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I just don't know how much to eat anymore!!
I am recovering from bulimia and I'm 5'8'' and weigh 175.2 pounds as of today. My highest weight was 295.4 pounds and I lost it all with a 900-1200 calorie diet. Obviously, things got out of control and my metabolism is 'wrecked'. I suffered from exercise bulimia, burning over 1,000 calories a day, and when my muscles gave…
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Odd nerve sensations with back rows
Every time I extend my arms with a back row, I get a shot of tingling sensation down my left arm. It's not very painful, just creepy. Feels like blood is rushing down the vein from my bicep to my wrist at 100mph. What am I doing wrong? Too much weight? I'm only using 8-pound dumbbells. ETA: It's so creepy and alarming that…
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First job interview help meeee
I have my first job interview in 2 hours for ****'s Sporting Goods. It's nothing big, but does anybody want to give me some 'last minute' advice? Hahahaha, oh MFP. Thank you for censoring.
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12 Homemade Poptarts
Source: Taralynn McNitt (http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/post/28919468424/12-lighter-homemade-pop-tarts) Recipe For Pastry Dough: 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour 1 Cup White Flour 2 Tbsp Baking Stevia 1/2 Tsp Salt 1/4 Cup Plain Chobani 1/4 Unsalted Butter Diced at Refrigerator Temp. 3 Tbsp Skim Milk Directions: In a mixer…
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Lost an inch on one arm.. not the other
I just started strength training, using 8-pound weights. I've been working hard, and my workouts are 'total body' but typically more focus on arm exercises than lunges or squats. I'm ready to move onto heavier weights, less reps. However... Both of my arms started out at 13inches... Now my left arm is 12, but my right is…
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Exercise makes me ANGRY at the world
I always hear/read about people getting 'high' off exercise. They feel great all day long and so happy and pleased with themselves. Well.. I just started strength training again, and I feel pissed as Hell. That's 'I want to break somebody's neck' pissed and irritable. I have the absolute WORST mood swings on days that I…
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Newbie Strength Training HELP (What's your routine like?)
I'm new to strength training, not to weight loss and exercise in general. For the past two years, I've been mainly doing cardio. Often my cardio is an exercise video and it may or may not include arm "toning" or "firming" with very light weights. I want to get into lifting heavier, but all I have is 8-pound dumbbells. I…
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Maintaining weight at 20% cut from TDEE
I've been eating at a 20% cut from my 'lightly active' TDEE for the past month and haven't lost a single pound. I'm 5'8'', 18 years old, and 180.2 pounds as of this morning. I recently got a fitbit, so I'm trying to get it work right and give me a more accurate TDEE. I shoot for over 10,000 steps a day. It usually gives me…
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Fitbit RANT
I've only had this stupid piece of *kitten* for two and a half days, and it's already DEAD. It's fully charged and won't respond to the damn button and now it WILL NOT RESET. I've been trying to reset it for the past hour, and it won't sync to any of my computers. This has got to be a new record. I paid 100 bucks for a…
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Diet after heart surgery?!
So, my dad has just had open-heart surgery on four completely blocked arteries last week. He's sort of given me the responsibility over his meal plan (which is completely stressful since I'm also in recovery for bulimia and not a dietician in the least and I can barely keep up with my own nutrition... but I'll save the…
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Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal
I just made this; it is absolutely DELICIOUS. I can't wait to have it tomorrow morning with sliced banana for breakfast. I used skim milk, 1/2 cup of egg beaters, light butter, and all natural peanut butter. You may want to add a few packets of splenda or truvia if you like your oatmeal very sweet. **** Peanut Butter Baked…
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Hibachi dinner tomorrow night!!
So, my family and I are going out to a hibachi restaurant tomorrow night to celebrate my high school graduation. I love Japanese food, but it is also a fear food for me (as I cannot be sure of the nutritional info). I'm trying to be healthier, but my initial reaction is to restrict and only have vegetables... However,…
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EM2WL Help? Rest days and exercising..
I've been eating 1830 calories a day based on a 20% cut from my TDEE with 1-3 hours of light exercise. However, I normally do 45-75 minute walks every day plus 15-20 minutes strength training every other day. I was recently told that this would count as 3-5 hours of moderate exercise. That would mean my calorie goal would…
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Help me get started?
Alright, I thought I had this whole thing down, but after reading through a few topics, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. If somebody who has a good grasp on EM2WL could take a few minutes to put me on the right track, I'd be VERY appreciative. I'm 18-years-old, 5'8, and I currently weigh 180.6 pounds. I am in…
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TRUST issues
I just read that article about food labels being off by 20-70%. What am I supposed to eat? Can I trust ANY food out there? I always knew that restaurant calorie counts were bogus, but the back of a box of pasta can be wrong? A slice of cheese? A container of yogurt? An ice-cream treat? How about a damn slice of bread? Or a…
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Rewarding myself
Just wanted to share my newest motivation, because sometimes 'being healthy' is just not enough to get rid of the ED thoughts. For completing a certain amount of days binge/purge/restriction/laxative FREE, I will be rewarding myself with the following: 10 days: A blue fitbit (probably the most expensive of all the rewards,…
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Toning up arms HELP ME
So, I used to do a lot of cardio videos that incorporated a few arm exercises. I've done the 30DS twice as well. However, after gaining some weight back and losing muscle mass with my ED, I'm looking for a plan to do at home with dumbbells and separately from my 30-50 minutes walks around the neighborhood. (Can you even do…
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Water and bloating?
I'm trying to increase my water intake up to 15-16 glasses a day. I thought it would help my skin and water-weight loss and bloating. So far, my skin looks better already, but I'm bloated beyond normal, and I've actually "gained" a pound over night. My lips are also suddenly very dry. What's going on? Too much water?
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Man, I love Family Guy but...
Sometimes I think they go a bit over-board with the bulimia jokes and references. I'm all for poking a little fun at everybody's problems now and then, but bulimia seems to be a running joke on the show, and it's starting to bother me. Are there any jokes/references on Family Guy or other tv shows that shouldn't bother you…
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I don't know what to eat today!!
Lunch was 1 small roma tomato, 2 cups of 'sweet butter' lettuce, 4 oz. of rotisserie chicken, 1/4 cup of guacamole, and 1/2 cup of Arctic Zero chocolate "ice cream" (Total: 317 calories) Snack 1 was 1/2 cup of 2% small curd cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of raspberries and 1/4 cup of blueberries. (Total: 143 calories) Dinner…
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I can't remember what I weigh...
I started out at 295 pounds and lost 145 pounds in about a year and a half. I gained back 50 pounds when bulimia was at it's worst... And I'm back down 26 pounds right now. My head is so screwed. Am I the only one? I can't get a grasp on how much I weigh. I was at the store the other day, waiting on my brother to finish…
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What's happened to MY FACE?!?
I've always had clear skin throughout my teen years. If I had a pimple, it was usually just one at a time.. every month or so... And never, ever had I broke out on my cheeks or in clusters. Even with bulimia and restricting tendencies, my face was fine. The first few months of recovery I didn't see any change either...…
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Cardio with 2lb weights?
I just found a lovely exercise video on my cable's onDemand feature, and I really love it. It's 30 minutes long and except for the warm-up and cool-down, light weights no heavier than 3lbs are supposed to be held throughout. It's got basic cardio moves that you see in other videos and just a bit of specific arm exercises…
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Scale just won't move!!
I've been stuck at 183-185 pounds for over three months. I'm 5'8'' and 18-years-old, trying to get weight off that I gained back during recovery for bulimia. It doesn't matter how much I eat, the scale just isn't moving in either direction. I've tried 500 calories a day, 1000... 1500.. 1200... 1800.. 2000... And everything…
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2,743 calories per slice
http://www.fatgirltrappedinaskinnybody.com/2011/06/ultimate-smore-anniversary-cake/ This cake. My God. I don't even care, just gimme. It's a seven layer cake with 2 brownie layers, 2 cheesecake layers, 2 chocolate chip cookie layers, and a graham cracker layer with marshmallow fluff and chocolate icing. Muahahahahaha. Had…
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Pedometer and activity level
I have some serious issues with exercising after having practically tortured myself with an ED... So, I was thinking it might be easier to start increasing my steps up to 10,000 a day. It doesn't have that scary 'exercise' sound to it. :P My question is: how should that increase affect my activity level? I'm very sedentary…
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Restricting calories, gaining weight
Okay, this isn't the average MFP post complaining about restricting calories and gaining weight. I know exactly what I've done to my metabolism over the past year and a half with my restrict, binge, purge cycles. For the past four days, I've been eating an average of 400 calories (after spending two days stuck in…
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Exercise Induced Anxiety
All throughout last year, I over-exercised, using exercise as a form of purging. I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about exercise now. People recommend just starting out with slow-paced walks around the neighborhood, but even then I feel anxious and sick. I can't tell you how many nights I've been unable to sleep in…
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Sedentary TDEE plus exercise calories?
Would EM2WL still work if I ate at 15-20% less than my TDEE at completely sedentary level.. and then ate back my exercise calories? I ask this because I haven't gotten onto much of an exercise schedule. If I'm feeling sick (which is a lot lately), I don't exercise. After dealing with exercise bulimia, I can't risk pushing…
