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Why can't I just enjoy this journey?
Why is it that I can celebrate my victories one day and wail (to myself) about looking so hideous in a dress I couldn't have got into a month ago, the next? Why can I accept that I didn't suddenly become obese and that I won't suddenly become a healthy weight yesterday, only to berate myself for not having achieved my…
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My favourite NSVs
Fat loss. I can sit and bend forward to fasten my trainers AND I can do it with my knees together. My tummy no longer gets in my way. Discipline. I can resist snacks thanks to time-restricted eating (16:8). Stamina. My newly-attained daily Walking for England habit (initially a slow hour, now 4-5 quick miles) has changed…
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In deficit, but so much weight gained
I'm currently on 2000kcal per day on my way to TDEE. I have been in deficit on all but 3 days in the last 3 weeks or so. I have lost a few cms so I know that I'm losing fat, but I have gained 7lb. Everything I read says that water weight is a pound or two, and I know that I can't have gained that much muscle. The fat loss…
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Recommendations for good vegetarian protein powders available in the UK please.
Hello, I am having trouble reaching my protein goals while working out at a high level (for me). I am a vegetarian but limited in beans, pulses and some vegetable intake due to IBS. I eat tofu, nut butters and the occasional egg, and I can cope with a certain amount of chickpeas. I need a powder I can use after my…
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Feeling fantastic!
The first workout of my first EM2WL programme is done! I chose the Heavy-Light programme because I have the equipment at home. I feel great! I had to reduce some weights when only my arms were being engaged and replace the ball pull-in with 3 x 20sec planks, and I now have the Jelliest Arms in the World, but I'm happy.…
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Back again!
Hi, I'm back for the umteenth time suffering, mainly, from Bread in the Time of Coronavirus weight gain. I am, I think, a stone (14lbs) heavier than I was when the UK closed down on March 20th. For the first six weeks - and particularly over the Easter hols when I had no online teaching to do - I was very low; bordering on…
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Calories burned through weight training
This has probably been addressed here before but I've found nothing and, what with planning and executing my body and psyche rebuild whilst trying to run a 'normal, life and get enough sleep, time is somewhat at a premium 😊 Is there a list or formula I could use to calculate my weight training calorie spend? I found…
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Back after a long break
Hello I last posted, I think, in 2011 so I'm practically a newbie. I'm no fatter (a teeny bit lighter, in fact, but not noticeably so) but I'm a hundred times more motivated. I'd like support and I'd like to support others.
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Hello. New here.
Hi, I am 4 weeks into my adventure and I'm feeling positive and enthusiastic. I am carrying about 4 stone (56 lb) of baby weight but the baby is 20 years old! Now, for the first time in about 12 years, the time is right and I'm doing it for the undeniably gorgeous creature hiding inside this 51 year old body. I have lost…
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Hello. New here.
Hi, I am 4 weeks into my adventure and I'm feeling positive and enthusiastic. I am carrying about 4 stone (56 lb) of baby weight but the baby is 20 years old! Now, for the first time in about 12 years, the time is right and I'm doing it for the undeniably gorgeous creature hiding inside this 51 year old body. I have lost…
