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Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #2
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Hello Everyone!
[[In an attempt to prevent this thread from going off-topic or moving into a hate thread, please ignore any hateful posts and report them to the moderators. Please do not enter into any arguments on the thread, or provoke "rep wars" or the like. This thread is supposed to be happy and healthy for all.]]
First of all, welcome to the thread. This is for anyone who would like to make positive and healthy steps towards changing their life. This could be losing weight, gaining weight, gaining muscle, improving your stamina- whatever you like.
Please remember that it is normal to experience weight changes during your teenage years. Don't mistake these weight changes for changes that will remain with you for your entire life. If you feel as though this is you, then simply ensure that you're eating healthily and doing a good amount of exercise (3 x 30 mins per week). If you are are school, then you should find that you get enough exercise during your PE lessons. We don't know how old you are when you join this thread, so we will just answer your questions as needed, however be aware that we will not promote unhealthy weight loss or fad diets.
Please feel free to post helpful links and resources, I will be more than happy to add them into this starting post if they're helpful. Also, when you post for the first time, please introduce yourself and include your aims, stats and a little bit about your situation!
Please be aware that we will only be supporting healthy and realistic aims, but we will be able to offer support to everyone.
Useful Links/Resources
BMI Calculator
Although BMI is not the be all and end all, it can give you a rough indication of how much weight you have to lose, or whether you're a healthy weight. Obviously if you're building muscle this will not be entirely accurate for you; but for most who are trying to lose weight this is helpful.
BMR Calculator
Your BMR is basically how many calories you'd burn on an average day if you did nothing. You should eat over your BMR if you're gaining weight, and under it if you're losing weight. Obviously you have to factor in how many calories you're burning during exercise, too.
MyFitnessPal
This allows you to keep a track of how much you're eating and how much exercise you're doing. The forums are helpful for specialist advice and there are lots of progress photos which I always find to be very helpful and motivating.
List of TSR users' MFP names (to add as friends if you wish):
SparkPeople
Similar to MFP, also includes exercise videos, workout/stretch routines and healthy lifestyle articles.
TickerFactory
If you want to keep everyone updated with your progress, a ticker is very helpful (like the one I have in my sig). It helps to show how far you've come, and how far you have left to go. You can update your ticker at any time simply by clicking on it in your sig.
LoserTown Maintenance Calculator
Exercise Websites
About- Exercise
Weights; Workout Ideas
Full Workouts Available on YouTube (Thanks to Sorani)
Bodyweight Exercises
List of LOTS of video workouts. (Thanks SoapyDish).
Old School Training
Support Groups
If you feel as though this thread is not enough, there are Slimming World/Weight Watchers meetings literally all over the country. Try out the websites to see where your nearest one is. They're not free, but a good option if you find that face to face meetings are more effective for you than online support groups.
Slimming World
Weight Watchers
Diet/Recipe Websites
Recipe Videos
BBC GoodFood
Healthy Recipes & Recipe Calculator
Protein Meal Recipes
Style That Food
Protein Treats
SkinnyTaste: Healthy Meals and Recipes
Body Building
Any additional resources in this category will be much appreciated, as I (OP) know next to nothing about body building at the moment, so I'm relying on everyone else posting some good info!
Jamie Eason's 12 Week Live Fit Trainer
Personalised fat burning and muscle building guides.
Helpful Threads
These threads are all from TSR and are more specialist if you need any additional information.
Barbelles Society: Ladies Who Lift
For The Girls- Toning, Diet and Exercise a very basic guide
Workout Music Thread
Miscellaneous
Nutrition articles
Transformation Photos (Inspiring)
..Obviously I will add more links and information as the time goes on, just thought we'd get the thread up and running so as many people could contribute as possible! I don't have much of a clue about anything other than losing weight, so if anyone wants to add weight gain websites, quote me.
Our Success Stories:
outlaw-torn
xoxAngel_Kxox
AndromedaLight
isawsparks89
Chrisateen
amizzle91
areebmazhar
Other Threads: Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #1
Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #3
Hello Everyone!
[[In an attempt to prevent this thread from going off-topic or moving into a hate thread, please ignore any hateful posts and report them to the moderators. Please do not enter into any arguments on the thread, or provoke "rep wars" or the like. This thread is supposed to be happy and healthy for all.]]
First of all, welcome to the thread. This is for anyone who would like to make positive and healthy steps towards changing their life. This could be losing weight, gaining weight, gaining muscle, improving your stamina- whatever you like.
Please remember that it is normal to experience weight changes during your teenage years. Don't mistake these weight changes for changes that will remain with you for your entire life. If you feel as though this is you, then simply ensure that you're eating healthily and doing a good amount of exercise (3 x 30 mins per week). If you are are school, then you should find that you get enough exercise during your PE lessons. We don't know how old you are when you join this thread, so we will just answer your questions as needed, however be aware that we will not promote unhealthy weight loss or fad diets.
Please feel free to post helpful links and resources, I will be more than happy to add them into this starting post if they're helpful. Also, when you post for the first time, please introduce yourself and include your aims, stats and a little bit about your situation!
Please be aware that we will only be supporting healthy and realistic aims, but we will be able to offer support to everyone.
Useful Links/Resources
BMI Calculator
Although BMI is not the be all and end all, it can give you a rough indication of how much weight you have to lose, or whether you're a healthy weight. Obviously if you're building muscle this will not be entirely accurate for you; but for most who are trying to lose weight this is helpful.
BMR Calculator
Your BMR is basically how many calories you'd burn on an average day if you did nothing. You should eat over your BMR if you're gaining weight, and under it if you're losing weight. Obviously you have to factor in how many calories you're burning during exercise, too.
MyFitnessPal
This allows you to keep a track of how much you're eating and how much exercise you're doing. The forums are helpful for specialist advice and there are lots of progress photos which I always find to be very helpful and motivating.
List of TSR users' MFP names (to add as friends if you wish):
Spoiler
SparkPeople
Similar to MFP, also includes exercise videos, workout/stretch routines and healthy lifestyle articles.
TickerFactory
If you want to keep everyone updated with your progress, a ticker is very helpful (like the one I have in my sig). It helps to show how far you've come, and how far you have left to go. You can update your ticker at any time simply by clicking on it in your sig.
LoserTown Maintenance Calculator
Exercise Websites
About- Exercise
Weights; Workout Ideas
Full Workouts Available on YouTube (Thanks to Sorani)
Bodyweight Exercises
List of LOTS of video workouts. (Thanks SoapyDish).
Old School Training
Support Groups
If you feel as though this thread is not enough, there are Slimming World/Weight Watchers meetings literally all over the country. Try out the websites to see where your nearest one is. They're not free, but a good option if you find that face to face meetings are more effective for you than online support groups.
Slimming World
Weight Watchers
Diet/Recipe Websites
Recipe Videos
BBC GoodFood
Healthy Recipes & Recipe Calculator
Protein Meal Recipes
Style That Food
Protein Treats
SkinnyTaste: Healthy Meals and Recipes
Body Building
Any additional resources in this category will be much appreciated, as I (OP) know next to nothing about body building at the moment, so I'm relying on everyone else posting some good info!
Jamie Eason's 12 Week Live Fit Trainer
Personalised fat burning and muscle building guides.
Helpful Threads
These threads are all from TSR and are more specialist if you need any additional information.
Barbelles Society: Ladies Who Lift
For The Girls- Toning, Diet and Exercise a very basic guide
Workout Music Thread
Miscellaneous
Nutrition articles
Transformation Photos (Inspiring)
..Obviously I will add more links and information as the time goes on, just thought we'd get the thread up and running so as many people could contribute as possible! I don't have much of a clue about anything other than losing weight, so if anyone wants to add weight gain websites, quote me.
Our Success Stories:
outlaw-torn
Spoiler
xoxAngel_Kxox
Spoiler
AndromedaLight
Spoiler
isawsparks89
Spoiler
Chrisateen
Spoiler
amizzle91
Spoiler
areebmazhar
Spoiler
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I welcome #2 of this thread. Will be starting a new training routine soon after a few weeks of chinning it off. Good luck to everyone else who posts 
Original post by mikestraws
Will be starting a new training routine soon after a few weeks of chinning it off.
What's your routine?
Original post by Scoobiedoobiedo
What's your routine?
Troll Routine
Spoiler
Actual Routine
Spoiler
Yeah I'll be trying to keep a training log with food and workouts and pics etc but we'll see how that goes!
Original post by mikestraws
Troll Routine
Actual Routine
Yeah I'll be trying to keep a training log with food and workouts and pics etc but we'll see how that goes!
Spoiler
Actual Routine
Spoiler
Yeah I'll be trying to keep a training log with food and workouts and pics etc but we'll see how that goes!
Your troll routine reminds me of somebody hmmm....
Routine sounds solid, good luck. 30mins of HIIT is the holy grail! We can dream!
Old thread hasn't even reached 10,000 yet, you eager beavers ;-).
Original post by blahhh
Good spinning sesh again! such a good stress reliever!!
SO close to normal BMI now
SO close to normal BMI now
[QUOTE='Flo[ProActiv];36256384']I'm really craving a tiger roll.
I have 4 downstairs, and it would fit in with my calories (currently on quite a low net), but I'm not sure whether to have one - I'm not really feeling hungry, but at the same time, I want one
Original post by *GoLdSeQuIn*
I know how you feel...ate 500 calories all day because I just didn't get time so planned a really healthy dinner and would have been under 1200 to make up for how much I've eaten recently. Got in from shopping and everyone was eating pizza and my dad stresses out when I don't eat so really angrily told me to 'sit down and eat'. I didn't have to have 3 slices though 
followed by two mini danish pastries...doh 
We'll be good tomorrow promise?!! (although it is my dads birthday)
followed by two mini danish pastries...doh We'll be good tomorrow promise?!! (although it is my dads birthday)Original post by Riku
Really happy that you're listening to your body and mind's needs "Being good" is a concept which is often distorted in dieting mentality to mean quite the opposite-the best way to be good is to be good to yourself. Treat your body as you would your child-with plenty of respect and TLC. And sometimes that means giving it a break ^_^
"Being good" is a concept which is often distorted in dieting mentality to mean quite the opposite-the best way to be good is to be good to yourself. Treat your body as you would your child-with plenty of respect and TLC. And sometimes that means giving it a break ^_^Original post by 08batee
Haha I totally know what you mean! My Dad's exactly the same! 
To be fair to you, control around pizza and cakes is incredibly hard, I don't blame you! Haha, yeah, definetely going to be good tomorrow. Just annoyed because I was doing so well! 
To be fair to you, control around pizza and cakes is incredibly hard, I don't blame you! Haha, yeah, definetely going to be good tomorrow. Just annoyed because I was doing so well! WELCOME TO THE NEW THREAD!
Just "quoted" everyone on the last page of the other one, will post an ending message on that now and link to this thread. We were almost at 10,000 so I started it just incase, people posted, so might as well pop over now (you can jog, if you wish).
Raise a glass to thread 2!
Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox
X
In my humble opinion adding these may be of use to some people.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-20to39-fat-loss/intro
Original post by Scoobiedoobiedo
In my humble opinion adding these may be of use to some people.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-20to39-fat-loss/intro
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-20to39-fat-loss/intro
Thank you, I'll add these to the original post now. I'll take your word for it that they're good sources as I know nothing about body building myself!
Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox
Thank you, I'll add these to the original post now. I'll take your word for it that they're good sources as I know nothing about body building myself!
It's Jamie Eason. Google her, she speaks for herself.
Original post by blahhh
This is the thread in which I'll reach my 11 stone... 
YES that's the spirit! This is the thread I'll run outside again ha ha I only managed it once in the last thread, this thread I'm aiming for at least twice ;-).
![Avatar for Flo[ProActiv]](https://static.thestudentroom.co.uk/forum/customavatars/avatar150734_2.gif){kind=avatar}
Oh hai there
Early night for me I think. I'm absolutely knackered, and still feeling rather headachey/generally rubbish, although I've worked out why - TOTM
Might go for a run tomorrow morning, depending on (a) how early I get up, and (b) how achy I feel - we were using the spinny pole tonight at pole dance, which always leaves me far more achy than normal (probably due to the fact that I spend most of the time clinging on for dear life)
Early night for me I think. I'm absolutely knackered, and still feeling rather headachey/generally rubbish, although I've worked out why - TOTM
Might go for a run tomorrow morning, depending on (a) how early I get up, and (b) how achy I feel - we were using the spinny pole tonight at pole dance, which always leaves me far more achy than normal (probably due to the fact that I spend most of the time clinging on for dear life
)
I made another amazing rye bread discovery: rye bread, light Philadelphia and fried courgettes. SO GOOD!
Seeing as all I ate today was pretty much rye bread, I decided to have a Crunchie to help me finish my coursework due tomorrow. Still 80cals under my daily limit without counting my morning jog XD
Seeing as all I ate today was pretty much rye bread, I decided to have a Crunchie to help me finish my coursework due tomorrow. Still 80cals under my daily limit without counting my morning jog XD
A good healthy recipe site is Skinny Taste, if you were looking for more links to add to the first post!
Just got back from swimming, tried another new pool this week (the last 'new' pool I tried was foul...dirty and full of people just floating around chatting, absolutely no room if you wanted to swim proper lengths). This one was good - quiet, clean and easy to get to Think I've found my new place! It's only open Monday and Wednesday nights but both are good for me, so hopefully can keep it up regularly (and Saturday afternoon but I doubt I'll go to that session).
Just got back from swimming, tried another new pool this week (the last 'new' pool I tried was foul...dirty and full of people just floating around chatting, absolutely no room if you wanted to swim proper lengths). This one was good - quiet, clean and easy to get to
Think I've found my new place! It's only open Monday and Wednesday nights but both are good for me, so hopefully can keep it up regularly (and Saturday afternoon but I doubt I'll go to that session).Original post by amizzle91
Saw 'thread closed' at the end of the old thread and thought what the? Haha but yay thread 2! Look forward to more success for all x
xWell we were almost at 10,000 so I made this (I was bored) and people started posting so thought we may as well move over otherwise it'd make things confusing! My fault for doing it so early though.
Original post by Kate.
A good healthy recipe site is Skinny Taste, if you were looking for more links to add to the first post!
Just got back from swimming, tried another new pool this week (the last 'new' pool I tried was foul...dirty and full of people just floating around chatting, absolutely no room if you wanted to swim proper lengths). This one was good - quiet, clean and easy to get to Think I've found my new place! It's only open Monday and Wednesday nights but both are good for me, so hopefully can keep it up regularly (and Saturday afternoon but I doubt I'll go to that session).
Just got back from swimming, tried another new pool this week (the last 'new' pool I tried was foul...dirty and full of people just floating around chatting, absolutely no room if you wanted to swim proper lengths). This one was good - quiet, clean and easy to get to
Think I've found my new place! It's only open Monday and Wednesday nights but both are good for me, so hopefully can keep it up regularly (and Saturday afternoon but I doubt I'll go to that session).Thank you! I shall add it now :-).
Haha had a bit of a panic when I saw the last thread was closed!!
I have a feeling I'll be doing lots of exercise for the next 2 weeks... my pole has just arrived (X-pole XPERT, both static and spinning in case anyone is interested)
Also just signed up for a 5 week beginner's trapeze course AND to top it all off my uni timetable has been reduced from 9-5 to pretty much mornings only, so no more excuses!
Also just signed up for a 5 week beginner's trapeze course AND to top it all off my uni timetable has been reduced from 9-5 to pretty much mornings only, so no more excuses!
Original post by Sarang_assa
Haha had a bit of a panic when I saw the last thread was closed!!
Sorry :P xx
Original post by Floob
I have a feeling I'll be doing lots of exercise for the next 2 weeks... my pole has just arrived (X-pole XPERT, both static and spinning in case anyone is interested)
Also just signed up for a 5 week beginner's trapeze course AND to top it all off my uni timetable has been reduced from 9-5 to pretty much mornings only, so no more excuses!
Also just signed up for a 5 week beginner's trapeze course AND to top it all off my uni timetable has been reduced from 9-5 to pretty much mornings only, so no more excuses!
Ooh you have a pole lucky you! That's something I'd LOVE to do, but don't think anyone needs to see my body dancing round a pole at present ;-).
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