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How do you deal with burnout?
Not in a good mental headspace today. Between work, holiday prep, housework, and trying to keep my physical health struggles under control… I’m completely burnt out and I don’t know how to refill this empty cup I’m trying to pour from because every time I turn around someone else wants something from me. And even the…
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Need Tips to Manage Anxiety
My anxiety is really bad lately. This aggravates my IBS symptoms, which causes me more stress, which aggravates the IBS even more. And I’m stuck in a cycle that I don’t know how to break. Medication and therapy aren’t working. Daily walks outside in the sunshine aren’t helping. Meditation isn’t working either. God isn’t…
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Need some support for a chronic condition
This may be a long shot but… Does anyone know of any online support groups for people with IBS? I got diagnosed last year and I’m having a really hard time lately. My dietician thinks all my symptoms are caused by anxiety/dehydration and my GI doctor is mainly concerned about my very low weight. I’m trying my best to make…
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Work from Home impacts
Just curious if anyone has experienced any physical/mental impacts of working from home? I know for me I tend to snack a lot more because no one is around to see me do it. Secondly, it’s harder to turn off my work brain at the end of the day. I feel like I’m constantly on call, especially because everyone I work with has…
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How do you stop self-sabotaging?
So I’m really not good at handling stress. And lately I keep getting hit with more and more of it… problems at work, way behind on basic household cleaning stuff, medical issues… my way of dealing with it all, at least lately, is to eat way more than I usually do. Normally I eat about 1400 a day, but yesterday it was…
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Any tips on increasing appetite?
Anyone have any tips on increasing appetite? Mine just isn’t here lately. Like I felt really full today and thought I did really well in terms of eating enough calories. Turns out it was less than 1200, and MFP suggests my goal should be 1800 per day. There’s no way I can cram 600 more calories into my body today, but how…
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Need breakfast ideas, please help
So I’ve been working with a nutritionist lately trying to gain some weight, and she suggested I try some new things for breakfast. Looking for balanced ideas. Bonus points if they can be prepped the night before. I also have IBS (yay 😞) so I need something that’s relatively easy to digest. Thanks in advance!
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Bad mental health day
Sorry in advance for the self-pity post. I’m having one of those days where I feel like a failure in everything. Tried to do yoga this morning and couldn’t do have the poses. Trying to get into healthier eating habits but keep slipping back into bad habits and can’t keep it up. Trying my best at work but it still isn’t…
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High Fiber recipes?
Anyone have any recipes out there that are high in fiber? I’ve been told that I need a lot more in my diet and I’m looking for some inspiration. Thanks in advance!
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Recipes with Boost nutrition drinks?
Looking for recipes that use Boost nutritional drinks. My doctor wants me drinking them to help me gain some weight but if I drink them straight it makes me nauseous because they’re super sweet. Trying to find something that will help mellow out the sweetness and make it taste bearable
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Struggling to gain, need advice/encouragement
I’ve been trying to gain weight for a while now, and I’ve really been struggling due to low appetite/getting full really easily. Also, a lot of the foods suggested in the “hard gainer” thread (pizza, peanut butter, avocados, ice cream, etc.) I can only handle in very small amounts without just feeling bloated and in pain.…
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Anyone else have trouble meditating?
I’ve been trying to meditate more but it’s a huge struggle for me. I live in an apartment with paper thin walls so a quiet and peaceful environment is pretty much impossible to come by, and when I do manage to drown out the noise my mind still jumps all over the place. Just wondering if I’m the only one struggling, or if…
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Need advice for stress management strategies
Need advice. Work stress is really getting to me this week, and it looks like next week is going to be even crazier. My response lately has been to graze on junk food all day, and then I’m not hungry for actual balanced meals. Looking for a more healthy response?
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Hi! Any fellow weight gainers?
Looking for friends/support from people who are trying to GAIN weight. I feel like I’m in the minority, LOL, but I can’t be the only one out there struggling. Maybe we could cheer each other on?
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Tips for maintaining a positive mindset?
How do you change your mindset when you’re having a really bad day? I feel like I’m so far behind in work, chores around the house, creative pursuits… everything. And despite eating like crap the past week, the scale still says I’ve lost weight when I’m trying desperately to gain. I want to try and reset my mind but I…
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Low appetite
Does anyone else have a really low appetite? I really need to gain weight and my calorie goal is about 1650. If I eat 1300 in a day it’s enough to make me feel stuffed and bloated. High calorie foods like avocado/nuts/etc. just make me feel worse. Any tips for stimulating what little appetite I have?
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Does anyone else feel like they keep getting in their own way?
Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m getting in my own way of my weight gain goals. When I’m stressed out I tend to either eat a lot less or eat all the junk food and nothing healthy. Either option leaves me feeling physically ill, which in turn stresses me out more and it ends up being a vicious cycle to the point where it…
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Trouble Sleeping due to Stress
Anyone else have trouble sleeping when they are under stress? My job has been pretty hectic lately and I haven’t been able to sleep any later than about 4:15 am all week, even on the weekend when I was off. And I keep having dreams about work where everything goes terribly wrong 🙃 Just wondering if anyone else has this…
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High calorie snack options?
Looking for ideas for high calorie snack options that won’t make me feel super bloated and sluggish. I’m desperately trying to gain weight but I’m having a hard time because I get full really easily and have a pretty low appetite in general. I also can’t eat peanuts or peanut butter, which I know is a common suggestion to…
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Need motivation for weight gain!
I’ve been trying to gain weight for a long time but it is SO HARD! Especially when strangers or even my own family judge me for the way I look. I’m not comfortable in my own skin at all any more. I know I have really bad habits when it comes to food and nutrition, and I know I need to make a lot of changes but I don’t know…
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Stomach issues due to monthly cycle?
Hi. New here. My goal is to gain weight, but I also have issues with my stomach not being able to tolerate much of anything during and immediately before I start my cycle. I am trying to find a doctor to talk to about this, but any tips to relieve the misery in the meantime? I only managed to eat 700 calories today and I…
