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Any hair dyers out there?
So... I am well into the swing of things with my swimming... But I'm a dyed red head at heart. I love my vibrant red hair, but sadly swimming just leaches all the colouring out. My question is... Is there anyone out there who has dyed hair and if so how do you stop your colour from fading? Is it possible to keep my…
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November's - Get Wet Challenge!
The rules are simple... You must get wet. Whether that is swimming in a pool, or in a lake, doing aquacise, even scuba diving, surfing, or wind surfing. It doesn't matter as long as you get wet. :) Make your own goal, time, distance etc or join me. :) So here was October's thread - I managed 13 hrs 10 mins…
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December's Get Wet Challenge
Sorry it's a few days late. The rules are simple... You must get wet. Whether that is swimming in a pool, or in a lake, doing aquacise, even scuba diving, surfing, or wind surfing. It doesn't matter as long as you get wet. :) Make your own goal, time, distance etc or join me. :) So here's November's thread - I only managed…
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Homemade pasta?
Just wondering if anyone has a good recipe for homemade pasta? Bearing in mind I live in the UK so our flour 'ratings' are slightly different to the US. I have a pasta roller and would love to start using it again.
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October's Get Wet Challenge!
The rules are simple... You must get wet. Whether that is swimming in a pool, or in a lake, doing aquacise, even scuba diving, surfing, or wind surfing. It doesn't matter as long as you get wet. :) I think, having out done myself, last month I'm upping this month's target! So who wants to join me: I will get wet for 15 hrs…
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Why I love MFP.
Because for all the arguments and 'mean' threads; you guys make it fit. I don't want to be on a diet that restricts what I can eat. I want to be able to eat all the food that I love, just less of it for a little while, and then a little bit more of it when I'm at my target weight. I love the fact that so many of you truly…
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How to tuck hair into a swimming hat.
Ok so following my last post, I have dyed my hair red (kinda browny postbox red), and bought myself a silicone swimming hat. The problem I'm having is my hair is mid-length (down to my chin) and I'm struggling to tuck it all into the hat. Is there any trick/tips you could share to see if I find one that works? My routine…
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September - Get Wet Challenge!
I don't think this has been done before, if it has, could you please kindly point me in the right direction. I am just about to complete the 24hrs in August challenge, which I've loved. It has really spurred me on to get more active, so I thought this might be a nice new challenge for September. The rules are simple... You…
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NSV - Swimming Front Crawl :D
Seems like a day for fitness related NSVs in MFP-land. Here's mine: I am a strong swimmer, well I say that, I'm a strong breast stroke swimmer. I can easily swim a mile+ of that, not necessarily with any great speed but my body is very happy doing that stroke*. In the summer I decided I wanted to be able to do front crawl.…
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My Accountability Thread.
Hi guys, I know this isn't the most active of groups, but I want to start this thread to make myself more accountable for you guys. So... I got YAYOG a while back, and I spent 3-4 weeks doing it along side my usual cardio routines (at that time Elliptical Trainer). I've lost 26.5lbs so far, and have 21lbs to go. I have…
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Hands up...
... who glances at the bottom of an original post to check to see if there is a weblink, when you open a thread that has 1 post and no replies; where the OP has only a few posts to their name and no avatar; and where the OP has only written one paragraph? *raises her hand*
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Not enough gifs today.
So come on... bring it on.
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Losing Lean Muscle Mass.
Okay so we all know the recommendation to eat enough protein and do strength exercises to minimise the amount of lean muscle we lose when dieting. I was just wondering, (and google hasn't told me the answer) is there a 'normal' percentage of loss? (I've read on here about fat gain rates when bulking muscle - but nothing…
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Waterproof HRM.
I currently have a cheap HRM that I wear when I am doing cardio - it has a chest strap and a watch, but it doesn't log anything, just shows what my HR is at that moment in time. I take a low average of what I observe as a conservative estimate of my calories burnt. It's meeting my needs at the moment but soon I'll be…
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Happy 100 Day
:) Who is joining me in celebrating a 100 day streak success? I cannot believe it has been 100 days since I started logging seriously. I have tried MFP before but very half heartedly, and I've done other diets before - have successfully lost all this weight once 4 years ago (Following CISCO's Total Wellbeing Diet) and I…
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You are your own gym alternatives
Ok, so I love YAYOG however there's just so many of the exercises I can't do because even though it doesn't require weights it is using things I don't feel comfortable using. (Eg I've knackered a hinge on my door doing the let me ins). So does anyone have any other recommendations of pure body weight routines that require…
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Teachers on holiday.
So I've just broken up for the (near) 6 weeks holidays. If I'm not careful I'll go from 'light activity' to 'sedentary' in the blink of an eye. (I'm very aware that all I've done so far today is get out of bed, throw some clothes on, come downstairs and sit on the sofa, go to the kitchen to make breakfast, and return to…
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Overcoming a trigger food. It can be done!
Okay so I've written about this elsewhere but I am just so proud of myself that I want to scream it from the roof tops, and in the process maybe provide encouragement for others. So one of my binge foods is cupcakes with soft butter icing. When in a low period of my life I would go to the supermarket at dinner time, buy…
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Okay.... I'm opening myself up here.
So I joined MFP ages ago, but have only been logging religiously for the last 68 days. I have so far successfully lost 16.5lbs. Until now I've read the forums, participated in a couple, but pretty much have kept myself to myself. But now I'm opening myself up for a support network. Here's me: I am a teacher, which means…
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Home cross trainer - high resistance.
So when I started my fitness and weight loss journey (again), I got myself a Body Sculpture BE5920. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000VPOZVE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This has been great for getting back into a routine, getting my heart rate up, and improving my recovery rate from cardio. As you'd…
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*waves* Hi!
Have been mfp-ing for just under 2 weeks (this time... Lol) and have been reading the boards. My faves are the "wtf..." threads that turn into a "who can post the funniest gif" battle. :) they make me chuckle. Anyway... Hi. :)
