3x a week boot camp outside using weights kettlebells and bodyweights and PT with focus on lifting with some cardio and some hot yoga (1.5hrs) too.... Booty ends on the 14th of…
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sports massage and physio
current programme: m w f 45 min boot camp on beach... in the west of Ireland!! t th 60 min PT... mix of cardio and lifting heavy Sat or Sun. .. 90min bikram hot yoga one day off...this is start of week three if the above. two more weeks to go then reassessing.. getting physio on my shoulder n shin splihts but also need…
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weight loss and breast lift with implants?
Over the last several years I've lost 77lbs or 33kg. Im 43 5'6" two kids, 7 & 12. I've been a yoyo dieter all my adult life but this last time I've mostly kept it off with some fluctuation. I never took fitness seriously until two weeks ago. Now I'm very motivated diet wise and exercise is a priority 5/6 days a week .…
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Dairy
my trainer recommends cutting out dairy for the first two weeks of boot camp. why?
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80/20 rule
My trainer says it's 80% nutrition (and water) and 20% fitness...( I don't mean the 80/20 where you eat well 80% of the time and be less rigid 20%) Why then, if I eat so clean, do I not look better?
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I can't do it! (Sminky Shorts...Irish animation)
I am just wondering, as there are so many people from different countries on here, do you understand this video? There is some bad language :) It was the major craze a few months ago. There are a few videos and you find it funny, watch them all. They have caused me countless hours of laughter. Good for the abs.…
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Evaluate my training programme...please?
Stats: age 43 (almost 44) Height: 5'6.5" Weight: Current 72kg -160lbs (ish) BMI: 26 something Goal: Fitness, BMI mid of healthy range, strong, fit, lean, weight doesn't matter as much but clothes size UK8 would be fantastic,..I'm a 12ish now, some 10s Build: Curvy, see photos... Problem areas: tummy, hips, thighs, flat…
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My "Aha" Moment (cardio and me aren't friends)
I finally discovered after doing 1)boot camp (no cardio) 2) weights (heavy for me!) and 3) hot yoga and finding I feel better stronger and more successful that cardio doesn't work for me. I've tried I don't know how many zumba, aerobics, stair climbers, bikes, elliptical etc at many weights and many stages of unfitness and…
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I went into the big boys gym survived! (question for lads)
First let me say, I realise both men and women work out in the weights only heavy weights part of my gym... it's just tonight, my first time in there with a trainer, it was all lads. I would say there were 20 there and probably I was the oldest person there by at least 10 years (I'm 43)... I was in with my trainer who is a…
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Mrs. Robinson Syndrome? What's it all about?
Let me preface this by saying, I'm 100% happily married and not interested in anyone in real life or on here. Now, I go out a lot with work colleagues 20 or so years younger than me. I am constantly amazed by the attraction that younger lads seem to have to older women. In fact, I don't get it. What is it about older women…
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My own small victory (NSV)
Today I did a boot camp for about 50min on the beach and benches near the beach with a group of people who have been training a lot longer/harder than me. I didn't humiliate myself, die or pass out. I didn't stand out as the unfit fatty I see myself as in my head. I was encouraged by the others in the group and the trainer…
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Irish MFPers...(from Ireland)...
Wondering if there is anyone else out there...I'm in Galway! Where are you?
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Beach Boot Camp
First of all, location wise, this is where I live... What do you think the torturer (I mean trainer) will do on a beach like that, in the west of Ireland for a four week 3x/week 45min/day Boot Camp? I start tomorrow morning and I'm trying to be positive but I have NO idea what to expect!!
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Things we are coveting that we find motivational...
I will buy that skirt in a UK10 and look good in it! Also the boots! I'm not mad about the shirt.
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Advice re: multiple classes after surgery
Hi there, I'm a bit new to the exercise thing and I'm just wondering if someone with exercise experience could give me some good advice. Age:43 almost 44 Female, with two kids Height: 5'6" Start weight: Sept 2010 215lbs Current weight: Nov 2012 165.6lbs (just back from 2 weeks holidays) Lowest weight: 145lbs January 2012…
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Good News : Bad News
The good news is I am finally into the healthy BMI range again! (5'6" 71kg 43yo woman)... The bad news is I just ate a piece of chocolate fudgecake for my cheat day! Not really bad news but I wasn't really pining for it. What's your good news/bad news...
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Doctor's advice, no exercise...
So, let me break it down for you. I had major surgery on Aug 21st and I can't do any exercise for six weeks. My core and pelvic floor need time to heal so I've been told 5min slow! walking from 3rd week (this week) and add five min every week. I also have to have another repair surgery in November. So, my question is, cals…
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Collarbones!
Yay, I've lost about 12lbs in the last 3 or so weeks (not on purpose, really, read my profile) and I can again see my collarbones! Great result! Now I like knocking them and hearing an echo instead of nothing! I have been meticulous about my food intake and water, sleep, etc but because I cannot exercise I'm losing some…
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How long it takes for your mind to catch up with your body?
So, as you can see from my pics (open to all), I've been all kind of weights. I hit my goal in January 2011 and maintained more or less for over a year with some ups and downs. Then I got some very bad news there in the summer and from May to August I gained about 20lbs (which I'm now in the process of losing!).... But my…
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Fitness Boot Camps in Europe? Suggestion?
Anyone have any experience with these? The types where you stay for five days or a week and do training every day, but nothing too extreme. Sun holiday destination a plus. For people who aren't that fit already but also not with a huge amount to lose either? I'd like to lose some weight and get a fitness boost to start me…
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Some little tips that helped me and might help you!
My pics are open to members so go and have a peep! Well, I wouldn't necessarily call myself a Success Story (yet) but I have a few tips that have helped me along the way, especially when I've started gaining or losing motivation. At the moment, I'm about 17lbs heavier than I want to be (or so)... I gained this recently…
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Back again---trying to get positive
Hi there all I joined in Jan 2010 at 215lbs. Worked really hard on nutrition and fitness and got down to the mid 180's by April 2010. Got an injury related to a surgery I had which still hasn't healed and used it as an excuse to do nothing. My original goal was to be fit and healthy for a friends wedding in the US in…
