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Look up the term "Hypothalamic amenorrhea" and see if you relate. There is lots of good advice to read through on recovery and regaining your periods. "No Period Now What" is an excellent resource and has helped many women in your condition. Right now don't freak out. You have not done "a lot of damage" or "undone all your…

How many exercise calories are you eating a day? because that could be overestimated.

So here in lies the issue with labelling and terminology when it comes to food items. Most food we eat goes through some sort of "processing" i.e cutting up watermelon into chunks to eat is technically a process right. Some processing actually makes food MORE healthy... cooking tomatoes makes the lycopene bioavailbe to us,…

I think you have a misunderstanding of the term "highly processed" when referring to food items. Simply taking a banana and blending it does not render it highly processed, it is the exact same banana with the same nutritional value, including all micronutrients, macronutrients and antioxidants. A highly processed food is…

OP how many calories were you eating before? and how long have you been eating 1500 calories a day? Whenever I decide to lose a few pounds and start eating in a deficit I feel really hungry for the first week or two, then I get used to it. By "get used to it" I mean i no longer feel starving all day long, but I'm not full…

So I'm going to challenge you a bit here and say what you actually love is a creamy, rich mouth feel. Buttercream frosting is actually higher carb than fat and would you have the same love for pork rinds, olive oil, pork belly or tuna belly, cheese, chips, pie crust, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, chia seeds, salmon and so on.…

I wake up at 4:30 am and eat breakfast sometime around 7 am. I cannot go later than 8 am and even that is cutting it close to me passing out! I never usually eat later than 7 pm at night.

Responses like this drive me nuts. I am a real woman with 2 kids, a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I have a "real" figure with boobs, butt, legs and a 6 pack. I work insanely hard for my figure and have so for years including throughout my pregnancies. However, for me, the figure is a pleasant side effect in reaching my…

I am also sorry to persist but I think you are completely misreading what I am saying... I have AGREED with you that dietary cholesterol is not a large contributor to serum LDL or heart disease, however obesity is and lack of exercise is the major contributor to HDL (the good cholesterol) being low. HDL:LDL ratio is a very…

Yes persons with genetic predisposition to high bad cholesterol usually need to be medicated. The most common form of hereditary disposition to high bad cholesterol is called Familial Hypercholesterolemia and occurs in about 1/500 people. Those people continue to have impaired cholesterol values despite lifestyle…

I believe you are making some inaccurate assumptions based on the valid findings of this study. The findings of this study "The relationship between dietary cholesterol and heart disease risk was likely largely over-exaggerated" does not negate the fact that Serum cholesterol (blood values) does have a correlation with…

Unfortunately it seems you are eating too much. I would disregard your fitbit calorie burn estimations. I would take MFP settings, change its from sedentary to lightly active and then eat to that calorie amount every day. I'm guessing you should be eating around 2000 calories or under, consistently, to lose weight. Your…

I'm intrigued, why keep friends if you don't want to see any of their posts? If you want a blank newsfeed just delete your friends.

Specifically training my core has had great carry over in improving my sprinting, rowing and lifting ability. I train my core most days of the week my favourite exercises being spiderman planks, army crawl planks, kettlebell swings and v-ups. I also do a lot of unilateral body work which helps train my core stability and…

I used to eat apples as snacks. I never really looked forward to them, never really enjoyed them and they never did anything to satisfy my hunger. Now I eat one of my favourite foods on earth, crunchy natural peanut butter on half a slice of whole grain bread, every single day. I ALWAYS look forward to it, I ALWAYS enjoy…

I really love Combat Crunch bars, Peanut butter chocolate and cookie dough flavours.

On the flip side I get DOMS ALL the time, but not any muscle growth unless I start surplus eating, and then usually the DOMS lessen!

[quote= What do you do that needs the calories? Totally not judging![/quote] I'm actually not quite sure, I'm generally pretty active during the day, I don't sleep much because i have a 6 month old and a 3 year old. I work out about 60-90 minutes a day (rowing, running, kettlebells, weights, plyometrics).

I'm 5'6 and maintain at about 3400 calories a day. I gave up logging because it was completely pointless for me. When I want to lose weight I just stop eating baked goods at night time. I eat peanut butter porridge with chia and flax seed plus 2 cups of full fat yogurt for breakfast, a protein bar as mid morning snack,…

Planet Protein places its protein powder in bags made from bamboo and uses a reusable wooden scoop. The protein powder is vegan. I've never tried it. https://www.planetprotein.com/products/chocolate-magic-vegan-protein-powder A lot of protein powders come in bags, you can order them online. They are still plastic or…

So there's nothing too special about these brownies except that they use a gluten free flour. Otherwise they are full of sugar and fat like any other brownie. In order to prepare them you still need to add eggs, flour, vanilla extract and water, and they also recommend adding walnuts, which completely negates the "dairy…

https://idmprogram.com/fasting-and-muscle-mass-fasting-part-14/ https://breakingmuscle.com/healthy-eating/fasting-does-not-negatively-affect-muscle-gain I really don't think you have much to be concerned about with one day of fasting per week.

The key hormones to get tested are estrogen, LH, FSH, progesterone. The various levels of these hormones will help differentiate between HA, premature ovarian failure, PCOS, and other conditions. It will also give frame of reference for phase of menstrual cycle if you happen to be in one. They can also test TSH bc severe…

What type of suggestions are you looking for? Rest and get better.

@verykatie I gained a lot quicker with my second, and got a big belly much quicker, but overall only gained 20 lbs total. The post-baby body recovery is also more drawn out than with my first. With my first I snapped right back to my pre-baby body in like 2-3 weeks, this time around my tummy is taking a lot longer to go…

All my meals are about the same, lunch is slightly bigger than breakfast and dinner.

Early Labour started Tuesday Morning. By Tuesday night I was having moderate contractions lasting only 30ish seconds, 7 minutes apart so I went to bed at about 11 pm. Woke up at 1 am with more significant contractions lasting 1 minute, 3-4 minutes apart. I didn't want to wake my husband up (or my parents... had to call…

Height 5'6. Weight 122.5 lbs Age:34, 2nd pregnancy (1st son is 2 years old) Goal to gain 20-25 lbs Week 5: 122.5 Week 10: 120.5 (-2) Week 11: 121 (+0.5/-1.5) Week 12: 121.5 (+0.5/-1) Week 14: 121 (-0.5/-1.5) Week 15: 121 (0/-1.5) Week 16: 122 (+1/-0.5) Week 17: 123 (+1/+0.5) Week 18: 124 (+1/+1.5) Week 19: 124.5 (+0.5/+2)…

Height 5'6. Weight 122.5 lbs Age:34, 2nd pregnancy (1st son is 2 years old) Goal to gain 20-25 lbs Week 5: 122.5 Week 10: 120.5 (-2) Week 11: 121 (+0.5/-1.5) Week 12: 121.5 (+0.5/-1) Week 14: 121 (-0.5/-1.5) Week 15: 121 (0/-1.5) Week 16: 122 (+1/-0.5) Week 17: 123 (+1/+0.5) Week 18: 124 (+1/+1.5) Week 19: 124.5 (+0.5/+2)…

Simply Protein Whey Bars are low fat and low calorie protein bars that have a nice ingredient list. I like the chocolate mint flavour. https://simplyprotein.com/products/simply-bar/whey-protein-bars