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@saranharm / my waking hours vary because my sleep patterns have been effed up for the last 5 years. sometimes i sleep from 8pm til 3am, sometimes it's 6am until 5pm. i do eat meat aye but i don't cook food much because of the migraines and lack of sleep. i get meat slices from the deli but i just get bored of it…
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it's good that you know your triggers. i don't know mine – apart from the basic triggers such as flashing lights and under eating. my doctor just recommended taking aspirin for the onset of migraine. i'm curious to see how it goes (picking up the script tomorrow!). — @heybales
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@heybales like beta blockers? i used to take them but my doctor took me off them because they weren't doing anything for me. i currently take 50mg amitriptyline every night. it was 5mg to start with but the dosage increased gradually since smaller doses didn't help. when i get an attack i take zolmitriptan and painkillers.…
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also @ heybales, the migraines are nasty indeed. i'm on some meds that help with preventing migraines and it helps a bit so hopefully i'll have more energy soon :-)
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^ that's not even the full post – i think adding an emoji broke it up. anyway i was thanking you both for your replies, especially heybales. i hope to introduce exercise soon, i'd like to strength train! but in the meantime i'll do the 15% deficit and see how that goes!
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aah sorry guys! i misread the (10%) 2256 as 2526 and i was like, 'how am i supposed to lose weight with that if it's higher than the TDEE?'. misreading the numbers got me all confused and i didn't understand why the 20% is the same as the BMR and then i remembered that i shouldn't consume less than my BMR. i understand…
