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calorie intake too low
Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble meeting my daily calorie goals and today due to pms problems (sorry if any guys are reading this) I finally gave in to my mum and ate the gluten and dairy free chocolate cake she'd made me... Basically I am looking for healthy ways to increase my intake without adding carbs because what my…
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Pain when exercising
Hi, Two days in a row now I've tried to do a zumba session on my wii and I get half way through the second song and I get this sharp pain in the side of my abdomen. I thought it was a stitch yesterday because it had been an hour since breakfast... but I tried it again today 4 days after eating (I had been drinking water)…
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The best way to get over a slip up?
Hi, Today I was doing really well.. I had a blood test and got myself some gluten/dairy/egg/nut free dark chocolate to stop me fainting afterwards and I had only intended to eat half but ended up eating the whole thing... then I ate a couple of digestive biscuits which is really bad cause I'm gluten and lactose…
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Lactose Free Dairy
Hi, I'm trying to eat paleo because I'm gluten and lactose intolerant but I also have a potential nut allergy (trying to get tests done to be sure). Cutting out grains has therefore been moderately easy, the real trouble comes with me and dairy. As I'm a student, I live half the year at home with a mother who is very…
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Alternatives to weight training
Hi, I'm a 19year old girl looking to incorporate strength training in to a new fitness programme. I've lost my way a bit recently due to illness and emotional pressures so I am looking to renew my fitness programme this easter and get back my ideal BF%. I was wondering if yoga/pilates would be a good way of doing this? I'm…
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gained weight/lost muscle and want it back ASAP!
Hi, November 2012 I reached my goal BF% and felt amazing. I was the happiest I\d ever been when looking in the mirror! Unfortunately after a long and stressful 1st term at uni involving an undiagnosed series of chest infections, I became really ill over christmas and wasn't able to work out/be very active at all because I…
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Struggling to meet daily calorie intake
At the moment I'm struggling with not having a big appetite at all which is making meeting my calorie intake of 1200+ difficult because I'm finding it difficult to eat much at all. Add to that the fact that I seem to have trained my body to only enjoy fairly healthy food is making finding those extra calories almost…