What type of smartphone have you? Samsung has a tracker on it.. samsung health.. you can count steps.. km per hour everything with it without buying another gadget
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What exactly is calorie deficit ? Is it eating set amount of calories per day
I used to have a Fitbit charge and loved it. I’ve got an Apple watch now which I also love. Just had a quick look at the charge 3 and it looks like it has all the basic features eg Measures heart rate, walking pace. They’re a great investment, I use mine from the minute I wake to the minute I sleep and it constantly motivates me. Not sure about it working in a pocket, it may well do. I know if I forget to put my Apple watch on but have my iPhone in my pocket it counts steps on that too... Fitbit may have something similar through the app. I’d definitely recommend one even just for tracking walking and workouts, I love reading the stats afterwards!
Don't know if anyone else has answered you yet as haven't read all replies. I LOVE the 30 day shred and I've done it a few times! I don't really need to lose weight as I'm 5'7" and 9st12 but used to be slimmer so sometimes feel a bit chubby and the 30 day shred is insane for even just toning up honestly.
I'm doing it again now and I'm on day 12. Honestly give it a go, by day 5 you'll be feeling so good about it!!
I haven't read all the comments but I am coping by a good walk each day and really taking a long time planning and cooking our evening meal, after a light breakfast and lunch. I appreciate not everyone has the interest or ingredients, but I find really focussing on one good meal (nearly!) stops the snacking cravings. I sort of channel it all into that. Healthy and hearty.
So bloody easy just to sit around eating crisps though.
So bloody easy just to sit around eating crisps though.
Yes it is. For example, if you would normally eat 2000 calories per day but aimed for 1500 calories instead, you would be in a calorie deficit of 500.
A deficit means you burn off more than you eat. There’s a way of working it out call TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) in which you enter your height and weight and it will give you the amount of calories you need to maintain that weight.
In order to lose you would take that figure and subtract calories to reach a deficit. For example if your maintenance was 2000 and you wanted to lose some weight, if you cut down to 1500 a day over a week that would give you a deficit of 3500 which would be about 1lb fat loss. As a general rule a lb of fat = 3500 calories.
I don’t know if I explained that very well but it is simple once you look into it.
Thank you 
The app my fitness pal is a godsend if your interested. There is truly no quick fix for loosing weight, I laughed when one of my friends has posts up on Facebook now joined some slimming thing where you drink coffee or something, I havnt asked the ins and outs for a know for sure it's a sham, same girl on snap chat of garlic Kiev and 10baby potatoes with fried bacon threw it... yeah sure have a coffee after thatll wash it all away.. shame ppl get stucked so far with nonsense, dieting is one of the biggest money industry ie. Gyms, fitbits, juices, foods, diet plans, pt's. you can do it without gadgets if you want to.. but you HAVE to want to and do it, it's for you no1 else. Believe it or not mary across the road doesn't really give 2 fiddlers if you are size 10 or 20Thank you
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I've been walking an hour a day and calorie deficit is my aim.
I am loosing between 1-2 lb a week.
Can also recommended my fitness pal for tracking food and calorie intake.
I am loosing between 1-2 lb a week.
Can also recommended my fitness pal for tracking food and calorie intake.
I can’t reccomend a Fitbit enough, seeing the numbers prompts me to do more steps, more active minutes, it can tell you how much you burned during a work out and what your heart rate was. It also tracks sleep and you can track your food (calories and macros). You also get a weekly report of how much exercise you’ve done and it’s good to challenge yourself to do better than the week before.
Can you wear it round your ankle ? I know it sounds silly but if you wear trousers and it's just your wrists you need to keep clear, you can get adjustable straps in assorted sizes
Lovely weight loss story in the news today https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...-10st-Slimming-Worlds-Young-Slimmer-2020.html
I could wear it round my ankle if this would work!! Thats a fab ideaCan you wear it round your ankle ? I know it sounds silly but if you wear trousers and it's just your wrists you need to keep clear, you can get adjustable straps in assorted sizes
You can also get magnetic clips to put on your trousers or bra. That’s what I used to do.
In terms of home workouts Whitney Simmons has been my holy grail on youtube and on instagram
So I did a swap around from my winter wardrobe to my summer wardrobe this weekend - mainly just to give me something to do - no one is going anywhere at the moment are we?
So I tried on all my summer dresses from last year and half of them no longer fit/very tight
So it’s the kick up the bum for me to change some habits. I know my issues are not staying hydrated, too many snacks and not enough fruit and veggies so going to focus on those for now but I really want to add some exercise into my day. I feel like such a slob being at home. I used to do around 14,000 steps a day commuting into London and just generally being out and about but even with my daily walk I’m not even hitting 10k. I was thinking about maybe trying a 30 day plan for the month of May as a kick start - does anyone have any recommendations? I saw a few people mention 30 day shred - is that the same exercises every day?
So I tried on all my summer dresses from last year and half of them no longer fit/very tight
So it’s the kick up the bum for me to change some habits. I know my issues are not staying hydrated, too many snacks and not enough fruit and veggies so going to focus on those for now but I really want to add some exercise into my day. I feel like such a slob being at home. I used to do around 14,000 steps a day commuting into London and just generally being out and about but even with my daily walk I’m not even hitting 10k. I was thinking about maybe trying a 30 day plan for the month of May as a kick start - does anyone have any recommendations? I saw a few people mention 30 day shred - is that the same exercises every day?
I’ve just bought scales. So will see how it goes. I’m going to start tracking again. I’ve been cooking amazing meals but not thinking about what I’m eating. Not to mention all the booze. So the MFP pants are back on.
After my lashings of toast and butter with the vodka soda.
After my lashings of toast and butter with the vodka soda.
With the 30 day shred you'll do 10 days on 3 different levels which get harder as you go along, but usually after 3-4 days of each level you get used to it!So I did a swap around from my winter wardrobe to my summer wardrobe this weekend - mainly just to give me something to do - no one is going anywhere at the moment are we?
So I tried on all my summer dresses from last year and half of them no longer fit/very tight
So it’s the kick up the bum for me to change some habits. I know my issues are not staying hydrated, too many snacks and not enough fruit and veggies so going to focus on those for now but I really want to add some exercise into my day. I feel like such a slob being at home. I used to do around 14,000 steps a day commuting into London and just generally being out and about but even with my daily walk I’m not even hitting 10k. I was thinking about maybe trying a 30 day plan for the month of May as a kick start - does anyone have any recommendations? I saw a few people mention 30 day shred - is that the same exercises every day?
There's 3 circuits and each circuit includes 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minutes of abs and you won't do any exercise for longer than one minute so it ends up going quite quickly. There are also "beginner" versions of most moves which you can do if you struggle with any.
You'll ache like hell the first few days but it'll lessen and I swear by the shred whenever I want to tone up quickly! You can either get the dvd online or just google "30 day shred level 1" and you'll find the video online