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Energy boost
Hello everyone, what are your go-to/pre-workout energy boosting snacks? I finished a water fast (2 days) yesterday and tonight I'm supposed to teach a group fitness class but my energy levels are below zero -.-" What do you usually eat when you need fuel real quick? something unprocessed like bananas, dates and so.. Thank…
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Change does not happen overnight... does it?
Hii everyone, I thought I would ask here because I'm getting desperate... SO I began my fitness journey in 2014 (end of february) and went from EU size 42 to 36, became a group fitness instructor, and so.. all was going great, during the years in I also did a great detox and ate raw for some months (I got to size 34 ^_^)…
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Increasing calorie intake
Hello everyone, I'd like to ask for an advice about increasing the calorie intake to maintenance level. I'm 22, 5'7, 150-155 lbs, working out (usually) 6 days a week, between 1 to 3 hours, (3x strength training + 5x cardio/HIIT) currently I am eating around 1700 calories but I often feel fatigue, cold, tired... My…
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Dealing with annoying non-fitness people
Hey guys how do you deal with people you have known before who - after they find out you have lost weight - come to you asking for "advice". However, you already know that anything you tell them, they will either will criticize with some *kitten* (e.g. "but lifting makes girls bulky" -_-) or will not even make the smallest…
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Plateau/slight weight gain
hey everyone:) this morning when I stepped on scale after a long time I was kind of shocked.. since the end of October I have gained 1.2 kg. Any weight gain makes me totally upset due to my struggles with EDs in the past and I do realize this may just be water weight but still... Anyways, even in case I have not gained…
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Hunger
Heyy everyone, for the past few days I'm suddenly getting really hungry before my meal times, the question is why... My calorie intake is 1200-1300 calories per day, I exercise 6 days a week (6x cardio, 2-3x weight lifting..) since March 2014. Could that be because I'm gaining muscles and therefore burning calories quicker…
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How to overcome a plateau
Hey everyone ^^ I hope I'm writing to the right section in here but I really need an advice... My weight has not changed for 5 weeks, am I doing something wrong?? My calorie intake is around 1300 calories daily (4 meals), I exercise 6 times a week (3x strengt training, 5-6x cardio). During holidays I changed my cardio from…
