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Lexapro and hunger
I've just started lexapro a few days ago and omg I'm so hungry. I understand that the worst of the side effects tend to happen (and then usually dissipate) within the first week or two, so I'm not too worried about the lethargy and headaches, but I really don't want to be stuck with this huuuuunger. Has anyone else had…
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How exercise is not enough AKA starting back on calorie counting AKA stress eating sucks
I run more than you. I run 100km a week. If I take the kms the elliptical says I do into account, it’s 140km. I run to listen to uni lectures, I run to get away from kids, I run to listen to podcasts, I run to get out in nature, I run to manage my anxiety disorders without resorting to medication. I run a lot. AND YET over…
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At what weight/bmi will my thighs stop being fat? Taking bets
So after gaining a couple kgs over the last year I’m back at calorie counting, mfp is giving me 1200 calories and I’m eating roughly 50% exercise calories (I’m a distance runner, exercise calories can be huge). Since I’m back on the weight loss train I’ve decided that rather than an arbitrary number, my goal will be to…
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That water retention though
It's real! Which is why it's important to look at long term trends and not short term fluctuations. On Sunday I ran 34km on a hot, dusty, hilly trail. Then my husband and I dropped the kids off at my mums and went for a drink, which became beer and burger and chips. Salty salty chips. Beery beery beer. Another couple…
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Recovery from gastro/stomach flu
How long have you found you need to take off to recover from gastro? Yesterday I did a 30km training run on a fairly hilly trail (fairly. Lol. Very) and thought I was just feeling sub par from lack of hydration, but turns out I was coming down with the bug my youngest had last weekend and my husband had this weekend (and…
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"Failing" at c25k, but not at running...
I notice that whenever anyone posts about getting into running, the advice is almost universally to do c25k. I'm sure it's great for may people but I can't be the only one who found it miserable and stopped doing it, but has managed to become a runner anyway? After flunking out of c25k I just focussed on doing classes at…
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Benefit of stair running
Backstory: I'm a runner, I run, I run, I go on the elliptical, I run. I ran a trail marathon two weeks ago but was back to running again 3 days later (well I was on the elliptical 2 days later yes I have problems). So on Tuesday I was at the gym and I'd done 5km on the treadmill and was half an hour into watching Ozark on…
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Those days when you realise how far you've come
Race days are often high on the sense of accomplishment, but sometimes just random days I get all impressed with myself and how far I've come fitness wise. A few years ago, going for a 5km walk with a baby in the pram was a big thing and probably all the exercise I'd do that day and the most I'd do all week. Today I ran…
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Ultramarathon: yay or nay?
Oh I can't make up my mind. I was so miserable during the second half of my most recent marathon, and so deflated missing my pb by under a minute, and the idea of chasing time in a new race just makes me feel ill. I love training and I love aiming for a new goal and I love trail running.... There's a 56km ultra in the…
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Why is it so hard to start again...
I've been successfully maintaining without logging for about a year now. Unfortunately I've gained a couple pounds in the last couple months when I've actually wanted to lose a few (I blame winter) and realised that if I'm serious about losing I need to get serious about logging again. I know the reasons I have for losing…
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How to find motivation to go from maintenance to deficit
I'm closing in on a year of maintenance and for about 6 months I've been trying to talk myself back into a (small) deficit so I can lose just a couple more kgs. I just can't seem to do it. I guess it's probably like starting out and I need to just bite the bullet and force myself. I'm just wondering if anyone else has been…
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Walking as exercise calories
I have my pacer app linked to mfp cos, why not? I average around 10,000 steps a day, (7km, 4-5 miles) 90% of which involves pushing 25kg (55lb) of toddler+baby in the double pram, and I tend to be given a couple hundred extra calories for the supposed 'exercise', but I don't eat them cos it's walking, and that doesn't…
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Finding the motivation to knuckle down and lose those last few pounds
I started at 72kg (159lbs) about 9 months ago, and from there to here has been pretty straightforward. My first goal was 65kg, then 60kg, then 57kg, then 55kg. So now I'm at 56.5kg (124 lbs) and I just can't get myself to stick to a defecit. I seemed to have reached maintenance, so I thought I'd drop my calories by 100 and…
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Older or younger?
I've read people claiming that their, *ahem*, fuller faces give them a youthful appearance. I've read people claiming that people they know who've lost weight appear older (wrinkled, gaunt, whatev). My personal experience is the exact opposite, so I'm wondering what other people have experienced or observed. Fwiw, my…
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Harder, better, faster, faster, faster... Running
I'm not sure exactly what advice I'm after but I just want possibly confirmation from other runners that my plan isn't way off... I've been running about 6 months now. I love it. And I plan to run a marathon this year. It's not til October though, so I have plenty of time, I think. I planned my fun runs out a couple months…
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Your experience with fat/size distribution
Spot reduction! And a magical unicorn while I'm at it. One that farts rainbows of course. So since that's not possible, I'm wondering about people's experience when weight loss seemed to focus on (a) certain area(s) of the body, and if that evened out as the weight loss continued. I'm in two minds about whether I want to…
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First fun run - 8km?
I've been running a couple of months, after a lifetime of thinking I couldn't I discovered I suddenly can, and I love it. Apart from one niggly foot issue (exacerbated just as much by all the jumping around I do in my gym classes) that I need to go back to the podiatrist about,I've had no issues, and now regularly nip out…
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Jogging with toddler, compromises
Usually my 2.5 year old is with her gran today so I make the most of the 1 year olds nap and go for a jog. Gran is away, and because I'm a nice wife, I've offered to drag out the old jogging pram and take the toddler with me so hubby can get some quiet study time in. To make this work I'm going to stop halfway at a park so…
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The loose skin
(Look at me using loose and meaning the double o...) So this is partly body-after-baby related, but I figured the concept/result is similar to just weight loss, so I'd ask here. I've had two pregnancies, rather close together, and my youngest is now a bit over a year old. I wasn't losing the last of the baby weight so…
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Your body actually doesn't know about mfp
At the end of the day, mfp is just a guide, a tool, a diary. Your body doesn't actually know what numbers you put into a computer. So many people seem so focussed on the reality of the numbers, which is great as a starting point and as a way to stay on track, but realistically, there's no way to be 100% certain of the CI…
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Running- am I doing it right?
Quick background: I'm a mum of a 2 yo and 1 yo so fairly limited in workout time. With baby weight to shed and fitness to regain I got back to the gym about 5 months ago, 3 classes a week (Attack, grit, pump), and with diet have lost 10kg and bmi now 22. A couple months ago I started adding abut of cardio to the grit…
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The couch potato muscle building plan
So since apparently if I eat too little I will put on/conserve weight, I was thinking, couldn't the same principle be applied to building muscle? If I, say, sit on the couch and don't move for a really long time, my body will think my muscles are going to atrophy, and will start building more! I could do a progressive…
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Sleep
I've seen a few people comment lately about the importance of sleep when it comes to weight loss. I'm interested if anyone knows anything about this, if there's any evidence for it or if it's just one of those myths. (Obviously outside of being tired means your more likely to overeat and not exercise) Disclaimer: I ask as…
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Cardio or weights, is cardio a waste of time for me?
So as part of my weight loss and fitness journey, I've joined the gym. I've always loved the gym and am very excited to get back into it after a few years' absence. I used to be a mad les mills fan, and while I've spent plenty of time in the past on the floor of the gym, both on cardio and weights, I've spent much more…
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Help me eat better on workout days
Brief history: Started mfp-ing about 3 weeks ago. Started a bit too low, moved to 1700, which includes 300 for breastfeeding, and have lost a couple kg. All good. Haven't been exercising other than about 10k steps a day pushing the kids to the park and shops and so forth, and haven't been eating extra for that really. Just…
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Is it normal to feel like this?
I've been logging for a bit over a week. Averaging 1400-1600 a day at the moment (apart from Friday when I get a treat dinner and got to 1900 something) I'm hardly starving myself, obviously. 3 decent meals a day, maybe a snack or two. Most of the time I'm not particularly hungry. I drink heaps of water. But I'm feeling…
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Why winter is awesome for weight loss
for my fellow southern-hemispherers, as we head into the colder weather... So many people seem to prefer losing weight in the warmer weather, but I much prefer the cold: - so many easy, satiating, and low-cal soups and stews. I find so many of my supposedly 'light' summer meals have sneaky hidden calories! - A nice cup of…
