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Heavy Lifting and Hypermobility Syndrome
Hello, I'm aware of the benefits of heavy lifting and I'm really interested in starting. I have hypermobility syndrome, which means that my joints stretch farther than is normal (which can be good in certain scenarios...) but I'm not sure how this would affect me lifting. One of my shoulders is very weak following a…
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Struggling with tracking and eating well at work.
I recently had two weeks off work and was managing really well with eating nice and clean and tracking everything I ate. Now I'm back at work, and really struggling. I work long hours in a residential home for people with serious mental illness. We have a chef at work, and I am fed on-shift. I'll be honest and say that he…
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Modifying 30DS for bad knee
I want an exercise DVD I can do at home, and really like the structured approach of the 30DS. However, I have a bad knee (ruptured 3 of the ligaments, including both cruciates) and shouldn't do anything TOO high impact. I've looked briefly at some clips from the DVD on YouTube, and I think the main issue I would have would…
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Running with injured knee.
Two years ago I dislocated my knee and in the process I tore both of my cruciate ligaments and the lateral collateral ligament in my right knee. I also fractured the knee cap. Most days it is okay - but other days it can get very sore and achey. I have not had reconstructive surgery and have been advised against it by my…
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How much is your weekly shop?
I've just popped the ingredients from a weekly '1500 calorie meal plan' that I found into Tesco online. It came to £85 (about $140?). We quite simply cannot afford that per week (there are only two of us! That, to me, is a family budget!). So - how much is your weekly shop and what is your general meal plan/structure?
