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Surprising Christmas gift: goal weight!
This was such a surprise, but I weighed in at my goal weight of 75.0kg this morning. I have not been eating within my calorie goal for the last few days; nor have I been doing my usual exercise, but this morning that last pound is gone! I know it is likely to be back, and I won't count myself as being properly in…
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getting back to maintenance weight
Hi there, So I was doing so well: having got down to under 72kg in early June I had stayed there for six weeks - and then a few weeks of good eating at conferences and on holiday (too many three-course meals! - that is what does it for me...) put me back up to between 73kg and 74kg, where I haven't been since back in…
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A tiny success story compared to others here, but still an important step for me!
Hi all, As the title says, this is a VERY small (tiny) success compared with what some of you are achieving, but it it as an important one for me. Having weighed 68 kg (10st 10lb or 150lb) when I met my husband in 1998 (at 5'11" or 180cm this put me in the lower part of the normal range according to the bmi), I gained…
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sore lungs from swimming
Hello, I wonder if anyone can advise. My main exercise is swimming. I had been swimming 1 km a few times a week through the autumn, then upped it to 1.25 km before Christmas and this last week to 1.5 km and then yesterday 1.6 km (= 1 mile). However, over the last few days I have been experiencing tightness in my lungs. It…
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research into weighing frequency
I just came across this and found it really interesting so thought I would share: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/11/how-often-should-i-weigh-myself.
