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Efficient plant-based ways of getting 130g protein
Hi folks I (f35) am strength training while also aiming to lose fat. Based on multiple calculators, I should be aiming for 130g protein while eating at a modest deficit of 1600 calories. I am struggling to get to 130g, yet alone 100g, a day while sticking to 1600 calories. To make matters more complicated, I deal with the…
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What are your go-to healthy comfort foods?
Winter is here in my part of the world and I am freezing! I'm looking for healthy comfort foods to take for lunch. The kind of lunch that you look forward to and you just know is going to stick to your bones, but is also healthy! I don't like taking soup and stews as they make a big mess when transporting. Until I get a…
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Winter is coming and my motivation is waning
Hey all So winter is coming in my corner of the world. While all you northern hemisphere folk are enjoying the dawn of spring, us down in the southern hemisphere are embarking for the winter. With the weather getting colder and the days getting shorter, I'm finding that this is really having an impact on my motivation to…
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When even the lightest disks are too heavy...
A bit of a rant here. Trying to find some more shorties here that might have the same problem. I'm quite new to lifting and am having enough trouble setting up the machines alone. The lightest disks for the leg press at our gym are 20 kg (~40 lbs). While I can easily press 20 kg on each side, the hard part is lifting the…
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Two months in. Why am I so hungry all of the sudden?
Hi everyone I've been eating at 1350 calories a day since mid-January, with a goal of losing 250 g (roughly half a pound) a week. For the longest time I've had few issues with hunger pains. Now all of the sudden, I've been ravenous all week. I've been struggling to eat under my calorie goal. The last few days I've been…
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High fat diet at a caloric deficit
Hi everyone I've tried doing some research, but couldn't find much. Do you think there are long-term negative affects of having a high-fat diet, even if I'm eating at a deficit? I tend to eat a lot of high-fat foods, although most of the foods I eat are "healthy fat" (ie: coconut, nuts, avocado, plant-based oils). I try to…
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The Cookie Tin...
So we have a cookie tin at work. It's made of all kinds of evil when you're trying to lose weight. It used to be in clear view of my desk, so I moved it away. Now I can hear it every time someone opens it, and it drives me crazy. I see people re-filling the tin with all sorts of delicious things. It seems like no matter…
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Struggling meeting protein macros without going over fat macros
Hi there Not sure if a similar discussion exists already, so feel free to redirect me if needed... I'm having trouble meeting my daily protein requirements without going over my daily fat limit. I am at 1,390 calories a day. 131g/46g/104g (carbs/fat/protein). I'm 28 years old, female, 5'3 (160 cm) and 144 lbs (65 kg). I…
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Fired from job
This just happened to me after two years of working the hardest I've ever worked. I'm halfway around the world from home, and can't call anyone because it's in the middle of the night there. I figured that the next best thing would be to reach out here for some comfort and advice on what to do... My background: I was hired…
