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Agree with the other posters that professional help is probably the best. If you have health insurance, you may be covered for ED therapy. If you're in school, you might find counseling resources through them. I'm confused about why you need to eat the burger. Presumably your father doesn't force you to eat what ever he…

Vegetarian: Greek yogurt Cottage cheese Eggs Egg whites Vegan: Tofu I try to chose carbohydrates like beans and quinoa that are high in protein, but I avoid considering them the "protein" component of my balanced meals. Same with fats like nuts, seeds, and nut/seed butters. I might just add a little less tofu or greek…

I've worn out a lot of pants. Even now at a size 0 with the smallest thighs I've ever had, I ruin pants. It's just how my body is built. I wear a lot of dresses and skirts with tights. As others have said, the fat comes of where it wants to come off. Exercises that use your legs and thighs tend to tone those areas, not…

This! Get fit by a professional who ensures that your leg is bent to the proper angle for your fitness and flexibility throughout your pedal stroke. Your saddle might be too high or too low.

No, you probably wont kill yourself. But depending on what you're doing, your performance might suffer. Your body has plenty of fuel to keep it alive and moving (hint: the fuel IS your body) but that doesn't mean that those energy stores are going to be readily available for any given burst of energy you might need during…

Agreed. Have this problem all the time now that it's freezing outside and I work up less of a sweat (no sweat!) during outdoor exercise. In the moment, I add some water or spit to the pads & keep the strap super tight.

OP, I just checked out your food/exercise diary and noticed that you might be way overestimating calories burned. It's GREAT to see that you're eating back some of your exercise calories, but, taking yesterday for example, you "burned" 973 calories with 185 minutes of walking at various speeds. I don't know the difference…

Agreed with the above. Without information about whether you are maintaining, gaining, or continuing to lose, means it's hard to tell what's going on. It's clear that emotionally/psychologically there's some distress over this situation, but whether it's actually effecting your physical fitness is anyone's guess. You…

Lots of great ideas on this thread. I'll throw in my techniques: - Add more fruit than oats (most people do more oats than fruits) - Use dense, sweet fruits like apples, bananas, & pears instead of berries. - Heat your fruit and add a pinch of sea salt to bring out their juices. - Use citrus fruits and brulée them to add a…

Here are ways I motivate myself: 1. Just start moving!!! I tell myself I can stop after 10 minutes. But I never feel like stopping by that time. (Except once, and turns out I had the flu!) 2. Do things that I enjoy!!! I chose activities that make me so happy, I look forward to them rather than dreading them, like going…

I appreciate the insight! Averaging over a few weeks and adding that to base is an excellent idea. As far as what "counts", my walk commutes are kind of tricky to figure. When I bike commute, my HR monitor says I've burned about 300cal on average while MFP says I've burned about twice that given my speed and duration.…

I just wanted to add that even though this is 7 days/wk exercise, at least - of those days is super light. Outside of these workouts and activities, I sit at a desk & don't have kids to chase around either !

Any changes to your diet or activity level can mess with your cycle but it generally takes a long time and high intensity to cause amenorrhea ( I experienced it once after about 3 months of 12-15hr/wk training for a marathon on a 20% TDEE regime that took my BF% to 17%... not recommended!) I wouldn't conclude that it was…

I feel your pain. My coworkers eat pastries for breakfast and big cheesy sandwiches for lunch every day. They always joke that I should be the one eating the junk b/c I "deserve" it for how healthy I eat and how much exercise I do. It sometimes depresses me that I can't indulge like them. Sometimes I just REALLY REALLY…

I've been up and down (and up and down) in my weight my entire adult life, but since maintaining for a while I've noticed my shoe size has permanently gone down .5 a size (guess I never previously kept the lbs off long enough to go through a shoe rotation!) and since maintaining my boobs haven't gone back to their old size…

I like snacking so I try to keep my meals fairly low cal. For breakfast, I chose filling whole grains and lean protein, like oats and eggs or greek yogurt. 1/4 cup steel cut oats and 1 egg is about 220 calories (like a previous commenter said, an egg w/o butter is pretty lean and low cal). Apples are also pretty filling.…

Unless you have a medical condition related to protein, going over your protein macros isn't really a problem. Different types of protein are absorbed at different rates, but in general the human body can properly absorb 20g protein every 2-3 hours. The extra protein is fine, it just doesn't get used like the initial 20g.…

I use Source Organic Whey after my most intense training (tempo or threshold running/cycling sessions and lifting). You just mix with whatever liquid you want for flavor. Not going to say it tastes great but it does the job for recovery and doesn't have all that extra junk in it. After doing a normal training sessions, I…