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Any women/girls looking to just gain muscle? need training inspiration etc!
I'm 19, had an eating disorder so trying to build my body back up, get back my strength and my confidence. I am now at a healthy weight and am looking to really start building some muscle etc any fellow mfp users that could help me, be healthy inspirations that would be great
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have a huge belly what am i doing wrong?
i try and eat healthily, ive been cutting down on carbs loads but recently started having a piece of brown toast with my eggs in the morning and sometimes rice or cous cous at tea time to see if maybe it was because i wasn't having a blanced diet. i'm rcovering from an ED and basicly my stomach sticks out massivley, the…
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Can you gain muscle when doing cardio and not eating a surplus?
I eat healthily as i can and follow a low carb, higher protein diet. eat alot of salds, porridge, scrambled eggs, chicken etc but i normally net quite alot under the 2000 calories. I also do alot of cardio like running or bike riding and walking etc. Can i still gain muscle or do you have to eat over 2000 calories? i am so…
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so confused about how much i should eat and how to put on muscle without getting fat/ too bulky-Girl
i am so confused i understand that you have to eat under your calorie requirements to loose fat and too be able tos ee muscle but can you still build muscle whilst under eating?> if i over eat and only do lifting once/ twice a week as well as quite a bit of cardio will i still build muscle or am i just going to get fat?…
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feel so guilty just binged on bread!
been feeling ill for a few days / sick etc and today my family bought a huge tiger bread loaf. i avoid bread normally as much as possible and white carbs in particular but it smelt and tasted so amazing that i just kept on eating it . Will it make a big difference? my body has just been wanting carbs so bad like yesterday…
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how to avoid feeling so guilty after anything high cal?
I feel so incredibly guilty after eating anythign remotley unhealthy or high calorie. I never feel like i can treat myself or that i deserve it. I just want to be a normal teenager and be carefree and enjoy life like my friends, to be able to eat big bags of doritos and not care or walk into a coffee shop and order what i…
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how do i stop panicking over high cal foods/ not exercising?
Whenever i try to up my portion or intake i freak out. Everything gets twisted out of proportion in my head, i feel so guilty over the tiniest things and refuse to allow myself to eat things like crisps, chocolate etc.. even though im gaining weight and all my friends happily eat them too excess without caring/ being…
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am i eating enough/ doing too much?
I never feel like i do enough exercise and feel incredibly guilty for eating when i'm not hungry. I tend to eat alot in the evenings because i find i have alot of spare cals, is it bad to say have a bag of popcorn/ some carrots and hummus etc.. after the gym even if im not hungry? I think i eat ok for my height and weight…
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feel guilty if i don't exercise- how much should i do??
It's awful, i feel like i should be exercising all the time. If i see someone exercising and i'mm not i hate myself. If i'm sat revsising etc all i can think about is i need to be doing something. I try and do a bit eveyday but can't justify easy forms of exercise in my head. Is walking a valid fom of exeicse? yesteday and…
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How many calories should I be eating?
I am 5 foot 6 , weigh around 100lbs an exercise every day. I'm 18. What sort of targets should I have?recovering from an eating disorder s am petrified of unhealthy food and feel so guilty when I go over on cals. Any advice for building muscle etc? / working out macros xx by all means look at my diary would love advice
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Is it ok to eat over cals/ even though I'm not hungry?
I am 5 foot 6 and weigh around 103 lbs I am trying to gain but I feel so guilty eating when I know I am not hungry and I am sared to eat Anything unhealthy or high calorie. Is it bad to eat tons in the evenings cals wise etc Ben if I dot need it or feel hungry? And is going over on cals ok/good? I want to gain muscle.
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Girl trying to gain?!I want to put on muscle not fat. help!
I know i need to put on weight because i'm underweight but i'm struggling. I'm not getting very far and tbh i struggle with the idea of putting on weight, stupid as it sounds but it scares me . Any Help/tips would be great!
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Really badly damaged my knee and can't exercise??
Help, never going to meet my 630 cals burnt target this week. I have had to cancel most of my gym classes this week and cannot do any of the running i would normally. I know i need to rest it but really need to do something, suggestions? will a week or so doing bits of walking and weights still be ok? how can i get in some…
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What should i have as a snack?
I've just done a body pump (weight lifting class) by all means look at my diary today - feedback would be great. I ahve some cals left over and know i need to be meeting my target. What's a good snack that isn't going to stop me sleeping ( i.e super high energy) but is good for you and nice/different. suggestions????
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Healthy late night snack ideas?
Something nice that wont interrupt sleep. Idealy help build muscle haha
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Is jacket potatoe and beans a healthy good lunch?
Basicly, i get a free lunch tommorow but the canteens to choose from mainly serve burgers/pizza/chips/chicken nuggets/ fry ups etc... The healthiest option aside form salad i think would be a jacket and beans (no cheese) what do you think? is this too high cal etc...? any other options you can think of? i'd like something…
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Anyone know any low calorie healthy pancake recipes?
Ideally made with whole wheat flour and oats. thought we could recipe share seeing as it's topical :)
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What to class as water intake ( a glass etc..?)
Hi, do you log other drinks such as tea/coffee etc as your 9 glasses of water a day or only water? also would you class say a bottle of water as 2 drinks? thanks
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How bad is my tea would you say?
I try to eat healthy but i don't always get a say over what to have for tea. This was one of those days. Do you think it's really bad/ any benefits of it? i am trying to gain but i want to eat nutritious food. Also, any reveiws on the rest of the week - i mostly cooked for myself- would be great /tips etc... thanks! im…
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If i want to build muscle should i eat over my cals?
If i'm doing cardio (walking, running and dance mainly) and a bit of strengh training (mainly mild e.g yoga, pilates etc,, should i alwys match my cal intake? I want to gain weight to get a healthy bmi but also gain muscle, if i'm only eating my bmr some days will i see no muscle gain?
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How healthy is my diary?
Any feedback on my diary either today or the past few days etc.. would be great. I'm trying to gain weight bu am trying to do it healthily, e.g by larger portions, adding milk/butter/cheese to things and introducing alot of snacking into my day. Mainly nuts, yoghurts, hummus etc... any tips on how to gain healthy would be…
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Body pump or body combat?
Not sure which one to do. I am trying to gain weight but also tone up and get muscle. I want abs and to be strong again after loosing alot of weight accidently.. My aim is too be healthy and strong. Basicly, body pump is a weight lifting style class wheras body combat is sort of like martial arts zumba kinda thing. Which…
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Really trying to meet my calorie targets today. help!
I've eaten loads of nuts, treated myself to a yoghurt. had 3 big, filling meals. what else can i do? also is my day healthy ish?
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What classes as a glass of water in order to log?
I tend to count squash, bottles etc.. as my water glass counter thing. How many ml is a 'glass'? i tend to log a 500ml bottle as one drink. I also count decaff tea etc.. as a drink. what do you do?
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What to log les mills body combat?+cals burnt
The suggested calorie burn for a body combat class is 737 cvalories, however i don't know what weight this is based on and none of the les mills classess are on the system. What do you log it as? and how long?
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Half a cup is a serving? Help i have double this?! confused
: :embarassed: Half a cup of alpen is around 45g apparently which is a serving size and contains 170 cals. + milk I was thinking more 1 cup serving and milk but this would add up to around 440 calories (inc 200ml milk) Is this too much for breakfast/ is this healthy/normal? should i need this much? help help help.
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Feedback on my diary?
I'm trying to healthily gain weight , im 5 foot 6 and eigh around 100-102lbs last time i checked. I'm really struggling with the idea of gaining weight because i love health food and i really don't want to be fat. Any ideas/suggestions on how i can sloly and ideally healthily up my intake without feeling bad that'd be…
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Worried about how high my breakfast calories are, any help?
Whats a normal amount of calories to have at breakfast? Mine seem to be over 400 . I try to be healthy, i avoid processed cereal and save bread for lunch etc.. I have alpen muesli mixed with oats + raisins with some semi skimmed milk. i really want to make sure i'm getting a good intake of fibre, fruit, protein etc.. and…
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Struggling with gaining weight, role models?
I am really struggling with the idea of gaining weight. I need to, everyone's worried and i know in the future i'll be glad i did it and i will look better. But i am just so scared i am going to pile it on and get fat. I've been healthy eating which is why i lost weight but now i'm the lightest i have ever been and my BMI…
