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Hi all, I am on a diet and fitness programme as I hit my highest weight ever a month ago. Results were slow at first but since I’ve started intense and challenging weights training the weight has come off remarkably fast. In fact after the first session I lost 1.2kg in a single day and kept it off and after the second session I lost 1.7kg a day later and also kept it off. I’ve always had daily fluctuations but never so substantial and within 24hrs and it staying off- what is the mechanism whereby weights training is causing fat (or water?) loss so suddenly and it staying off- could someone explain?

I recently got told by my doctor that I need to gain more lower back muscle (i went in for back pain) she recommended a phyiscal therapist, but I do not have the time to see one. I was wondering if I got a Red Fitness machine, if it would do something similar to help ease the back pain?

I would like to incorporate gym classes into my program. My goal is 2 weight training sessions per week, 3 days cardio. I usually do weight training and then cardio on same day, and an extra cardio day. What days would be wise to take a class?

I have a 6 year old who loves chicken and 5 year old who only likes mac n cheese and a 2 year old who eats everything. I started Jan. 1st on a vegetarian diet and my husband started 2 weeks ago. We decided that meats are really bad and want our children to go vegetarain too. Any ideas on how to do this and make it fun and tastey would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I mostly do calisthenics but I lift weights occasionally.I’m talking about reaching the point of failure on any exercise after one rep or two reps or even 50 reps depending on the weight used. Is it detrimental to go to failure on an exercise? Should I stop shortly before going to temporary muscular failure? What’s the difference in reaching failure on one set versus cumulative exhaustion after several sets? Is going to failure a bad thing? Some people seem to think that going to failure is absolutely necessary on every set while others think that going to failure is like poison to your nervous system. Is it really that bad for you to continue a set until you temporarily can’t do any more? Does it lead to burn out(overtraining) more quickly than never going to failure? Is it necessary to feel a burn or feel fatigued after a set? Or could I just split up a set of ten repetitions into ten sets of one rep in order to prevent fatigue? I’m really confused.

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If your diet and weight loss education comes mostly through books fad diet and magazine articles, you will believe 10 myths and to lose weight, you must get them out of your head.

Fad diets do not work period – so if you think the following, you must modify the code in order to lose weight.

1. Skipping meals helps you lose weight.

No it does not! it makes you hungry because it creates cravings Huger and actually causes you to eat more. You need to eat 5meals per day.

2. Your metabolism is slower at night.

Your metabolism does not slow down at night.

This myth fad diet is that most people eat a greater proportion of calories in the evening and your metabolism slows when you sleep then those calories will turn to fat!

As your metabolism is slower at night, it makes no difference when you eat – it's the calories that cause the damage not the time of day that they atequestions.

3. Carbohydrates cause weight gain.

Perhaps the most common myth fad diet. This myth has been promoted by diets high in protein FAD on the market.

Carbohydrates are the main source of fuel your body. The Ones thing to keep in mind with the cards is good and bad and good eating is the

Replacing carbohydrates with high sugar content (simple carbohydrates) biscuits and sweets to say complex carbohydrates: fruits, vegetables, brown rice and whole grain cereals.

Notcarbohydrate food will make you moody and irritable.

4. Losing weight is hard and a chore.

So many fad diets! As they deprive you of your favorite foods, its difficult to stick to.

The fact is that we were never designed to be the fad diets. Diet is a question of balance and you can include all the foods you love, but if there are sweet or fatty foods, then you just need to consume in moderation.

5. Fat-free foods are calorie-free.

This label low-fat is far from being aLicense to engage more
Many products low in fat are high in sugar as a substitute for the missing fat, which means they are equally rich in calories than sugar is simply converted to fat!

6. N Snacks

If you have time to eat 5 meals a day, you might want to take a snack, whether it's three times a day a quick snack is a good idea.
At the end of the day's total calories consumed in a day that counts not how you eat.

A quick snack can help you stopovereating and keep your energy level high.

7. Fat is bad for you

Fats are part of the natural food chain of humans and we all need a certain amount of fat in healthy, but we need good.

Bad fats increase the risk of certain diseases and good fats lower the risk. The key is to ensure that the fats you eat right.

Fats that are actually healthy are called "essential fatty acids." These fats are necessary for overall health and lower risk of heartdisease.

The reason why fatty fish is so good is that the content of essential fatty acids actually help your body burn fat more efficiently and protect against disease.
8. Cholesterol is bad for you

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is manufactured by the liver, we all need cholesterol in the blood as it is used to build cells and hormones shape.

There is good cholesterol and bad.

Saturated fats in foods like meat, cheese, cream, butter help raise LDL (low density lipoprotein)"Bad" cholesterol.

It then delivers cholesterol from arteries. Good "cholesterol HDL (high density lipoprotein) – or '- transports cholesterol away from arteries and back to the liver.
Just avoid this group or consume in moderation

9. Dairy products are fattening.

Combined with calorie control, a diet rich in dairy products can almost double the reduction of body fat and help you lose weight more sustainable

The reason is that they contain calcitriol, a hormone that helpsconserve calcium for stronger bones while sending a message to fat cells to convert less sugar to burn more fat and body fat.

10. There is a short cut way to lose weight

This is the myth promoted by all FAD diets you can lose weight fast and be healthy – no you cannot. Our bodies are not designed to crash diets and fad diets seem easy but people end up being disappointed.

The only way to lose weight is to be done slowly, with a balanced diet.

Forget FADdiets and lose weight the right way.

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