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PCOS and IBS diet
Does anyone else suffer from both PCOS and IBS? What diet/eating habits do you find really help your symptoms and weight loss? I'm really struggling right now. I was diagnosed with PCOS last year following the birth of my child, it's taken me 6 months drop only 2kg following my usual eating/exercise habits (normally it…
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Getting back into regular exercise
Hi all, I'm after some advice on getting back into regular exercise. I wouldn't say I've ever been athletic but I think I used to have reasonable fitness… I would cycle 30km 3-4 times a week, practice yoga 2 times a week and dabble in various classes here and there (e.g. Pilates, body pump, pole fitness, swimming), I’d…
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Logging ebike riding?
Hi all, does anyone else here ride an ebike? If so, what do you log the exercise as? I'm aware that ebike riding is still burning calories but obviously not as much as riding a normal bicycle. I've been logging mine as "Bicycling <16kph, leisure" to take into account the reduced calorie burn compared to a normal bike, is…
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Tips for cycling to work?
I've just started cycling to work in an attempt to get more exercise. Does anyone have any tips that would make my cycling commute to work easier? My ride is 15km from Melbourne North Western suburbs to the CBD. I'm currently riding a Reid City 2, it's a cheapy but does the job. I'm kinda slow at around 20km/h average and…
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Struggling to eat less than 1800 calories a day...
Hi all I’ve just started up on here again after a break. My weight has been sitting at ~70kg for the last year and I’ve decided I’d like to drop to ~65kg so that I’m in the healthy weight range for my height (162cm). I’ve logged my food intake for the last few days but haven’t been counting calories at all for the last…
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*VENT* Struggling to get started losing weight
2 years ago I managed to drop 7 kgs doing two rounds of Michelle Bridges 12WBT, however due to a combination of regular anxiety attacks, chronic fatigue, resulting depression and hormonal migraines I have now gained all that back. I'm 162 cm, 71 kg and have an 83 cm waist. I know I need to exercise more, eat better and…
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Intermittent fasting/8 hour diet questions
Hi :-) I'd like to try intermittent fasting using the 16/8 method (fasting 16 hours a day). I've never tried fasting except I do find on weekends I can happily skip lunch. I also have some issues with low blood pressure/hypoglycemic symptoms at times so I'm a little worried about that. I have a few questions and was…
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Having trouble staying full
Lately I've been having trouble staying full, especially when I'm at work (9-5 office work). I'm finding if I don't eat every 3-4 hours during the day I start to feel faint and my stomach rumbles constantly... if I push it out to 4 hours I end up getting very shaky, dizzy, cold sweats and nausea. Even then if I eat…
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Would it be weird to workout on a playground?
We have a small park with a playground a block away and I've been thinking of heading over there on my nightly walks and doing a bit of a body-weight workout... I could do pull ups etc on the monkey bars, do a few laps of the park, do some jumps on the platforms and stuff like that a couple of times a week. It would be in…
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How could an unfit, bit overweight, leisure-loving, anxious and on-a-budget woman get strong?
How could an unfit, bit overweight, leisure-loving, anxious and on-a-budget woman get fit/strong without joining a gym? My biggest reason for not wanting to join a gym is that I can't really afford most of the gym memberships/boot camps in my area, or expensive equipment. I have some adjustable dumb bells at home, and I…
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When does exercise start giving you more energy?
After a long bout of illness last year (fatigue/muscle aches/migraines) I've had enough energy to start (gently) exercising again in the last few weeks (at my GP's advice, being that more exercise = more energy). I've been walking 30-60 minutes a day, as well as a couple of half hour bike rides a week, yoga once a week and…
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Dealing with chronic fatigue and weight gain
Hi everyone I'm wondering how others deal with chronic fatigue and the resulting weight gain? I haven't officially been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as doctors seem very reluctant to diagnose it, but I have been displaying all the symptoms for some months now. I also have depression, anxiety, IBS and…
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Maintaining/losing weight and mental illness, possible CFS/ME
How do you maintain/lose weight if you are fighting mental illness? I've battled depression for at least 14 years, and anxiety/panic attacks for around 4 years. For the last few years I've been doing OK, I manage to work, have some close friends, I volunteer on weekends, I could cycle to and from work and was a regular at…
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Need advice on where to start after long absence from working out
For various reasons (medical and mental) I've been out of the exercise scene for quite some time. I don't think I've done a proper workout for almost a year... Now that I'm feeling better both physically and mentally, I'm not really sure where to start. After months of being fairly sedentary I've gained 5kg, lost much of…
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Hello from a Kiwi in Melbourne
Hello from a Kiwi in Melbourne. Any other fellow Kiwis also living in this lovely city out there?
