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Is Pilates enough for resistance training?
I’m 31 F and 5” 4”. Aiming to lose approx 25-30lbs. My goal is fat loss so I’m focusing more on measurements and less on the scale. I already have a solid amount of muscle mass on me for a woman and I have no desire to lift weights at the moment. Maybe one day in the future but who knows. I’m planning on doing Pilates 3…
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How to eat more calories of whole foods?
Some days I need to reach my target of 2500 + calories a day but of whole foods as I have IBS and PCOS so can’t eat too much sugar and junk. How can I reach this target? I’m always stuffing my face at the end of the day and then I feel uncomfortable and can’t sleep properly. I don’t have energy in the morning to make…
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How long until the scale will start going down?
Hi everyone! was losing weight on too low calories because I miscalculated my TDEE and started feeling really tired, dizzy, anxious, racing heart rate etc so I bumped my calories up by 300. I feel much better but the scale has gone up. It’s quite frustrating but I’m trying to trust the process as I want to lose weight…
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How to ease into exercise without getting sick
It seems that ever since I had Covid last year my body just doesn’t respond well to exercise. I’m also really sensitive to stress as I have some sort of adrenal issues too. I have PCOS too. Anyway, I wanted to ask how can I ease back into lifting weights/exercise without getting sick. It seems that each time I do that I’m…
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Hypoglycaemia, PCOS and weight loss
Anyone else here with hypoglycaemia? Just found out I have hypoglycaemia. I also have PCOS and a history of an eating disorder. So this makes sense why if I skip a meal I feel dizzy, shaky and low. How do you manage your hypoglycaemia whilst trying to lose weight? I don’t have much to lose. I had 25 lbs to lose and I’ve…
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Expectations for slow weight loss
Hey everyone! I’m currently working with a weight loss coach where she has put me in a small calorie deficit to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I want to lose 25 lbs. I’ve been doing this for 6 weeks and I’ve lost 2-3 lbs (not sure due to scale fluctuations) but my measurements have hardly changed. I’m so sad because I’m feeling…
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Dating a guy who doesn’t workout…
Hey everyone! So I’m talking to this guy that I met through an online app and we’ve even spoken about marriage so things have gotten pretty serious. There’s only one thing irking me and that is that he doesn’t exercise at all. And I’m attracted to muscular men…especially big shoulders. I find skinny guys unattractive. I…
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Post with female body fat percentages
Hey everyone! Is there a post/discussion on here where I can see real women with their pictures and body fat percentages? I find the ones on Google to be confusing.
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Low Vit D- should I still workout?
Hey everyone! So I’ve recently been diagnosed with low vitamin D and magnesium. Ive got bad lower back pain and elbow pain even though I’m only 29. Feel like an old lady! This all started after I got Covid though. I even suspect I’ve got osteoporosis due to my eating disorder history. My question is should I continue…
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Set point weight theory
Hey everyone! So recently I’ve been dabbling in the ED recovery community/intuitive eating/anti-diet community and they all talk about everyone having a set point weight. Apparently there’s nothing we can do to change this and it’s just something that you have to live with for the rest of your life because of genetics.…
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No carbs/sugar triggering depression?
For the past 2 weeks I’ve been feeling extremely depressed and at first I thought it was because I stopped exercising but I’ve been exercising for 2 days now. Today I started crying in the middle of the day and I started feeling extremely depressed again. Is it because I’ve gone low carb and low sugar? I’ve got my carbs at…
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How to get enough calories on Lower Carb
Hey guys! So I’m cutting my carbs and excess sugars down to 120g-150g a day to manage my PCOS better. The only issue is I feel so full I’m struggling to hit my calories. This is why I can’t eat intuitively while doing this. For example I need to eat 2200-2300 on a particular day and I only end up eating 1600/1700 calories…
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Renpho smart scale
So I just purchased the Renpho smart scale from Amazon after reading that it is the most accurate BIA scale out there. I was really surprised to see that when I turned athlete mode on then my body fat % was 25% and when I turned it off it was 37%! Such a huge difference. I know they aren’t as accurate as a dexa scan and I…
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Need help figuring out TDEE
Hey everyone! So after a long break from being in a calorie deficit I finally decided to get to it. I’ve been through a lot recently after my dad passed away in November and that really took a toll on me. The issue is I’ve recently started feeling tired and muscle aches and I can’t seem to recover from my workouts and this…
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How to avoid feeling tired in a deficit
It’s so frustrating but every time I drop my calories I end up feeling tired and then go back into maintenance and feel better again. I know I’ve got 20 lbs to lose because none of my clothes fit me anymore. Is there anything I can do to avoid feeling tired? I drink 2.5-3 litres of water a day. I can maintain my current…
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Eat at maintenance first?
Hey everyone! I was wondering if I should eat at maintenance before going into a deficit/fatloss phase? A bit of backstory: I got a knee injury and then I got Covid so I’ve been off fitness and tracking calories for 4 months. I have been eating mindfully/intuitively. That didn’t work well for me because I found out I was…
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Water weight vs fat weight
I was looking in the mirror analysing my body as usual and noticed that the skin on my stomach and hips was sooooo jiggly. How can I tell if it’s water weight vs fat weight? Is there even a difference cause I’ve always wondered this! Has anyone else experienced this too?
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Knee injury and calorie requirements
Hey everyone, I twisted my knee and fell a couple of weeks ago. It hurt so bad and it was swollen too. I was wondering if the body requires extra calories during the healing process because my hair has been falling out for the past few weeks and it’s really distressing. I’m worried that I was unintentionally undereating…
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Tips for staying consistent
Hey everyone! So I haven’t been in a proper calorie deficit for over 9 months and I honestly feel like a newbie and so overwhelmed that I keep making excuses, being inconsistent and eating bits of food here and there. I’m basically procrastinating. I stay in a deficit and then I don’t and I’m just so annoyed with myself.…
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5 week progress update
Hey everyone! So after a long 6-7 month diet break I’ve officially been in a deficit for 5 weeks, aiming to lose 0.5lb a week. So far I’ve lost 6 lbs (probably water weight mostly). I’ve been eating an average of 2132 calories per day in the past 5 weeks and I haven’t felt tired! My jeans closed easily today which was…
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How often should you take measurements?
Since I’m only losing 20ish lbs at 0.5 lbs a week, I have decided to take measurements as a way to track progress because scale fluctuations drive me crazy. Honestly I have no idea how often to do that though! What have you guys done to track progress and how often should I take measurements?
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Feeling so hungry in a calorie deficit
So I’ve only been in a deficit for over a week and I’m so hungry. I’m eating enough protein, carbs, fat and fibre. My macros are on point. I’m also eating enough. Why is this happening?
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Eating a big brunch!
For so long I followed the notion that I needed to save calories for dinner so I would eat lighter during the day. Then I would feel peckish (probably unsatisfied) and snack on of chocolate/biscuits/snack bars (even whilst intuitively eating) and then try to make sure I didn’t overeat for dinner (but I wouldn’t feel…
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This is my story and how I plan on recovering from chronic undereating:
Disclaimer- if you have anything horrible or condescending to say then please click away. Only kind words are welcome please. I want to reach out to as many people as I can so we can all support each other. If you’re genuinely interested in reading my story then continue below: Most people wake up and go about their day,…
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Does losing weight make push ups easier?
I’m terrible at push ups! Being a female, my lower body power is much higher than my ‘weaker’ upper body. So frustrating because I just can’t seem to do full pushups, so I’m stuck at knee push ups. I’m currently 154lbs and 5’ 4” and did wonder though, will losing 10-15 lbs make a difference to my push ups by making them…
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Genuine question about normal bodies
I don’t understand because when I wake up and I’m standing in front of the mirror I feel so lean and strong and I can see my abs. But when I sit down I see ab rolls, a belly pooch and my thighs look huge. If I wave, then my arms flap and it looks so unsightly even though I strength train. My stomach is bigger towards the…
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Body composition and BMR
Ive always wondered how much does body composition affect BMR and energy expenditure? For example, there are two women aged 27, 5’ 4” and both weigh 150 lbs. Woman A has 35% body fat and doesn’t exercise much whereas Woman B has 25% body fat and does strength training so she’s built much more muscle. How many more calories…
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Low iron levels
Any suggestions for boosting iron levels. I’m tired of feeling exhausted. I do suffer from IBS so I’m aware that I can easily get deficiencies. Prescription iron made me sick and constipated so I’m not touching that. Basically just finding it sooo hard to diet as well as stay in a deficit. Every time I go into a deficit I…
