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Dehydration - my (not very nice) experience!
As a fit and healthy 50 year old, I'm very aware of what I eat and drink and how it affects my physical and mental health - OK, I could eat less sugar and fat and more protein and veggies but hey, the fact that I'm aware that I'm not eating enough sort of counts doesn't it?!!! :D Anyway last Saturday, I did a 100km cycle…
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Can I share this morning's achievement?
This morning I broke through the (probably mental) 100kgs barrier on my Barbell Hip Thrust and managed 2 sets of 5 reps @ 105kg . This is the shoulders on a bench one btw !!! I'm so chuffed with myself. I also managed 2 sets of 5 reps Box Squat with 52.5kgs - my target is half of what my daughter is Box Squatting (Shes a…
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Sugar tax (UK) - possible development for the future???
Whilst pondering the latest 'weapon' against obesity in the UK ie sugar tax on fizzy drinks etc in case you hadn't heard, I started to think of how much it would help if the cost of the food rose in proportion to the calories contained in it. For easy maths, say one calorie costs 1p then a Mars Bar would be £2.30 where an…
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Finally seeing results!!
I've been 'trying' to lose weight for a few years now, making the mistake (as it turns out) of thinking that because I was in the gym for 1-2 hrs per day I could eat what I liked . Cue big fat zero weight loss On 9 Jan 2016 I had my first ever personal training session- and he overhauled my food intake and gave me some…
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In these days of equality............................
...how do gyms get away with designated 'women only' sections? And also how on earth can a gym specify "Women Only"? Just imagine the furore if a gym advertised in big blue letters on its front windows "Men Only"!! There would be uproar! Is it me????! ps this genuinely puzzles me and Im not intending to start a debate on…
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Stressful times - what to do?
Moving house 20th July, separating from my husband of 20 years, eldest son leaving to join RAF - Im going through a bit of a stressful time at the moment and my diet is suffering. I'm comfort eating in a ridiculous manner - way too much chocolate and sugary food. Way too much coffee. Seem to have a permanently sore…
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Helpful PT session
I had my free PT session on Saturday and it was incredibly helpful - he showed me where I was going wrong with deadlifts but best of all, he spotted several issues with my squats. Suggested that for the time being I focus on holding the bar in front of me (very light or no weights and higher reps) to get my form right then…
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Cant believe I did this!
Spent an extra 12 minutes on the arc trainer this morning just so I could see how the case on the Jeremy Kyle show ended up!! :p
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Best way to stop eating ever!
Having over eaten drastically over the past few weeks due to excessive stress in my life (moving house, death of grandma and marriage breakdown!) Ive found a way to stop eating! I now have tonsillitis and for the past 5 days have got by on way under my calorie goal! Even last night, kids offered me Cadbury Giant Buttons…
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I won a personal training session!!
I can't believe this but I won a PT session at a local gym (v good one!) and am going next weekend. B) Hes going to do my body fat measurements plus check out my form on specific exercises that I'm not sure about, give me some tuition on performing full press ups and show me some different exercises to compliment my…
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New HRM - surprise calorie burn!
Got a new HRM last week from my local Snap Fitness - it updates to my phone and pc on every visit . Was very surprised and not a little excited (!) to record a calorie expenditure of 692 from my morning workout (I was expecting around 400) I've heard of people overestimating the burn from their workouts compared to their…
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Resting heart rate
Got my new HRM last night and it measured my resting heart rate at 57bpm. Fine and dandy I thought but decided to google resting heart rate to find out if that was good or bad for my age (45 year old female but 46 in May)..............................apparently I'm an Athlete!!! Woo-hoo!! Haven't chuckled so much all…
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Daily calorie limit - advice and opinions please! xx
HI all, Over the past year I've been working really hard on my fitness and doing lots more with weights but am still struggling to lose weight and would love to get some opinions on whether my calorie allowance is too low/high. I know I eat too much sugar, (chocolate) but only eat fast/processed food about once a month…
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Frustrated!
Got up at 5 this morning, as usual and drove the 10 minutes to the gym only to realise that I had forgotten my phone. Unfortunately my phone holder also holds my membership card and I cant access the gym without it :-( so had to drive home and go without my gym fix. Which is fine until now when I'm getting really grumpy…
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Self-sabotage - why am I still doing it?!
Have been working really hard in the gym for 5 days a week since the start of last year but only really upped my game since start of this year. Although I've not lost weight I must have lost inches as I have lost a dress size. I'm really enjoying my exercise and like seeing the way my body is getting more toned. So WHY oh…
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Question about 5:2 diet
As I seem to be incapable of controlling my eating 7 days a week, for the past 3 weeks I've been consuming only 500 cals on Tuesday and Thursday whilst eating normally' on the other 5 days. By eating normally I mean netting around 1500-1800 calories. Benefits of doing it this way for me are that I don't find myself…
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Houmous - good or bad?
Houmous is my new fave food - served with carrot sticks and/or broccoli florets or mange tout or sugar snap peas or baby corn etc but is it bad or good? Currently trying both home-made and shop bought varieties. Homemade doesn't have any added oil in it just the liquid from the chick peas. And is it protein? Carbs? I feel…
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PMT over eating - aarrgghh!
Came home yesterday and just wanted to eat and eat and eat and eat ...................... The plus side is that when I went to the supermarket on the way home I didint' fall victim to the chocolates and sweets like I used to but on the down side, I went at least 600 calories over my goal! But lessons learned from these…
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NSV - clothes
I'm back in the skirt and 2 pairs of trousers that I' haven't been able to wear for 3 years!! Ist goal now achieved. Plus as I'm more toned than ever before, they look better too! It's amazing what a wiggle Ive got on.
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My body is rebelling!
After 3 months of daily exercise and calorie counting my body is still refusing to even start giving up the 21lbs of excess weight it is carrying. Now, as an additional rebellion, my knee has swollen up!! No pain (yet!) but a general ache around the back - of course now I have the dilemma of " Do I go for my planned 4 mile…
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Boxercise class
Did boxercise this morning (6.15am start!) and noted with amusement that at the end of the mixed class, whilst I was sweating buckets (literally dripping off the end of my nose) like the blokes, the other ladies were all glowing gently! I'm sure I didn't work any harder than the other girls but for some reason, I sweat…
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STARVING this morning!
I'm SO hungry this morning. Unfortunately I'm at work with no access to food until 12.30 when I have to go out and find some lunch as I forgot to make my packed lunch last night! I could murder a bacon sandwich at the moment. x
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What have you discovered?
On this health and fitness 'journey' I have discovered that: - it's OK to be hungry. I'm not talking about starving hungry all the time, but hungry about 3 hours after you last ate is good - it means your body has digested all the food from the previous meal and is ready for refuelling! I don't need to eat continuously to…
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combining mfp with other diet plans?
Back again to try and shift my excess 20lbs but this time I'm trying a combinatiion of Rosemary Conley GI Jean plan for meal choices and ideas whilst using MFP as a calorie recorder. Been doing it for 4 days now and it seems to be working in that I've not gone over my 1300 cal daily allowance but I wondered if anyone else…
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Horrible shopping trip
Since the start of the year I have been battling to lose 14-21lb before my holiday in August. I've been watching what I eat, cutting out alcohol, chocolate, biscuits etc and exercising much more than I ever used to. With very little result on the scales. I asked darling hubby for advise about how I looked etc. " Your shape…
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Well chuffed with myself!
Not got any dogs this week so last night, after work, decided to go for a road run. I haven't done one of these for ages and mapped out a 4 mile route. I was so chuffed to be easily able to complete the whole route in 38mins and 33 seconds! That included walking the first 5 minutes (half mile) so I must have been doing…
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So-o-o hacked off.....
...yet another day/week/month with no loss. Not even one measly pound. My legs are aching all the time from the exercise I'm doing, I'm tired from the 5.30am starts to go for a run before work and life gets in the way, fed up with going to bed at 9.30 so I can get enough sleep in. Been really 'good' for weeks now, but the…
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Horse riding
I recently began riding again and as I haven't got a HRM at the moment am guessing at calories burned but would welcome some input from the more experienced people on MFP! I ride for about 1.5 hours a time, sometimes up to 3 but lets work on 1.5 and most of that is steady trotting, some cantering, little walking. (I'm…
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What should I do???
Oh wise and wonderful people of MFP - I need some advice. My husband of nearly 17 years has just phoned to tell me he has to go on a business trip w/c 16th May. It's a conference so all expenses paid beer and food with a little bit of work somewhere along the line. The conference starts on the Monday and lasts for 4 days…
