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I would really appreciate your help - starting again.
Hi I did brilliantly on MFP four years ago and reached my target weight and fitness, and maintained it for a year. However, after a family crisis and a house move, over the last three years I have put back on the three stone I lost. Worse than that, I have completely stopped exercising and have become really down on…
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Lost mojo. Can anyone help me find it please?!
Hello Since getting some bad news last autumn and a virus at Christmas, I have put on 12lbs having lost 38lb up to that point. I seem to have lost my motivation mojo! I am still exercising three times a week at least, but my food and drink intake is just terrible! It's not even that I am eating rubbish; I am just eating…
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How do you log Bokwa?
Hello I have just done a Bokwa class and loved it. I'll be doing it regularly from September, but wondered if anyone knows how to log it? I definitely work harder than when I do Zumba! Any ideas?
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Going over on sugar.
Hi I am pretty good at staying on or just under my calorie allowance, and I always eat back most if not all of my exercise calories. What I don't take much notice of is the sugar number at the bottom... until recently when I noticed it was often in the red! I have been losing more slowly recently (one or two pounds a…
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Does it work without exercise??
Hi I have never seen a 'homepage' for this site where it explains the ideas and methods behind the MFP site, or how to make it work for you! Have I missed it?? Presuming I haven't, I'd like to ask a question about weight loss. Is it possible to use this site without exercising and just sticking to the calories suggested? I…
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How long do you wait before you log a loss???!!!
Hello all. I wondered how long you all wait until you log a weight loss? Last month I logged a loss after a couple of days then yoyoed crazily for a couple of weeks. Now I have lost a further couple of pounds but might wait a few days before I log it incase I go up and down again!! What works for you? Do you grab the…
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Swimming question
Hi I run twice a week, do one session of Zumba a week and walk briskly a couple of times a week. I'd like to get some toning in and could manage to fit in one session of swimming a week. Do you think this would have enough of a benefit for me in terms of toning? I don't need to lose much more weight but would like to firm…
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'Heavy weights' for weight loss
Hi I keep reading about people who swear by lifting weights as a way of helping them lose weight. I totally get that; stronger muscles burning fat more of the time etc etc. However, if I can't join a gym and don't want to buy heavy weight/kettlebells, can I do strength training and achieve the same results? So if I did a…
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Eggs question
Hello I read a lot on here about people eating egg whites (egg white omelette, I think). Can I ask what you do with the yolk once you have separated the egg? Do you throw it away? Cheers!
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Running issue
Hi I started running in May and have been able to comfortably do 5K in about 30 minutes or so for about a month. I am trying to increase the time doing Bridge to 10K (or my version of it). I have been able to do 40 minutes running without a break and felt fine. But this week, suddenly running has been a REAL struggle!!…
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Sore legs after running.
Hi Been running twice a week for a few months now. I am currently trying to increase the time I run from 30 mins to 40 mins. Today I did 37 and my legs and feet are really aching! I've not had this before. Usually I feel a bit stiff after a run, but today they feel really sore and tender. Arghh! Is this usual when trying…
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How would I log aquatone?
Hi. As above really? If you don't know, aquatone is a workout to music in the swimming pool. Any ideas how to log this? Thanks.
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tape measure vs scales
Hi Can anyone explain to me how I have lost inches this month, but not seen much loss on the scales? I don't mind this, I have to say, but am curious as to how this happens.
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Goodbye blubber!
Hi all! I am feeling a little jaded at the moment. I know I'm doing okay (weight loss is steady, inch loss is good), but I have an issue with my belly! I thought, wrongly, that 'cos it's the fattest part of my body, it would be the place that lost most inches, most quickly! In fact, I have stayed proportionally the same!…
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Modifying 30DS?
Hi, Due to an elbow injury, I have had to slow down on the exercise I usually do. I had begun the 30 day shred and didn't want to stop doing it altogether! So instead of press ups, I did more crunches and I didn't use weights either. I'm not sure when I'll be able to fully use my arm again (once the tendon is…
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Need advice on behalf of a friend @ eating disorder.
Hi My friend has recently lost quite a lot of weight. She was never plump, and is now skinny. I mean really quite skinny. She lost the weight quickly, perhaps over the space of three months, and perhaps lost two to two and a half stone. The first time I really wondered if there was an issue, was when we went out for dinner…
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motivational musicand c25k
Hi I have an app called C25K lite on my android. I wondered if it's possible to listen to music and have the app kick in while I am running? Is there a special app I need to be able to do this? Basically I'd like to be able to listen to some kicking music and have the C25K beeps over the top of the music! Hope someone…
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Ouchy! Sore calf... advice please.
HI I had a very tender calf muscle last week after a few days of very long walks in rather flat shoes (tut tut). Today, whilst doing nothing more than climbing the stairs I have really strained it. Must have overstretched it! It's very sore now, and hurts on the top of my foot up to the inside of the top of my leg! Ouchy!…
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Biggest loser for Xbox kinect
HI I am having a nightmare logging on the game. I am trying to personalise my own programme and everytime I hover over 'Bootcamp', 'Bellybuster' etc to see what they involve (how many weeks etc) I end up choosing it! Grrr! So, I have had a huff and turned off tonight. My question is for anyone who is using this as a…
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Holiday food!
Hi I am going to Disneyland Paris at the end of the month! Wonderful, yes... but why am I already worrying about food and exercise??! Okay, I know I'll be doing lots of walking but what about food? Any suggestions for healthy, filling snacks I could take so I don't go too wildly over my limits! It's only 4 days, by the way!
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Iron!
Hi I have just altered my settings for my food diary so I can see how much iron I am taking in, and I am really shocked. Out of 100 that is my goal every day, I am usually only taking in 10 - 20! That's bad, isn't it? I don't even want to begin to look up iron deficiency! I notice two weetabix give me 25 which is a quarter…
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Tired and often hungry!
Hi I have been doing MFP for two months and have been doing well keeping on track. I have quite a long day, have breakfast at 6.30, lunch at 12.30 and dinner at 5. That's what I need to do to fit in with work. It's not flexible, apart from dinner could be later! So, I get really hungry between meals. I eat an apple and/or…
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calorie deficit question.
Hello I read somewhere that to lose weight I would need to eat 250 calories less than normal and burn 250 calories during exercise per day. Is this right? If so, should I be aiming to burn at least 250 calories per day and eating what MFP tells me? Also, is this what is called a calorie deficit?? Finally, I keep reading…
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Elliptical training machine question?
Always seeing you guys on here doing eliptica and elliptical training. Could you tell me whether you have your own machine, and if so, what make is it? Is it reliable? Small? And generally if you like it? We are thinking of investing in one and wondered if we could get away with a cheap one!!!!!
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C25K success stories please!! Evidence required!!!
Hi all. Last week on here there were some amazing pics of before and after 30 day shred. I wondered if anyone had any major successes with the C25K they could share with me. I am on week 1 and loving it but would love to see any ones success with pics, or stats! I'm hoping to tone up and slim down doing it. Did it work for…
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C25K- running machine or running outside?
HI I am interested to know how many of you guys who are doing the C25K are doing it outside on paths etc, and how many are doing it on a running machine. Thanks
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Sodium calculations
Hi MFP food diary is telling me there is 114 sodium in semi-skimmed milk, 100 in half a chicken breast, 50 in fat free yogurt and yet NONE in fajita shake-on flavouring (of which salt was the number one ingredient!) Can anyone tell me if this is close to being right or totally wrong?? Thanks.
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Am I doing it right? Can you suggest improvements, please?
Hi Five years ago I was reasonably fit, played a little sport, ate healthily and was a little overweight. I then had my son and for nearly five years, I haven't done any fitness work, have eaten badly (huge portions and lots of takeaways) and drank quite a bit of wine! I became 40lbs overweight! So now I have been doing…
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Carbs or Cals??
Hi I have been going over my carb allowance a few times recently, while still being under my calorie allowance. Just wondered if it was going to make a big difference to my weight loss, or if keeping just under my calorie goal is more important?
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What's going on with my body??
Hi Three weeks ago I ate rubbish in large quantities. I also drank wine almost every evening (lots on the weekend!!). I am 15 days into MFP and loving what I am doing. I am eating smaller portions, more fruit,have given up wine (not a problem - gave up smoking a month ago and didn't want to risk being tempted!!) and have…
