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Hair loss
I've had a couple of episodes of very rapid weight loss (exercise + too tired to eat) interspaced between weeks of heavy binging this summer (its been an incredibly stressful summer). Overall i've lost a little weight (when the bloat goes down). The only massive issue I notice is that my hair has really thinned out. Has…
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Rapid weight loss
At a point when i had got pretty squishy 3 weeks ago i started out prepping for a 2.5 week hike which i just completed. I'm a bit lazy about carrying and eating food so was probably averaging 1200-1400 kcal/day. Low, but not super low. Imagine my surprise when i stood on the scales 20lbs down from 3 weeks ago (my BMI was…
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How do you stay sustainable?
After years I've worked out my calorie range for loss is 1400-1600. I can do this for 3 weeks to 1 month however eventually i just get really hungry and start yoyo-ing, over that range, (1800 to 2200) then trying to make up for it etc. eventually re-gaining any loss. Things i've tried to control the hunger are.. 1) Keto -…
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Facial swelling and bloating
I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this or had any success addressing it. My face has a habit of bloating really badly, this can result either from binging (occasionally I really overdo it) but can also happen when I overly restrict calories (usually down to 1000-1200 after a period of binging). Sometimes…
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Altitude calories burned
Over the next month i'm in the Andes a fair amount of time at and above 3000m (approx 10,000ft for you Americans here!) I've been here for about a week and notice the calories burnt on my Garmin watch (with wrist HRM) are much greater for a given amount of running/walking than they are at sea level. Do i trust this? or is…
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Fat shaming rant... why don't we teach our children better.
I'm just writing this as I really need to get it out. I'm sure lots of you on this forum have had similar experiences but i just wonder how, with such great steps we've taken in our society to cultivate respect for women how much has slipped thorugh the gaps. I'm currently on holiday in Australia, and this evening decided…
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Help/reassurance no loss after diet and exercise change, same logging?
Hi all, i haven't posted on these boards but have been plugging away at this weight loss thing with for a while. As January started though I decided to step it up a bit with both weight and fitness. After 1 bad week around January 10th I have increased my exercise considerably and eliminated binging. Unfortunately up now…
