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Cous Cous???
I have somehow ended up with nearly a KG of cous cous in my cupboard! While I love it I really struggle to add flavour to it. Anyone got any quick/cheap recipes to liven up plain cous cous?
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You judge your health on??
Hi everyone Quick question - a few weeks ago i went to my GP to get my bloods taken. At the same time we did my BMI. In the BMI range i'm still 'overweight' (I'm 5'11 and weigh 90kg). But I got my blood tests back and all my sugar/iron and cholesterol are in the desired range. I'm not saying I'm stopping losing weight, but…
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Accurate scale sugestions?
Hi Does anyone in the UK have some scales they would recommend? Myself and a housemate realised our scales at home have been broken for (we think) quite a while so I need some asap! Thanks :)
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I can see my feet!
This is so silly but I wanted to share it. I was in the shower before just thinking about losing weight etc and I looked down at my feet. And I could see them! I don't know how long I've been able to but I only just realised today. Before I started losing weight I could never see them but now I can see them till about half…
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WHAT'S YOUR ULTIMATE WORK OUT SONG?!
Looking for inspiration for my playlist! What's the one song you can always count on to get yourself moving?
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So Proud of Myself!
I'm feeling very happy today. The last few days at work we've had a packet of Thortons Caramel Shortcakes and TWO packets of doughnuts. Proud to say I did not have a single bite!! This is a VERY big deal for me as temptation is my hardest obstacle. I think I'm getting it now though!! So happy :D
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Knowing when to stop...
This morning I went to my first spin class. I wasn't hungover or tired, but after about 25 mins in I could taste vomit in my mouth and was sweating more than I ever have on any equipment EVER. the PT was screaming at me to push but eventually I ran to the bathroom thinking I was going to be sick. I thankfully wasn't, and…
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Had a bad day (vent)
It's Monday and I'm mad at myself. We had chocolates brought into work and I honestly didn't even try and talk myself out of it. Now I'm at home and I should be thinking about dinner and the gym but I'm surrounded by other work and too bloated. I'm very tempted to walk down the street to get fish and chips instead of…
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Here we go again...
Well I'm back! Fell of the wagon for a bit there but I'm determined to get back on! Looking for any friendly people of a similar age (I'm 20). Any girls over 5,11 would be nice too as I'm tall myself!! Breeze in and say hi folks! :)
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Accidental pig outs?
Anyone got any foods / drinks they used to think were healthy, but since MFP have realised they're not?! Found out mine today ... My fave skinny lemon and poppyseed muffin from Starbucks!
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Fruit sugar??
Hi Everyone I'm a little confused about something. I LOVE fruit, and i like to eat a lot of it! It's the thing that usually tips me over my sugar intake. A few weeks ago though I read fruit sugar 'doesn't count?' What are peoples opinions on this? Can I eat heaps of fruit without worrying about the sugar?
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Healthy calorie burning?
Hi everyone Was just wondering if anyone knew of a way to work our a healthy calorie burn amount? I do cardio about 3 times a week, and up until a month ago was pushing myself to burn 1000 cals a work out. Then I crashed from a lot of built up exhaustion, and haven't done cardio since. I'm heading back to the gym today and…
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Over it
So I've been on this weight loss journey since early October and found I was doing pretty well. I've lost 15 kgs, taking it nice and slow, joined a gym etc. These last few weeks though I've just felt awful. I get full nights sleeps but am always tired. I have no motivation for the gym, and when I'm there I just feel lost.…
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Maintaning a balance
Hi everyone! So I live in London but am from NZ. It's my last year in this lovely city and I told myself this year I would pack to the BRIM with London orientated things (museums/parks/events etc). But nowadays I seem to spend all my time either at the gym or work? How do you guys manage to stay healthy but also have a…
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Adapting from Treadmill to outside
This is kind of a weird question but here goes. I can run pretty easily on the treadmill (cruisy speed, just as long as I've eaten first). I'm doing a colour run after the summer and have ran 5km a few times on the treadmill without much bother. The other day I decided to go for a run outside. After about 5 minutes though…
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Dealing with food gifts
Hellooooooo. so i've had my birthday this month and also finished some personal challenges at work etc. Because of this, i've received a lot of chocolate / sweet gifts. My biggest problem is temptation, so I have just stopped buying sweet things so I don't eat them. Now with all these gifts in the house I am seriously…
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BIRTHDAY BINGING
anyone got any tips on how to stay focused over a birthday???? It's mine on sunday and while i'm EXCITED i'm already a little bummed out. We had a HUGE birthday cake at work for it that i wasn't expecting and i really couldn't resist (please know I tried). Then I got a huge bag of chocolate eggs and a milk tray from some…
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Bonus Calories
Hi Everyone!! So we all have our daily calorie intake, and then if we work out and burn some we get bonus calories. I was just wondering how this works exactly? Approx my daily calorie intake is 1300 but when I do cardio at the gym I usually burn around 1000. So then my calorie intake jumps to 2300. Surely though I can't…
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Water intake
Hi guys!! So I was just wondering.. can we count the water we drink at the gym as part of our 8 glasses a day? I just feel like I sweat it all out haha :)
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Strength/Tone vs Cardio
Hi guys! so I've been going to the gym for about 4 months now and until the beginning of Jan I only did cardio. The weight was dropping like crazy and I was really enjoying it. Then at the start of the year a personal trainer approached me and he ended up writing me a strength/toning work out plan. Since then, the weight…
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Can't resist temptation at work!!!
HELP! I work in a solicitors office and we have a little supermarket next door. Nearly every day someone brings in chocolate or biscuits or sweets and I find it so hard not to eat them! Anyone have any good tips???
