aimeerhiannon Member

Hmm, yeah I guess good speed, uphill generally speaking plus a decent scramble to get up the hill - it must take those into consideration - though I'd usually burn that much running for that long! I'll just go the "eat back half" route and see how I feel tomorrow!

I guess it must just feel high protein to me, have upped from 60g to 90g recently so will have to increase even more! Sounds like adding ~200cals daily from a protein source may be the way to go.

No, my only usual caffeine is 1-2 black coffees and sometimes dark chocolate and I haven't cut down on either. Good thinking though!

Yep, I'm super cautious about weight loss, one of the reasons I've put it off for so long! Now is definitely the time to be listening to my body so if it's not normal to be tired/hungry then it sounds like I should be eating more. I will give a 200 cal deficit a go and see if that's more manageable. Thanks for your help :)

Thanks! I think overall my diet, hydration, etc is pretty good and I've had my ferritin/B12 tested recently and all was fine. I'll keep note of my sleep patterns for the next few nights. I also wonder if my TDEE is actually higher than the calculator says, if that's possible...

I'd see a doc/obgyn/etc, it doesn't sound like your weight is so low that your period should've disappeared, although I would advise logging exercise as it sounds like you are doing enough that you need to eat back some ex. calories - could be related but probably not

How do you define eating "correctly"? Would that be about adjusting macros, or do you mean just generally eating whole foods and at a deficit?

lol yes I know! I'd be happy to have the fat loss without the weight loss, if that makes sense. I have a small frame and actually weighed a fair bit less than that in my freshman year, about 51kg/112lbs which I definitely couldnt maintain now!

I also wanted to add another voice, that an eating disorder can make one "forget" how to eat properly, especially when it comes to listening to your body's hunger and satiety cues. I'd say it took me about 7 or 8 years on my own to learn to eat healthily and listen to my body. I wish I'd been able to have a professional…

Because of how quickly you responded to ingesting wheat, it sounds like an allergy rather than an intolerance, but best thing is to get tested ASAP!

omg I used to have the worst sweet tooth... actually I guess I still do, but I've cut back a lot in the last few years. This is how I did it, I gradually switched from eating milk chocolate to dark (50% cocoa, then 60%, now 75%), I started making my own sugar-free candies with gelatin, natural essences and stevia. If I…

have you tried making your own sugar-free gummy candy? it's really easy and there are lots of recipes online

Everyone's different - the FODMAP list is definitely not be all, end all. Like, some people have issues digesting nightshade vegetables, so tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant etc. Also, with IBS there are other factors to take into consideration like stress and fatigue which can make you more sensitive. Best thing to do is a…

I just had a look at your diary and I can see what you're saying. MFP will only let you set a specific net calorie goal - so you have yours set to 1200 calories. When you enter your exercise of 400 calories in it adds up the total (your calorie goal + the exercise calories) and lets you know how much you can eat and still…

I have been reading a lot about coeliac as I have an appt with the doc next week about it. My understanding is that it can be asymptomatic for a long time and "creeps" up on you, and the rash is quite common, as well as other symptoms like fatigue and vitamin deficiencies, and it can occur at any age. Usually the symptoms…

I don't drink alcohol anymore, but for parties I make up a punch jug with muddled fresh fruit and mint leaves in the bottom, then about 5-6 servings of a sugar free cranberry cordial, then half a box of orange juice, topped with soda water. A 3L jug only needs a 1/2L of orange juice so it's quite low cal over all. Would be…

Thanks, common sense says I should listen to my body and not an app(!) but I still feel like I'm not getting anywhere!