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Looking for daily diet buddy: working mum, UK
Hi Everyone, I've previously had lots of success on MFP going from 196lbs to 130lbs over a couple of years of dieting and learning to love exercise. I had a baby a year ago and really want to lose some of the extra pounds I've put on. I had a rough labour so I'm not able to do a lot of exercise yet but I cycle to work at…
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New Mums
Hi. Any new U.K. mums up for some new friends and accountability?
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Postpartum exercise regime - your thoughts?
I'm putting together a exercise plan for my postpartum self. I had a very rough labour and I have a small abdominal split (1 finger width) and a weak pelvic floor. I'm suffering from various issues including an injured coccyx. I gave birth 2 months ago. Physio has me off running and lifting for 6 months. I was once fit,…
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Fitbit adjustment = 0. Help?
Hi. Even when I do 10,000 steps my Fitbit adjustment is 0 or a tiny number like 8. Is this likely to be correct? Help please.
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New Mum seeks friends to reachieve healthy weight
I'm looking for a few new buddies who are in a similar position to me. Looking to add some friends who log every day and want to exchange moral support! I'm 29, 5ft2 and from the UK. I've previously successfully lost 63lbs (196lbs to 133lbs) over the course of a number of years and managed to keep it off. I've recently had…
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60lbs down, 16 to go. Need new friends!
Hello I've been on mfp for a long time but I'm struggling to reach my final goal and I think I need a bit of a reinvigoration in my friends list. I'm 27/f/UK and do lots of cycling and eat too much chocolate! Looking for friends to help me reach my goal. Please write me a little message in friend requests. Thanks everyone
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Advice for stength training newbie - equiment and routine
Hello MFP, I have had lots of success on MFP losing weight. I started at 196lbs about 3 years ago and now I'm down to 135lbs. I'm short and still carrying a lot of excess weight and plenty of fat. I've been trying to get down to 120lbs for the last year and making no progress. Now I know that this is partly due to losing…
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Dropping the last stone
Hello MFP, I'm not new here. I've been on MFP for nearly 3 years and had great success dropping from 196lbs to 136lb. I'm small (5ft2 and petite) and I have a lot of fat left on me. 136lbs is the borderline weight for me between healthy and BMI overweight. Why I'm posting? I'm looking for some more friends who help push me…
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Starting instructions
Hello, Challenge starts on the 12th of September. If you want to join the challenge then post here by the 12th 1. Your firstname 2. Where you are from 3. Your highest weight 4. Your current weight 5. Your ultimate target weight 6. What you like to do for exercise. 7. One lovely random fact about yourself We will be…
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Thigh gap - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Ok. I'm going to come out and say it. In my personal opinion, the "thigh gap" is really unattractive and unfeminine. I am genuinely interested as to why some people are aspiring to this? Is it that you think it is attractive? Or that it is some demonstration of how skinny you are? Or is a 'fashion' thing?
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Trek Lexa
Hi cycle friends, I'm looking to buy my first "proper" road bike. My budget is £1000 (absolute maximum). I cycle a lot on a sturdy commuting bike but I'd love to get a racier road bike to encourage me to go out on big rides on the weekends. I just test rode a bike from the Trek Lexa range. I was wondering if anyone had any…
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Week7 - FINAL WEIGH IN
Here it is! March 1st
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Week 6 - RESULTS
Hi Everyone, Here is the sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmhR_B6rquzodF9BcU92LTNXWWRFZUo2NURVTkVZeGc&usp=sharing We have three people who have completed the challenge, towens00, jimmyalice198 and mikee007 and another three who look like they are on target for completion in the final week. Guys. It is the…
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Week 5 - RESULTS
Hi everyone, It looks like it has been a tough week for many of us. Quite a few of us have put on weight or stayed the same. The good news is that we now have 3 people who have completed. Lets see if they can hold that position! Don't give up! There are two weeks left in this challenge and enough time for most of us to get…
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Week 4 - RESULTS
More good work again this week. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmhR_B6rquzodF9BcU92LTNXWWRFZUo2NURVTkVZeGc&usp=sharing Mikee007 continues to lose weight despite already dropping 7lbs. Torontojulie has the top spot this week. KEEP IT UP!
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Week 3 - RESULTS
Hi everyone, What another amazing week. You guys amaze me every time. Everyone on the team has lost some weight. There are 15 of us left in the challenge and we have lost a total of 57.5lbs. Mikee007 had a mega 6lb loss this week meaning they have reached the goal already. We'll still be keeping an eye on you and making…
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Week 2 - RESULTS
Well done everyone. Most of us are well on our way in this seven week challenge. But it has not been without its difficulties - we have had a few drop outs and one car accident! There have been some great losses this week. tbullock11 is not in the lead closely followed by torontojulie and towens00. So all the Ts at the…
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Week 2 weigh in - 25/01
Weigh in here on Friday 25th Jan.
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Challenge introduction and joining instructions
Hello everyone, Welcome to the next Seven Week challenge. We will be competing to lose 7lbs over a 7 week period starting on the 11th January and finishing on the 1st March. Each Friday you will need to come to this group and weigh in and I will post all of the results in a giant spreadsheet. Last time I ran this challenge…
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Week 1 - RESULTS
Hi folks, We have a small but hardworking team in the challenge! Remember, we are aiming to lose 1lb/week for 7 weeks. We will finish on the 1st March :) We had 19 people weigh in and we lost a total of 20lbs. So we are winning! 12 of the 19 have lost 1lb or more and are on track for the challenge. Everyone has done so…
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Week 1 weigh in - 18 Jan
Hi everyone. Please weigh in here for week 1 Please post your current weight and tell us a bit about how your week has gone.
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Initial Weight in - 11th January
Please post your weight on the 11th January here. This will be your starting weight for the challenge.
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In charge of non-Christmas pudding pudding
Hi everyone, For Christmas dinner I have been put in charge of bringing an alternative desert to Christmas pudding for those (including me) who are not a huge fan of the traditional dish. Anyone got any suggestions for something relatively indulgent, and easy? xxx
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First road/racer - help
Hi everyone, I've been a cycle commuter for a number of years. I ride a trusty Ridgeback Speed which can deal with the bashing it gets around the cycle parking in city centre Oxford. I'm 5ft2 with short legs and my Ridgeback is a 17" frame. Now, I'd love to buy a road/racer. Something that is significantly lighter than my…
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September Weigh ins
Starting Weight - 151.0lbs 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 September Goal Weight - 146lbs
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To tandem or not to tandem
Hi everyone, I'm a regular cyclist and commute daily on my Ridgeback Speed (hybrid) and occasionally go on bigger adventures (~50miles of a day). My lovely other half sometimes comes with me and we enjoy cycling together. I am considering the option of tandem cycling. I was wondering if people had experiences to share? Can…
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Two NSVs for a Thursday
I'm 25 years old and 5ft2. SW 196lbs, CW 158lbs, GW 130lbs. NSV #1 - I bought some denim shorts. They are a UK size 12. AND THEY FIT!!! NSV #2 - I appear to have inspired by boyfriend to start running. He is a tall, skinny eat-whatever-he-wants type but he has been out running every day this week.
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Music festival on a diet - help (UK only please)
Hi everyone, I'm going to a music festival this weekend and it will be laden with the usual high-calorie foods I need to avoid. I am going to Tesco tomorrow to pick up supplies. Any advice about what to buy that will keep me away from the chips and will not perish in the (hopefully!) sunshine. This applies to alcohol too.…
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How fast can I lose muscle?
Hi everyone. I've been on MFP for a couple of years where I've gone from 196lbs, totally unable to do any exercise and a smoker to 158lbs, novice triathlete and daily cycle commuter and non-smoker. I have a chronic illness which means that I go through phases of not being well enough to exercise as much as I'd like. During…
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St Lucia, Caribbean - Honeymoon/holiday
Hi everyone, Just canvassing for opinions. Anyone ever been to St Lucia on holiday? What was it like? What did you do there? We are thinking about going there for our honeymoon... Thanks, Leila
