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Meticulous May?
I apologise if this is a bit forward (or if it breaks any rules) - but I am a failed low carber and restarter and wondered if anyone would be up for a month of consistent logging in May to get us all back on track? I have gotten into the habit of picking "low carb" foods without any thought of hunger or actual carbs or…
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Off-topic: Books to love your body!
Hi all, completely off topic, but has anyone read any books that have helped them turn around their views of their body. I have a 1 year old daughter and am very very aware of not wanting to pass on my own body issues to her. I can appreciate what my body can do (I'm strong, I can lift lots of weight), and I'm working on…
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Would like some reassurance :)
Hi ladies, I am a long time stalker of this group, and although I do not have a PCOS diagnosis, I 100% believe I have it. Doctors always ignore me because my periods are very regular, but I don't believe I am ovulating, so who the hell knows what is going on. For just under a month I have been following a low carb diet…
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Strength Standards
I only started training 5/6 weeks ago, using Stronglifts 5x5 3 times a week, but I'm already interested in where I could potentially get to. Looking at the strength standards here: http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html The descriptions of "novice", "intermediate" etc seem to imply that everyone…
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Beginner barbell routine & hip mobility questions
Hi guys, apologies have tried to search for the answer to my questions (and I'm sure the answers are here somewhere) but I can't find anything. Background: I'm 29, 7 months post partum, currently weighing 190lbs and looking for both a hobby that's just for me that I can do at lunchtime, and to lose fat/weight. I had my…
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First run outside... what should I expect?
Ok, so I am almost finished with week 6, with all the runs so far being competed on the treadmill. This weekend I'm going to attempt my first run/walk outside - I have a 3 mile route planned out, I'm not going to follow any C25K program, but just start by running as slow and as far as I can, taking walking breaks as I need…
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Terrible run... and now I'm putting it off
On Tuesday I was doing W5D1. It went terribly. On my program this was R:5, W:2, R:7, W:2, R:5 I got through the first run, 5 and a bit minutes of the second run and about 3 minutes of the final run. It was BOILING HOT, I wasn't feeling great, my heart rate was insane from the moment I started. Wednesday was a strength day,…
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CLX before breakfast
Hey guys - I just started CLX this morning, but in order to fit it in I'll be doing it as soon as I get up, before breakfast. I already do my cardio at this time, but will this be a problem for strength training? As soon as I finished I drank a protein shake, then went and showered and got ready before having breakfast.…
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Fitbit experience?
Hi all, I have a bodymedia fit but I don't like wearing it as it's so bulky and obvious. I was thinking of getting a fitbit, but have no experience of this device. My main exercises are walking (a lot), yoga, and some jillian DVD's. Do you think the fitbit is a good investment? Did it help anyone out there? And does my…
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DDP Yoga Rotations
Hey all, Just wondering how you plan your weekly DDP! Do you follow the program guide or create your own weeks? Steph
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DDP & his good deeds
Don't know how many other people following these workouts got into it by a love of wrestling, but that's certainly the only way I knew about this. Just wanted to highlight the good work DDP is doing in rehibilitaing broken down wrestlers when the rest of the world had seemingly given up. DDP has Jake the Snake Roberts…
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Taking a diet break
Hi all, when I take a diet break (i.e. eat at TDEE) should I just up to the level and stay there for a week or two, or should I go through the slowly upping cals thing (so add 250 cals, wait a couple of weeks, add the remainder 250 cals to get to TDEE)? TDEE = 2300 TDEG = 1850 ish - as determined by the "simple setup" on…
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Inspirational women who lift
So I've been obsessed with this thread from the main pages, and since it's right up EM2WL street thought I would post to any other ladies (or men) needing some inspiration this evening! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/901608-women-lifters-i-wish-i-looked-like-these?page=1 Steph
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The viscous circle of junk
So I haven't overeaten for probably 6 months or so... until this week... For me the thing that started it off was getting out of my usual clean eating (when I say clean I mean, everything homecooked, nothing processed, I don't mean no sugar as I incoporate homebaked cookies and cakes into my daily calorie allowance when I…
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Is resistance training enough?
I'm happy going along my EM2WL journey, but just want to make sure I'm not causing my body too many issues along the way! Thanks to heybales glorious spreadsheet my current stats are: Height: 5'5 Weight: 180 TDEE 2350 Deficit eating 1850 This includes 4 x 3.3 mile walks a week (to & from work), one tap dance class (too…
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Swimming? Cardio vs Strength?
Would you count swimming (front crawl, fairly swift) as a cardio exercise that I should cut down on, or as a hybrid cardio/strength exercise that I can incorporate into my schedule? I only ask because I like swimming, and would like to work on increasing my stamina and speed, but then feel that this may just be additional…
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Disappointed with myself. Need help
Hey all, I have been away from MFP and EM2WL for a while I guess, probably a full couple of weeks without counting calories (I.e. eating too much, and eating non-clean) but perhaps up to a month of not logging properly, and now i''m not sure what to do? Do I just get my TDEE - 15% cut value and start back on that or is…
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Natural acne products?
Hi all, I'm 26 and still get lots of breakouts on my face and my back (not like a million spots, more like 10 bad spots at a time, plus scarring). I have tried all the harsh chemical solutions (proactive etc) but they don't work and I worry about the unknown damage they are doing. So as part of clean living I am trying to…
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Quick question, 7/8 weeks in
Hi all, So you may or may not have seen some rather desperate messages from me on here over the last 7/8 weeks, but now I need more help :) I wasn't in the right frame of mind to jump all the way up to TDEE (2600) from my VLCD (1200 for 3 years, plus binges), so ive been using my bodymedia FIT and keeping a less than 500…
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Up 9lbs in 6 weeks need support
Just as the title says, I switched from years of VLCD and binges to eating TDEE - 500 cals ish (I have a BMF so I figure my TDEE is fairly accurate) I weighed myself about a week ago an I was up 7lbs, which was really discouraging but I figured it was water retention/ muscle soreness etc. However since then I haven't…
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How do you get out of bed in the morning?
Because of the stresses of life the only time I can find to workout is first thing in the morning, before work. In order to do this I need to get up around 6:15 (which I know is not that early) but I just CANT do it. Every single morning I talk myself out of getting out of bed!!!! Does anyone have any tips for getting…
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Every little victory...
... SO I have been on this weightloss journey for YEARS, eating 1200 calories and not losing. 4 weeks ago I started EMTWL and I feel better than I have done in years... Sort of... I am feeling low about what I put my body through, but I feel committed to the slow process I have embarked on. I had a bad week this week so I…
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Pelvic Thrusts?!
I just CANNOT do these like she shows you in Workout 2. Have tried in 4 separate workouts to do them with one leg crossed over the other but I just don't have the strength. Did anyone else find this or am I just being weak?! I have a few of her other DVD's and in one she does pelvic thrusts with both feet on the floor, so…
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Reading, Berkshire, UK
Not a newbie here, but I normally check in every couple of months to see if anyone new is in my area to go for walks or just for support. I have a good MFP family, but don't have many friends around me at home due to losing contact and growing apart. I do have a wonderful husband but there is only so much "girl chat" he…
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Are heavy weights necessary?
Hi all, am (slowly) getting the hang of eating more, and my macroneutrients are going well, so the last thing I need to conquer is weights!! My favourite type of exercise are Jillian Michaels DVD's, and to me, they feel like strength workouts. I know I'm not squatting hundreds of pounds, but boy do my muscles ache…
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OK.. I quit... But I'm back...
... and looking for some MFP friends to hold me accountable! In the time I've been away (about a month) I have drastically overhauled my eating (I was eating FAR too little, and am now eating 2000 - 2400) and experimented with some heavy lifting in my apartment complex gym. Problem being that I don't get up and go to the…
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Anyone in Reading/Berkshire?
Looking for anyone local to stay motivated with! Perhaps take a class together or go for a run (by run I mean walk/jog combo otherwise I may pass out). Add me/message me if you're around the area and looking for a diet buddy :smile: Steph x
