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Low carb makes me feel starving all the time, I never feel satiated and eventually I want to binge, even though that is not something I had felt the urge to do for a long time, or usually do. It also makes me anxious, depressed, insomniac and gives me digestive problems, so I've realised it's not for me. I need my carbs.…
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Glad you're seeing a therapist, really sorry to hear you're struggling. I was severely bulimic for several years when I was younger and have had a couple of relapses since, but 99% of the time I don't struggle with it anymore - so just to let you know that things can/do get better. What helped? It's awful, but telling…
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If you're not weighing your food then you have no real way of knowing exactly how much you're eating. 'Underestimating'/'overestimating' is no good either because (a) it will be wrong (b) you won't hit your macros (c) eating much under your goal long term is not ideal - it's a goal to hit, not to see how far under you can…
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I just had this dilemma and went for the 50kg set and was glad I did, as it's actually not that much weight and buying extra weights separately is far more expensive than just getting it all at once. I think 25kg would have been too little, anyway, and I'm a complete beginner (p.s. I got mine cheap from argos, seem pretty…
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Unlikely. OP fair enough it worked for you in your opinion but it's dangerous to then say it's ok for eveyone and screw the general medical consensus. Just because you think it worked for you doesn't mean another method wouldn't have been better (how long have you maintained for? Did you maintain your LBM? Bone density,…
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1450 TDEE sounds rather low for someone who weighs around 140 lbs. If you're constantly hungry you might have miscalculated somewhere. Also yes exercise in general (I don't know specifically about strength training but just re: your point about not eating exercise cals) could increase the calories you can eat if it ups…
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I'm curious as to why this happens too. Does anyone know the reason? It definitely applies to me tho I still tend to eat breakfast otherwise I don't get all my calories/macros in. But I never have it first thing.
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Wow I've nearly lost a tyre, that puts it into perspective! Thanks for this :)
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No it's not just like a big dose of caffeine. It's more like a bit dose of meth but harder on your heart and with less risk of psychosis. Unless you're in the market for a heart attack, stroke or just dicing with death in general, don't go there. It's not worth it.
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This is really inspiring. I've been trying to get up the courage to start couch to 5k and this has really helped :)
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Eat more! It's not good to be only eating 1200 when you're 18, your body and brain are still developing. Set your mfp settings to lose 1lb at lightly active and see if you find hitting that goal more sustainable. You don't need to starve yourself to lose weight, nor do you need to eat or avoid certain foods, just make sure…
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I can do proper squats now AND still walk the next day :)
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It gets better! I was in agony at first with no weight now I'm squatting with weights less than a month later and it's totally fine. You've got lots of good advice already, one thing to add is that I found some gentle exercise to get the blood flow into the muscle helped, even though it hurt.
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Hi there, it sounds like you're being too restrictive and probably not eating enough. If you're nearly at a healthy bmi already you should probably be aiming for half a lb a week weight loss rather than 2lb. Try setting your mfp goals to that and eating back most of your exercise calories. It will be better to lose 5lb by…
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I've been on it a few times and always gain a lot of weight on it, so I only take it short term. But I also take other medication that makes that side effect worse. It is quite well known for causing weight gain due to its mechanism of action in the brain in terms of which receptors it stimulates, basically it is an…
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You can do it! And yes, calorie counting does work! (It only stops working when people stop counting calories and go back to old eating habits.) And don't stress about 'the diet' - find what works for you. For weight loss, it doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you hit your calorie goal. If you want to improve…
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My goal is 1610/day, I'm 32 and 5'7" with about 17lb to go, so not very different to you!
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Wow that sounds horrible, sorry you have to deal with that. You said you don't know how to tell her how hurtful you find it, if you want her to know maybe you could write a letter or show her this thread/your post? Just a thought, as it sounds like it's not getting any better and you can do all the 'work' in the world but…
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Fantastic, well done you!
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Your last sentence - no, you cannot use fructose, sucrose and sugar interchangeably in this situation. It's like saying gold and lead are both metals, so you could use gold, metal and lead interchangeably. Or sulphuric acid and water are both liquids, so you could use water, sulphuric acid and liquid interchangeably!! (Are…
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^ this. I eat most of mine back, but I don't use MFP's estimates which are extremely high. How much you burn will depend on your weight and fitness. The deficit is already built in, so if you don't eat them back you could end up with a horribly large deficit, which is not going to make you feel good. Personally I know what…
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Usually around 9pm but if I'm hungry later I will eat later. No rules about it, that's just how it normally ends up.
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To be brutally honest, I think some people find it threatening for some reason. I find it pretty bizarre that any mention of healthy eating gets so attacked; I've never come across a similar response in life that didn't have at least some fear behind it.
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I wasn't suggesting research is free. I was saying that some is less blatantly biased/pre-decided than others. I mean the whole point of this symposium was to spread the word that HFCS is not bad for you, so it's hardly going to be a balanced summary of the available research. To answer your question, are you telling me…
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Wow I'm glad you're not my psychologist. Every heard of empathy or even listening to what people actually say? This is just such an unsupportive response I can't just ignore it. (a) totally unhelpful response (b) if you actually read the post the OP never said the bipolar caused her weight gain (c) nor did she mention…
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It sounds silly but I found having a cup of tea (lots of different kinds, fruit, herbal, normal!) when I had a craving helped a bit, it's still doing something with your hands and mouth, but not food/calories. p.s. well done on the weight loss and quitting smoking too :)
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After the first day I literally took a week off as my legs were so sore (old quad injury) then I restarted and am doing it every day, no problem. But I plan on having 1 rest day per week, I just think that makes sense. Make sure you stretch properly afterwards, especially if you are getting sore. Her stretches are in no…
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As others have said, if you hate it find something you like our at least don't hate. I don't have to exercise but I choose to because it makes me feel better, physically, emotionally and mentally; because I know that fitness will likely play a big part in how I feel as I get older, and the state of my health then; because…
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Not sure a symposium organised and paid for by the Corn Refiners Association is where you should be getting your 'scientific' info on sugar! Any non-bought-and-paid-for research out there?
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Yay, congratulations!!
