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Stomach bug & when to workout again
So as I packed my gym bag last night and planned out my busy Monday I woke up a couple of hours later sick to my stomach. (No vomiting let’s just say it was all on the other end) since 2am I had been feeling nausea and just in the bathroom a lot. It’s now 9am and I feel a lot better just with water, Powerade, saltines and…
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Running thread & questions!
So I’m a newbie runner pretty much. (It’s been on and off for about a year and a half) but for the past month or so I’ve had the goal of a 5k and I’ve been training for it with C25K. I’m a few weeks away from finishing the program and I’m proud, never been able to run over 20 minutes without stopping consistently and here…
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Tips for running!
So to sum up my history with running when I was overweight I never ran, I hated it. I played sports but I just hated running. At a normal weight I started using C25K and at the time was struggling with an eating disorder and I didn't really over do it with running but it was more as a punishment other than something I…
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Gained weight, feeling discouraged
In the last 2 years I had went from 180 pounds to 135 lbs last summer. I'll be honest my weight loss wasn't entirely healthy and I ended up stuck in a binge and restriction cycle. I went to the doctor today and weighed in at 151 lbs and 5'5 and a half. I am bigger framed so I don't look that bad but I'm so discouraged that…
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How to find a healthy balance with tracking and not being obsessed
So long story short I lost a lot of weight simply calorie counting and then I became really obsessed. My restriction and binge cycle has lasted for a long time and I gained about 10 pounds so I'm around 5'5 145-150 lbs and I need to lose weight, however I don't want to restrict and binge over and over. I'm in college but…
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Should I count calories when recovering from binge eating disorder?
A couple years ago, I was 180 lbs at 5'5, I was obese and unhappy. I simply overate, wasn't active and didn't have the best health habits. I found MFP and started tracking calories, things went great at first but then I started becoming obsessed, I wasn't close to anyone at the time, I would eat 1300 calories a day or…
