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Is there hope for me?
5’4” 32 year old female, CW 132lbs, estimated GW 125lbs, aiming for 1461 calories per day and I work out 5 days per week. Diary’s open and I’m pretty much eating the same things so I don’t always log. You can see my goals in full detail on my profile. So, I’ve been here 200 days and thought I’d take some progress photos…
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Time to move to maintenance?
Hello! Hoping you can help me here. I'm female, at 25% BF, aiming for 20%. Most of my life I've maintained this weight but I want to get strong and ditch the belly. Here's where things get complicated, so please bear with me... When I began here I quickly discovered the joy of kettlebells and started to lose a few inches,…
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Soreness... and lack of it
Hi, I'd love to get your opinion on something. I've been kettlebelling for two weeks now. I've noticed my strength and fitness have improved quite noticeably already (things like carrying heavy bags with ease, running for trains in record time), and I've gone from swinging 8lbs to a more respectable 12lbs in that time. I…
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Change of profession NSV (little, but important)
Context: I've not got much weight to lose in the month I've been here (in fact I'm aiming to change my body fat percentage from 25% to 20%), but here's another reason to start lifting heavy once you're near your goal weight. A couple of weeks ago I reported that both my US and UK pants fitted better with cardio and 1200…
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Life Without Sugar - article from the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/14/life-without-sugar-family-challenge-diet?CMP=fb_gu Thoughts? Seeing as I don't have children and have do have time to cook, a lot of the difficulties the writer faced don't really effect me. How do MFP's mums and moms and dads feel about it?
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*tumbleweed*
Hey! What's going on, everyone? I'm sick of seeing that no one's posted for three months!!!!
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So... Dr Oz...
This is really a question for American MFPers. As a Brit I was only somewhat familiar with his name, but I've seen him mentioned a lot here and nearly always attached to some fad or pseudo-scientific (and sometimes dangerous) ideas. So what happened there? He is actually a proper doctor (unlike our own fake 'Dr' Gillian…
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Goals have changed, looking for friends!
Hi! I've been here three weeks and have spend a lot of time reading the forums, so thanks for all the free and sensible advice. I've been able to stay within my meagre allotted calories due to working out most days of the week (and eating them back), but I'm 5'4" and (now) 132ish lbs and therefore within a healthy weight…
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Low-anything foods that taste good
I generally don't eat low fat foods - I'd prefer to eat less of the full fat equivalent - for example, low fat mayo, Greek yoghurt and salad dressings are noticeably gross/tasteless to me, but semi-skimmed milk and low fat Babybels are delish. I tend not to notice sodium until there's too much (like in a restaurant meal)…
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MFPs vs Celebrities
I found this http://graemethomasonline.com/skinny-fat-not-just-hollywoods-problem/ and halfway down the page you see exactly what you get if you train with Tracey Anderson. I think it also really opens up debate on 'men's fitness' being completely separate to 'women's fitness' (and don't get me started on the…
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Hi from London, UK!
Hello everyone! I don't usually post on forums but you lot are a friendly and helpful bunch so I thought I'd get stuck in. There's plenty about me on my profile. Weight-wise, I'm in that strange area where I can disguise my ridiculously out of proportion belly but that means anyone I share concerns with dismisses me with…
