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Returning after a while of maintaining
Hey, I've not logged on here really for several months because I was trying to see if I could keep my weight stable without thinking about it. Turns out, I can now! :D (controlling the binge eating that resulted from my depression was my main goal, and losing the bit of weight it caused me to gain, and also to stick to…
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Feel so insecure at the gym
I started going a few weeks ago and am fairly ok at using the machines I want to use. I don't like people looking at me because a lot of the time, I'll be using about half the weight I've noticed most guys are doing. Still, there's instructions and it's easy to see what I'm meant to be doing. Likewise with cardio stuff -…
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Alternatives to soda?
I confess I have a pretty bad addiction to diet coke. I drink a LOT of it. Every day. I'm trying to quit or at least dramatically lower my intake of it. But I can't drink just water and nothing else all the time, so what are your favourite alternatives? Currently I have a cup of green tea with lemon, but I'd like a bit of…
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How can I lose fat and not muscle?
I don't have loads to lose. Around 15 lbs at most. I just want to keep any muscle and make sure what I'm losing actually is fat. Then I might try to gain some muscle too, once I'm done lowering my body fat percentage. I know I have to eat at a caloric deficit, which I can do. I've read loads of different ideas about how…
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Possible to gain strength whilst losing fat?
Hi. Probably not a smart question but I've come across loads of conflicting advice and am unclear. I'm at a 'healthy' weight but have a high percentage body fat, which I want to decrease. I'm also not that strong, and would like to improve that too. Everything I've read seems to imply it's impossible to do both. If you cut…
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Wanting friends to get fit with
Hey. :) I don't seem to have much activity going on in my friends list on here, so feel free to add me if you're getting healthy. I'm 20-years-old and focusing more on getting fit and building strength. I'm currently a 'normal' weight for my height, but have a high body fat percentage which I'm working on reducing. Then, I…
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Clean eaters and vegan?
To everyone who likes the ‘eating clean’ thing, I’m curious as to what sort of meals you actually make on a regular basis. Especially if you’re vegan. Even more especially if you’re a college student or similar. What do you eat when you’ve not got lots of time to cook? (or - more accurately, have a lack of interest in…
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Time for a new start and to get serious
I'm not exactly new to this site but since joining, I've lost no weight because of being in the cycle of 'eat well for a few days, then feel depressed and eat junk/binge eat/not give a *kitten* about my health'. It's an improvement from when I was gaining weight, but I'm not happy that I always end up ruining progress in…
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Help.
I want to lose 20 lbs. I've been trying and failing to do this for months, and have gained weight instead. I log what I eat every single day. I know what I'm doing wrong. I binge eat all the time and I know it's disgusting and I know it's making me gain weight and I know it doesn't make sense and yet I still can't stop…
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The scales are telling me lies!! Aren't they??
I know this is stupid, but it's really scared me. For the past four days, I've been under my daily calories, eating healthy foods. Today, I ate healthily as usual, then ended up eating some cake. My diary says around 2400 for today, but it may be more. Not enough to cause me to gain 8 lbs though, especially with doing so…
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Third time lucky?
I'm Charlie. I'm 20-years-old and am on a year out from college due to medical reasons. I am ok to work out though, don't worry I'm not doing myself any damage here. This is my third time being on myfitnesspal. I've had accounts before and given up because of a lack of motivation and I just ended up thinking 'why bother?'…
