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Fewer and gaining?
Hey all, I'm eating around 1,500 a day and gaining weight (visibly as well as measurably)...??? I'm 5'6" and I'm a college student who walks around 3 miles to and from my classes. Thank you for the advice!
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Ex-anorexic, when to stop eating?
Hey all, I'm a recovered anorexic (weight recovered for 8 months, BMI 20.8, eat normally, seeing dietitian and doc and both say I'm fine) with no history of being overweight--HOWEVER... Just this week, I've started just eating nonstop. The other day I ate half a container of peanut butter to supplement my usual meals (by…
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Exercise and metabolism
Hey all, Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this...I'm a young adult who exercises moderately hard (cardio) for about a half hour right when I get up in the mornings. I've found that I get ravenously hungry in the evenings if I exercise. I don't put on much weight, but I'll eat back 2-3x my exercise calories!…
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Anorexic?
Hi y'ail, I struggled with anorexia for about a year, then recovered and looked fine. MyFitnessPal recommended a lower number of calories than my dietitian, so...guess what? I've gone back to restricting! Dumb me :/ To meet my dietitian's requirements, I have to eat more than what MyFitnessPal says, but I'm really…
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Scale accuracy
Hey, I use an analog scale but it fluctuates quite a bit. It ALWAYS says 120 lbs the first time I step on it. Then I reset the scale. If I step on it two more times, the numbers are usually (not always) a bit lower. Both times will be the same number. Sometimes, every successive time I step on it I get a lower number.…
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Fit lifestyle but plateau?
Hey all, I've been trying to lose around 5lbs recently. My weight has plateaued and I'm super frustrated! No matter how hard I try, I just can't get those 5 lbs to go away...okay, I did briefly drop 4 of them literally overnight, but afterwards I felt so sick that I couldn't leave my bed for a week (and then gained the 4…
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Gym time?
Hey everyone, About how long is normal for time at the gym? How many machine-counted-calories do you burn?
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Lose weight, anorexic history?
Hey all, I used to be anorexic (lowest BMI 16.1) and just finished up recovery. I overshot my ideal weight by about 5-10 pounds and would really like to lose those...but I tried decreasing my calories to 1,500 (about 100 calories OVER the recommended deficit for me) and still ended up with suppressed metabolism and weight…
