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Could try fewer minutes but ramp up the intensity or split your training into two halves. For extra intensity you'll really be challenged but in just 20 mins leaving you an extra 40 mins a day. Splitting your workouts into two parts could mean a morning session and after work, or after work, then before bed but would give…

I'm 5ft 8" and my waist is 34" at present. I weigh 179lbs. I need to get down to 28" waist to fit into my wedding dress which I'm guessing will be a loss of another 40lbs from now. I'm a cross between athletic and an hourglass but never had a tiny waist.

I would engage a personal trainer/physiotherapist who is experienced in training people with EDS III. I would not take fitness advice from strangers on a forum who cannot see you and understand the condition. You will get lots of advice on here and it's unlikely that any of them will actually have EDS III. Just want you to…

I've lost weight. It helped me say no to bread, cakes, biscuits, pies, pasties, pastries etc I've been exploring alternatives with gf flour but I don't eat refined sugar either and it seems that that is what they load gf food with to make it taste ok. Wish they used xylitol or something so gf wasn't so calorific! I've been…

Why is it worrying you? Have you put on weight? I eat that way all the time rarely eating over 20% carbs in a day! I am still losing weight. I also don't eat refined sugar though.

Why are you set to sedentary when you said you burn calories with your active job? I burn about 400 cals doing a really intensive hour of circuit training and 320 playing an hour of badminton. Your 1600 cals must include the cals you burn to breathe and stay alive, which is your BMR. Mine is about 1500 if I lay in my bed…

Thank you for making me giggle lol

I have been in your shoes OP twice. The first time ended in divorce but was best for both of us, the second is now where I have become fit and healthy but battle daily with my man over food, exercise and I'm just not fancying him like I used to. I try to tap into my earliest "honeymoon" feelings to remind myself of that…

My comment about using drugs is because people keep getting advised to see their doctor. In UK that means a general practitioner. They usually just give you a prescription and shoo you out their door. People should try things for themselves. Because that report recommends not trying Aloe Vera means some people who might…

I note from the report it's premise is to establish the cost effectiveness for different types of IBS management interventions. (Page63) the two approaches were pharmacological and mental plus Aloe Vera which came 5th out 9 things tested. I wonder how come it worked so well for my IBS (and I know quite a few fellow…

Thank you for sharing your story. You really are an inspiration :-)

Great definition without looking over pumped - very nice job :-)

Love this post OP, great positive story :-)

And this ^^^^^ :-)

Take it one day at a time and rewards should be non-food related. Plan in treat meals once a week, decide on what your rules are. E.g. Do you want to be the person who doesn't eat sugar or wheat products? When I stopped eating both completely, my desire to binge fell away and my IBS disappeared. I've lost over two stone…

I've had both the diluted version available in shops (no perceived benefit) and the concentrated expensive one you buy from a distributor (obvious and noticeable benefits). You get what you pay for. And the concentrated one came in plain or peach or cranberry so I mixed them together like a fruit punch. The first week or…

I'm starting heavy lifting soon.....

I'm in. I love THD. Their meals are yummy!

Nothing tastes as good as being HEALTHY feels....

I found it horrible. I binged on the days I was allowed to eat what I wanted and was grumpy, tired and obnoxious on the starve days. I also experienced negative hormonal results as my periods went all over the place. Plus I put inches and weight on because my body went into full "heck I'm in a famine - store everything as…

Thanks Sam, I will :-)

You can be strong hon, you can. It will take practise and you'll need to have some key sponsors in place to help you. It's an addiction. It's visceral and physical. You have to treat it like an addiction - it is THAT serious. You can friend me and I'll help whenever I can. Even if we talk online for ages giving you no…

Why not meet your neighbours and ask them if its ok with them to do it properly at a certain time of day. I presume you don't intend to do it at 6am or 11pm so as long as its a reasonable time (after 9am and before 9pm) they should be cool with it. You are not really asking for their permission, you are being a considerate…

OP - You're going to have to ignore people like this /\ Eating disorders are frightening for those suffering with them. They take control and cause people to swing from one unhealthy activity to another. It's lonely and really hard to fight on your own. MaiLinna This OP is obviously in recovery and trying to beat this…

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Feels sooooooo good. Good on you learning new good habits for life. It's so refreshing to hear people talk about changing they way they eat forever and enjoying regular exercise rather than endless diets. Hurrah!

Can you invite a friend over to study with? Or go to a friends house to study. I usually find I won't binge in front of others. Your binge might be coming on because you don't want to study. Take a break first. Phone a friend for a chat, go for a ten minute walk around the block. Tell yourself you can have a reward after…

It really helps to read all your lists. Mine don't feel so frightening because I don't feel so much like a freak on my own. 1. Talking about binging/ED (mine or other people's) 2. Feeling sad or hopeless (am bi-polar so these are dark days made darker) 3. Mirrors 4. Photographs of me (any) 5. When I feel overloaded and am…

Thanks for the replies folks. I wasn't wearing shoes, no. Will stick my trainers on from now on. Chiro gave same advice to walk and gently stretch. Will concentrate on abs, back and arms for a few weeks and might try to get some swimming in... My doctor is a quack who always just tries to give me pain pills so if no…