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Bodyweight routies like Reddit RR, bodyweight warrier, etc: experience?
Looking for experience with progressive bodyweight workouts like the Reddit Recommended Routine. I really need to get stronger again and build muscle. Gyms are out of the question for me and I lack equipment. I'd need to mix and match a bit because I find the progression steps partly too big, partly I can't do everything…
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Logged out of forums
Is anyone else constantly getting logged out of the forums? Like several times per day?
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Each scale works their own way
Just noticed this again today. I carefully packed a parcel of snacks for a snack exchange. I put a mixing bowl in the scale, tared, and put the parcel on top to make sure the whole parcel gets weighted. I was super careful not to go over 2kg including package, tape, and letter, and stopped packing at 1970gr. At the post…
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calories cycling (no powermeter or strava)
I want to take out the racebike a bit more in the coming time and wonder about calorie burns. I don't have a powermeter and I can't use an app like Strava because my phone runs out of juice too quickly. Fitbit is useless: it gave me 460 calories for being out for an hour yesterday. Mind you, I only cycled 24km, but stopped…
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My meals: I'm stumped at the moment (app, ios)
I baked some brownies that went a bit wrong. Anyway, I have 600gr of brownie crumble at 2818 calories. That's my meal. I tried to add just over 100 calories of that to my diary and completely failed because I got really odd numbers. After experimenting a bit I found that one serving apparently is 1087 calories, and half a…
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Oven dish fish. Guess the calories
A local fish shop gave me this dish as a add-on short before they closed for the day a while ago. Shops generally don't have calorie information, and I never really go there. The dish: https://imgur.com/a/EuJooMu The dish is currently 420gr without the bowl, but frozen solid. From what I can see there's a thin layer of…
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Oh god I binged! I destroyed everything!!!
Maybe this title got your attention. I had somewhat of a bad day yesterday: wanted to go somewhere but didn't feel like it (we're in smart lockdown here, thus I can go out smartly), wanted to catch up with some work that I should have done last week but could not connect to my work computer via remote desktop. Saw a big…
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Poffertjes (small sweet pancakes): how to turn into balanced main meal?
I never throw food away and usually find a use for everything. Well... I have a pack of ready-made poffertjes in my freezer and no idea what to do with them. Normally they are sprinkled wth icing sugar, but even without this they seem to contain lots of sugar. I don't want to eat them as a snack: far too high in calories.…
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Running and breathing
Hey you runners out there: how do you breathe while running? I seem to be a rhythm girl and can only breathe following my steps, e.g. 3 steps in, 3 steps out. I cannot breathe out of step. Which gets annoying if I run a bit faster and find I'm getting a bit too out of breath for 3/3, but 2/2 is too fast. And thus I run…
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For women: TOM and hiking, and possibly TMI
So ladies, how do you do this? I have a day-long hike planned for the coming weekend and forgot to take my pill yesterday. After 3 months with no stop week you can imagine what happened :s Anyway, so the walk on maybe Thursday, possibly Friday (it's a long weekend): public toilets and restaurants are still closed. The flow…
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Lets talk weightloss under the feet
Yeah, it's possibly a stupid question. Ever since I lost about 18kg I find it hard to walk longer distances as the balls of my feet start burning, then the toes and heals. I often get deep blisters in my balls and sometimes heals. There are lots of things I've tried: different types of hiking socks, different shoes, etc…
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Arm/Shoulder/upper body exercises with kettlebells
I'm mainly doing an upper/lower body split as this kind of allows me to do a bit of stretching or running in the evening after I did upper body. I have three kettlebells: 8, 10 and 12kg. At the moment I can do snatches with the 8kg, and clean and press with the other two (depending on number of reps). I like to do interval…
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Flexibility and running performance: link?
My hip, thigh and bum muscles have always been tight while I always felt I was fairly flexible (I can scratch the pinky knuckle with my thumb). Frustrating combination. As stretching has always been useless for me I never paid much attention to it. Few days ago though I decided I want to learn to do the splits, at closer…
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Too good to go: Anyone? Mystery package keeps diet and cooking interesting
I did TGTO a few times in my old home but found it to be not very interesting. Too many to go supermarkets and cake/sandwich bakeries that were participating. So you'd end up with a mystery bag containing a pile of prepared food and cakes that needed eating immediately. Really not convenient. Things look better in my new…
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Fitbit Charge 3 - step counter working accurately?
My charge 2 is slowly getting battery problems, and the coming of the new Charge 4 might be a good opportunity to get a cheap Charge 3. However, I see masses of reviews that the Charge 3 counts steps when you drive in car/bus/train, move while sleeping and type on a keyboard. My Charge 2 is pretty accurate in that respect.…
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I lost my sheep! (well, my image)
Yeah, first thing I noticed is that my user photo was completely gone from the site. Uploaded a new one, and it's still there but does not show up here. Uploaded it again, it showed for a day maybe and now it seems to be gone from the forum again. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Calories in lahmacun?
My local Turkish bakery makes lahmacun very similar to the one on this photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahmacun A very flat dough base and a very little bit of tomato, mince and minced herbs and veggies. About similar size. I usually have it with red cabbage, cucumber and onion. Nothing else. It's baked in an oven.…
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Sleep poorly after workout
Anyone with me? Did you ever find a solution to this? When I work out in the evening I sleep very poorly and restlessly. I can't work out earlier as my blood pressure is too low to do any sport until after dinner. And then of course I need about 90 minutes until after dinner as working out with a full stomach is a no. I…
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Home interval workout programme: Bodyweight and kettlebell (not youtube/fitness blender)
I'm looking for a home workout programme, which * is difficult and something I can work towards, like using 1-legged squats instead of halfsquats with a 0.5l water bottle. * A different, new workout every day and a database of previous workouts. Not just a 10 minute thing, but variation, and also longer workouts. * I can't…
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App problems: doesn't add food
Does anyone else have problems with the app on iOS at the moment? It's really, really annoying. I search for food, chose the right amount in grams, add it, and it doesn't show up in my list. Or I manage to add something, but then increase the amount and change it in the app. And then it vanishes from the list of…
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Dexa scan: how to chose provider? (and where in Netherlands?)
Dexascans don't seem to be a thing in the Netherlands. Well.. I found two providers now, both about 90 minutes traveling away from my home which is not really convenient. But anyway. I might... The question is: How do I chose a good provider for this? What is important? One provider offers an I-DXA Total Body scan. They…
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Fatty vegetarian protein
I’m edging closer to a more vegetarian diet for ethical reasons. I’m trying to find veggy proteins that contain natural fats. I have a couple of reflux triggers: eggs in all shapes and forms, and lean protein. Chicken breast can be problematic, pulses can be, as same as other proteins with little fat (no, chicken breast…
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Similar to sweatflix/bodyrock but less equipment?
I'm currently looking for a new workout scheme. I've been using bodyrock for ages and have been using sweatflix. But it's too equipment heavy and I constantly end up looking for alternative exercises. I like the exercises as such and the community is not bad, challenges or series of exercises with a theme are also nice. I…
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Lets talk calves: do tendons grow like muscles?
I feel very conscious about my lower legs. Going up from the ankles at the back there's no slim shape but what looks like a second calf ending right above the ankles. It's not fat unless the fat is underneath the muscle. It also can't be lipoedema as I've had these lovely legs as a very early teen or earlier, and it never…
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The not-workout thread. For those sick or injured.
There are always people here who ask whether they should work out with fever, or being otherwise sick. Usually this is not a good idea as the body needs all it's energy to heal itself. I know how frustrating it is to not being able to work out for a few days or longer. So why not start a thread where we can share our…
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Secret santa gift help
So I decided to participate in a secret santa, and am a bit at a loss. I'm looking for ideas in the ballpark of $20 total. Giftee has started working out after gaining a lot of weight. Is saving for a fitbit to count steps and track workouts, and using a special pre-workout thingy, both way above the $20 budget. I'm…
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Suddenly dislike mince
Did it ever happen to you that you suddenly disliked a certain food, and even wonder why it smells so badly? For me it's minced meat. It just has a very yucky smell and overpowering taste. Raw it's not very appetizing, while cooking or eating the prepared thing: ugh! I honestly don't know if this is related to moving to…
