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Exercise suggestions for those bedridden by injury?
i recently injured my leg on a work trip and i've been told i need to be pretty much bedridden for the next few days, and that all weight bearing high intensity or impact exercise is banned for the next 8 weeks... anyway i want to try and maintain as much cardiovascular fitness/conditioning as i can in this very sedentary…
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Hypoglycemia after intense workout? Non-diabetic, no history of blood sugar issues
hey all! yesterday i was having a lot of fun at the gym so instead of stopping at my usual point i decided to just keep going until i felt like stopping. initially i felt fine-- a bit tired, a bit shaky, maybe. but about 20 minutes after my workout i started to feel really, really sick. i was about to make a post-workout…
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High impact exercise when overweight
I've been running as my main workout since I used to enjoy it and I've been pleasantly surprised by how far and fast I can run without losing my breath-- I'm very sedentary, so I didn't expect to be able to go so far without gasping for air. However, while my lungs are fine, my legs seem to be a different story. I've…
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How do you know if you're undereating?
I've been eating 1200 calories a day, more or less. I'm starting to wonder if it's too little? Eating 1200 calories I've been starting to get very tired, and when I stand up I get a bit dizzy and sometimes my vision darkens for a bit. I get very hungry at night and can hear my own stomach growling. This is the number MFP…
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Struggling to eat enough on a low budget
after logging my intake i've realised my problem is undereating most of the time (more due to financial issues than on purpose), and then overeating whenever i get the chance. i'm trying hard to eat enough but it's hard to even meet ~1200 calories per day with healthy food. if i wanted to just take spoonfuls of olive oil…
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Attempting change the right way this time-- My story
Hi, I'm Josie. I grew up very active and very lean, but when I moved from a rural region with no access to fast food and daily physical labour caring for our horses to a suburban setting, I started putting on weight. Not that much at first. My doctors always said I was only mildly overweight. I thought, I enjoy food, so…
