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Need recipe ideas for teenager, especially snacks
My daughter needs to lose a bit of weight, not a lot but something like 5-6 kilos. Her pediatrician also agrees. She is not obese, but she has been on the heavy side for a while, and it can no longer be attributed to a growth spurt. She does exercise, training more is not realistically an option or the solution. Her…
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Need ideas to fight stress
When stressed, I have two modes: starve or keep snacking, especially in the late evening. These last 5 months or so, I have had several very stressful things happening to me and my family, both work related and health related, basically turning our while life upside down, and while things are looking better, I do not…
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How to build volume for calves?
Until about 18 months or so ago, I was a runner. Because of arthritis issues plus an injury, I no longer can run. Recently I have eased my way back to jogging, but I cannot take any risks, so it is slow and small distances, more for fun than actually getting a serious workout out of it. I am swimming instead, which I love,…
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Found the best workout and diet ever
Get a puppy :) I know things will change as the puppy grows older and becomes less active, but right now, I find myself spending most of my free time walking the puppy or playing with the puppy and it has been also a magic cure for late evening snacking. I have had to significantly reduce my gym hours for now, and still…
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Artificial sweeteners
Just read this today, and thought of the debate board http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/860431?nlid=102903_3561 The basic idea is that some of the zero-calorie sweeteners appear to be causing more damage than real sugar, especially on glycemic control.
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Planning advice needed
I used to be a runner, then had to quit because of arthritis. These last weeks I discovered that apparently the latest treatment (injections) worked and now I can run again. I am very very excited! I am still cautious and plan to start slowly and aim for something like 3-5K runs, to not take any risks. Problem is, I…
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Younger girls/women: clothes ideas needed
My daughter is in her early teens and has gained the last year a bit of weight, all around her tummy. She is currently working on changing her diet, but it will obviously take some time. In the meantime, her shape is a bit awkward: she is tall, still her body is mostly childish (barely a cup A, narrow hips, slim legs,…
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Not weight loss related: Anyone with a non-functional thyroid
Just curious about other people's experiences. I have Hashimoto's and have lived with it for many years. This last year, my thyroid is finally failing. But it appears to be progressing incredibly fast, as in meds being adjusted, then a couple of month later need readjustment etc. I wonder if others who have experienced…
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Ideas for relaxing upper back muscles needed
I had a sudden asthma emergency these last days. While I am now on extra meds, and am feeling better, the result is that from the effort of breathing these last days, my upper back hurts terribly. I am taking a break from most exercise routines, for the next week or so, since I am still not 100% ok regarding breathing,…
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Where is the boundary between unwanted advice and concern?
I have an acquaintance who is going through a very weird and I think rather dangerous (if he manages to stick with it) eating phase. I know because he is talking to everyone about it (a "I have finally seen the light" type of talk) and he has obviously lost weight (which he cannot really afford to lose, because he is…
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Need no salt/sugar dressing and sauces recipes
I need to be on a low salt low sugar diet for a few weeks. I have very limited ideas regarding salad and grilled meat/fish/chicken sauces and dressings. I end up with lemon/EVOO or yoghurt/EVOO/herbs combos, and the second is not that good with zero salt. I need more ideas!
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Is stevia safe for diabetics?
I am not diabetic, but need to be on a diabetic's diet the next month, as I will be on a large dosage of oral steroids. I am familiar with dietary restrictions for diabetes, but one thing that has changed since the last time I did this, is that I am into the habit of drinking a few servings of soda sweetened with stevia…
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All you people who have gained weight during the holidays
and enjoyed all the awesome food, I so envy you! Day 5 of everyone in our family being ill, and our festive meals being weak tea, more weak tea, dry toast, tiny amounts of chicken and plain potatoes. Oh, and did I mention weak tea? Apparently the only beverage that agrees with this terrible stomach bug :( No family…
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A benefit of cardio I was not aware of
At some point in late spring / early summer, I had blood tests, and my good cholesterol was shockingly low. Bad cholesterol was normal and I thought my lifestyle was "perfect" from the dr's point of view - high fiber diet, "good" fats, physically active, non-smoker, normal weight. The dr recommended more exercise and…
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Lower body exercise ideas with a broken toe
My usual exercise options are: 1) swimming 2) pilates 3) weight lifting 4) running I just broke my toe, so 1 seems the only option that can continue as is for the next weeks. I could do weights for upper body, but nothing that needs me to be standing on my feet, so no squats or lunges. Pilates classes are probably out of…
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Thyroid meds adjustment and hunger?
I have been on levothyroxine for more than 20 years now, with adjustement whenever needed, usually every few years. I had some tests a few months ago, because I was feeling unnaturally sleepy and tired, which revealed a need to further up my dosage. The good news are that my body responded immediately, and within a few…
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Looking for apple recipes
I have a ton of apples at the moment. Usually I make jam when I have too many fruit, but currently I have jam for a year, so not in the mood of making even more. Other than apple pie or baked apples, any ideas?
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Deadlift question
For reasons I cannot figure out at all, there is something wrong with my deadlift form and it just happened out of the blue. I seem to be unable to keep a straight back the last weeks. I can see the problem, I can feel it, but it seems impossible to correct. Never had this happen before and I am completely confused. I have…
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Does anyone take B12?
I was diagnosed with B12 deficiency and the dr started me as a trial on pills, with a plan to recheck in a few weeks to see if shots are needed. It is my second week and the last 2 days I am suffering from a constant headache. Obviously the headache could be completely irrelevant, but I was trying to figure out if I had…
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Lentil salad recipes wanted
Any good salad recipes with lentils? I cook lentils a lot, but just realised I have only eaten them as salad in restaurants, so I need to fix this :)
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Question for women only
Does anyone have a problem with infections? I am prone to bacterial vaginosis, I do not think there is something with the pool, because (1) my kids and several friends have been going to this pool for years without complaints, (2) the pool operates also a lifeguard training school and they are very strictly regulated and…
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Need food ideas for very restrictive diet
Because of a medical situation that is too complicated too explain and involves several autoimmune disorders, a serious allergic reaction and medication, I have been put for the next week on a very strict diet. Or rather, I have been given a long list of things to not eat, which does not leave me many things to eat. Anyone…
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Lunges alternatives
Lately my right ankle (suffers from arthritis) has been bothering me when doing lunges. It is not about the weight, it is about the position when this foot is on the back. Unless I am very very careful, it aches when pushing, something about the angle does not agree at this point with this joint. Leg press is out also, for…
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Settings rule for a teenager
My oldest has entered puberty this last year, and her appetite has grown as well as her height. She never was very thin, but managed to stay in the upper range of healthy weight, until now. These last months she has crossed the line to overweight. There was also a big growth spurt, so for sure increased appetite was very…
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Help with my schedule
The last month or so I have been swimming a lot, and taking a break from the gym. Mostly because the weather was so hot, that just the idea of working out indoors made me want to die. Even with the A/C on. Now I am back to the gym, and trying to establish a routine for the next months. Swimming stays, 3 times per week. I…
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Soup ideas needed
I have a few soup recipes I rotate: bean soup, lentil soup, carrot soup, minestrone, bouillabaisse, italian meatball soup. For sure I have tried others at times, but these are ones I have mostly been cooking the last years and my kids are getting bored with them. I am looking for new ideas to add variety. So, what is your…
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Anyone has experience with B12 deficiency?
It is not a food and nutrition question, but I still suspect this might be the right board to post. I was yesterday diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder affecting B12 absorption among other issues. I am currently feeling constantly exhausted, sleepy, starting to experience memory loss and am very irritable. Has anyone…
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Any experience with arthritis and running?
Just came back from the dr after an MRI on my ankle. What we thought was "only" an achilles tendonitis was also covering the pain from arthritis, which the dr assumes started after a serious injury from a car accident 20 years ago and has now progressed enough to cause pain. I was told to start taking glucosamine, schedule…
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Any swimmers? Need workout ideas
I started swimming a few months ago, and currently manage approximately 1000m (mostly a time restriction, I have endurance, but should get faster, as on average I cannot stay at the pool more than 35-40 minutes at a time, and 1000m is about what I can manage before I have to leave. ). I did follow some workouts for…