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I feel like focusing so much on exact amounts of protein and obsessing about where it's coming from is only going to fuel your eating disorder. You want to be moving AWAY from a focus on macros, eating freely and intuitively and socially without having to weight and calculate and obsess. I feel like the advice you were…

Is an obsession with having high protein a part of your orthorexia? It's something I struggle with, spending hours analysing the macros and only eating things that are high-protein, low-carb or whatever. So it could be that she's suggested that as a way of encouraging you to eat other foods and move away from the protein…

If you buy the natural stuff, then nutritionally no different! Just fun, and you can play around with different nuts :) I can also work out cheaper.

It's true - not all body fat is created equal. Healthy amounts of body fat are good but you want to avoid having to much visceral fat, or having loads around your stomach as the health risks are really high. I think that's what @ryanflebbe was trying to say. Quality not quantity.

Nutritious, calories-dense food (and un-nutritious calorie dense foods if you like, but I personally find the former make me feel better in my body and are better for my energy levels etc). I eat lots of things like avocado, nuts & nut butters, add oils to my cooking (I like coconut oil) dates, etc. Switching to full-fat…

Erm yes I did. It nearly killed me in the end but I did it for a very long time. Then gained on what was initially a very minor increase.

Starvation mode doesn't mean gaining weight on a low amount. It means your body adapting to maintain on very low amount, then gaining weight very quickly once you up your calories even a moderate amount. So in starvation one could be maintaining on 600-700 a day, then suddenly gain weight when they increase to 1200. Most…

I think you slightly misunderstood my comment - I meant people advocating eating all the pizza they have available, not people eating nothing but pizza. I've seen it on a few internet forums in the past year or so, not in the past few days and can't really be bothered to go trawling the internet as I don't mind if you…

I lost about a stone in my first term at university 4 years ago...and I don't think it's necessary to detail how much alcohol I was consuming, you can imagine :') This was from an already low weight however and I wasn't particularly aiming for weight loss so slightly different circumstances. I would imagine about 80% of my…

Jesus, I was literally just trying to advocate healthy food, turns out @psulemon and I are pretty much in agreement... I never said I have seen someone advocate eating nothing but pizza while bulking, however I have plenty of amateur guy friends who have lived off pretty much purely junk when bulking. It's an attitude I…

Calories in vs calories out is obviously the fundamental thing that affect weight loss, however those who dispute the idea that starvation can cause long-term weight gain are forgetting the other variables that impact on metabolism, mentality around food, etc that can result from over-depriving yourself for too long, and…

Add bananas while it's cooking :) grating apple in also works! or try cooking with vanilla essence/cacao powder/salted caramel protein powder/chai tea. Also try topping with: - agave syrup and cinnamon; - almond butter; - yoghurt; - sliced peaches/persimmon/nectarine; - a square of dark chocolate (let it melt on top mmm);…

I definitely agree with what you're saying regarding bulking and needing to get calories in. High fat/calorie foods are definitely essential! The 80-90% approach works well. I simply disagree with those on bulking forums who advocate ALL THE PIZZA etc so long as it's high cal (I've seen plenty!) Personally, I would rather…

I used the same approach for weight gain and worked for me - now maintaining on 3x what I used to eat! Your happiest weight is the weight that you settle on naturally when eating a balanced and sustainable diet that's compatible with your lifestyle, so once you've figured that out (takes time and practice), you will…

60g porridge oats cooked in water, topped with agave syrup, cinnamon and heated up frozen berries. With a cup of tea and a satsuma, sometimes a soy yoghurt too if I'm still hungry :)

I think nutrients do matter... at the end of the day, healthy food is better than loads of junk food. There is too much emphasis on calories alone on MFP, and not enough on goodness. 500 calories of wholegrains is better than 500 calories of deep-fried mars bar. More protein will help with muscle gains. But don't stress…

Check out DeliciouslyElla's blog, it will change your life. She focuses on the goodness of her recipes and wholesome ingredients. She also has recipe books. OhSheGlows is also great. Good luck!

Perhaps I've been given misleading information, apologies. However the rest of my comment holds true. Carbs are not the enemy -don't cut them out, maybe just swap in more protein to prevent too much muscle loss as you lose weight.

Well done on getting healthy :) As I said, don't worry too much about counting (and yeah, you shouldn't be on here unless you're over 18). As a point of reference, I am the same height as you, 21, 103lb and maintain on around 2100-2200 but giving or taking a few hundred doesn't seem to have much impact on me. I'm active,…

Thanks for the idea, I'm trying to up my protein and love PB but find it a bit scary, so will definitely be trying this! Reckon it would work with soy yoghurt?

Carbs are in EVERYTHING. Fruit, veg, everything. Low-carb diets have been proven to be ineffective in the long term and need to go back to the 90s where they belong. Atkins died of a heart attack weighing over 250 lb...what does that tell you. Sure, you lose some initial water weight as your glycogen stores are depleted -…

Also, you can make your own PB which would maximise the health benefits and minimise the additives, oils etc. Simply stick roasted peanuts in a food processor with a pinch of salt and keep going till smooth (or slightly crunchy)> You can do it with pretty much any nut, almond and pecan both work amazingly. Add some chopped…

Peanut butter all the way. Make sure it's the good stuff though, and don't overdo it. If you're trying to lose weight, I would cut out butter altogether. PB in moderate amounts is full of healthy fats and proteins. But alternatively, I would try avocado/poached egg/cottage cheese.

This.Thank goodness someone said it. Get healthy first, exercise later. The weightlifting comments mean well, but are coming from people with backgrounds in weight training, not eating disorders or malnourishment of any kind. You absolutely cannot be exercising with that BMI.

If your BMI is 14... no exercise of any kind until you are at the bare minimum BMI AT LEAST,then slowly introduce it if you do, while making sure you keep gaining until you are within you own healthy weight range (because barely anyone is naturally BMI 18.5). I know it's probably not what you want to hear, but trust me -…

I baked a s'mores one for 5 minutes this morning and good god...try it. Just try it.

The reason it's not working is because you're dieting. You have a restrictive mentality, and deprivation leads to binges. You need to change to a balanced, healthy lifestyle including bits of everything you enjoy. If you can't see yourself keeping a certain lifestyle up for the rest of your life, then don't do it. Diets…

This is close to how I ate when I had an eating disorder. Fast forward 5 years to 77lb, actual inches lost off my height, clinical depression, amnorreah, hair loss and oh yes nearly dying... no, this isn't healthy. You need to set a good example to your children, and you need to be in good health so you can do your best as…

Is this US or UK sizing? Congratulation though, that's fantastic!

I bet you could reverse diet that number up pretty easily! I was maintaining on 1200ish around xmas, now I'm on loads more and haven't gained a pound...