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I am back on it! Would love to chat if anyone is looking for a JC buddy!

I am back on it! Would love to chat if you are looking for a JC buddy.

A "gold standard" method of figuring out food intolerance is pretty easy to do yourself- a food elimination diet. (If you went to the doctor or nutritionist with a suspected food intolerance, they would likely put you on one of these). There are a few different approaches, so you can look them up. The way my…

You said you can do the workout- so keep going! Don't repeat unless you can't finish the workout. Pace will come :-)

Please seek a therapist- binge eating is treatable.

I actually find that I eat very little sugar, but tend to eat too much salt instead. I've actually been wondering what the ideal amount of sugar to eat a day is (I'm assuming MFP's number is a max).

When I was vegan, I took a B complex vitamin. I also keep nutritional yeast around- even now that I'm not vegan. When I was vegan, I would sprinkle it into most of my foods. I don't like the Whole Foods nutritional yeast, but I like the Red Star brand. I also would drink almond milk that was fortified with B12.

That being said, make sure you have good shoes. Also, running on the treadmill can make it difficult to have good running form. I'd highly recommend running outside.

I've been facing the same issue, but I've pretty much managed it and I've been running 3x per week with almost no pain (I'd say it's 90-95% cured with no break in training). What has helped for me: - stretching calf and Achilles heel- you can google stretches - using a tennis ball or "the stick" on my shin and calves -…

Have you changed your exercise routine at all?

Yeah... I don't know what AF is either?

yin yoga! and sitting on a tennis ball :-D

When I was vegan, I was a really big fan of the Vega brand and would often make smoothies with their vanilla chai protein powder: http://myvega.com/. they also make bars!

Dexa is one of the best and most accurate ways to measure body fat.

Go way slower than you think. Go so slow that it's embarrassing. Finishing is more important than pace- pace can always come afterward.

I've been having lots of various leg pain too, but it's been very manageable so far. I bought a pair of Zensah compression sleeves (can get on Amazon)- they've made a HUGE difference in the recovery of my legs and most of my leg issues- as well as my shin splints. You can also get compression sleeves with more compression,…

I do both- I watch how my macros/nutrients turn out over the day. Depending what I decide (or plan to eat) for breakfast, I look at what I'm missing. Sometimes I go, oh i'm low on protein, I should eat xyz. Oh, I'm high on salt, I should eat xyz instead of abc.

Up your calories a bit- should help.

"LDL being coined bad cholesterol is a misnomer, it's not bad per se, it's just the ones that do get oxidized and contribute to inflammation and heart disease and within that designation we finds different sizes of particles and the larger buoyant LDL are actually protective......so yes, it's therefore not so much about…

Agreed with previous poster. In the old days, people thought "well high cholesterol in our body is bad, therefore you should eat less cholesterol to lower it." When in fact, the body produces almost all of the cholesterol in your body. If you eat no eggs or a handful of eggs, it would make a very small change in the %…

I take spiro for my hair (although I also do have PCOS, but I don't take it for PCOS). I haven't noticed any weight gain while on it- my weight was quite high and steady before and after I was on it. I was also on 200 mg a day at one point, but dropped down to 100 mg a day when i started having some side effects like…

I keep a pitcher in my fridge of water and lemon slices- and just refill once I drink it. I also put the lemon water in a water bottle to take to work (or have lemon slices in my fridge and through them in my water bottle). You can do the same thing with all different types of fruits (strawberries, lemons, melon, etc.),…

Google "sleep hygiene". Behavioral changes can make a big difference in your sleep, I promise! That being said, I do use Tylenol PM for times of high stress, or when I need a really good night's sleep after a few nights of not sleeping well for whatever reason. Do not use it regularly though! I take a half dose or else I…

- Doing something I've been meaning to do but my weight is holding me back (ex. relearn how to ride a bike) - Fun reward like a spa day, taking a day off from work and going somewhere, etc. - Something I've been wanting to buy myself but it's too $$ to justify (or not important enough to spend money on) - A visit/trip to…

"So "naturally skinny" people have no empathy? Only on mfp could this be said without a trace of irony." Note the smiley face after my sentence. And yes, weight is partly genetic. Like I said, this does NOT mean it's not changeable and we don't have any control over it, but it's definitely partly genetic- although more…

My zensah compression leg sleeves. I'm in love.

I find that those are the types of things naturally skinny people say :-). Weight is about 50-70% genetic- that's not to say we don't have control over it, we do- but I think the experiences people have with their weight control vary dramatically (and therefore, the understanding they have for other people who struggle…

I also have PCOS! Not too many symptoms aside from somewhat irregular periods off the pill, I gain weight SUPER easily (we're talking like, 10 pounds in a week here if I ate whatever I wanted!), and if I stop exercising and gain weight, I show up as slightly insulin resistant (but my glucose has always been normal). I…

I agree you should see a doctor, but in the meantime, you might try to google image "leg pain", "shin splints", "IT band", etc. A lot of times they have graphs that show where the pain would be, or what it feels like. Until then, you probably want to cut back on activity and try to follow the general rule of RICE (rest,…

Are they in massive pain all up and down your legs, on every single point? Does it run up the side of your leg? The front of your shins? In your calf muscle? What happens if you stop and massage it, does it hurt? Are the spots tender? Does it feel more like cramping or like someone is stabbing you with a knife? We're…