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^^^^^ THIS, SO MUCH THIS
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^^^ Me too! :)
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You signed up on MFP and you are asking for help. Those are some good steps. The next step in my opinion is to seek professional, real-life, help, through a therapist. If you have insurance, find a provider through them. If you don't, find one that uses a sliding scale, based on income, etc. But start there. And adding a…
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Muscle Chow is good too
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Hi! I'm a social worker too. I think with the work we do, it's imperative that we carve out time to take care of ourselves (I've learned that over the years I'm much better at what I do now that I take better care of myself and get regular exercise and good sleep). I currently get in about an hour of exercise 5-6 days per…
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I have a vitamix and usually add spinach or kale, an apple or banana, a few baby carrots, a couple cloves of garlic, a finger of ginger, water, and a scoop of vanilla protein powder, which makes it taste pretty decent! I freeze the greens so they last longer and they are nice and crispy and add volume to the shake. As for…
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Yes! love those guys. And Elliott Hulse. Good stuff bro!
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^ This. I ran a marathon. Lost hella weight but my knees got pretty jacked up from it. Started p.t. early on and still have issues, but wouldn't have been able to do it without the p.t. and the running clinic I did. Good luck!
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For recipe ideas check out Muscle Chow--it's a book with all kinds of crazy delicious ideas. My fave it protein pudding. I use casein protein as the base and eat it for dessert so that it slowly digests, but it's good with whey or others I'm sure too. Good luck!
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Yes, exactly! Ignore the cute pink dumbbells, go over and lift the heavy stuff and don't be afraid to struggle and push yourself every time!
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LOVE it! I agree, great advice for lifting, and LIFE in general. Thanks for sharing! :love:
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Here comes my social worker response--I would recommend that you look into what's behind the binging and maybe see a counselor who specializes in eating issues. If you have insurance, you can usually find a decent counselor on your insurance website or call the customer service center for information. If you don't have…
