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Starting Nov 1
Anyone else starting NROL4W Stage 1 in November? I'd love a buddie :)
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Habanero sauce - zero calories?!?!
I got given a bottle of D.L. Jardines Blazin' Saddle Habanero Pepper Sauce XXX Hot for my birthday. The label says 1 kj (0 cal) for a 5 g serve. How on earth is this possible? There is quite a lot of sodium but negligible calories. The ingredients are Habanero peppers, fresh carrots, onions, lime juice, vinegar, garlic,…
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Help with math please?
I have been on MFP for 61 days. During those 61 days I have (on average) consumed 1375 cals/day and burned through intentional exercise 225 cals/day for a net of 1150 cals/day. (I need to up this by 50, I didn't realise it averaged so low.) My question is... I've lost 8.5 kgs = 65450 calories in those 61 days, equivalent…
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Healthy BMI and 10% down
Well, today I did it! My scale is programmed with my height and the display includes BMI. Today, I hit (for the first time in 4.5 years) a "healthy" BMI of 25. I know BMI isn't everything, but given I'm a fairly normal snowflake, it is roughly ok. I made it out of "overweight"! I also lost 10% of my body weight on the way…
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What gym do you go to?
I am thinking about changing gyms. I want a 24/7 gym and was looking at Jetts. Anyone tried them? Fitness first wants me to pay $26/week for 24/7 access - not happening!
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Sodium limits...
How come the sodium limit doesn't change when your calories change? Sometimes I eat light so I can have a heavy meal with friends or family the day after. But with one day eating 1000 cals, and the next eating 2000 cals, I'm expected to eat only 2500 mg of salt on the 2000 cal day? How come it isn't (for example) 1000 mg…
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every day exercises
Just curious... NROL4W is fairly critical of people who change the workout to "add" bits. I was speaking to my trainer who thought that core strength stuff like crunches, planks, and pushups... were the kind of exercise that you can do every single day, don't need two days between workouts, and can go to failure each day.…
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wait wait... what?!?!?!?
Apparently a hot chocolate at Max Brenner is more than 600 calories. How on earth do you get 661 calories in a hot chocolate??? It is 250 mils of milk and ... I'm guessing ... 50 grams of chocolate?
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No olympic bar - make do with EZ?
Uh... my new gym doesn't have any olympic bars or straight barbells. Only EZ bars. I have no clue why o.O. But my new workout calls for deadlifts. What's a woman to do?
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If you know you are carrying extra water...
So, I have a suspicion I am holding onto a moderate amount of water in my body. I've been creating (through diet and exercise) a calorie deficit of about 7000 a week (2 lbs of fat) for two weeks. And other than a bit of water loss at the beginning (which was really from eating low carb for 4 days, which I quit doing and…
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Too fast?
I have been going to the gym for about a month or so and about half of that I am just randomly walking or jogging on a treadmill. I decided I needed a goal and some structure to what I was doing so I started C25k. I am overweight (170 lbs), 5'7. I just finished W1D1 and I walked at 7 km/hr and jogged at 10 km/hr. That felt…
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Eating below BMR - lack of fuel, huh?
So I am trying to work this out. From what I read, your body can metabolise fat at a rate of approximately 30 calories per pound of body fat per day (correct me if I am wrong?). I thought this was a maximum, but let's use it for the moment. Let's say your BMR is about 1500 and your TDEE is about 2100. If you eat below BMR…
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supersets
Hi, I just started supersets at the gym rather than having rest periods. So I alternate between lower and upper body (I go to the gym when it is very quiet so I can use two machines at once without annoying anyone) and have one minute rest before going on to the next superset. I get through my workout a lot quicker AND my…
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Starting C25k today - anyone want to start with me?
I'm looking for someone similar to me who wants to do this with me. I am starting today - on the treadmill version.
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What cardio do you do the day after leg day?
I hurt LOL. Any suggestions for how to limber up and burn a few calories (not many, maybe only 200-300) the day after leg day? I can't squat.
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Rest day - yes or no?
Just wondering - is it necessary to have a rest day? Can you work out 7 days a week without a break? I set myself a target to get back into the habit - go to the gym every day for 14 days. But today I woke up with a headache and I'm wondering if it means I need a rest.
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HRM anomoly
Hi, I tried using my HRM while I was on the treadmill doing intervals of 7km/hr -> 10 km/hr and alternating for one minute on each. I am pretty darn unfit so I was heaving the whole time. I'm 170 lbs. My HRM said I burned 500 cals in 30 minutes. Does that sound a bit high? Anomoly maybe? I'm sure it was turned on right and…
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Goal?
What is your goal? Target BMI? Target BF%? Target weight? Target measurements? I have a target BMI (22.5), a target BF (25%), a target weight (65 kgs) and as far as measurements, I want to be a size 10 AUS. Do you have one goal or many? Is one better than the other?
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A full plate of sizzler salad bar
Just wondering how many calories to estimate for a plat full of (potato based, mostly) salad from Sizzlers, with heaps of protein in it? It was too hard to estimate it all individually... so I've entered 1000 cals. Does that sound right? Special occasion refeed :)
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Noobie - would this work?
I am new here and new to dieting. I have two goals: 1 - get down to the weight I was when I got married (72 kgs / 158.4 lbs) and I am currently 80 kgs / 176 kgs. So I have to lose 8 kgs / 17.6 lbs. This is a BMI of 25. 2 - get down to a healthy goal of 65 kgs / 143 lbs, which is a loss of 15 kgs / 33 lbs in total. This is…
