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Ladies did the "change" change you?
I feel super sensitive about this and don't have any females in my family to ask. I think I am starting the "change" my mom passed when I was young and have no sisters or any older female relatives to ask. I am 46, never had children, extremely active and hold a very stressful job. why that info?, no idea maybe this is all…
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FINIALLY DROPPING!!!!!!
You have all said it, hundreds of times. Eat TDEE less 20% and be patient. I never listened. Nope, I was stupid and thought eating 1200 calories (when I got that in) and exercising to the point of failure 6 days a week would surely get me to my goal. I wasted so much time NOT LISTENING! now, finally, the light has gone on!…
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Mush needing affirmation on TDEE-20
OK, I have read enough, Im taking the leap to EAT MORE FOOD. Im scared, WAY scared because my scale has not been a friend this year. But I am putting my faith in everyone on here who says to eat more and I finally wen tout and bought some bravery to try this theory. Q1) I should expect slower weight loss though correct?…
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SO many TDEE Calculators. which one to use?
I went on the internet and put my stats in no less than 12 TDEE Calculators. All were different and one had my TDEE at 1260. I guess taking 20% off that number wouldn't work well for me. Others had my TDEE at 2200. What a wide range! anyone have a TDEE calculator that you trust?
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Makes no sense but it worked
I went camping for the last 4 days. No working out, nothing to eat but chicken hot dogs with buns, hamburgers with buns, chips and margaritas. I should have gained 10 lbs. I gave myself permission to have these 4 days off even though the guilt of not working out Killed me. I came home and weighed in today and im down 3…
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Addicted to exercise
Is this a bad thing? I was a COUCH potato for, oh gosh, more years then I can count. (hangs head in shame). 3 - 4 years ago I joined a kickboxing gym. I was sure it would be yet another thing I quit after a few months. Well I stayed there for a year and then switched to a gym that had "More" things to do. spinning, cardio…
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belly bloat after every meal??
has anyone experienced this. I try very hard to eat either high fiber cereal for breakfast or egg whites with veggies. I have chicken and veggies for lunch and either chicken or egg whites for dinner. I know I don't hit my TDEE calorie goal and that's probably what my Non weight loss problem is but after every meal,…
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can someone explain Cortisol to me.
I am hearing it and reading allot about cortisol but I don't really have a grasp on what it does good and bod for me. I work out ALLOT. I lift weights every other day and I do MMA/Combat training on the days I don't lift weights. I am short 5 feet short to be exact. I am 45 yrs old, F and I am barely hitting 1200 calories…
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Have you given up Diet Soda?
So I do get my water in. I was a struggle at first but now if I drink it Ice Cold and get it all in when I wake up through about 10 am, I was allowing myself diet soda's until I Hit the gym and then back to water. I have not only stalled, I have gone up a few lbs. I sat crying Saturday asking how does this happen when I…
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what does a food alergy feel like?
I don't mean to sound stupid, but I don't believe I have ever had a food allergy/intolerance issue. Lately though as soon as I eat breakfast (always Egg beeters and Turkey sausage I get this bloated, un-comfortable feeling and it last ALL day. I never feel like my stomach is not bloated until the next morning just when I…
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can you exercise too much and whats cortisol?
I am stuck, no actually im going up as of this am. Im hitting my calories at 1300 per day and I do 60 minutes of Les Mills Pump or Les Mill Combat 6x a week. I think some will say Im eating too little. IM STUFFED at what Im eating. Im 45 yr olf female, 5 feet 0, desk job but active all other times. I get 4 meals a day in.…
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do you eat bread?
So I have been following a self-hybrided (I made up that word) diet. Trying to cut out almost all bad carbs. bread, pasta, rice, potatoes. I eat allot of proteins, turkey, chicken, eggs, turkey, turkey oh and turkey. short version, getting sick of it. cutting vegetable to low glycemic ones but even skimping there too. I…
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starting over on the nutrition part
ok, I have gotten lax in my nutrition portion of my "Lifestyle change" I rationalized it in my mind by saying "oh I work out 90 plus minutes a day so I can eat what I want", yeah, um...that didn't work out so much. so today I am recommitting to the NUTRITION portion of this lifestyle. I got the exercise down clearly but…
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Suana Suits?
Ok, so this weekend I purchased a sauna suit. Not sure why, never found the need before, but I got curious so I just got it. I work it (boy did I look stupid) during a combat class and the next day during a weight lifting class. wow did I sweat, but Im not sure it will do anything more than that for me. It just seems like…
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help with calorie goal
Im trying to follow all the calculators but I think I am getting myself more confused. can someone help me? 45 yrs old F 5 feet 0 current wt: 128 goal wt: 115 desk job 5 days a week but hard core workouts 6 x a week for 75 minutes
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Im a Newbie!
Hi, Im Shelly. 45F. 5 feet short, 127 pounds. I have a desk job all day but I am a religious follower of Les Mills Pump and Les Mills Combat classes. I exercise 6 days a week doing those classes and usually walking or jogging on day7. I have lost allot of inches doing the Les Mills Classes but only about 7 pounds in the…
