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Possibly triggering, very low calories
A few weeks ago I started a new anti depressant and my appetite was non existent, I had been dieting for a few weeks before that and was doing well, then the lack of appetite boosted my weight loss and I somehow got it into my head that 800 calories a day was an appropriate amount to eat. I wasn’t hungry or anything eating…
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I need to start making changes.
As the title says I need to start looking at making a healthier life for myself. Before we were put into lockdown I had started antidepressants and have had a lot of ups and down and am currently on mitrazapine. Still experiencing a lot of ups and downs. But I’m keeping a close eye on my weight as they are well known for…
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Binge eating disorder
I’ve been debating wether to write this for a while now. I’ve been sure I have a binge eating disorder for years now. As a child I would sneak sweets, biscuits etc. As a teen I was thin, maybe too thin, a mixture of never being home, constantly being active, hardly eating and drinking alcohol. That stopped and suddenly I…
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Time of the month...
Sorry if this isn’t allowed to be posted but I’m looking for advice. My dr recently gave me a 10 day medication to kick start my period after not having one for 6 months. It started last Tuesday my weight has been up and down since. The day before my period started I was down 1lb the day my period started I was up 0.5lb…
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Struggling with losses, possibly hormone related?
I wasn’t sure I could post here about this because I do follow slimming world. Anyways from sept-dec I lost 2st with slimming world, over Christmas I gained 5.5lb my first 2 weeks at slimming world I lost the 5.5lb. 5lb the first week and 0.5lb last week. I’ve never lost less than 1.5lbs per week. I’ve been following the…
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Losing weight for fertility reasons
Has anyone else here had to lose weight for fertility reasons. I suffer from secondary infertility, I don’t ovulate on my own and have very erratic cycles. I’ve seen the fertility clinic and they can’t find any reason for not ovulating, although I do have symptoms of pcos my bloods and scans don’t show anything wrong. All…
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How many calories should a pregnant woman eat?
I lost 1 stone before pregnancy, i am 20 weeks along and have only in the past 2 weeks put on 5lb, i have not been eating all that well as i lost my mam in november so i have had alot of chocolate and crisps as snacks. I know its normal to lose weight whilst pregnant but i dont want to gain too much due to my crappy eating…
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Help getting back into dieting after a such a terrible time.
I had a miscarriage shortly after finding out i was pregnant nearly 2 weeks ago, i turned to food to comfort myself, i only gained 3lbs and have lost 2lbs of that, although mentally i am feeling better, i still find myself wanting to eat junk food and unnecessarily snack, i am doing well not to so far but it is becoming a…
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Will i still be ok to go to the gym
On Monday i woke up with back pain, i didn't go to the gym yesterday because it was quite sore, this morning my doctor rang me to say recent scans show i have a lump on my kidney and that it was sent to a kidney doctor and he told them he wants me to have a CT scan, so my back pain is obviously coming from my kidney its…
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Is it ok to do this?
I have a bbq on the weekend which will probably involve alcohol so i was planning to eat maybe 100 calories under what i should and tomorrow burn a couple hundred calories in the gym but not eat them back, the bbq is saturday so its only 2 days eating under my body shouldnt go into starvation mode in that short amount of…
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How much carbs and fat should i take in?
I am struggling with losing weight a bit i eat 1300 calories a day and was 1200 but upped it 100 and still seem to be getting stuck i find i can fall off the wagon for a weekend or week maybe gain 1lb then back on the diet and be down 3-4 i dont get it.
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Sodium and water retention
I noticed i went quite a bit over the sodium amount im my diary this is proberly down to the fact i had pasta im sauce for tea yesterday i was under my calorie goal at the end of the day and when i weighed myself this morning i had gained 1lb i freaked out but i feel a bit better knowing high sodium intake can cause gain.…
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Period change
Has anyone that had irregular periods before found losing weight helped regulate them?
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My hair is falling out
I've never noticed before now, i know when you shower you can loose hair but i am concerned i am loosing too much my hair it is thin to start with so i cant afford to be losing more, my diet consists of 1200 calories a day i always eat back my exercise calories it seems to be working for me but i was wondering weather its…
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Really hungry today
I cant seem to fill myself up i have been so hungry since i woke up and I've kind of gone over board and ate more than i should just because i feel hungry again so soon and its only dinnertime i am really hoping its because i am tired, i had about 7 hours sleep last night but i literally feel like i haven't had any sleep…
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Do you think my scales are broken?
Yesterday i weighed 11 stone 9lbs, weigh today and was 11.13lbs i know your weight goes up and down daily but i thought it was just by 2.2lbs i am the only one who used them and they are digital, i didn't do anything differently yesterday except i did a few more reps on the weight machines at the gym and upped the weight…
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Just clearing something up.
On my fitness pal app it tells you how much fat you have consumed weekly, presuming it is correct i have 76g of fat left, 3g saturated, -7g polyunsaturated, -12g monounsaturated and 0g trans. Am i suppost to be taking notice to these? if so having these left over does this mean i am going in the right direction of burning…
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Loosing pounds but not inches
Am i doing something wrong, i have lost 10lbs and my weigh in is tomorrow. I thought maybe i would have lost at least one inch by now.
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Scared of ending up with flabby skin.
I have managed to get back on track with my diet, i was just wondering if i am doing weights as well as cardio at the gym will i tone up at the same time, i really don't want to have loose skin, i do 3 reps of 15 on leg and arm machines, i don't use the one for stomach as the gym instructor told me that he actually didn't…
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I've got too many calories left over for today....
i have upped my calorie intake to 1400 due to i have been finding it difficult to shift weight even though I've been exercising. Some of you may have seen my thread yesterday about my problem, well it was basically i was eating 1200 but exercising 450 so only consuming 750 as i didn't eat them back after a workout, my body…
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Body fat confusion
I weighed myself at the gym and the scales there calculated my body fat as 36.9 but i used the military body fat calculator and that said 40.6 which one do i go off?
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Could this be why i am not loosing weight?
I've noticed ive been going over my sugar allowence daily and sometimes its -51. If i go over any of the nutrients listed in the diary even one day can it stop me from loosing weight? even if it is just one of them eg. protein, i've noticed i mainly go over protein, carbs and sugars. I am going to start planning my meals…
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How can i improve my eating habbits.
Well they arent so much eating habbits but i suck at diets because i am such a fussy eater. At lunch i always have a ham sandwhich since leaving school its always beem a ham sandwhich, its the only thing i like in sandwhichs i dont mind adding lettuce and cucumber to it sometimes though. For tea i typically have.either…
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Measuring yourself
For those that measure their body with measuring tape, do you do it first thing in the mornimg, do you do it at the same time every week like you would if you were weighing yourself. Also were abouts om my body should i be measuring? I've also made a appointment with the doctor in 2 weeks time because my weightloss seems…
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Eating back your excersize calories
Im sorry to keep posting but i want to fully understand everything im doing to have better chances of succeeding, so im told you need to eat back the calories you burn excersizing, does this mean when i have completed my diary one the app i should have 0 calories remaining each day?
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Feel like giving up.
Today is weigh in and i stood on the scales they said 11.10lbs yey ive lost 3lbs this week 9lbs total, for some reason i decide to step on again to make sure now its 11.12lbs and i repeat this several times.no change so now its 1lb this week and 7lb in total this is the begining of week 4 of dieting, i am going to the gym…
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I'm new and looking for help.
Hi i'm new to the site and was wondering if anyone had any help with weight loss or could point out if im doing anything wrong, I joined the gym 2 weeks ago starting at 12 stone 5lbs, i am currently 11 stone 13lbs i lost 5pounds in my first week and only 1lb last week, i am aiming to be at the gym 4-5days a week and…
