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3 day per week workout
Hi all, I have been on this site for a number of years now, fallen of the wagon a few times, but also had some good successes. Now unfortunately a little weight is creeping back on, so decided to get back on the wagon. My main exercise has always come from running, but have now started to go to the gym as well, and was…
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I really don't understand now?
So since January I have made a conscious effort to drop 10 kilos to get to my hopefully ideal weight of 73kgs. I have been on this site for many years now, and always trusted the advice from fellow MFPs. I have always understood and been told many times that if you are in deficit then it will happen, well I am at my wits…
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Marathon
For the past 2.5 years I have been in plateau/maintenance up and down a few kgs mode, this year I wanted something new. So I decided to train for a full marathon used to be a half marathoner 15 years ago, with a PB of 1:19, ……..well last Sunday I ran my first full one at the ripe old age of 47, with a time of 03:51. To say…
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Training for a marathon but no weight loss??
I am currently training for a marathon 4 weeks away, been averaging about 50-60k running per week. I realised I was not eating enough a few weeks ago, i.e. 1200 calories based on my calcs on here, so worked out some different calculations on another website totalling 1800, yet I am still unable to lose weight or body fat.…
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1189....and a half marathon
So today is my 1189 consecutive visit to MyFitnessPal, and I have had many trials & tribulations, one of these is a never ending cycle of ups and downs in weight with plateau after plateau. This year I decided to take a different view. I decided let the weight worry about itself while I get fitter and stronger. I decided…
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Weird Readings on Scales?
Let me start by saying I have just been "maintaining" (you could say plateauing) for around 18 months now. Generally just cardio excercising with a small amount of cross training, I run a lot and play football (soccer), and not really bothered as I am comfortable with my weight now, although still classed as overweight…
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Fitbit Incorrect Distance
I put this post on the genral help section then realised this is probably the place it should go.......anyway Just thought I would put up something I noticed recently. During my running I continue to use my fitbit, but I also wear my heart rate monitor with a built in GPS, anyway have recently noticed after a run first…
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Fitbit Incorrect
Hi all, Just thought I would put up something I noticed recently. During my running I continue to use my fitbit, but I also wear my heart rate monitor with a built in GPS, anyway have recently noticed after a run first thing in the morning my fitbit will say I have run 3.8k based on my steps. yet the more accurate GPS will…
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Struggling to Eat Enough?
So my issue is I have lost a fair amount of weight of 20kgs (up &down) for past 9 months my weight hovers around up or down 2 kgs. In my food diary over 90 days I have only ever eaten over 2000 calories 5 times. I train around 3 times a week (last few weeks almost everyday) I think I know I am not eating enough to lose…
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A little bit over it all now...
So my story goes a little like this: lost nearly 20kg, over 18 months, have stalled the last few months, have tried stepping up weights, now have an elbow injury and have to rest it, along with this I run 5k at least once or twice every week, play soccer. For over 3 months my calorie intake I have only been over 2.1k…
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HRM or MFP....which one is correct?
So I have a question and wasn't sure whether this is the place but will give it a go. I use a Polar HRM and this measures calories burnt during exercise, yesterday I ran my fastest 5k for a long while, took me just over 25 mins, and I went to enter the information in to my Exercise diary it told me I should have burnt 430…
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Running NSV
So yesterday went for a normal Sunday morning run, (I never take my phone) I have only been running around 5k, normally takes around 25 mins I decided to try a different route and as Forrest did, I just carried on running before I realised I was at 9.5k on my Polar GPS, anyway the funny thing as I was running back in to my…
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Covert Bailey, Navy BCA Male, YMCA and many others??
So many different readings, for instance with the CB method I am around 20% , yet the YMCA method tells me 23.4, which is similar to my fitbit scales So wondering which one does everyone use. The CB Method is my favourite lol :)
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Lose Fat not weight?
Hello fellow fitness pals, I am after a bit of help, and how anyone who has managed to lose body fat easily. I am really struggling to lose body fat %, I seem to be able to drop weight, but cant get my body fat under 21% despite training a lot and trying to lower my fat intake, based on what I am advised on here. I am…
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Really Annoying NSV
I suppose I should take it as a compliment, but I am getting a bit fed up with people saying to me that I look gaunt, or I have lost too much weight now. Does anyone else find this annoying, and when I comment that I am still an overweight BMI, 25.7 with body fat % of 20, they then say take no notice it is how you look…
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What can I tweak to strip the fat??
Hi Everyone, Would appreciate any advice on what I can do to improve. I generally try to go to the gym about 3 times a week, sometimes only make it twice. (Monday, Thursday & Saturday) I do the following simple circuit with no rest between exercise. 20 x Standing Barbell Shoulder Press 20 x Press Up 20 x Upright Barbell…
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Almonds??
So I have a question about Natural almonds, Everywhere I read they are meant to be good for you....yet why do I have a panic when I see the calories and fat content going into my diary. Surely all these nutrition specialists cannot be wrong...or should I stick to my Bananas which have a lower calorie content. Any advice…
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Persuading Spouses?
Not sure if this is the right board for this, apologies if it isn't anyway I am not sure how to get this across to the forum without sounding like a “Shallow Hal” type husband, and I am sorry if it comes across that way, it is really not meant to as I love my wife so much and we have been together 22 years. As the subject…
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Don't Understand...help or advice
Hi all I very rarely go over the 2000 calorie mark, I am 5'8 and currently weigh around the 170 pounds mark. Apparently my BMI is overweight, so I try to lose the last 14 pounds to get me to average. My BMR should be around the 1600 calorie mark. I have dropped around 38 pounds so it has worked to get the excess off, but…
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Off the Wagon
So here I am with a loss of 17kgs, plateaued seeing nothing happen on the scales for a few weeks, so decided would take a break, not go mad just eat a few more calories, to see if I can shock the body into losing again when I start. 4 weeks later am now 2.5kgs heavier and lost all will to get going again. How do I get back…
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Success....but now frustration
So a success of sorts, in a little over 12 months I have gone from about 94kgs to 76kgs, in fact I did this in just over 9 months had a break and jumped back on the wagon. My introduction and how I got here is on ths post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/567426-not-so-new-to-mfp-but-my-first-post Wasn't sure…
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Not so new to MFP, but my first post
Hi There, I would say I am not new to the site, I actually joined last year but also joined the Livestrong Site and that is what I used to update, anyway I am a 44 year old male who on Australia day 2011 went to a Barbeque and ended up in a competition based around biggest loser, and we made a bet to have another BBQ 4…
