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Advice on spreadsheet needed.
I've been putting all my measurements into the spreadsheet but I'm unsure about one of the entries. When you measure round your body at the navel should you hold your stomach in to take this measurement or should you just "let it all hang out"? There are a few inches difference between those 2 options for me and not sure…
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NSV. Jeans on and still breathing! lol
To say that I'm disappointed in only losing 6lbs since 4th January is an understatement! I've been really strict with my calories and weighed and measured EVERYTHING!! Yes I've had a couple of naughty days over the month but nothing major. I've also been going to the gym religiously for 5 days a week doing a mix of cardio…
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Starting SL 5x5 on Monday
Hi there. I started on MFP (for the 2nd time) on 4th January and joined a gym at the same time. In my ignorance I went to the gym every day and did 20 mins of cardio then alternated upper and lower body workouts with the weights machines and smith machine. It is only since doing loads of research that I realise that I've…
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Calling all mid-lifers! (With or without a crisis!)
I'm going to be 45 on Friday and I finally woke up to myself at the beginning of January! I was 3 stone overweight, eating rubbish and bingeing, smoking 20-30 cigs a day, drinking too much caffeine and hadn't exercised seriously since my late teens. I had used EVERY excuse under the sun not to turn my life around but now…
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ANY CARERS OUT THERE?
Hi, I'm a full-time carer for my disabled wife, who has PLS (a form of Motor Neuron Disease). Some days, when she is really ill I struggle to fit in some exercise or keep myself motivated when the emotional upheaval of caring for the woman I love gets to me. There are days when the isolation and stress makes it difficult…
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Huge differences in nutritonal info.
Am I alone or are there others who find the variances in the nutritional info frustrating. Tonight, I wanted to record having had 250g of boiled potatoes. Firstly, it took me an age to find an entry that matched the type of measuring system I use eg Most of the entries were by potato size or cupfuls. I weigh everything!!…
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The right exercise for problem areas.
I'm a 43 year old male who is of a small build. All my excess weight is around my stomach and chest (yes, I have "moobs" and am extremely embarassed by them!!!) My ability to exercise is limited due to caring 24/7 for my disabled wife. Does anyone have any tips on suitable exercises that can be done in the home, to tackle…
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Newbie
Hi there. I'm a 43 year old full-time carer for my disabled wife. Although I'm not hugely overweight (my BMI is only just in the overweight range) I have put on excess pounds around my gut since having to give up work to care for my wife 3 years ago. Going to a gym or going out walking/running is impossible as my wife…
