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I would like to know (I'm sorry if this is rude to ask): Is there an option of a women-only gym near you? I'm going to this fitness place where I do circuit training and it's for women only (men are not even allowed to enter the place at all!) so we have a lot of women there who also normally wear the hijab, only that they…

Omg. That's the kind of challenge I need. I mean. I can try? Never actually counted the maximum number of squats I can do a day. :)

If it's any consolation: Your body type always stays the same. What I mean is: Some women are pear-shaped (like me), some are shaped like apples and I'm not sure if there's a third shape but what I'm trying to say is: no matter your weight, you will always have that body shape. So unless you're extremely underweight you…

Hello bvashish! Can you maybe get some coconut oil? That stuff has great fats for your vegetarian cooking needs. Also: Nuts have lots of fat! Eat a hand full every day. Btw, you can eat an egg a day without any worries*. The yolk holds all the vitamins, so eat that too! Afaik beans also have lots of protein in them. If you…

Seconding (or thirding) on the water: How much water do you drink? And I mean plain old water, no sodas, no water with 'taste', just good old water (with gas is okay too). There are people who get hungry instead of thirsty if they don't drink enough. You might want to try drinking a glass of water instead of eating between…

I only just started my journey in late May (signed up here in June) and my pants are a bit loose. I mean, I can't tell when I'm sitting but just now when I got up to fill my water pitcher I had to pull up my pants. That surprised me because I was weighed and measured at the place where I do circuit training (fitness club?…

Since cellulite is simply the fat that looks weird when the mesh of your skin lies over it, overall loss of body fat might help.

There's a huge nature park near where I live (so big that most of the times you don't see anyone when walking around) and I've seen a lot of people there jogging (!) with a stroller. Not that I would recommendid it for you since you said your baby isn't much of a fan of being outside for too long - or maybe that changed…

The battery of my body scale is dead and I didn't bother to replace it. Actually, the next time I get properly weighed will be in early August (I think the 5th?) because that's when I'm going to have a 'check up' at my fitness club where we'll talk about my weight and measurement changes and maybe adjust exercises. They…

If you really can't change your diet completely right away, try replacing one meal at a time with a healthy meal. That works as well.

Whenever I tell people I don't eat bread and that I don't drink milk or eat milk products: "wahhwahh I could never live without bread or milk! wahwah!" ('wahwah' added for dramatic effect, it always sounds really whiney) Well. No one forces you to do that. I chose to exclude these types of foods from my diet because I…

Aww, no, nothing sparkly for me. (Upsets my stomach.) And nothing sweet - that makes me even more thirsty. :'D But what's super nice in summer: The water+mint combination. Especially when you have a mint plant at home.

Quick question: WHERE are you gaining 'inches'? Where do your clothes fit tighter? At your arms? Thighs? Since you're a man: Do you have an opportunity to get your body fat percentage and muscle mass checked? Men usually build up muscle quite fast so the reason why you won't see much difference on your scale (now, at the…

The thing is, I WAS on the right track. Then depressions hit again and the only meals that were okay for my body were the ones I prepared for work. I can't digest some things properly, so preparing is a must. Unfortunately I ate too much stuff I shouldn't eat and now I have too much weight. ): Btw, I got help for my…

Tbh, I don't eat rice at all and also avoid potatoes (except sweet potatoes). With chicken and other stuff that has some sauce with it, I like cauliflower, minced to rice-like bits. Yum! Tastes really fresh and goes well with lots of food.

Like Iwillgetcrowsomeday said: Figure out how much really hurts you. Most lactose intolerant people can at least digest a small amount of lactose. I used to be able to eat a small amount of cheese before it bothered me. My body seems to have stoped the production of lactase almost completely which is super annoying. Since…

I admit I'm too lazy right now to find a convertor so you'll have to convert my units yourself, sorry. (MFP could put one onsite maybe?) I'm a woman, 26 years old, 161 cm in height, last time I weight myself I had 68.8 kg. I don't weight myself every day for psychological reasons. MFP suggests 1,210 cal/day. I'm trying to…

Thigh gap? That reminds me of how a lot of artists seriously cant draw women's thighs. They do this super dumb thing where they leave out some sort of triangle between the legs where the thighs are connected to the lower body. Wth? And no, I'm not talking about when the legs are seriously apart and where this could be…

Wow, did this just evolve into a discussion about Christmas? To get back to the original topic: This goes for me hand in hand with 'you look so pale'. I'm one of those people who never get a 'proper' tan aka a tan that society would identify as one so these comments annoy me to no end. I can see how 'have you lost weight'…

I have no idea what 'serving size' is, neither in the US nor here in Austria. I usually cook my meals myself since there's some things I can't digest properly (can cause: stomach pains, other TMI problems, feeling unwell for days). So, when I use a recipe that suggests it's for 4 people then I assume that when I put it in…

What kind of muscle? I started doing archery (with blank bows) in April. This uses muscles I didn't know I had. Which is great, because I really need to train my neck and upper body muscles anyway. Since someone suggested ballet: Dancing also strenghtens your muscles and is fun. :)

Wow, this thread is amazing. Also, OP: awesome that you had the guts to come back again! That takes something! Btw, as someone who does paleo because of digestion reasons (can't digest a couple of things that paleo conveniently leaves out anyway): Still got to weight everything on my end. :) Most paleo recipes have low…

While I didn't use much yet: Having the confidence to feel beautiful after getting a new haircut (... which resulted in sending my girlfriend nice selfies of me. <3)

You know, when I'm really really sick, I can't eat a thing and I lose lots of weight in one go (it comes back when I get better though). So, what people are saying here is obviously sound advice. Your stomach can't handle that much food? Put your hands on your stomach please, and/or on your abdomen for a moment. Does it…

At my fitness club they told us that an exercised muscle still burns calories even if you're not actively doing something. Since I have no idea if such things are true or not, let's just say it is: Going to the gym benefits you, even if you ate a 'bad' meal. So, if it's time to go to the gym (assuming you have a schedule…

Since I'm a lazy person as far as planning goes I only plan what to do for two days ahead, buy the ingredients, cook and put the meals in the fridge. Sometimes there's enough for dinner or for breakfast. Because of my digestion problems I'm orientating myself on paleo when it comes to food and recipes since they usually…