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A Hospital Visit Couldn’t Explain My Symptoms. But I Can.
February 2020 Rewind 8 months. I was going to have to go to A&E. I was dizzy. My head was buzzing. I was on the verge of passing out. I felt exhausted, for no good reason. My heartbeat was irregular, incredibly slow (hovering around 40bpm) and I was experiencing some of the worst palpitations I ever have. Even more…
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My Greatest Success? Cheating.
Good evening from windy London, MFP Community, I hope you're keeping well and that finding this post goes some way to helping you on your fitness journey. My own progress has - from the outside - probably looked pretty good. I've always been in control of my diet and my weight. I spent some time increasing my size and…
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I ate more and lost weight.
Hi all, I wanted to share this experience because I think it will give others confidence to break out of fruitless, long-term diets that are no longer helping you. I was in a deficit for months and found my weight stalled. I was active, lifting weights and eating well below maintenance. So I kept cutting calories. My mood…
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Overcoming Signs of a Disorder / Bad Relationship with Food
Hi MFP Community, I hope you're all keeping healthy, happy and sane wherever in the world you are. This is quite a personal post, and one that I've been considering writing for a while. I've decided to share now because I hear about more and more people having similar struggles, so I hoped that my experiences might be…
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Overcoming Disorder - My Experience & Three Steps to Recovery
Hi MFP Community, I hope you're all keeping healthy, happy and sane wherever in the world you are. This is quite a personal post, and one that I've been considering writing for a while. I've decided to share now because I hear about more and more people having similar struggles, so I hoped that my experiences might be…
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CLA Supplements
Hi everyone, I'm really surprised to find myself asking this question but I'm just wondering if anyone else has tried CLA supplements and been surprised by the results. I must admit, I'm not a supplement man. I have an Omega 3-6-9 every day, a multivitamin on days when perhaps I eat less micronutrient-dense food, creatine…
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Why does higher calorie intake lead to muscle gain?
Hi all, I think I'm relatively clued up on nutritional matters but this is something I just don't get. Muscles are made by the breaking down of myofibrils and their rebuilding. They are entirely made of protein (amino acids, whatever) and so adequate protein intake is essential to allow muscles to grow. Energy comes from…
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New-Hit-Your-Macros-Final-Meal-Ideas Thread
A catchy title, I know. But here's the thing. I often wish we had is a website or suchlike where you can go, enter the macros you have left for the day and it would suggest some things you can eat for your last meal. You could use it for any meal I guess but that's what is currently on my mind. I understand why it doesn't…
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Carb Cycling
Hi there, Long time user of the site but first time in the forums but it occurred to me that you would probably be able to help. Things are going quite well and I'm managing to get that ideal situation of building muscle while losing fat. I'm following the basics and that's fine. You will have heard it before but it's just…
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Chicken Satay-style Goodness
One of my very favourite foods so I thought I'd share. Because you can vary the quantities so much I don't want to put macros but I'll give a rough idea. Ingredients: chicken breast no skin, all natural peanut butter, low sodium soy sauce + optionally some brown rice and greens of your choice to go with. Method: could not…
