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What can I do at the gym with a lower back injury?
After suffering a lower back injury, I took 2 months off the gym and just returned last week. I took it easy doing mostly upper body stuff on the first day and was fine but on the second occasion I did a few sets of squats/lunges/bridge raises with 6kg dumbell (prior to injury I'd been squatting with 15kg barbell) and the…
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Looking for reassurance
Having read a lot about EM2WL, I've decided to give it a go. As expected, I'm feeling full a lot.... and genuinely feeling guilty at the end of the day when I look at my food diary. Which I think says a lot about what low calorie dieting does to your outlook on food... not healthy! I recently got a personal trainer and…
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Do I have to reset Metabolism
I have been on MFP for a few years now and over that time I have lost nearly 2 stone (28lbs) I have done this by eating around 1200cals a day (often much less when I don't eat back cals from spinning classes 2-3 times a week)..... then I eat whatever I like at the weekends. I'm now only a few pounds away from my goal and…
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30 Day Shred - Weights question
I was wondering what weights other people are using when doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. I am currently using 1.5kg. I'm not very strong and have never lifted weight much before this, but I keep reading about how 'lifting heavy' is the best way to tone your arms. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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It's true - photos are THE best motivator
Last night I started the 30 day shred so I asked my boyfriend to take some 'before' photos of me in my underwear. After his moaning that this has been the only time in our 5 year relationship he's been able to take any nude-y photo's, he complied. The results were a SHOCKER. I know I'm a bit overweight or 'tubs' as I…
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Carrying over exercise calories
I'm quite new to MFP and have a quick question. From what I've read I understand that I need to be eating my exercise calories - but do I have to eat them on the day I earned them? I am currently attending exercise classes on Mon, Wed, and Thu nights. However, it is usually on a Friday or Saturday night when I want to…
