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  • Scattered! Yes, that's totally the word for it. I don't have a problem with energy, but keeping on one task for any period of time is highly unlikely these days. I counter it with my 'ADD Timer' (set a timer for 15 minutes and force yourself to do the task for that time) but still is noticeable. I honestly hadn't connected…
  • This. I find this with carbs. After a few particularly large-deficit days recently, I spent 45 minutes wandering the supermarket looking at bread, cakes, pasta, potatoes, anything carby. I managed to walk away, but it took a lot of inner monologue arguments to do so, along the lines of 'you want this because your body is…
  • SingingS - that makes so much sense, thank you! I think I started lifting because I knew just dieting was no longer an option for me if I wanted that toned look I'm after (not to mention to feel strong enough to do cool things like pullups - I can dream, eh!), but I didn't really put two and two together that you can't…
  • Thanks ModernRock, that's really insightful and very helpful to know. I think sometimes the calories on MFP exercises are pretty inflated, so that's the other reason I don't eat them back, as I don't trust them!
  • Ah Kabocha, I'm always hungry! But I think that's a more mental than physical thing... I think. At the moment, I don't always eat back my calories, should I though? Sometimes I'm just not feeling it (especially on a double-workout day when I get back late and cba to cook...) but of course other times I'm hungry. I've only…
  • Mon, Tues, Thurs - gym at 7am, at work for 8.40am, have breakfast at desk. Weds, Fri, swim at 7am, same deal. Tues - pilates class 6-7pm, Weds kettlebell class 6-7pm. Weekend - hike, paintball, home workout or similar on one day, stretching/yoga other day (the day I consider rest day). The trick is to find a gym near work…
  • Hi Glenora! There are quite a few posts here for women with PCOS, you'll find a lot of active 'cysters' (ha!) on MFP here to help support you. For me, I found a lower carb diet works well, by which I mean only 'natural' carbs like veggies with a tiny weekly allowance for starchy carbs like one pasta dish a week and a rye…
    in PCOS Comment by BigAnnieG February 2016
  • I use a half portion of MyProtein Diet Whey for breakfast after a workout, but I also mix it with a Linwood's flax/co-enzyme q10 milled mix and about 1.5tsp of psyllium husk, with about 250-300mls water. After mixing I leave it to stand for a few minutes and the psyllium takes on some water to really thicken the shake. I…
  • The first and most important bit of info here is: don't worry! You WILL reach your goals. It just takes a little longer than for healthy people! I've been on 200mcg of levothyroxine for hashimoto's for a while now, but it took literally years to get the right level. So patience is a virtue - if after three months you're…
  • * the 1500 cal diet is for a lady at 6'2 and originally 252lbs (now 237lbs). Just in case that seems like a high number to other ladies out there! I'm a big 'un.
  • Much sense here - but if you've only JUST started on thyroxine, remember it can take around 8 weeks to bring yourself up to a 'fully functioning' state. (This is why, when you go for an iodine dye scan on your thyroid you have to stop taking your meds for at least 6 weeks beforehand to get you fully back to 'non…
  • When you have a full-time job, in theory it should be easy if you plan ahead and get into pack-ups at lunch and diarising workouts but... That your workplace can seem to encourage fitness but only on their terms. We have company FitBits with challenges - not helpful when you're a swimmer - and a subsidised gym without a…
  • How, when you're over 6ft, it takes more than a few pounds for anyone to notice. I lost 13st a few years back, and it wasn't until over 4st lost that anyone (even my then significant other) noticed. There's a lot more surface area for fat to drop from! On the plus side, when the scales tip up again after a bad…
  • Hi! Newbie and first post. Diagnosed with PCOS 8 years ago, weight has gone up and down (being hypothyroid also doesn't help). Recently started high protein/low carb as this has worked in the past, and have got back to swimming 3x a week - hoping to add gym sessions a couple of times a week for weights, when I have a bit…
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