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"Carb Flu" ?? Feelling Horrible
Does anybody know about this topic? Today has been a real hard day. I am having major crash and feel terrible. I have not been able to eat but half a salad today. Headache, fatigued, shaky, flush, anxious, and just out of it. I think it may be what they call a "carb flu" because today is day 8 with lowering my carb intake…
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I cannot intake enough calories while keeping low carb
It feels like I would have to eat all day to get to 1800 calories. I am at around 1200 calories a day right now and working out 5 days a week. I can feel the low energy level too. I am trying to keep my carbs down and it seems like that really keeps my calories low. I have been noticing food items high in calories and low…
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Your Favorite Healthy Meal From A Restaurant
So far I have found that Chipotle has an awesome nutrition calculator on their website so you can play around with their menu to customize a meal suited for your diet. I like their Chicken Salad with black beans, fajita veggies, guacamole and tomato salsa. It hits the spot for a day I am going to put in a lengthy workout.
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Overtraining or Not Enough Calories? HELP!!
I have been pushing it real hard at the gym lately doing 70 minutes of interval training at night. I am brining my heart rate up to 160 for three minutes then dropping it and staying at 130 for three minutes. I am taking in around 900 calories before I hit the gym and I feel like complete crap afterwards for about 2 hours.…
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Hard Liquor and Increased Metabolism - Yes or No????
Ok, so I have read many articles online contradicting one another regarding weight loss and the consumption of hard liquor such as vodka, gin, etc. Some say you can gain weight/stop weight loss because your body starts to burn the empty alcohol calories instead of food calories and others say it actually speeds your up…
