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How much does excess skin weigh?
Hi Sorry if this has been answered before, I couldn't find anything when I searched. I've got a lot of weight to lose and will probably end up with excess skin. I don't know whether I need to factor this in to my goal weight. Does excess skin weigh a significant amount? Any ideas what I'll be looking at for a loss of…
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Do you believe your drink is 'diet' when you eat out?
So I just logged half a pint of Pepsi after eating out this evening because although I ordered a Pepsi Max, it definitely tasted like the non-diet version. I don't like regular fizzy drinks so that sucked, and now I don't know whether that 150 calorie entry in my diary needs to be there!! Does anyone else have moments like…
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What are you eating this mother's day?
I'm joining my family for a lunch buffet today, and I've tried to make some healthy and yummy things to take: Salmon and cream cheese rolls Smoked mackerel paté Stuffed sweet peppers And some not so healthy but ohsodelicious cupcakes!!! What are you eating for mother's day today?
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Olympic bar or not?
Hi, I'm just looking at getting a bar and some weights for it (already have dumbells with some low weight discs) to start a programme at home. I'm probably going to try stronglifts5x5 and i don't know whether to get a normal bar that I can use with the discs I already have, or get an Olympic bar. I don't think I'll be able…
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Ate out, unplanned, within my calories!
I went to Cardiff for the day to see a friend and we ended up going to Pizza Express for lunch. We shared starters (doughballs and garlic bread with mozzarella) and I got a Diavolo (Romana) pizza for my main course. I decided on the Diavolo to help me hit my protein target for the day as I thought I'd better justify the…
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Core-strengthening exercises
Hi all! I need some ideas for core-strengthening exercises please. I'm obese with quite a big belly and thighs, and I'm not sure whether the reason I can't put my legs straight up in the air when I lie on my back is because there's too much fat in the way (seems unlikely because I can almost touch my toes) or because my…
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Overweight and jumping: is this "OK" pain?
So this is a bit of a weird question, and I feel really stupid asking it (depending on the answer!), but: when I do exercise that involves a lot of jumping, I get quite uncomfortable at the top of my stomach, sort of level with the bottom of my rib cage. Is this an OK muscular sort of ache from working those muscles, or is…
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Which figure should I eat?
Do I eat my Fitbit calories (from food plan) or MFP "daily calorie goal" (as adjusted by exercise/fitbit)? The two are very different, up to about 300 calories different. Because my activity level is so variable, I have Fitbit set to "sedentary" rather than "personalised", and I have MFP set up with moderate activity to…
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What do I base my net off?
Hi I've been using Fitbit since Christmas, and I've got it set to a 1.5lb weekly loss target - however, I'm changing this to 1lb (or 500 calorie deficit) as I think it is too large at the moment. My BMR is 1878, so I should never eat less than this - not a problem. But I shouldn't net less than this either. Now here's the…
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Steps when pushing trolley
Hi I've had my Flex for a couple of weeks and I love it, but I think it's (hugely) underestimating my steps at work. I work as a picker for a supermarket, so I'm walking quickly around a store, pushing a trolley that's often quite heavy, as well as lifting things. I know Fitbit won't track things like lifting heavy items,…
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What was my gain?
I have been eating at about a 20% cut for three or four weeks now, and after 2 weeks of reasonable losses (1-2lb), I lost 8lb last week after a diarhoea and vomiting bug. This week I gained about 2lb. I assume this is because my body replaced water or some other useful thing after losing it when I was ill, as I have…
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Check I've understood?
I've done my calculations and the most "accurate" BMR/RMR I can find says I'm 2000 calories, TDEE 2224 calories. My cut rate I've calculated as so close to 1900 that I reckon I should just call it 1900! So if I've understood this correctly, I should aim to eat between 1900 and 2224 calories each day, allowing extra for…
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Intensity, heart rate monitor or gut feeling?
Hi! My resting heart rate is high, especially for my age. It's not unusual for it to measure at over 90. So when I use a heart rate monitor and try to calculate calories burned or just exercise intensity from that, I'm concerned that I'm getting an inaccurate result. It doesn't take much exercise to push my heart rate over…
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Really impossible to build muscle on a calorie deficit?
Hi! I've seen it said a lot that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit, only maintain the muscle you have. After losing 3 stone then plateauing and eventually adding 1 stone back on, I've started a basic strength programme as well as keeping the cardio I was already doing, but I'm worried that I won't see the results…
