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I didn't have that, but I did have tendinopathy of my achilles tendon. Was proscipted from walking for about 3 months. I was allowed to swim. I don't know about femoral head edema, but if it is a problem with weight bearing (as opposed to motion), you should ask your doctor about swimming.

Salad with any of: fish, cottage cheese, hummus + veg, baba ganoush + veg, marinated & pan fried tofu. Are you allowed to bring kosher meats, or nothing at all? If you are allowed to bring kosher meats, you could get a kosher chicken and roast it, then use the bones to make soup after. Roast chicken goes a long way for…

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Hey, I read your posts, your history and your profile before bed last night... Just surfing MFP, nothing serious. It turned out, your history haunted me, and I really slept badly after reading what I read and I woke up resolving to answer you here, as one concerned human being to another... You say you are getting help --…

Here's the math... I'm assuming a pound of that is water weight, just 'cuz. That's a 35,000 calorie surplus over 5 months, or 233 cal per day over what your body is needed (that's assuming you have gained fat,of course, or we wouldn't be having this worry, right :-) It's not a huge amount of surplus. A couple pieces of…

There is nothing wrong with doing a takeaway sometimes. It's all about frequency and portions. It's probably unrealistic to think that you will never, ever, ever again, ever do a takeaway, and/or that you won't between now and your big day (congrats, btw!) What I would do / have done: pre-log it. You want the takeaway for…

I use a heart rate monitor and just make sure I'm keeping my HR at a reasonable rate. I alternate between steady state cardio on some days and HIIT on others (where I really go for gold -- i.e. very high HR -- on the intervals). Over time, I have just progressively put up the speed and incline. (I usually use an AMT, so…

Yup, pretty much this. It took me a while to get this but basically it's physics. If you are going at the same incline, resistance, speed, etc. it takes a certain amount of energy to make the machine move like that. But, your body is not very efficient (I forget the percentage) in burning energy... so you burn energy and…

Here's my take... (And I have MFP set to "sendentary".) Most people under-log calories and over-log exercise. So, I try to log my calories very conservatively and figure that my day-to-day activity (i.e. the steps, in your case fitbit) cancels out the calorie logging error. So, if I get 50 extra calories from walking…

In practical terms, I have a much smaller deficit (about 200 cal per day), and I felt hungry for about a week before I adjusted to the new portion sizes. What I found worked for me (and it will be different for you and anyone else), was to have a small breakfast (usually under 200 calories). If I'm hungry before lunch, I…

Congratulations!!! how exciting :-) I wasn't counting when I was pregnant (MFP came to the rescue after). I think how much you need to eat varies at different stages and you may find that you have to eat differently ... small amounts in the first trimester because of nausea and small amounts in the third because there's no…

What I do for that sort of thing (e.g. mixed salads), is I weigh a typical serving once, add it to my recipes, and just use that (e.g. one cup of small vegetables). In my case with the salads, I have my worst case plain salad (loaded with every veg), my worst case dressing (normal amounts of oil) and my worst case mixed…

Fats.... fats are the most calorie dense (9 cal / gram vs 4 cal / gram for protein or carbs). I would go with the English Breakfast suggestion, but if he can't stomach it to start, you could start him on the idea of breakfast with full-fat hot chocolate with some cream mixed in. Add a croissant or breakfast pastry. Dark…

I agree you are onto something. I've been thinking about this as I prepare to transition to maintenance. I'm within 2-3 kg of my goal. I've never been hugely over weight. I put on 44 lbs in 25 years of adult life, and a good portion of that (about 10 pounds) was in the last 3 years during & following pregnancy. Averaging…

I did it in May, for 4 weeks. Didn't have a scale on the vacation. Came back and weighed exactly the same as when I left woooo hooo!! It was great. I ate all the things (seemed that way compared to a deficit!), logged everything, didn't gain weight and now have the confidence that when I really do go for maintenance, I…

I second (third) the post that says to be less of a perfectionist. Try this... If you have (as an example) a target 500 calorie deficit, try mixing things up... Do only a 300 calorie deficit one day. Another day, enjoy those junk food things you love. Make it a 100 calorie surplus (I know, I'm talking crazy talk here).…

Went hiking for a couple hours with my best friend and my toddler. Carried my 12.5kg toddler in the backpack for 1 hour back up hill to the "chalet d'alpage" (Swiss mountain restaurant). Ordered an excellent meal salad, a slice of bread, steak, vegetable and apricot pie. Mmmmm, but I did not have the french fries. Nope.…

Mmmm I love to cook fresh. I keep good quality olive oil and good quality balsamic vinegar around. Salad dressing is a clove of garlic crushed, a small bit (1/2 tsp?) of mustard, add the vinegar, shake well, add a little olive oil & salt and pepper. Who needs pre-made dressing? You can add something a little sweet to it…

Yes! I had my daughter almost 2.5 years ago. Before getting pregnant I was just over the overweight line by a little. During pregnancy, I gained a normal amount of weight and a lot of water. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight 4.5 months out. And then... nusring. OMG, nursing I was soooo hungry. I nursed until she was 18 months,…

OK, back on the wagon!! You did an amazing job and worked really hard to get here. Don't let work throw a spanner in the works of your personal health. What you could try... Step 1: go back into weight loss mode. You can lose those 6 lbs by X-mas. Then that will be another year of maintenance checked off successfully. Step…

A few things that work for me: - low fat plain yoghurt + chocolate powder mix (for cocoa). I create a chocolate pudding of sorts mixing them together, and I can totally adjust the amount of calories to fit in that day (e.g. small amount of yoghurt + small amount of chocolate powder will still be satisfying, but if I have…

I just recently spent one month abroad, at home. I decided that I wasn't going to try to lose, but maintain, and I was successful. I didn't have a scale and so just had to hope it was all working out and it did. I think if you are determined to lose, then that is possible too. Let me say that by dieting standpoints I…