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Psyche meds and weight gain
Does anyone else have this problem? I recently got my meds changed from a mood stabiliser to an antipsychotic (aripiprazole and flouxetine. I am battling with cravings and have gained a few pounds in the last 3 months. I am within my healthy bmi and would like to lose about 7 to 10 lb which would leave me comfortably…
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Female about to start weight training, advice please?
So, I've finally found a local gym where I can do proper weights. I'm about to move on from Jillian Michaels to insanity, but I plan to supplement it with some serious weight training. Mainly to get a bigger, rounder bum! I don't think I'll need to train often, what with the insanity in the morning and I may do a Jillian…
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Women's stuff Time of the Month etc observations & questions
For a start, since I kicked up my exercise program up to a serious high gear, with between 70 mins to 2 hours of Jillian Michaels DVDs 6, sometimes 5 days a week, my PMT symptoms practically vanished. I got really hungry and binged a couple of times, but had no other symptoms, then came on my period a couple of days ago…
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Day out with son in London tomorrow - help!
He wants to get a treat like pizza hut and I'm on a recovery day and have to stick to 1200 measley calories. Perhaps I could bribe him with new clothes and a coffee and snack? I'm going to be a right old party pooper, or sitting bibbling salad and drinking water while he scoffs on delicious pizza. I don't know if I could…
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Can insmonia mess with your weight loss?
Just wondering? Can it slow or stall it, even if you are sticking to you goals?
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Water question - how big are these 8 glasses?
Exactly this? In the diagram on your page, they look like pint glasses to me. Do you drink pints in the States? Sorry for my ignorance? Anyway, if it is 8 pints a day, that works out at 4.5 litres and incidentally, two consultant neurologists have told me that a person should consume between 3 - 4 litres of fluid to keep…
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Is my body freaking out? Have I shocked it?
Hi, I've been trying to lose about a stone since just after Xmas. However, I started doing the old Jilliam Michaels DVDs 3 - 4 a week. I wasn't really watching what I ate, so two weeks ago, made more of an effort with diet and upped the DVDs to an hour to 90 mins or more a day for 6 days a week. Weighed in at 9st 9lbs last…
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Hi everyone bummed out and need friends for support
Hi people, can anyone befriend me for moral support and advice please? I gained a stone at the start of the year, went from 8.13 (I'm 5'3") up to 10.1. So far, I managed to get down to 9.9 last week after exercising like a crazy lady and eating super low carb, but had a huge weekend binge. Monday I was up to 10.2. :( and I…
