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Breakfast
I know I need to eat breakfast in the morning. Both my doctor and all the weight-loss books insist on the importance of a good breakfast. But it literally makes me sick to my stomach! When I try to eat breakfast, I feel sick for at least an hour afterwards, and sometimes I even throw up! It's not a problem later in the…
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No Shame
How do you work on being healthy without falling into the trap of obsessing about fitting the patriarchal image of what women are supposed to look like? How do you stay focused on making the right choices for yourself, without making changes in order to be what you think other people want you to be? How do you deal with…
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Not Getting Obsessed
Hi! I'm so glad I found this group. I'm recently recovering from a long illness. Over several months, I first lost a lot of weight (because I was quite ill), then gained it all back, plus a lot more (from being in bed for months). I've also lost quite a bit of muscle tone and physical endurance. Before I got sick, I was in…
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Eating Disorder
Is anyone recovering from or struggling with an eating disorder? Do you find that tracking food and fitness helps or hurts? I think this is helping me because I'm more focused on maintaing a good nutritional balance and exercising, not super restricting like before. But I'm worried that I'll get too obsessed with weight…
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body-positive health
Hi everyone! So I need to go back to eating healthy, and I *really* need to start exercising more, build up muscle and endurance. I'd really like to make some friends to help keep motivated, and I'm especially interested in meeting people with a body-positive attitude...I'm recovering from an eating disorder, and I need to…
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Any other vegans?
Hi! I'm going back to a vegan diet. I'm less concerned with quantity control than with meeting my nutritional needs and keeping away from sugar and empty carbs. I was a vegan for a long time (before an illness interrupted my life and I gained a bunch of weight), and I never felt better than when I was eating ethically and…
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Recovering after a long illness..
Hi, everyone! So after being bedridden for several months (Dec. 2010 - July 2011), I gained a lot of weight and lost a lot of muscle tone. I'm very physically weak and 80+ lbs overweight. I also do not feel healthy, because I've been eating a lot of crap. Well, I'm healthier now, and it's time to get back on track. So my…
