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stress fracture and meniscus tear...what now?
started going hard at the gym about 6 weeks ago and my knees started to hurt. The MRI on one revealed a stress fracture in my tibia and a meniscus tear. I'm on crutches for the foreseeable future. I don't want to decondition terribly, I've worked so hard! What kind of things can I do at home that don't include weight…
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been cutting too many calories, how to increase?
So, for the last 6 weeks ish, I've been sticking between 900 and 1100 calories/day. I was doing this mostly because I joined a diet bet and I am super competitive. LOL I've also added 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week and 3 times/week strength training. I'm not eating back any of those calories as of right now. I'm…
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How to get in more potassium without spending too much calories?
I've been tracking all of my nutrition for about a year now as I'm on a low cal diet for weight loss. i'm doing fine with tracking and losing weight, but I'm noticing that I NEVER hit my potassium goal. I've tried really hard to combat this with potassium rich foods, but I have a limited amount of calories to spend and I…
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Weight goes up after strength training...normal?
I've been doing cardio 3 times a week-ish (in addition to calorie restricting) and my weight is steadily going down every day. But, I threw in some strength training yesterday (on my cardio day off) and my weight was UP today! it was really, really disheartening. My diet was on point, so it wasn't that. I am VERY sore in…
