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EasyGym
Hey, anyone go to easygym in Shirley?
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Newbie!
Hi everyone! Thought I'd join the group because I'm neither fit nor fabulou, but I am pregnant! 7+4 today with baby no 3 and hoping to become fit and fabulous lol. Currently weigh 204lbs, but going to try not to gain as much as last pregnancy so I'm sticking with the gym and trying to stay around 2000 cals a day, sounds a…
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Looking for some lc friends!
Hi everyone! I love the support I get from my mfp friends list, but I don't have any lc friends so if anyone wants an extra friend, feel free to add me! Thanks!
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Hello ketosis!
Wow, as the title says I got hold of some ketostix today and I knew before I used one it would be positive, loving the extra energy I've got and the reduced appetite, I feel so much better than when I was on a low cal diet. I'm just cooking up my first batch of bone broth using a chicken carcass, not sure what I'll do with…
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Oops :/
Well I'm only on day 3 and I cheated already, which is stupid because I know how this LCHF thing works and eating half a tub of Ben and Jerry's does not fit in with it. But my husband came back from the shop proudly with it to share (he doesn't really get LCHF) but I stupidly dug in. However, unlike usual binges when I was…
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Just saying hello
Hi everyone! Love the group already, thanks for all the advice I've already picked up from browsing the posts. I've just started LCHF, I tried atkins about 10 years ago, but only lasted 2 weeks due to difficulties preparing my own food while I was living at home and also not having the resources I do now. However, I know…
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Accuracy of wristbands worn on bras
Weird question I know, but I'd really like a fitbit with HR so I can be more accurate with the cals burned on my workouts, but I work in a hospital and the rule is no jewellery or anything worn on the wrists. I know a couple of people who use trackers such as the surge and attach it to their bra while they are at work and…
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Looking for insanity max30 friends
Hey!! Title says it all really, I just finished week 1 of max30 and although I turned into a shaking blob halfway through Friday fight, I'm loving it! If anyone wants to add me, feel free! Cat.
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Best workout DVDs?
Hi everyone! I'm currently only 5 weeks pregnant, but I'm looking for inspiration for good workout DVD's as I was doing insanity before and I think that's a bit much now! I'm not into prenatal DVD's or yoga or pilates... I like fun aerobic style workouts and also strength would be a great help too. Who better to ask than a…
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Hitting protein macros
Hey, I feel like this is something I should really know the answer to, but google is conflicting and my brain is tired. Anyway... I'm wondering how important it is to be hitting my protein goal every day? I know the importance of protein for muscle growth and repair, but at the moment I'm not doing any strength training,…
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Crunchy knees while squatting
My knees crunch so loudly when I squat, it sounds horrific! It doesn't hurt though and I've seen a physio about it and he said that it's mainly to do with me being hyper mobile (really bendy) and locking my knees when I stand, which I've worked on, but that there's nothing they can do about it and it wont cause any harm.…
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When to start stronglifts 5x5?
Hi every one, I've come back to em2wl after quite a break, in which I gained about 50lbs. To kickstart my loss I started 30ds and I'm still on level one as I only do it mon, weds and fri. I want to start doing stronglifts 5x5 and wonder if I can do the two together considering I'd be starting with no weight on stronglifts,…
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Which lifting program?
Stronglifts 5x5 or NROLFW? I'm pretty new to lifting, I've completed stage one of NROLFW about 18 months ago but I've had a baby since then and I've lost loads of strength. My main goal is to be fit enough for a Tough Mudder Run next year. I'm doing cardio separately, but upper body strength is important too. My next goal…
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Anyone from Southampton?
As the title says really, anyone from Southampton UK? Could do with a local gym buddy, especially a lifting buddy. Cat.
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How would you go about reaching my goals?
Hi, So a quick background on me... I used to be 240lbs. I got down to 150 using mfp and exercise such as cardio, kickboxing and towards the end I added in heavy lifting which I loved. That was last January. Since then I've moved to a new area where I can't find a kickboxing club that is right for me, but I have joined the…
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Martial arts friends
I like having friends on my list with the same interests, so if anyone wants to add me feel free :drinker:
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So confused about calories!
I've lost 91lbs since joining MFP and learnt so much about nutrition it's unbelievable, but I have to admit, now I'm pregnant, I'm absolutely stumped! I've been away from MFP for about 6 months and inevitably gained a little weight back, but since falling pregnant, I've gained 14lb in 14 weeks :/ which is why I'm back, to…
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Cleaning smelly pads and gloves!
Does anyone have any tips for cleaning smelly focus pads and gloves? I bought my own pads so that I didn't have to use the clubs smelly pads, but 9 months down the line they're starting to smell just as bad! I bought some 'fresh gloves', little yellow bags of charcoal to put in gloves while you're not wearing them but to…
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Black Toenail
I want to start by saying that I have seen a Dr about this, it's fine, but I just wanted some other people's experiences. I injured my toe kickboxing a few weeks ago and my big toenail turned black and my part of the toe has gone numb. I understand this is quite a common injury for runners and it's likely my toenail will…
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Just re-run my no's through Scooby...
OK... Just been trying to work out why I've binged this week, there's got to be more to it than just mindless binging, I think some of it is hormones, but I think the real culprit is that I've started NROLFW and so I've begun a whole new exercise regime, which has taken a whole load of my energy. So here is my schedule:…
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Just a ramble really...
OK, so I wanted to talk to like-minded people about my progress... I completed my reset a couple of months ago and moved onto my cut (I went for 10%) but before long I stopped losing and started to cheat, especially at weekends. I also started to let my exercise slip and I felt like my whole new 'way of life' was slipping…
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Calories burned
Hey! Can you manually enter the number of calories you burn during a workout into endomondo as I can't afford to spend £82 on a new bluetooth HRM when I have a perfectly good polar (but I have a blackberry so I can't just buy a bluetooth wearlink+ transmitter) The numbers endomondo makes up for calories burned are…
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Am I thinking along the right lines here?
Hey everyone! So I started EM2WL a while back, my journey so far hasn't been perfect as I've not been sticking to the rules very well. But I'm ready to do things right and just could do with a little guidance really. I started the reset 3-4 months ago and if I remember rightly I only did it for 4 weeks as I hadn't really…
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1 Year with MFP, 6 stones lost!
Tomorrow marks my 1 year anniversary with MFP so here's my progress so far! I started at 245lbs (17st 7) and I'm now 158 (11st 4) So that's 87lbs down! I'm so happy with what I've achieved and couldn't have done it without the support of my amazing MFP friends, so thanks again guys! I'm hoping to lose another 18lbs to get…
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Sugar!
Hi Everyone. Sorry if this topic has been done already, but I went through several pages and couldn't find it. Today was my first day of my metabolism reset. It went really well, but took quite a bit of planning to get in the extra 500 calories! I managed to stay close within my macros except for going 37g of sugar over!…
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Weight training - getting my facts straight!
Hi, I just want to get my head round a few things, and make sure I'm understanding things right if someone could confirm / correct me if I'm wrong? I would like to start lifting, I've bought NROLFW and read it a while back, but it's on someone else's kindle so not accessible at the moment. I'm thinking if I do it, I need…
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Experiences with Mirena Coil?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experiences good or bad of the Mirena coil with me? I've been putting it off, but it seems that I'm going to have to get one and I'm wary. I've heard of issues of weight gain and some reports of emotional problems, both of which I've encountered from other…
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Need advice from people eating above BMR re activity level.
Hi everyone, I've decided to give Razique's awesome calculator a go ( http://interzone.kicks-*kitten*.net/Calculating_calories.xls ) as I've been having trouble losing since Christmas and I'm pretty sure it's because my calories have been all over the place lately, so this seems a good place to start. Anyway, I want to get…
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Tip for people with Polar HRM strap issues
Hi, I did a search a few weeks back because I was having some problems with my Polar FT4 HRM losing signal halfway through a workout, I was getting the "Check Heart Rate Transmitter!" message, despite following care instructions as per guidelines. It seems that this is a pretty common problem and I may have found a…
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Kettlercise Just for women vs Just for men
Hi, I've only just started using kettlebells and after alot of thought the first DVD I bought is 'Kettlercise: Just for Women'. I was wondering if anyone knows what the differences between the 'Just for Men' and 'Just for Women' DVD are? Apart from obviously using men in the mens DVD and women in the womens, are there…
