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Can sleep affect how much fat you store?
I have always known sleep is important in terms of weight loss, because sleep deprivation may cause the individual to have cravings the next day, but I recently read something online saying that not sleeping enough can cause your body to store more fat, or change your metabolism slightly.. something of that nature. Can…
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Confusion about burning kcal on a stationary bike
I've been using my stationary bike for an hour a few days a week. When I use my bike, it says I burn 500kcal after an hour (it doesn't know my weight), I go at about 27mph according to the speed meter, I use low resistance and cycle very fast. However, when I put my weight, speed etc onto an online stationary bike…
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Looking thinner, clothes are looser but the scale won't move?
For about 6 weeks, I've been consistently cycling for 40 minutes 5-6x a week. I look thinner and my clothes are more loose. However, the weighing scales I use are constantly fluctuating, I could stand on it once in the morning and be a certain weight, then stand on it again 10 seconds later and be 10lbs heavier, step on it…
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Best thing to do after binge eating?
I was doing so well, I hadn't binge ate in months, today I wasn't even craving junk food but I genuinely just missed the taste of it and there were some new products in my house that I really wanted to try, so I ate them. I then ended up being way more relaxed and indulged in pizza for dessert, ice cream after etc, I ate…
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Exercising with rosacea (extreme flushing)
I was recently diagnosed with rosacea, when I get hot or run, or eat anything spicy, my skin gets extremely red, almost like I've been sunburned, my skin will also feel very sensitive to touch and will burn, it's really uncomfortable as you'd imagine. I used to go running and biking anyway but it would really aggravate my…
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Is what I did a healthy way of 'cheating'? - junk food
I rarely eat junk food, I used to eat it in MASSIVE quantities everyday but now I never touch chocolate, crisps, cakes, drinks.. none of it, I've even gained the reputation of being a bit of health nut now from my family as I'm always seen eating healthily and saying 'no' to all junk. I now drink tons of water, eat fruit…
