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Starting birth control soon and worried
I am starting birth control soon for endometriosis and I am worried about weight gain, which I hear is a common side effect. I will be taking Lyza/norethindrone, a progestin-only pill. I can't take anything with estrogen because it's a risk factor for my neurological condition, so this is what I'm stuck with. Weight gain…
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Is it supposed to be this hard?
So I'm pretty out of shape. Was basically sedentary for a couple years and was never very active to begin with. I brought my old bike back with me from break and holy crap, I was exhausted after 10 minutes. My legs burned like fire and going even slightly uphill was torture. By the time I finished I was panting and my legs…
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Feeling really guilty
I decided to make today this week's cheat day. My dad and I stopped at this old family-owned Mexican place. I had three tacos with shredded beef, some beans, and rice. Also had a 170-calorie soda. Then for dinner I had one and a half shredded beef burritos. I feel like I went way overboard and I feel terrible about it. The…
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Am I off to a good start with the walking?
I'm totally out of shape. As in, I get winded just climbing the stairs. Every time I try to run I feel like my chest is on fire. My asthma doesn't help, but obviously this would all be a lot easier if my body were stronger and lighter. I've been mostly sedentary for years and I really want to change that. So I've started…
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How does TDEE work?
Hi. I'm new to this whole thing and I'm a little unsure of how activity level factors in when you calculate your TDEE. Like how does it actually work? Are the extra calories just recalculated based on an estimate of how much you burn every week? Like if my TDEE was estimated to be 2000 and I exercised a few times a week,…
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Birthday coming up
My birthday's coming up next week and I'm really conflicted about what I should do food-wise. I just started changing my diet and exercising a week ago so I haven't made much progress, and I'm scared that if I eat too much I'll just undo it all, which would really suck. But I also want to enjoy my birthday and not have…
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How do you avoid and treat blisters?
I've started taking long walks and realized that converse are crappy walking shoes when I found a massive blister on my heel and a smaller one in front of my toe. I don't even own tennis shoes, though I'm planning to get some. So I know that's part of the issue. But what other things should I consider to prevent blistering…
