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Endometriosis and Weight Gain
Hi all, Struggling with endometriosis (have not begun any treatment yet) and I haven't been to the gym since the summer. It's not only the abdominal pain (worsened by exercise - even bringing home laundry or climbing subway stairs are a challenge), but the extreme fatigue that keeps me from attempting work outs. So far…
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When you've already messed up by 11 am...
Today I overate at breakfast / morning snack and that leaves me a fairly small calorie amount for the rest of the day. Just curious for any advice on how people try to fix their days when they've already messed up early on. I've gotta resist just giving in and saying "oh well, it was a bad day, might as well eat whatever I…
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Tips for breaking the yo-yo cycle
I feel like I keep cycling between the same four pounds - and it's so frustrating, because no matter what i do I can't cross the threshold of losing 15 lbs or more. Any tips to finally push myself over that edge? Up exercise, up water intake, cut back on sugar, cut back on sodium - I've tried it all, but I'm willing to try…
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When the Scale Jumps - Scary!
Hi, Okay, so I know the scale moves up and down constantly naturally. It does for me, I gain and lose the same 2 lbs all the time. But it freaked me out the other day when it said I had gained 5 whole pounds overnight. Could this really just be water weight? So much? I've been hydrating well and haven't been gone over my…
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What should I eat with soup?
Excited to make lots of slow-cooker soups and stews this winter. But a bowl of soup doesn't usually fill me up on its own, so I like to eat something with it - and the habit of having warm, crusty bread with soup is hard to break, but I'm trying to have fewer carbs. What other foods to you find pair well with soup??
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Mini victory of the week
I'm sure many topics like this have been started before, but here goes: What was your small victory for the week? Mine: Normally when I binge or have a bad weekend, I stop logging. I figure "Ugh, why is it even worth tracking" - plus, I don't want to know, haha - and then I fall off the wagon. But for more than a week I…
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Filling, easy alternative to oatmeal?
Hi all! Been on this site for years but first time posting... So, for a longggg time I've had a daily breakfast of oatmeal. Keeps me full till lunch, relatively healthy (I eat Nature's Path brand), easy to add fruit mix-ins, etc. - and most important, handy to bring to work and make anytime. But I've just come to the…
