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Losing weight with chronic illness
Does anyone else have trouble losing weight with chronic Illnesses? I was down to 130lbs last April, but I gained back all 70 of the pounds I lost because I am having so much of an issue with chronic pain. I have myofiber atrophy type II, dysautonomia, chronic migraine, and a litany of other issues and when I exercise it…
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Birth control causes extreme hunger??
I've been on birth control since I was 15. It'll be 14 years in February. Ever since I have went on them for endometriosis and PCOS back then I have had issues with being constantly hungry. This has caused me a ton of fluctuations with my weight. I was started on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen (taken off of that after 2 years due to 6…
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So disgusted with myself!
On 4/1 I weighed 131lbs. (I am 5'9.) I weighed myself tonight before I got into the shower and I now weigh 151lbs. I went an entire 7 days without bingeing and now I cannot stop. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'll go a few days and then all of a sudden I just HAVE to have 10,000 calories in one sitting. I am…
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So disgusted with myself!!!!
On 4/1 I weighed 131lbs. (I am 5'9.) I weighed myself tonight before I got into the shower and I now weigh 151lbs. I went an entire 7 days without bingeing and now I cannot stop. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'll go a few days and then all of a sudden I just HAVE to have 10,000 calories in one sitting. I am…
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Emotional eating or binge eating?
I've been using MFP for almost 2 years now and lost 70lbs and was doing great sticking to my diet and everything. But, since March I have had at least 7 random days where I will want sugar SO badly that I have gone out and gotten a large cookie dough Blizzard from DQ with extra cookie dough and no fudge, bags of Hershey's…
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gum
Does anyone else chew sugarless gum so that they don't give into their binges? I've been doing this, but I chew so much that I make myself physically ill. I guess it's the sorbitol. I chew 3-5 packs a night at work.
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Reward System
My largest binge item is a large cookie dough blizzard with no chocolate sauce and extra extra cookie dough from DQ. This usually costs me about $5. So, I think that instead of spending my money on that I am going to put that $5 into my savings account each day I make it through without giving in. That way I will have $140…
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New to binge eating
I've been using MFP for almost 2 years now and lost 70lbs and was doing great sticking to my diet and everything. But, since March I have had at least 7 random days where I will want sugar SO badly that I have gone out and gotten a large cookie dough Blizzard from DQ with extra cookie dough and no fudge, bags of Hershey's…
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OA
Has anyone done Overeaters Anonymous? Did it help you? I have had a very stressful month and after almost 2 years of this I turned back to my old eating habits and haven't exercised because of the lack of sleep. I am wondering if OA would help me not eat a ton when stressed.
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Constant leg pain! Help!
What do you guys do for constant muscle pain? My thighs and front/back of my knees constantly hurt unless I'm lying on my back and it's really making my biking ridiculously hard. Even just walking is hard.
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Has anyone had excess skin removed?
I assumed that my lower stomach was just stubborn fat that still wouldn't go away after a year of exercising 5 days a week for over an hour doing cardio and lifting weights, but I went to get a consultation for CoolSculpting and they said there was nothing they could do because it was all skin. I've done a lot of research…
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Period question
Does losing weight and exercising cause extra periods? I have seen my gynecologist and he was no help. I have been on birth control for the past 13 years straight and currently take Seasonique. I am only supposed to have my period every 3 months and was getting it like that (or less) until recently. I've lost over 60lbs…
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High salt diet question
I have to eat around 10,000mg of salt a day on doctor's orders to keep my blood volume up so I don't pass out due to my dysautonomia. I also drink a gallon or two of water a day because I have to stay hydrated all the time for the same reason. I take prescription salt pills from my cardiologist. Does anyone else have to do…
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Down 51lbs! Pics!
I am so close to my goal weight that I am getting frustrated, so I wanted to show a pic of my progress to hopefully help motivate myself! Top left is where I started last December at 204, top middle is 195, and top right is 190. The 5 under that are from June and July. The last 3 in the leopard sports bra are from this…
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Obsession
Does anyone else feel like this is causing them to have an eating disorder? I've been doing this for 10 months now and I am so obsessive about my calories that if I even eat a little over I completely panic and go into a hate spiral. I have always talked to myself negatively, but it gets a lot worse on my rest days from…
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Lower stomach/abs question
So, I understand that we can't spot reduce but I am getting super frustrated. I've lost 50lbs, I work out 5 days a week, and I stay within my calorie range daily. I am 27 years old, 5'9, and I weigh 154lbs. For some reason my lower stomach will not get smaller, it looks like a ton of gross floppy skin or something. Under…
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Knee pain!
Last November I found out that both my knees are subluxed. Everyday when I finish my work out it's really hard for me to walk right and it's hard to walk up steps because bending my knees is near impossible. Is there anyway to stop pain and stiffness like this?? I usually do recumbent bike, rower, and assisted pull up…
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Plateau after starting exercise program!
So, all the weight that I have lost so far was strictly from counting calories. Back in July I decided to start working out, so I have been going to the gym 5 days a week ever since and using the rower (I started out at 30 minutes and am now up to 43) and if someone is on the rower I use the recumbent bike for 45 minutes…
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Confused about exercise calories
So, if I have 1420 calories a day allotted to me, I eat 1415, and then I earn 293 calories from exercise...does that mean that I am ok? I am trying to make sure that the 1415 calories I ate is enough since I earned the 293 calories from rowing.
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Weight loss and facial skin...
Has anyone else gotten bad rosacea/acne since losing weight? My face seems to get worse everyday. It wasn't this bad when I was overweight and I am so confused!
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Recording exercises...
How do you record things on here like PiYo or Tae Bo? When I type in BeachBody or PiYo or Billy Blanks or Tae Bo nothing comes up in the exercise database. Also, how do you put in things like sit ups, crunches, fire hydrants, scissors, push ups, etc?
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Protein Shake recipes?
Does anyone have any recipes for protein shakes that don't have bananas or any sort of nuts? Including peanut butter. I'd really appreciate it! :)
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Protein Shake recipes?
Does anyone have any recipes for protein shakes that don't have bananas or any sort of nuts? Including peanut butter. I'd really appreciate it! :)
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Question about BMR and TDEE
So, MFP tells me to eat 1540 calories a day to lose. I went on the IIFYM and did my TDEE and this is what it says: Your BMR is: 1613 CALORIES/DAY Your TDEE is: 1936 CALORIES/DAY I am confused as to what this means exactly. I am 5'9 and weigh 179lbs. I have a desk job where I do have to get up and walk around, but I am not…
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Stalling?
I have been losing weight every week since November. Last week I did not lose any weight and I have not lost any this week either. I have not upped my calories or gone over my calorie limit except one day in the last 2 weeks and I only went over by 300 calories. I drink around 2 gallons of water a day most days also. Does…
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Does anyone feel fatter??
Does anyone feel like they look fatter now that they're losing weight??? I've lost 20lbs so far and I take a pic of my stomach every 5lbs. I looked thinner 10lbs ago than I do now and it makes no sense! I can't figure out if it's because I am unable to exercise and it's just a ton of skin or what. I have an autonomic…
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Why am I not losing weight??
I have been following a 1580 calorie diet for the past almost 21 days. I do my food diary daily and I am usually either under or just a bit over and when I'm over I use my recumbent bike to work those calories off. I have a chronic illness that causes me exercise intolerance so I am unable to work out daily. I haven't even…
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EXTREMELY picky eater
Anyone have any suggestions for a very picky eater? I've had issues with textures, tastes and smells of food since I was a kid so I have a very small list of things I will eat. I won't eat any veggies, most fruits, nuts, peanut butter, red sauce, seafood, fish, dark meat chicken or turkey, sweet potatoes, anything spicy,…
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Guilt
How do you guys get over guilt for eating too much? I stick to my diet every single day of the year except for my birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Occasionally when there have been going away parties at work I have allowed myself to go over my calories then too. But, every time this happens I feel so guilty that I…
