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Ditch the scale, really!!
here's why: (please right click image and select 'view image' as I'm not sure how to make all 7 images fit to this page) discovered that I look almost the same as I did when I weighed 159 pounds in 2007 and did nothing but jog a couple of times a week (photo on the left). Middle photos are me at my heaviest, 212 pounds.…
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Celebrating 11 months of gym work and better food choices
Keeping the motivation flowing (for myself and others who are seeking some) with a little comparison. Belly was 111cm, now 93cm. Waist was 91cm, now 85-86cm. Bust was 116cm, now 108-110cm. Apologies in advance if the two pics are too big. I need to learn how to fix that. Right click and select View Image works though in…
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What does a 14cm belly loss look like?
May look like slow progress, but it's my most hated area and it's looking better! This is what a loss of 14cm from the belly looks like: R to L Nov 2011 204lbs -> Oct 2012 199.6lbs
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A UK antiperspirant that works?
Can anyone recommend a UK anti perspirant that works for hours? If I'm working hard in the gym for 90 minutes my Soft & Gentle doesn't work long enough and I end up verging on the stinky side. Nor does Mitchum, and I thought that was supposed to be a good one. I am showering before I go, so it's not that I'm starting out…
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Recommend me an excellent book on nutrition?
Now that I have a good fitness routine under my belt I really feel I need to focus as much on my awful food intake as it's holding me back from reducing fat. I'd like some recommendations for books on nutrition. I'm not interested in anything that suggests omitting a particular food group, I want a healthy balance,…
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Another little NSV that I don't see.
At the gym this morning, I was creeping past the very fit, black-eye-shadowed, super toned, tattooed and golden tanned woman with the I-lift-heavy, don't-mess-with-me face when she says out of the blue, "you're doing really well. You can really see a difference in your face and everything (her eyes went up and down, so she…
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NSV...which ever why you look at it!
First time ever my FT7 has stopped reading my heart rate during a workout. You know what it was.....the chest band was way to loose! I thought it was getting a little looser, but I've never adjusted it since I bought it in April. I've just had to shorten it by 6 inches!! Either I have lost alot under my boobs, or the…
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Can I have some feedback please, do I or don't I...
I have a dilemma. My old gym tops have worn out. They were longish, and loose, they way I like them, they showed very little of me. My daughter persuaded me to buy a new one, but it's very stretchy and tight and I'm not sure I should be seen out in public in it, but maybe my body image issues are getting in the way. Please…
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Work in progress. 2010-2012
Why the scale means less to me today than it did in the last couple of years! I CAN do this! I've finally realised what I can do if I focus not on tomorrow, next week, or next month, but on the long term! Sorry, not sure how to edit this so that you can see all three pictures in a row, but I do know you can right click and…
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NSV. What a difference a year makes.
Last summer I barely exercised. I have been visiting the gym for between three and five days a week since January. I do a mix of HIIT and strength (just dumbbells up to 7kg, no really heavy lifting) I haven't followed a strict diet but over the course of a year have tried to make better choices. Here is how I've changed…
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Weak back and core. Exercises to strengthen please.
I need some advice. I think I have a weak core and lower back. If I try core exercises they hurt my lower back, even when I focus on pulling my tummy muscles in really hard. Please could I have some suggestions of good, maybe beginner, moves I can practice to strengthen both core and lower back. At the moment, on the…
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Am I overtraining?
I don't think so, but apparently my husband told a friend he thinks I am, probably because I am exhausted at the end of the day and the house doesn't look as good as it once did! The friend told me so on Facebook this morning...gotta love Facebook for spreading rumours :laugh: I presume the conversation came about because…
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8cm have gone. Pics. Bah! Not much, but it's a 'something'!
I really needed some motivation as I'm a really slow coach when it comes to my transformation! I decided to look back at some pics of me, put on the same clothes, and see if I could notice a difference. Well, there is a tiiiiny difference. Can you see it? I know it's in my belly because I take my measurements and I have…
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What do you do when you're not hungry but...
....you would net about 800cals below your BMR? I was hungry earlier in the day and ate all my breakfast and post workout snack but I'm tired this evening and really don't fancy my 250 calorie meal and some of the snacks I'd plannned. I just don't feel one bit hungry. I don't normally have a problem eating above 2000cals…
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My stats for a week. Am I doing enough?
I have been inspired by fat2fit radio's calculators and have been counting calories and exercising to the recommendations I got for: female, age 43, 205 pounds with a goal weight of 160 and body fat % (from my bathroom scales) of 39.8% BMR around 1600 TDEE 2269 if moderately active I have done 4 days of exercise this week…
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Day 1. Discouraged already! Feedback please.
Well, I didn't feel like I knew what I was doing but I decided to Just Do It! I can honestly say I have never felt so frustrated! Workout A A Squats: The squats are ok. I can do them without weights pretty well. I only have dumbells at home and wasn't sure how to hold them. I tried one set holding them on my shoulders to…
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NSV - strength
I am feeling a little bit pleased with myself today. Y'know those days when you think "I'm not getting anywhere, the scales not moving, the tape measure isn't being kind, I'm busting a gut for weeks on end....grumble....moan", well maybe you need to look at how far you've come strengthwise? January 2012 - started at the…
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Women's problems. Dreadful food cravings and bloating
I know I can't be alone in this problem and am hoping someone will have some advice. I'm 43 and the last year or so my periods have changed from heavy to heavier (with clotting), increased bloating (5 inches around my tummy more than usual today, the jeans I wore before I started to lose a few pounds are so uncomfortable…
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Newbie. Any tips?
Hi everyone, I got my book and am ready to dig in :smile: A bit of background. I'm 43, 5ft7 and around 203lbs. My aim is to tone up and lose my apple shape, if the scales show loses that would be great, but it's more important to me to look different to what I am now. I've maintained a lifestyle change since just before…
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HRM puts my heart rate almost at my maximum! What do you thi
hi everyone, I tried out my new Polar FT7 at the gym today. I did my usual routine, worked no harder than usual. At the end of my 45 minutes it said that I had burned 526 cals in 45mins. This was what I'd call circuit training - strength with dumbells or body weight sets, cross trainer (tabata for 4 mins), hill walk…
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About to order a HRM. Q about strap length/wrist size
Can anyone do me a favour and measure their Polar FT4 or FT7 HRM's wrist strap? I'm about to order one on Amazon but really want to make sure it will fit because I'm so excited about using it ASAP and get some accurate calorie burn figures :-) Come to think of it, I need to make sure the chest strap will fit too! My wrist…
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Polar HRM. Which of these would you choose?
I'm thinking about trying out a HRM and am watching a couple on ebay. Trouble is, I don't know much about them and the number of models out there is confusing me! All I'm really interested in is learning my heart rate and heart rate % and number of calories burned while working out. It doesn't have to be the newest model,…
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Is it common for jeans to feel tighter when you start exerci
Here's what's happened. I started working out 5 days a week for an hour at a time, since the beginning of January. The workouts leave me breathless so I am working hard. I started counting calories a couple of weeks ago (my diaries are open), before that I was eating reasonably. The last few weeks I've noticed that my…
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How would you log....and how many calories?
One week into logging my activity her on MFP and I have a couple of questions. My trainer has set me a new routine (my third this year, and this one is a REAL challenge!) to raise my metabolism but there are some activities that I'm not sure how to log. I see elliptical trainer is in the datatbase but how do you log if you…
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Could you take a look at my food diary?
I'm just starting out in the scary world of calorie counting and am really unsure what would be a good diary entry. I've just palnned tomorrow's, could anyone let me know if it looks ok? I'm struggling with the calories. Because I have cut out the junk I would normally snack on it looks like I need to eat some more…
