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Stretching/Flexibility
I'm looking for a short (5 minutes) stretching routine for legs/hips and one for shoulders that I'd like to integrate into my day (lunch break or waiting times at the train station/bus stops). Google is driving me bonkers right now and I'm hoping one of you brilliant people might have something up your sleeve that's been…
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Bloating from increased fiber
About 1 week ago, I've increased my fiber intake from around 15g/day to around 30g/day to help with my chronic constipation. Constipation is (mostly) gone. Sadly I'm struggling with being bloated and gassy. I know that my body will adjust over time to the increased fiber (anyone know how long that takes?). I just hope that…
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Sucess in progress - 30kg lost
*pokes head in* Oh dear oh dear, I didn’t expect that many readers to show up. Maybe 1. Or 2. And that even though I have nearly no pictures to show for it all... I’ve always been overweight, as far back as I can remember. As a child, I was called ‘pudgy’. Heck, my grandmother called me ‘Bacon’. She meant it kindly, but it…
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Ate 1400 cals OVER maintenance and gained 2lbs!?!?
Seriously… it was glorious! Homemade lasagna and tiramisu for lunch (didn't know my brother could cook…), lamb steak and butternut squash risotto with pomegranate, cabbage salad with an orange vinaigrette and fruit salad with heavy cream (for dinner), not to mention that really yummy alcohol-free prosecco my brother dug up…
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Sneaky ways to get some exercise...
I'm stuck at work this Saturday morning (need to finish a project for a Monday morning deadline - most of the work left is printing and filing documents) and the office is empty. Not even the cleaning crew to keep me company. So instead of my regular Saturday morning gym visit... - lunges to the printer and back (10 meters…
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Stomach-friendly foods
What kind of foods do you eat when you know you have to eat but your stomach disagrees with you? Preferably simple to prepare. I am hungry but I have no appetite (if that even makes sense) and I'm getting honestly tiered of my usual standbys and I'm not feeling particularly creative: - chicken broth (instant so quick to…
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Help with FODMAP
A dear friend of mine is having to eat a low FODMAP diet. The doctors are trying to figure out what foods she reacts badly to (she already spent several nights at the ER with excruciating bloating and stomach pain for which they couldn't find a definite cause, ergo the FODMAP) and are using that as a starting point and…
