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Day 4 - Boundaries, not diets.
The word "diet" has such negative connotations. It seems restrictive, and, consequently, hard to stick to. Try to view your eating and exercise plan as a road. The boundaries of the road are equivalent to your calorie allowance, and your goal is to stay on the road, and not go out of the boundaries. Now, these boundaries…
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WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE? - PLEASE READ
Hello everybody! Thanks for joining me in this 100 day (roughly 9 week) challenge. The 100 Day Diet is a book by Linda Spangle. It's mainly a motivational book, you pick your own way of dieting, and her daily chapters help keep you on the straight and narrow. The aim, is naturally, not to completely fall off the wagon for…
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WHAT I NEED FROM YOU.
I'll be maintaining everybody's stats in a spreadsheet that I will upload to Google documents weekly. (link to follow) EVERY SUNDAY, I will post a thread asking you all to provide me with 2 pieces of information: 1. Weigh In. I'll need your weight (preferably in lbs, but if you don't know it, stones / kg is fine too). 2.…
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Nederlanders / Dutchies!
Hello people of Holland! I emigrated here from the UK at the end of October and am looking for some Dutch residents to add to my friends list for ingredients / meal ideas - preferably those who update in English as my Dutch isn't great! Others who've emigrated from the UK to Holland would also be especially welcome - is…
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Starting tonight - calorie intake?
Hello everybody! I'm starting tonight and am very excited. A little history about me - I lost quite a lot of weight on MFP last year. I did this by netting 1200 calories and exercising pretty much 6 times a week. I initially started with cardio, but around the last 5-7lbs or so, I started to go to body pump 2-3 times a…
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Bikram (or hot) Yoga Advice / Success Stories
I'm starting bikram yoga next week - i.e. yoga in a 40degree room. I'm pretty unfit at the moment - I used to be in great shape until I kind of went off track last autumn after losing my job, but that's another story. Anyway, I'm hoping that bikram will help me get back to where I was. I'll be going before work, at 6:30am…
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Gained all the weight I lost - HELP.
So, I lost a lot of weight before MFP. I still had quite a bit left to lose (20kg / 40lbs), so I started using MFP in March and lost about 25lbs (12kg) from March to June. Then a few bad external things happened (I lost my job, I emigrated to a new country to live with my boyfriend - where I'm struggling emotionally,…
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Restarting in the Netherlands
Hello! I've restarted today and am looking for some new friends. I'm thoroughly annoyed with myself as due to several lifestyle changes I overate and gained 24lbs... I beat myself up about it a lot, and the realised that since I started losing weight I've still lost 47lbs including the regain, so I shouldn't really be so…
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BBQ Recipes - post yours!
So, at least in most areas of the UK, the weather is set to be lovely and warm(er than usual) this weekend, which means that some of us will be cracking open the BBQs! Post your favourite BBQ recipes here! Burgers, skewers, grilled veg, you name it :)
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TRIPLE F CHALLENGE [Recruitment post]
So, as of today I'm starting the Triple F challenge. Some of my MFPs have joined me in this and one suggested I opened the challenge to you 'orrible lot. This is basically a BURN challenge - FFF stands for FattackFitnessFigure. So why not just take everybody's calorie burns for the week? Rather than measuring simply your…
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Eye drops that will kill red eyes!
So I had a spray tan yesterday but woke up today to find one of my eyes is a bit red and irritated. Luckily it's not the whole eye, it's not really swollen at all or itchy or leaking (sorry) but it's just red, so maybe a minor infection? Problem is, I'm flying out to see my OH this evening and I want to look awesome, not…
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Clean Eating Shopping Lists
Hello all I'm trying to clean out my diet as much as possible, and am looking for inspiration as to what sort of staples I should look into (bar the basics - fruit, vegetables, meat, try to buy organic). What do you clean eaters buy regularly? It's worth a mention that I'm not particularly rich, shopping for one, and don't…
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Defecits / Starvation Mode / Metabolism
Does anybody have any actual figures as to how long somebody can technically go under their NET (and by how much) without declining their metabolism / hitting starvation mode. I was considering going under NET (not 1200 intake, but not eating exercise calories back) for a couple of days to speed things up (as I'm short and…
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I've had a bad couple of days... now what?
Hey all! Firstly, a little about my normal lifestyle. I'm fairly fit and active, and do some form of activity pretty much every day. I'm on 1200, try to eat Low GI, and I usually eat pretty much all of my exercise calories every day (which are about 500-800 extra), and - as far as I know - this has not affected my weight…
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MFP Goal Weights
How did you pick your MFP goal weight? This question is for both those who are at goal, and for those of us who are still trying to get there! Is it the absolute weight you want to get to? Is it a "buffer" weight so that you could gain a couple of pounds and still feel good? Is it a specific BMI / round number? Is it a…
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Whey Protein (UK) - which brand?
Hey all! I've started strength training and it's quite intense as it involves strengthening a leg that has been very week from trauma (dislocation and torn ligaments). So, I'm thinking of supplementing with some protein shakes - probably whey protein - to aid my the process! Does anybody have any recommendations? I'm not a…
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Kettlercise / Kettlebells class
Going for the first time tonight ! I don't have a HRM, how would I log this? Would it be as strength training or something else?
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Strength Training from Physio Impacting Workouts
Hey all I dislocated my kneecap and despite physiotherapy, my leg never really regained strength. So I consulted another physio recently, mostly because I want to improve my mobility and be able to do more forms of exercise than I currently do - I want to be able to run, and do martial arts for example, without fear of it…
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Futurefit (UK) Personal Trainer Course
Has anybody done the PT course with Futurefit? I'm thinking of going into Personal Training because I'm good with people (and modest too!), and losing weight has really activated a passion for exercise that I'd like to relay to others who are in that mental and physical place that I have been myself. But... I'm worried…
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Assigning Calories to "Eating Out" - how do you?
Hey all I'm going out with my friend for her birthday on Friday, and I'm a little unsure as to how to allocate my calories for this week - I may well go over my 1200 NET that day (as I won't have time to exercise before I see her). I will be making healthy eating choices, but as I've not seen her in nearly 6 months (she…
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Boxing dvd with no leg moves?
Hey folks Due to torn ligaments in my knee and a few dislocations, I'm reluctant to go to body combat / kick boxing classes, however, I really do want to do a nice boxing workout. My gym doesn't have a punchbag, and I can't really accommodate one at home so I'm wondering if anybody knows of any good box / boxing dvds that…
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Need a new swimming watch! [UK]
Hello everybody I need a new watch for swimming in and my old adidas model isn't available anymore. I basically want one that's waterproof (50 / 100m) but also has a lap function (preferably between 50 and 100lap memory) and chronograph. It needs to be specifically a ladies watch (I have small wrists) and I'm not looking…
