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OHP....Help!!
Hi everyone I just started 5x5 with hubby on Monday. Today we did OHP and omfg I struggled!! I managed 3 sets then no more with 20kg (41lbs) bar. I could not keep my wrists straight and my left arm felt weak. At times it felt like my right arm was dragging my left arm up. The bar is lighter and has 12kg added to make oly…
UK Carb Lovers
Hi everyone Have you seen these..no I don't work for them I saw an article in the paper and did a search noodles with 18 cals per 100g pasta to come soon... Think I love this man..going shopping tomorrow, my diet is carb heavy and this will help https://www.barenakedfoods.co.uk/products martyxx
You Go Mum!!!!
I saw this and, apart from the dreadful clothes she is almost wearing, thought bloody marvellous!!! The midwife says its safe but the comments from the haters are hilariously ignorant.…
Bacon makes you live longer!!
I knew it..just another reason to eat bacon!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321406/105-year-old-womans-secret-long-happy-life-BACON.html martyxx
waterlooville..horizon leisure centre
Hi I have joined this gym and loving that it has a pool. Not so much that the gym has no squat rack : (( I know there is one in Havant but I cannot get there. I wondered if anyone goes to this gym and would maybe like to meet on mon/weds/fri for weight lifting...I am struggling a bit on my own and would like some direction…
Strength training for teens
Hi all So hubby and boys have decided if you can't beat her...join her and want to partake of my healthy lifestyle change:happy: Hubby and I are going to do stonglifts m/w/f and c25k t/th/sat with sunday as rest. Here is where we need some help advice..I have googled but there is so much info out there... son 1 is 12 and…
Real Women..No Airbrushing
Hi I found a link to this website and thought it was a great idea...here are real women in all their glory...spots, cellulite, stretchmarks, mummy tummys you name it:blushing: Might give you a lift if you feel low to see how fake pics in the media are:frown: http://thenuproject.com/about-the-project/ martyxx
13 month plateau
hi 1) What's your current intake of calories, on average? This is TOTAL CALORIES EATEN so this would include anything you eat for exercise calories. In other words, how much are you eating? 1800 (TDEE-20%) started this 21/2 weeks ago..previously was 1500 + exercise cals 2) What's your current average intake of protein,…
soy protein powder
hi I just bought a 2.5kg bag of unflavoured soy protein frankly because it was cheap...I have used strawberry whey which I like but couldn't afford. I am using it after lifting/swimming as recovery and as a general protein intake boost...but it tastes nasty...like liquid dog biscuits:grumble: (I imagine) I mixed it with…
My Protein Sale
Hi guys just to let everyone know 'my protein' has a sale on at the moment....lots of 1/2 price stuff...just got soy protein 2.5kg for £13 (usually £26) got variety of stuff on offer martyxx http://www.myprotein.com/home.dept
Body Fat % Confusion
hi I have had my bf tested at the gym with a machine they attached to bit of me and it was 37.5%, that was about 9 months ago. I have been putting my numbers in online calculators and getting a % from 27 up to 40%!! The ones that use forearm and wrist measurements give 27% The ones that just use waist and hip measurements…
treadmill incline vs speed
Hi I have sciatic pain (caused by years of lifting/standing as a nurse and being overweight) that means I can't run (grrr) I am going to the gym 3x a week and go on the rower for 30 mins, stair climber thing for 5-10 mins and treadmill for 30 mins. I also walk 30 mins a day and am on level 2 of 30DS. On the treadmill I…
diable 3 fans
according to bbc news website y Just over a month after the release of Diablo III, a pro player has managed to complete the game on its hardest setting. Toronto-based Kripparrian posted a video on YouTube showing the hard fight against Diablo - the ultimate boss in the game. To make the task harder, Kripparrian used the…
hi everyone
Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I have been on a plateau since Nov....yep nearly 6 months I have lost and found the same 2lbs argggggghhhh!!! I have tried all sorts..eating 1500 a day regardless of exercise, 1200 a day, calorie cycling etc etc The last time I tried eating back exrcise cals I didn't have a hrm just went…
Eating exercise cals...now gaining??
Hi I have been eating back 1/2 my exercise cals for a couple of months as I found I couldn't just eat 1230 cals a day. My weight loss slowed to less than 2lb in a month. I was going to stop eating them again but then my hubby read this thread...…
MW3 X360
this weekend I will mostly be playing MW3 double xp weekend...whoohoo about time (bloody doritios) martyxx
sorry but 3 month plateau help please
Hi I am 41, 5ft 3in and have been hovering around 165 since nov. Put some on over xmas up to 167 now stuck on 164-165 again since Jan. I started at 188 and 1260 cals and lost quickly. Then I stopped losing weight and after research on here realised I should eat my exercise cals...so I did since Oct. I then changed from…
couples inspiration
Hi saw this and thought it may inspire someone...well done to them both martyxx http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2114826/Couple-pact-lose-weight-wife-nearly-died-drop-15-STONE-just-18-months.html
assassins creed 3
hi The trailer is out, release date 31st Oct Looks different, very different to the other, I know the Ezio story is finished so this is a whole new spi on the game. trailer here.......... http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-gb/index.aspx martyxxx
showing off
hi my hubby is the best...he just ordered me a pair of MW3 turtle beaches!!!! Yay now I will hear you behind me! martyxxx
Endobarrier...alternative to gastric band!!
I thought this may be of interest to people considering surgery.........from the daily mail online London hospital trials alternative to gastric band for those who cannot have surgery... and it takes just 15 minutes to put in place The Endobarrier is installed orally and lines the intestine, preventing food from being…
Christmas Poem (lolz)
Hi Got sent this by Curves and thought it was funny... Twas the month after christmas Twas the month after christmas and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste All the holiday parties had gone to my waist When I got on the scales there arose such a…
Christmas poem
Hi Got sent this by curves and though it was funny Hi Got sent this by Curves and thought it was funny... Twas the month after christmas Twas the month after christmas and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste All the holiday parties had gone to my waist…
Halo 3 messenger bag uk
Hi Thought I'd ask in here I am desperate to get hold of the usmc khaki halo 3 messenger bag for our 11yo for Xmas....I found it in gamestation and amazon and its out of stock permenantly with no date for new stock. Does anyone know where to get hold of one...I am in uk but happy to pay reasonable postage costs for xmas…
Remember
Author Unknown A Poem for Remembrance Day "The inquisitive mind of a child" poppyWhy are they selling poppies, Mummy? Selling poppies in town today. The poppies, child, are flowers of love. For the men who marched away. But why have they chosen a poppy, Mummy? Why not a beautiful rose? Because my child, men fought and died…
showing off
Hi Meant to post this yesterday but today will do...just showing off cos I'm really proud of this... My name is marty, and I am a nicotine addict. I have stopped nicotine for 2 years, 1 day, 17 hours, 56 minutes and 33 seconds (731 days). I've not smoked 21952 death sticks, and saved £3,111.08. I've saved 76 days, 5 hours…
Cheap HRM
Hi I apologise in advance for another hrm question but I did use the search for an hour and couldn't find an answer. My hubby got me a hrm from amazon. It was a cheaper one but does have a chest strap. It doesn't measure cals burned just average and max heart rate during workout. I have used 2 websites…
another inspiration
Hi I love finding stories like this...this lady is a real inspiration to us all I think...no surgery or faddy diets just exercise and healthy eating...ya http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2020867/I-fat-use-public-toilet-Mother-loses-11-stone-fearing-stuck-loo.html martyxxx

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