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What rates do you pay at LA Fitness (UK)?
I'm about to finish a six-week short membership of my local branch of LA Fitness in North London, so I'm going in to negotiate a longer membership. I know there's some room to haggle, but I'd love to hear how much other UK MFP members pay - it'll give me more of an idea of how low I can potentially get the monthly rates…
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How big is MFP's 'cup' of water?
I'm currently counting around one (Imperial) pint as a cup, as I mostly drink out of pint glasses or 500ml water bottles. (I'm a native metric speaker, but am fairly comfortable with British measurements). But does the MFP water cup actually refer to the volume measurement? IIRC, a metric cup is 250ml, but even with a…
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The constant improvement of health
Something worth remembering as we eat well, exercise and strive for weight loss is that - regardless of the numbers on the scale - what we are doing is continuously improving our health. We are ever more capable of lifting heavy objects; running, walking or cycling long distances; hauling shopping home from Tesco. We are…
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Logging weight during menstruation
Is it worth doing? I tend to find it massively discouraging, as my weight instantly jumps anywhere up to 1.5kg as I retain water and tend to become constipated while I'm menstruating. I'm currently logging before and after, but not during. Any alternative or supporting views?
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Accuracy of methods of calculating Body Fat %
I'm looking to track my body fat more than my weight or BMI, as I'm actively trying to build muscle at the moment. I've been doing pretty well and have lost around 5% body fat in the last month, based on measurements. However, I recently found an alternative body fat measurement calculator which throws up radically…
