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Questions regarding timing
I have some weight to lose, no much, 5 kilos at this point would be nice to bring me into healthy range, 10 would be ideal. Middle aged woman, have gained about 10 kilos very slowly the last years, need to get back on track. My dietician has suggested I give 16:8 a try, since losing is going slowly and to be honest I was…
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Need advice from middle aged people who have successfully lost moderate amounts of weight
During the last years I have steadily gained weight, about 10 kilos or 20 pounds, putting me from a healthy weigh to a little overweight. I have found that both counting calories and following a program by a dietician are not working, for the very simple reason I give up after a few months. Now I wonder if someone has had…
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Peri-menopausal women - need eating plan ideas
I have lost weight in the past, but even fluctuating 7-8 kilos up or down, it was variation in the normal/healthy range for my height, from being on the really slim side to a bit heavier and back. The last couple of years, I have gained quite a bit and I am for the first time overweight, due to a combination of stress and…
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Has anyone read How Not to Diet by Michael Greger?
This was recommended by a friend as a good book in general about health. I have absolutely no opinion about it, but seems intriguing. My time is very limited though, so has anyone read it? Is it worth the time and money or is it one more pseudo-science way to collect money?
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Question about scales - fat and muscle
Today my daughter had an appointment with a dietician, she is almost 18 and starting to form some anxiety regarding her weight and trying to get a balanced diet. I was in the appointment since she is a minor, and in general I think what she said was good - do not count calories at her age, add strength training to cardio,…
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Exercise duration, does it matter?
All these years, exercise happened for me in hours: one hour pilates class, one hour lifting, one hour swimming, you get the idea. Working from home because of covid and with gyms closed, I find it easier to do smaller chunks. Like go to the pool on my lunch break for 40 minutes, strength train for 20 minutes in the…
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Can you think of anything wrong with this idea?
Since I cannot swim because we are in lock down, and since I cannot run because arthritis, I do some low impact workouts lately every day. Mostly Lasley Sansoms Walk at Home or similar style videos. These are the cardio part, I do bodyweight stength training, which was what I did also pre covid. So, since I actually am in…
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Anyone using Walk At Home app?
I am looking for a low impact alternative to walking outdoors, while swimming pools are closed where I live (and I am sick of walking the same streets, which is not that safe either). I tried some of the youtube videos and they seem ok, so I wonder if the app is worth it?
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Help me build a weekly routine
I try to fit in my routine: swimming, bodyweight strength training, power walking//running Swimming is 60 min sessions, non-negiotable days are Saturday and Sunday, I can add 1 or 2 more during my week. I am experimenting with the rest and need ideas on what would be best. Goal at the moment is building strength,…
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Broccoli ideas
I usually just grill broccoli with garlic and lemon, and I love it, but I am looking for other ideas. Any good recipes you love? Nothing with cream or butter as main ingredients please, the weather is too hot right now, and I prefer lighter dishes.
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Savoury soft / liquid recipes needed
I had oral surgery and need for a few days to eat cold soft food (either liquid or smooth, without any bits and pieces). The obvious answers are milk, yoghurt, ice cream, jello, but I think I will go crazy if I cannot eat anything that does not look like dessert. The idea of cold pureed potatoes sounds disgusting and most…
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has anyone tried fitify?
I am trying to add some variation to my home workouts, and so far I love the app (free version) but I wonder if I can trust the calories burned. Has anyone tried it and compared? I am reducing by half what it tells me, but I wonder if I am being too cautious.
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Help me identify a dessert
Well, obviously the easy thing would have been to post a photo, but my kids actually ate everything before I had a chance to take a photo... So, a relative returning from a trip to Singapore brought back a tin of what I could only describe as green spongey cake. Not very sweet, and judging by the taste, it contained…
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Swimming routines, please share
I am kind of a swimmer by necessity, swimming on dr's orders mainly. I had a month break, where I swam several times per week in the sea, and tomorrow I have to renew my annual subscription in the pool and feel kind of bored even thinking of just swimming laps. School year starts, so between work and driving the kids to…
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Headphones?
I have been swimming for a few years now, which was a bit of a decision made for me by my dr, used to be a runner, but running is off limits. I always enjoyed swimming at sea, but it took a while to adapt to laps. While I have come to enjoy it, now that the novelty is wearing off, I realise one of the things I miss about…
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Sensitive issue about husband's weight
My husband as a child was very chubby, obese at times based on photos. He says he was teased a lot about this. When I met him, in his early 30s, he was overweight, but not obese. Not ideal but not a problem, not something I ever asked him to change. Fast forward almost two decades and he has gained about 15 kilos (pure…
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Worst DOMS ever, tips needed
My crazy sadistic trainer, whom I of course adore, decided to dedicate 30 minutes of our today's class to squats. As in bodyweight, really deep *kitten*-to-grass squats, done in bursts for extra difficulty with short rest periods in between. Needless to say it was pretty clear even while doing them that walking would be a…
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Hungrier than usual, tips needed
The last 10 days, I am feeling hugnrier than usual. Weather change, stress, something else, I cannot say. I am in my 40s, not very tall, have a sedentary job and not overweight, so my maintenance calories are barely 1600 and I add to this approximately 1500 to 2000 per week from exercise. My goal is something like 1 kilo…
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Complex problem, ideas needed
First I will say that while not strictly vegetarian, my diet is mostly plant based, by preference and always was. I do not object to meat and fish, I eat them, but in a few meals per week and usually in small amounts. So in any suggestions, please take this into consideration :) I have high-ish cholesterol and after…
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Cholesterol level, any tips welcome
First of all, I am hypothyroid, although treated and keeping my TSH almost to hyper range at this point on dr's orders. The last years this has finally affected my cholesterol, good one being slightly below where it should be, bad one above max number (not too much, but still above). I knew it was coming, the problem is it…
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Weird weight loss problem
I am looking for any ideas on what might be going on. Telling me I am just not patient enough is ok too :) My daughter is 15 years old and marginally overweight, with a BMI of 25. She is not very active in her daily life, but she swims competitively with training sessions 3 times per week, 90-120 minutes each. She used to…
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Easy soup ideas needed
Can you all share your favourite soup recipes? Looking for new ideas My go-to recipe when craving soup is usually a simple carrot soup, basically carrots, a potato for thicker texture, boiled and pureed, with garlic, a bit of milk and topped with fennel. I fell in love years ago when I first tried and it is still the soup…
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Stupid dumbbell problem
The gym I attend used to have lots of dumbbells, varying from 1 to 30 kgs, and from 1 to 12 Kgs they had incrememnts of 1. For most exercises, what I am using at the moment is the range between 6 and 15. And for some, I really was relying on the 1 kgr increments at the moment. So, today I walk in the gym and SURPRISE they…
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Swimming and avoiding large arms/back
This is a weird question for swimmers, serious ones. My daughter who is in her teens is swimming on and off since she was a baby and has got very serious about it this last year. She is borderline overweight, and definitely not all muscle, but certainly far more muscular than the average teen girl, especially upper body,…
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Has anyone ever had ankle arthroskopy ?
I am going to have one soon because of arthritis and wondering if anyone has recovery experience?
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Is this normal ?
And if yes, how long will it last? I have been back to weight training after a break over the summer. I was not idle all this time, mainly swimming several times per week. Not a newbie on weight training, just wanted a break. So, I am also back to calorie counting, trying to lose 4-5 kilos. Since two days ago I have gained…
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Leg workouts
I need ideas: Used to do lots of squats and lunges, but I have realized a while ago that they both contribute to pain from arthritis on my ankle (because of old injury). I am guessing because of balance issues with this leg, something is off and cannot be corrected - I have tried barefoot with flat shoes, running shoes,…
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Just saw this and thought of this board
It is long, it is funny and it sums up lots of the debates here, about the "best" diet and whether what you eat matters :smile: http://physiqonomics.com/calories/
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In need of new ideas
OK, the backstory is I used to be very into things like aerobics, dance classes, zumba etc, with some weights mixed in. Then became a runner. Then an old accident caught up with me, and my ankle refuses to cooperate with too much jumping and hopping around. So I gradually adjusted my routine to swimming, plus a combination…
