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Any low carb vegetarians?
I've been a veggie for 23 years. I'm not cutting out carbs altogether, but I try and limit them. I eat a lot of Quorn and other meat substiitutes. Any other veggie low-carbers?
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UK Kettlercise challenge (mega cash prizes!)
I've just realised how spammy that title looks, but this isn't spam. I promise. I'm not involved in this at all, aside from entering it. Check this out: http://www.kettlercise.com/Captify-Content-3/kettlercise-2012-challenge.html Essentially you enter yourself into one of four rounds. You take before photos (with a…
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Another Meet Up?
Who is up for another meet up? Possibly with booze?
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Bad skin from sweating?
Mmm, really attractive forum topic, eh? So since I've started losing weight and exercising more, I've found my facial skin is getting a lot spottier. I never used to get spots and now they are a regular occurrence. I couldn't work out why because I'm obviously eating better and I always drink my water (over most days).…
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What does your food look like? (Pics!) Part 4
So, I presume the last thread got locked because it was so long. Here's the recipe for this meal that someone asked for on the last thread: Pea, courgette and spinach soup with sundried tomato pest and a tomata, green olive, basil and parmesan muffin. For the Muffin: 100grams Wholemeal Flour 175grams Plain Flour 3tsp…
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Work out music!
I'm looking to refresh my MP3 player for my gym work outs. I'm doing interval training so I need something motivational. It's weird, but I tend to listen to trashy music when I'm working out. It's not the kind of thing I would normally listen to, but my favourites are: Nichol Scherzinger Christina Aguilera Rihanna Any…
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Lean calf muscle
Hello lovelies, So I've lost 43 pounds so far and I am noticing inch loss everywhere other than my calves and I've noticed that this is because my calf is pretty much solid muscle. I'm just looking for recommended exercises for elongating calf muscles. I know Yoga helps. Any other suggestions?
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I know that she's an awful woman
But I did find myself surprised to the levels Liz Jones will stoop to. I also realise that she's doing it to provoke a reaction, but I can't help but think there is some truth to it based on her previous awfulness.…
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Impossible goals/realistic goals/easy goals
So because I have so much weight to lose, I've been trying to set myself attainable goals, my first one was to have lost 2 stone (28 pounds) by the end of Octboer when my brother gets married. Well, I'm well past that now, so I decided to set another one of 40 pounds by the wedding which it looks like I'm going to meet.…
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Women over 240ish who have done 30DS
Hello! Are you over 240 (or there abouts)? Have you done the 30DS? How did you find the body-weight exercises? Can you do the push ups/walking push ups etc? Or did you do the modifications?
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Plus Size Fashion
Hi, I just started a thread about what people are looking forward to about losing weight and a lot of the responses were clothing based, so I thought I'd start a thread for people to post good shops/items they've seen that are suitable for plus size people. Everyone deserves to be able to wear nice clothes that they feel…
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Okay, so some people are a**holes
Waiting for the bus tonight, some little kid and his mate started calling me 'fatty' and throwing firecrackers at me and everyone else at the bus stop. AWESOME. THEN I'm walking down the road and a little camp prick says to his mates "Oh my GOD! I thought that was an earthquake, but it was just that girl walking past". I…
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Polenta
So, I just bought myself some premade polenta and I was wondering what everyone's favourite dish is to make with it? It's been ages since I ate it and I want to do something healthy but tasty with it. Plus I'm a veggie. Someone suggested backed polenta chips... Any ideas?
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My favourite inspirational video
This never, ever fails to get me exercising. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA&feature=channel_video_title What are yours? I'm not really into the inspirational quotes, but videos work.
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Biggest Loser Season 6
Can someone talk with me about Season 6? I know it was aaages ago, but I'm only just watching it. That house is full of total turds. What is with Vicky and Bradey? What a set of total tits. What the hell did Phil do to them? I mean sure, he's a little annoying, but he's getting a lot of crap. So yeah, someone indulge me…
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Favourite resistance band exercises
I've seen threads on here about favourite resistance band brands, but not so much the exercises. Which are your favourite/the ones you've seen most results from?
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Did you know that WOMEN can drink beer too?
Hey ladies, have you ever felt left out at the bar? All the guys are drinking their strong, man beer and you just don't have the right genitals to drink one too. Where is the beer for YOU? With a picture of a puppy playing with a unicorn, you know, something in pink that really appeals to a woman? Well, look no further:…
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The whole American Apparel thing...
Okay, so first I'd like to preface this by saying that I applaud the women for taking part in this, I'm not denigrating any contestants in the competition and I really hope it doesn't come across like that. Hell, I've even voted for an MFP member to get through. However, I do take issue with the context itself and the way…
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Possibly stupid HRM question
Okay, so I know that even HRMs can't be totally accurate, but I just wanted to know: Do the really fancy ones take your resting heart rate as well as your heart rate during exercise? I also don't understand how the HRMs that don't take your resting heart rate can accurately tell how much you've worked out and therefore how…
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My skin sucks
So, for the past 6 months ish, my skin (which used to be totally fine, very rarely had spots etc), has been really bad. I figured that drinking loads more water over the past couple of months would have helped, but it hasn't. So, aside from diet stuff, what are your top skin tips? Good brands, home remedies, any…
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Exercises you just can't do!
I'm pretty heavy, so I find anything that demands I bear all my weight with my arms very difficult (I do box press ups instead of proper ones). But there are some exercises I just can't do: -Tricep dips (using a chair) - The Plank. I manage about 2 seconds then fall down. I know it'll get better, but I just need to know…
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There is NO SUCH THING as "a word in edgewise"
Oh man, if I hear one more person say "a word in edgewise" I'm going to freak out. The saying is "A word in edgeways", as in: the person was talking so much, that if you could literally see the words coming out of there mouth, there would be so many, that you couldn't fit one word in if you turned it on it's edge. And…
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What are you looking forward to about losing weight?
I'm talking about little every day things. - I can't wait to be able to buy clothing from a normal shop. - I am so done with tights that roll down my legs because I'm too big for them. Like I said, neither of them are a big deal in the long run, but on a daily basis they are priceless.
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Seeing the fat loss... question
Okay, so this is a bit gross, but as an overweight woman, I carry all of my weigh around my middle (great for the old heart disease I believe), but recently I've been noticing what I can only describe as small pockets of fat disappearing from my stomach. I'm not talking big chunks or anything, and it's not uniform so it's…
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2 days on, one day off
Hi, I've read in a lot of different places about the "two days on, one day off" guide for exercise. Do any of you guys subscribe to that? Is there any truth in it or is it just another fad thing that I should ignore?
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Keeping on track on holiday
Hi lovely people, I'm going to up the Edinburgh fringe festival (comedy fest. in Scotland for those of you who don't know). I'm going to be staying at a friend's house, so on one hand, cooking will be fine, but on the other, I'm not going to be in the flat a lot, so I won't be able to make proper meals all the time. So,…
