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Facts about gaining weight
Every couple of days, there is a new post about things you learn when you lose weight. I thought it might be fun to include a post about things you learn when you gain. I was thinking about fat gain generally or for something like pregnancy (fat between your toes???), but I'm open to muscle gain too (can lift your children…
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Is there anything you don't track?
I walk to and from work every day. Depending on the weather and my speed, it takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes total. Sometimes, if I'm booking it, it can get my heart rate pumping, especially since my travel TO work is entirely uphill. I don't log it though because it seems minimal and I don't want it to count as much as,…
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Sorry to vent! (slash introduce myself?)
Hi, everyone! My name is Christine and I've been living with an IBS diagnosis since 2007. At the time, I was IBS-C with significant weight gain (I was literally full of crap!) plus uncomfortable gas. When I got my diagnosis, the woman doing my stomach ultrasound looked at me with pity and said "you must be so…
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Carb frustration
Hello everyone! I tried FODMAPs for about 6 weeks at the beginning of the year. I have IBS-A, though most of the time it's type C so I didn't expect the diet to do much for me. I thought I was proved correct, when the reintroduction yielded minimal help with trigger foods. However, lately, I seem to have switched (maybe…
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New (Again) Girl
Hello everyone! I joined this group over a year ago, but I don't think I was truly ready for the experience. So, in essence, I'm sort of an in-between starter. I started a weight loss journey many pounds ago. I had a very cliche breakup (not eating, not sleeping) and I lost weight quickly and in the worst way possible. I…
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Substitute for lunch meat?
Hey everyone, I'm focusing on macronutrients this time around, and I'm struggling to get protein! I got the closest I've ever gotten today when, after a run, I ate a sandwich with double meat. The problem is, that deli meat got me almost 2k over my sodium! Does anyone have a low-sodium sandwich meat? Or a subsitute for…
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How to TRACK c25k?
Hey guys, I'm starting couch 2 5k this afternoon (finals are SO close to being over and I have a ton of energy!) but I wanted to know if there's an easy way to track it? Since I'm running less than a minute then walking, do I just keep track of the minutes then add minutes of running and minutes of walking? Is there…
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New In Town
Hey everyone! I'm so glad there was a group for this on here! I am a graduate student (studying law and public health). I was diagnosed with PCOS my freshman year of college, when I stopped having a period for about 10 months. I was immediately put on birth control and seemed to be okay. In fact, once I was put on…
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I love eating!
I love eating! My friend's father was just diagnosed with cancer so I took her out to eat to get her mind off the stress a little. I was sure IHop (her choice) would put me way over, but because I'd planned the day in advance for the most part - and because I started eating more - I was well within my calorie range. I even…
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Just a little help, please!
Hey everyone! I am new to the group after deciding EM2WL was a better, more sustainable option for me. I put my TDEE activity level on "heavy" (because I've been doing p90x which is 6.5-7 hours per week of high intensity exercise) and came out to about 2790 or something close. Then I calculated my BMR which came out to…
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Eating Back and Macros
If I eat back my exercise calories, I'm practically guaranteed to go over my carbs and fat and stuff, right? Because even if I've had a perfect day where I am right at my calories/carbs/fat/protein/fiber/etc levels, if I then exercise and eat calories back, I'll go over. Is that okay? Should I be anticipating this when I…
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One at a time? Or Combination?
Hello everyone! I'm new to the whole MFP thing, and I have some very wonderful friends who keep an eye out for me and encourage me to post anything and everything! It's been a few weeks and I've started to notice some things. 1) As a dual-degree graduate student (law and public health) my meals are sporadic, easy, and…
