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Anyone else with oral allergy syndrome?
I have oral allergy syndrome. I'm allergic to most uncooked vegetables and many raw fruits. The reactions are severe enough that I can't simply eat the foods and ignore it, and allergy shots do not work for this condition. I really want to start eating more fresh produce, though. Steamed/cooked veggies get kind of boring…
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Want to do my own shopping, but there's a dilemma
So I'm on meal plan at college right now. I don't have a car and there are no grocery stores within walking distance, so if I were to buy my own groceries I'd need to take the bus. And I really really really hate taking the bus after a frightening incident that happened earlier this year. I try to avoid it as much as I…
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Worst charley horse ever
So there's something I forgot about when it comes to exercise: charley horses. I was just sleeping peacefully last night when I tried to stretch my calf. Big mistake. Immediately I felt the fiery pain start and by the time I sat up it was too late for me to press my foot against the wall and try to stop it. The pain hit…
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Suddenly gaining belly fat
So I'm losing weight, but my belly is growing. I don't think it's bloating because it's consistently getting bigger. There are even new stretchmarks. Zero chance of pregnancy. I don't get how I can be gaining fat while losing weight. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Left hip pain
So I've started using the recumbent bike at the gym, and every now and then I'll have to stop because I start getting this weird pulling/scraping pain in the outside of my hip. It gets worse if I lift my hip and feels better when it's straightened out. It's hard to describe, but it's a very "tight" feeling like something…
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What's therapy like?
I think I need therapy. I've always had some really bad self-esteem problems and my attempts to lose weight have only made it worse. I've started going through cycles of restricting my calories to 800 or lower, then binging, then attempting (and failing) to throw it up, then giving up on weight loss altogether until…
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Am I sitting at the recumbent bike wrong?
I've started using the recumbent bike at the gym and I'm not sure if I'm positioning myself correctly. From what I understand, I should be forward enough that my knees don't lock when my leg is fully extended, but there should only be a slight bend. The thing is, my knees occasionally bump the handlebars, even though…
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Is heart rate accurate?
The recumbent bike I use at the gym has a heart monitor, and I entered my average heart rate into a calculator and got 284 calories for 27 minutes at an average heart rate of 163, which is actually higher than what MFP estimates. And from what I've heard MFP estimates are usually too high. I'm a 173 lb 20-year old woman.…
