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Dairy and acne
So apparently despite earlier studies not finding any link between diet and acne a recent meta-analysis did find a positive relation between diary and acne after all. So I've been just wondering how many people here who have or had acne noticed any improvements after stopping eating dairy? And how noticeable it was? (I'm…
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term to talk about weight loss rate over time
(It's probably the question mostly for the physicists here haha, I was't sure which section to put it in.) Is there a term to talk about "speed" (probably not the right word) with which one loses weight over a period of time ? To clarify what my question is about, imagine two people, both have lost, say, 10 pounds over a…
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What's the best weight trend app for iphone ?
I recently switched from Android to an iPhone and turns out that Libra doesn't exist in App store. Are there any similar weight trend apps for iPhones ?
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Body fat percentage
Are there people who are good at guessing someone's body fat percentage ? What's the bf% of the person on the photos in your opinion ?
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Hungry in the first part of menstrual cycle
So obviously it's a question for those who menstruate. So PMS hunger/cravings are very obviously very common but is there anyone who tends to get ravenous in the FIRST part of your cycle? Like, after your period and up to the ovulation? Or am I the only one?
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Can you sleep while hungry?
I often see people say something along the lines "if I used all of my calories of the day, and I'm still hungry I just go to sleep" or "if I'm still hungry after dinner I drink a cup of herbal tea and tell myself that's it for the day" and it blows my mind a little because I find it practically impossible to fall asleep…
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Energy availability and sufficient intake
Does anybody know how calculating energy availability works? For the context, I am trying to go back to losing weight again and I'm trying to calculate the right intake. The thing is I prefer to use the "TDEE - deficit" method instead of "eating the exercise calories back" because logging exercise would be just too…
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Artificial sweeteners and frequent urination
Another thread on this forum on artificial sweeteners lead me to this question. I've been sort of struggling with frequent urination for many years (don't even remember when it started). It's especially an issue at night since I often wake up 2-4 times to pee. I saw a doctor about it a few years back but she didn't find…
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Curious about day-to-day CICO in people who are maintaining naturally
I've been on and off trying to lose weight for so long that I've forgotten what it's like to not count calories and simply rely on hunger cues to maintain your weight. I have lots of friends who are maintaining a healthy weight naturally and some of them don't even know what calories really are and I've been really curious…
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Hunger as the only symptom of reactive hypoglycemia ?
I've been struggling with inexplicable streaks of hunger for years and recently, I stumbled upon an article of reactive hypoglycemia and it sounds a lot like what I experience except I don't seem to get any other symptoms besides hunger (no dizziness, lightheadiness or shakiness). Anyone here has reactive hypoglycemia with…
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Macros to minimize fat gain when eating in surplus
This might seem like a strange question, but is there a way to manipulate your macros to gain as little fat as possible when eating in a caloric surplus? I know that weight loss and gain is CICO at the end of the day, but I also remember reading here several times that both carbohydrates and protein are very hard for the…
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What are your PMS cravings/hunger like?
Most of the people I talk to about PMS say they mostly crave junk food and sweets when they are PMSing and also say that eating the foods they crave usually satisfies the craving. Am I the only one for whom PMS doesn't really cause cravings for particular foods? it makes me crave everything. It's insane some months! I…
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Running always so hard when losing weight ?
I've been going on runs 2-4 times a week for well over a year now. However, I still find it really hard and I'm barely making any progress. Sometimes (though not always) it gets easier after about half an hour of running (which makes me think that some alternative source of energy kicks in), but getting started is almost…
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tool to choose the right exercise program
So I know there's a thread somewhere around here that is supposed to help beginners choose a lifting program, but I personally didn't find it that helpful. It seems to simply list different beginner lifting routines/programs and you have to manually look through each of them and try to understand if it's right for you. It…
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Hunger/cravings pattern and menstrual cycle
This is obviously a question for those who are menstruating. What kind of hunger and/or cravings pattern have you noticed in relation to your menstrual cycle? Be precise and detailed, please, if possible. For example, do you feel hungrier around ovulation? if so for how many days leading up to it or after it, if you're…
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Charge 3 compared to Charge 2
I currently have a Charge 2, but was thinking about getting myself a Charge 3 soon but I was wondering if the upgrade is worth it? I am mostly tempted by the fact that it's swim proof so I won't have to add my swims manually. And I was hoping that it has an improved HR reading function and that it'll give more accurate HR…
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Exercises for developing climbing muscles
I started indoor climbing a few months ago and I love it so much! I'm not in a very bad shape but I'm not progressing that fast. I get tired really fast during my climbing classes and I know that part of it is because of bad technique and me not using my energy efficiently, but I'm sure it has also to to with me lacking…
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Buttomless pit days
Basically I just want to know if anyone here experiences this and know what I'm talking about. Every few weeks I get a few days (2-4 days or so) that I call bottomless pit days. I feel "ravenous" almost non stop. I put it in quotes because it feels a lot like hunger, but at the same time it can't be true hunger. I don't…
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Fitbit under- and overestimating HR
I've head my Fitbit Charge 2 for a little over a year. I remember that in the beginning it would often suddenly overestimate my HR at random moments during a workout. I know it says so in the manual that you need to move it higher up on the wrist during workouts for better accuracy but it would constantly slip down when I…
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Charge 3 compared to Charge 2
I know this question is more suited for the fitbit group, but it seems dead, so I decided to try here. Icurrently have a Charge 2, but was thinking about getting myself a Charge 3 soon but I was wondering if the upgrade is worth it? I am mostly tempted by the fact that it's swim proof so I won't have to add my swims…
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How and when do you log your intake?
I got curious about this reading another thread where the OP was saying they were tired of counting calories and many people respond by saying that logging takes them only a few minutes a day. I notice that cooking and meal prepping takes much longer when I need to weigh everything and log. Not to mention the time I spend…
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Getting in touch with hunger cues
So I thought about starting a thread about getting in touch with your hunger cues. It might be useful for any one who is recovering from an eating disorder, or has a history of binge eating/compulsive oveating, yo-yo dieting, or struggles with cravings/excessive appetite/hunger despite eating enough or has been in caloric…
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Share experiences with going off combo BC
I've decided to go off the combination oral contraceptive that I've been taking for over 5 years. Mainly because it caused my libido to practically disappear and I often wonder if the lack of excitement for life and the lack of emotions I experience is caused by it as well. Another important reason is that I experience…
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Deficit at normal BMI/close to goal weight
If you're at a normal BMI or have less than 20 pounds to lose what average daily deficit do you manage to sustain long-term? Do you exercise to be able to eat more? I'm a small female, 5'2'', currently 134lb, approximately 28-29%body fat and have about 20 pounds to lose or so. I'm having trouble sustaining more than 200…
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a question for those who do refeeds
How do you know when you're running low on leptin and need a refeed? Do you start to go gradually hungrier and experience more and more cravings ? Do you start feeling weaker and perform worse at the gym? What's your BF% and how often do you have refeeds?
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How exactly do you eat your exercise calories back?
Not asking for you to explain the concept to me (I understand it), nor to give advice. I am just curious about how different people actually incorporate the extra calories in their intake. Do you aim for a daily or weekly or monthly goal with your intake? Do you exercise about the same amount every day and eat about the…
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What constitutes as a "rest day" for you?
This question comes from the other thread where I said that I have a lot of physical activity pretty much every single day, whether it's from high NEAT or from intentional exercise (or both) which leads me to have a very high TDEE (for my size). Several people have pointed out that at least one rest day per week is an…
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Too much "pointless" exercise?
To explain my situation I'm 29 yo female, 5'2'', currently around 134lbs. My goal is to lose 10 or 15 pounds. I use my fitbit to track my TDEE (I've been logging my intake and weight on a special spreadsheet for almost two months and it's estimates appear spot-on). My average TDEE is 2400-2500, but there are days I burn…
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trouble finding the right entries
Am I the only one who struggles finding the exact entries for unpackaged fruits, veggies and nuts? Finding the entries that give nutritional info per 100g instead of volume is hard enough already, but finding the correct entries for things that have pits, shells, or are usually eaten without skin is really challenging.…
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Nutritional content of home-made almond milk
I want to make my own almond milk but it seems kind of tricky to calculate the nutritional content of the final product. If you make your own nut milks, could you share your method of estimating the nutritional information? I guess I could weight the dry almonds first, then weight them after soaking. Then weight the…
