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Share the REAL reasons why you're fat (or too thin)
So, this site is pretty anonymous as in like most people you'll never meet, so it's a safe place to share things. So I think it's something everyone needs to do at some point or another, so if you've already shared with someone else or just yourself, share it again to empower yourself. If you haven't opened up yet, then do…
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Women who are in shape and athletic but weigh more??
So, I'm 19, and I'm 5'7" ish and I weigh somewhere between 150 and 160 I think, so like bmi wise almost or over weight. Now, I'm in good shape, I'm strong and I heavy lift and I have a lot of muscle, I'm about 24% body fat and that's dropping. I also have pretty large boobs (DD) I wear a size 28 jeans and a medium top…
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Hypothyroidism: armour success
So I just saw my endo and he switched my meds from 88 levothyroxine to a 60 mg tab of armour that apparently has the same dose of levo in it (cause my labs were normal just I wasn't feeling up to par) and then whatever amount of T3 it would have I'm looking for success stories with switching from levothyroxine (or…
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anyone have mental disorders?
I was wondering if anyone on here had any type of mental disorder that may be relevant to them not being where they want to be in weight and body? I have had eating problems (on both sides of the spectrum) before but also have PTSD, an unspecified anxiety disorder (kind of between general anxiety and social anxiety), and…
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Body Measurements, what do you think is ideal?
Hey guys, so I was wondering, what do you guys think are ideal body measurements for a women, I know the hourglass figure is appreciated so most people say equal bust and hip measurements and then 10 inches smaller for the waist. My measurements are 40-30-40 and I'm 5'7" I wear like a 12/14 dress to accomodate my bust (DD)…
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Do I look overweight? (better picture)
So I posted this question before but had people saying they couldn't tell from the photo. Anyways, basically, I'm in really good shape like I do kickboxing, and zumba, and I bike, and use the elliptical, and lift weights, and I workout 5 days a week and am active the other 2 days just not official like workouts, I eat…
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Do I appear overweight as I am?
I am 5'7" 21 years old, for my size I am very heavy in weight and it bothers me a lot but I want to know if I actually look it, because I do a lot of sports so I'm quite muscular so I would like to know if I look big or athletic or overweight or if I look thin, average, whatever. So here is a goofy recent picture of me…
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21 days to make some progress, long but please help!
Hi, So I've been on this site for a while, and I have had success before but I have hypothyroidism and I've had issues with it staying stable and stuff so, while I haven't gained any weight, I haven't lost any significant weight since january. I'm now home (so I can control what I eat and how much I work out a lot easier…
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I have 21 days to make as much progress as possible!
Hi, So I've been on this site for a while, and I have had success before but I have hypothyroidism and I've had issues with it staying stable and stuff so, while I haven't gained any weight, I haven't lost any significant weight since january. I'm now home (so I can control what I eat and how much I work out a lot easier…
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Losing weight and gaining size?
Hey, so, I'm really confused, I follow my calories as carefully as possible because I'm in college so I can't be weighing it and making it myself (I have no kitchen), when in doubt I try to overestimate a bit so it'll even out, and yeah I've been weighing myself every day as over christmas break my weight seemed to sneak…
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High Cholestoral because of hashimotos?
So I have recently been diagnosed with high cholestoral, like really high (over 300) but I have a very good diet, very little red meat or eggs, and not too much sat fat, and also I work out regularly and am generally active. So, I don't see how it could be diet related especially since I track all that on here. So, has…
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Easy healthy dessert, how did I not think of this before?
So, I'm a late night snacker, and I like sweets, so I was eating a low of sugar free fat free pudding just to save calories so I can eat as much real food with good nutrients in the day and still get my sweet snack late night. But I didn't have any and so I just made some quaker weight control oatmeal (banana bread flavor)…
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Why am I so heavy?
So, you can see my pictures, I'm not overweight in looks or health, only technically like as in BMI, but anyways, i'm 5'7" and weigh 170 lbs, and I've been looking at other people with similar stats as me, and people same height as me, but much lighter (even as low as 145 lbs) are measuring bigger than I am. Now I have big…
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Armour Thyroid?
Has anyone had success with hypothyroidism from switching from levothyroxine to armour thyroid. share your stories, i'm switching tomorrow!
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switched from levo to armour
So i just switched today from 88 mcg levothyroxine, my last labs were normal for the thyroid stuff but i have been feeling not as great and been having some weight issues depsite being careful and stuff so I wanted to do something and he said that maybe it's the T3 and so he put me on a dose of armout, 60 mg tab, with the…
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No results one year later..lots of pics
I (for a while, especially this summer) felt super good about myself like felt I looked better than ever, and I took pictures right before I started lifting this time last year (in underwear and bra), and like maybe a little leaner like back and lower tummy, but nothing significant, like the pics from now and then (even…
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Women Who Lift: Before and Afters!
My mom doesn't believe that lifting is good, she thinks I'll get bulky and that it's stupid because you can't sustain it for later in life (she used Arnold Schwarzenegger as an example.like look at him now it's gross) I showed her things on the internet but she doesn't believe they are real, so show me your before and…
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What do you get at starbucks (or wherever)
So I've been seeing lots of posts on here like wahhhh my coffee was 700 calories and I had no idea, did you really have no Idea, whole milk? caramel, chocolate, extra sugar, cream, etc. Anyways, I feel like coffee drinks get such a bad rep like everyone is like you can NEVER have anything but a black coffee from a coffee…
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Success with upping calories?
Hi, so I've just upped my calories to 2000 (but only plan on eating around 1900), because 1940 or something like that is my TDEE-10% according to a few calculators. However, I want to know of others success with upping it, did you gain weight first? or just start seeing losses? It's only my second day, so obviously way too…
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Ran today and my heel/arch hurts?
So I haven't ever been a runner, but I started and have been running not a lot but a few times a week, today I ran further than I have before, 4 miles, and now my heel/arch area hurts, i's like not the heel, or the arch, it's just that bit inbetween the heel and arch. My mom has plantar fascitis but I don't see how I could…
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Who prelogs and who logs as they go?
I prelog and LOVE it, it's fun for me who else does this and who logs as they go, and if you log as you go, how do you not go over?
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Look at my food diary and critque
My diary is open, I will put a discloser that I ate over/especially on fat around the holidays a couple days, but the last few days are average. I just upped calories though. Yeah, I have sweets every day but fit it in in moderation, and sometimes have multiple things but small amounts, or if i have larger amounts I make…
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Guess my weight?
I know this is a kind of annoying post, and I apologize in advance, but I have a lot of pictures, fully clothed and in bikini's and stuff, and today I got really discouraged by a recent gain, and I consider my current weight very heavy, but I still don't see myself as looking that heavy, but then sometimes i see pictures…
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Heavy or light weights?
So I've been doing new rules of lifting for women and I did it once through and am in the middle of stage 4 now because I'm redoing it. So basically, one thing I haven't been able to do is get my arms smaller, my legs have gotten smaller but I want my shoulders and arms to get smaller, they got really big from water polo…
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Question about running?
So, I'm not a runner, never have been, it's always been hard for me whether I was fat or skinny or playing competitve sports or not. I've never enjoyed it and never considered myself a good distance runner (i have been a good sprinter when I did track) Anyways, when I run, not very fast, like 10 min mile, my heart rate…
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Looking for more active friends
I have a few good friends on here, but most aren't, so I'm looking for more active friends (people who post, comment, log regularly, share what they are doing, etc.) I'm in college, I'm gluten free and hypothyroid, I lift and do cardio, so yeah add me if you want to
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Any Progress? (pics)
So the first picture is from around August, the other is from a couple days ago. My mom says I look thinner/more in shape, and I have been continuing good eating, and lifting, and began running/other cardio, but I see no difference in general or in picture form, so do you guys see a difference, if so, what? or does it just…
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weighing in after lifting..gain?
If you weigh yourself after lifting, like the day after, will you weigh more because of "pump" or whatever?
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Anyone see progress?
So the first picture is from around August, the other is from a couple days ago. My mom says I look thinner/more in shape, and I have been continuing good eating, and lifting, and began running/other cardio, but I see no difference in general or in picture form, so do you guys see a difference, if so, what? or does it just…
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Who eats 2000 calories or more?
And if you do, how big are you (height/weight) and what do you do fitness wise. and provide pictures if possible! I've been looking a lot and see that maybe TDEE-10% will be best, and that's about 2000 calories for me, and I currently am down at 1500 and was at 1700 for a long time, but it scares me to eat this many…
