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Feeling like I have to choose between breastfeeding and losing weight
I've got a 7 month old, an ok milk supply (I'm not great at pumping), and 20kg to lose for my goal. To make matters tricky my shrink does not want me to actually count calories and I took away my scale so everything is a "sure that's about x cups and this sounds close enough" I've set my active up higher than it is and for…
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Recovered Eating Disorder Help...
I spent several of my teenage years avoiding meals and restricting food in order to lose weight. It didn't work and not entirely because I would have a cycle of not eating several meals and then eating several meals worth in a siting. I got over this, mostly. Several years ago I went crazy hard on the calorie counting and…
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Suggestions for gluten free & Pregnant
Hi everyone, I'm newly pregnant (YAY!) but because I'm obese, I don't want to gain too much during this pregnancy. I'm also special diet-wise. I'm allergic to wheat and severely intolerant to onions and similar, and mildly intolerant to beans and lactose. At the moment I've also got a very strong aversion to anything fresh…
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Who is your daddy and what does he do? [BAD] movie-a-thon
I watched The Last Airbender the other day, I heard how bad it was but I figured I know how to enjoy a truly awful movie. It was worst than I imagined. So that got me thinking... What is the worst movie you have ever seen? I'm not talking about just B-grade films but films so bad they got an F. My submission Machine Head.…
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Guy Leech gym equipment?
My husband really wants a rowing machine, and the Guy Leech stuff at Big W is affordable. But is it any good? Does anyone have any experience with these flat pack gyms?
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Lemon recipes please?!
So I got handed a BUNCH of home grown lemons. As in a huge bag full of them- at least 20. (I haven't counted them yet.) They're beautiful and big and smell amazing. Now I know I can freeze the zest and juice but I would also like to make something while they're still fresh- I just don't know what. What are your favourite…
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Does Hoyts Garlic powder have wheat/gluten in it?
This week I'm adding garlic back into my diet. After I seemed completely normal with whole cloves over the weekend, I added garlic powder to a dish the other day. That was the only 'new' thing I've eaten and now I feel like crap. I seriously look 5 months pregnant and feel stretched like a balloon. Because I have the habit…
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When do you lower your bars?
I've lost 10 kgs so far. I still have 36 to go but I'm wondering when do you lower your total calories/ up your exercise. Recently mfp said 'Wow you've lost a lot do you want to change your nutritional goals?' and it just made me feel a bit lost. My daily calories are anything from 12-1300 (studying at home) to 1400…
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Poisoned a few days ago- How long do symptoms last?
My stomach is all sorts of special. I've been gf df since January, but that still didn't take away all of the symptoms. So my dietician put me on the FODMAP diet to help me figure out what is going on. Anyway, 2 weeks on the FODMAP diet and I felt awesome. However, I've recently started experimenting with my diet, slowly…
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Favorite brands of gluten free flours? Candy? Popsickles?
My poor baby niece (4) just found out she is allergic to wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, HFCS, seeds, food dyes, bananas, melons, bees, shellfish.. and a LOT of other things and she's just sad. She reacted to over 90% of what they tested her for today so she's a bit loopy with antihistamines but she apparently asked heartbroken…
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Calorie/excerise/HRM tracker
I would really like to keep track of my exercise a bit better so I was thinking of getting something like the Fitbit or UP3 but I really can't afford them and can't find a place that sells the UP3 in Australia. I also need it to be more plastic than metal as I have several metal allergies. (It's also a bonus if it's…
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Does anyone else have a problem with inulin?
I'm really very excited because I think dairy may be back on the menu, but I've noticed something while playing around with my yoghurts- some of the ones I've reacted to have Inulin in them. Those ones aren't certified gluten free, although they have no other source of wheat I can see to set me off. So I'm wondering if the…
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Joint pain anyone? How do you deal?
I'm not sure what is going on, but today my hands, knees and feet are just in agony. My knuckles and knees are visibly swollen. Painkillers and anti-inflammatory have dulled some of the pain and I've pushed myself to at least do the stretches my PT gave me, but I feel like that's all I have. How do you guys deal with joint…
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Help with an exercise my PT gave
Hey I was just wondering if anyone could help me out. My PT is closed until Monday so I've got a few days to wait before I can call to ask any questions there. I just got handed a bunch of exercises to strengthen my knees and hopefully fix my problem with them. But one, the "Sit-to-stand" seen here:…
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Calories?
I'm just curious about others with Hashis/hypo. I'm 27, 5'5'' female who works in early childhood education casually, so I spend work days on my feet, running around, etc. Because of this MFP wanted me at like 1900ish Calories, but I set myself down to 1660, with a goal of trying to eat closer to 1400 unless I had very…
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5'5, 27 yo female, CW 105kg. Accountability, diet/exercise help, and Hashi/autoimmune sympathy
I'm currently 105kg, approximately 230lbs, with a goal weight of 60kgs (130?). This year's goal is at least the first 20 kgs of that- so I'm really going at it hard. Fun Quirks: -I'm an American who immigrated to Australia, so I speak metric (kgs/C) but cook mostly in imperial (cups, tsp, etc). -I've had Hashimoto's for…
