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New year, new friends with a Lean kind of knowledge
Hello 2019 it's time to get lean. Today, the 01 January 2019 I woke having achieved my phase 1 target. Phase 1 - drop from 92kg to below 75kg - COMPLETE At 74.8kg with a little help from a liquid 31 Dec 2018, green tea, protein shakes and water...along with an early morning grapefruit to cleanse the system I have no…
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Fitness tech - headphones
Not sure where the best place is for this. I'm now fed up of using my old, iPhone issued earphones and am looking to get one or two headphones for use while training. For Running and in the gym Does anyone know/use blue tooth headphones for running? (which do you use?) and does this mean you don't need to take your phone…
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Triathlon - Running - frustration
Two decades ago I did a lot of sprint triathlons, this was following running track and cross country in High School...then life happened. My first step to fitness was to shed the weight (done) and now i'm working on rebuilding my fitness. Stats: age 44, height 180cm (5'11"), weight 78kg (171lbs) (down from 92kg (202lbs))…
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Sleep
Not sure if this is the right area for this but I could really do with some help/advice. One of my biggest flaws in this journey has been sleep which I have worked on but over the last week its got worse. For example I haven't been to sleep since Wednesday and while I would love to sleep my mind is so active, jumping from…
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Lean friends - lost 14kg. New target: Get lean and drop bf%
Hey everyone I'm looking to find new friends who are either working towards getting lean and dropping body fat or starting on that part of the journey. I've already lost the main weight I needed to drop so this is more about toning and tightening everything up. Looking for friends at a similar stage or further on in this…
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Alcohol
Right gang I need a few tips please. I haven't drunk alcohol for a few months now and haven't missed it in the slightest. However tonight I am meeting a mate and will end up having a drink. Most I will have is 2 as I've worked too hard to get this far and am close to the plateau line. So whats the least worst drink I can…
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Lean Banana Protein Shake
Hi gang I've been using Maximuscle Promax Lean - Banana Protein Shake, to help with increasing protein each day. It is my first foray into the world of protein shakes and it's starting to make a difference. However it doesn't always seem to be that soluble and I get the odd lump. I can live with it but I'm wondering if any…
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Press-up advice
Hi gang I have been working on press-ups for a little while now but think I am missing something, based on my progress, so any advice would be appreciated on correcting, changing or adjusting things. I started out doing an incline press up against the kitchen counter as I couldn't do one on the floor. -elbows were pointing…
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9 months progress and a big thank you
I know this is only relevant to me but I thought I would share my progress. I started my journey at 92kg on 8 June 2014, feeling insecure, depressed, fat and unhealthy. I did minimum exercise, worked late, avoided social situations and slept 3-4 hours a night. 9 months in and a few bumps on the journey but I'm down 9 kgs,…
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Stretching
Hi gang Ok so I evolved my planks to spiderman planks as per a tip the other day...and I did my first day of them. Three 1 minute spiderman planks and while I did it, WOOHOO, I definitely am a little sore on the left groin, just on the crease. Since it felt a little tender on the third minute I finished off the plank as a…
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Epsom salt baths for weight loss
Hi gang I've just tried my first epsom salt bath (40 mins) to help with a little weight loss. I was hoping to tighten things up a bit and lose a little water weight. I used 2 cups of salts, warm bath (although think it should have been hotter) and need to switch the extract off next time as i didn't feel i sweated enough.…
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What should my target weight be?
Male 43, single, often under stress, with poor sleep patterns. I appreciate this might be a straight forward question but having read so much info, on so many sites, and tried so many calculators I am now completely confused as to my ideal weight. BACKGROUND - To start I have been on a journey of tweaking habits and…
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New page, new start
Hi everyone I've been working on losing weight for some time now, and am having some success. I started at 92kg, joined MFP at 91kg and am currently at 86.4kg. I had been working towards a goal of 80kg however now am reading more I am wondering if my target should perhaps be a bit lower - 75kg ish. I am 180cm tall, 43 yo…
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Water advice - I'm drowning
Hi everyone I'm taking this slow so this becomes part of a lifestyle change rather than a short term phase. While I have been adjusting things slowly (dropped 3kg with 9kg to go) I am now keen to get a little more accurate so this weeks focus is water and there is way too much info out there. I should say my primary goals…
