ElizabethKalmbach Member

BMI: 26.2 down from 28.9 in September RHR: 63 down from 98-100 in September The steep, sudden increase in RHR was what helped my doctor pinpoint anemia as the source of my laundry list of complaints - including rapid weight gain and persistent headaches.

This is also what I do. I live in the frozen north, so in the winter, I just wear my workout clothes under my regular clothes like long-johns-Superman, tear into the locker room, strip down to my gym clothes, work out, take a cold rinse afterward to drop core temp WITHOUT getting my hair wet, then throw my clothes back on…

Honestly, I can't be bothered to pick up enough of my house enough that the background of a full-body selfie wouldn't be mortifying. I sweep the living room 2x per day, and usually within minutes, one of my dogs has exploded a stuffie or yanked to sofa cover off the sofa to make a nest at the end of the couch, while the…

It took about 3-6 months for all my Mirena related problems to subside, but I have an immune response to silicone (And Mirena was how we discovered it...), which seems to have been the root of the problem and all the water weight. I also had to ditch my contact lenses. >_<

I was starving ALL DAY today. I'm not really an emotional eater, per se, but I have my suspicions about the following combination of possible culprits: 1. TOM. Hormones are stupid. 2. I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I'm not usually insulin resistant but I have been in the past. Usually I start my day with high…

I find it interesting to audit my numbers periodically. My favorite is getting on the scale right before bed and then getting on again in the morning *before the potty break* to see how much my weight changed with just 5-6 hours of respiration. It's usually a greater loss in the winter than in the summer, and sometimes…

Down here in MadTown.

I'm up to about 2000 calories per day from 1850, but I'm still losing faster than the .5#/week I'm aiming for... So... trying to catch my eating up to my NEAT, which appears to have skyrocketed with fidgets and home improvement projects now that I'm on the up-swing from my shoulder ouch and iron anemia. :)

https://dessertswithbenefits.com/oxymoron-chubby-hubby-protein-bars/ It was a modified version of this ^^. I couldn't find the kind of pretzels I wanted to use (Whole grain honey sweetened pretzels that I've had but can't remember the freakin' name of... :P) so I subbed in some coconut flake and called it dessert bars.

I made these recently. 244 calories per 50g serving, but 17g of protein.

I take betaine HCl with pepsin. The betaine HCl acidifies my gut temporarily (about an hour or so) and helps me uptake nutrients from my food as well as breaking down proteins. I've titrated my dose of betaine HCl per unit of protein so I know how many tabs to take per meal to avoid poor digestion (too little) or heart…

Go see your doctor and get some blood tests done on your vitamin and mineral levels. Track *all* your symptoms as they can help narrow things down. Find out if your doctor will recommend you get a sleep study done. No one can really diagnose you here, because there are a million things that can cause this kind of…

Unless your IBS is being caused by a bacterial overgrowth like h. pylori, I'm not sure *how* digestive enzymes would help. Most people with IBS have normal intestinal structures and enzymes, but poor bowel muscle signalling via the nervous system don't they? Plus, digestive enzymes will mostly do their thing in the…

I spent the week after Christmas traveling and expected to put on 3-5lbs of water weight... Then my parents brought on the holiday cookies, cakes, and chocolates I'd successfully avoided all month, and I struggled to keep my protein up and my calories down. Plus, I managed to give myself a solid nerve pinch while wrapping…

Your liver will release hepcidin to block excessive iron uptake from dietary food sources, unless you have a disorder preventing production of the appropriate enzymes/hormones. (Such as hemochromatosis.) If you have a medical condition that will cause excessive uptake of iron, your doctor should be monitoring your blood…

NEAT matters. I really have to PAY ATTENTION to keep my eating in line with my NEAT. My strength training workouts don't burn that many calories, but my step count can go from sloth (3k steps) to gazelle (16k+ steps) and vice versa from one season to the next. If I don't match up my eating pattern accordingly, I can gain…

^^ Mostly, try putting a shot of raspberry vinegar in a large glass of cold water sometime. It's a real treat after a workout! I love it.

I crave *most* acidic foods - tomato, vinegar, citrus, honey, kraut... I ADORE flavored vinegars in my water. I have achlorhydria, which means I don't produce stomach acid. I now take a stomach acid supplement with all my higher protein meals, and I've found that when I've been compliant with my supplement dosing for a…

Hey, ma'am! In addition to all these fine recommendations on your nutrition, I think you should also look into the symptoms and balancing measures for over-training. You have a rather extensive activity list there, and I feel like over-training is something you should be aware of now and as you progress toward your…

Even though it's *good stress,* stress will still result in increased cortisol in your system, which can cause some water retention. Don't worry about the lack of scale results until a couple weeks after you've gotten home. I retain water like WHOA if I get out of my routine or travel, but the math always wins out in the…

Crepes with greek yogurt and whey protein filling, fruit, and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. As plated: 372 calories, 25g protein, 44g carbs, 10g fat

Some warning of the maintenance window would have been nice, though.

I think the problem is that the macros don't really *matter* when it comes to losing weight. Losing *weight* is strictly a matter of calories being in deficit. (And the usual water/waste/time of day/time of the month things.) If you're looking to preserve *muscle* as you lose, that's a matter of providing *both* resistance…

You lose weight by eating fewer calories than you burn. Swimming *can* burn quite a few calories, but the caveat is that swimming can make you quite hungry afterward in ways that other cardio exercises may not. I know swimming often leaves me RAVENOUS. If you manage your calories well and accurately, it can be a good…

Hold out. The Holidays are stressfull and stress generates cortisol and water retention. I just went through 5 weeks at the same weight, and at the beginning of this week lost exactly what I was promised in about 24 hours of WHOOSH. Stick to your math and your logging. It's a long road, so treat yourself gently and…

@stefa_roth I've done the phone alarms thing. It makes it easier to get all the needed food in if you spread it out over the day instead of panicking and trying to put down 1200 calories at 8PM. Seems like you've got a good plan and some fresh ideas to help you out. I hope your stress levels off soon! <3

One of my workout partners eats low FODMAP to help with her IBS, and while it does appear to help, she's also noted that her IBS is triggered by stress and too little sleep.

If you're drinking a fair number of calories, you may want to consider adding a protein shake or smoothy at some point in your day to add to your calories without weighing you down. I frequently find myself with appetite issues and have found that I can usually fill some of my calorie allowance with a protein shake without…

I use the goal calories like an archery target. Within 20 calories either way is a bullseye. Sometimes I'm under by like... 80 calories, because I just don't have anything around that sounds GOOD at that number, so I'll roll those calories to the next day and eat 80 extra calories... So... It's like bowling a spare instead…

Sounds like low blood pressure (dehydration will do that) and/or a stomach bug. As stated above, if you can't keep water down, go to the doctor ASAP. Otherwise, I'd work on hydrating and electrolytes, and eating as your tummy dictates.