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Struggle with femmeness and feminism
This sounds so sad, but when I was bigger I took comfort in presenting butch. But now that I'm more in shape I enjoy presenting more femme. I hate that fitting heteronormative beauty norms affects how I present/identify, it feels confusing to me and to other people. Anyone else feel like their relationship with their body…
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On obesity/excess weight and mental health
I am a peer counselor at my university and the more I read, the more I realize that mental illness is an epidemic in our society. But when someone gains weight we cringe rather than ask them how they're doing; when someone loses weight we fawn and assume they're doing something incredible for themselves. But you can't…
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Antidepressants and weight gain
Anyone got any experience/advice? It's shallow of me to worry about weight gain with something so important as mental health on the line but I don't want to lose all my progress if I were to start a medication. I've never been on anything before so I don't know what to expect.
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"The Great Nutrient Collapse": how atmospheric CO2 affects plant nutrient composition.
"Within the category of plants known as “C3”―which includes approximately 95 percent of plant species on earth, including ones we eat like wheat, rice, barley and potatoes―elevated CO2 has been shown to drive down important minerals like calcium, potassium, zinc and iron. The data we have, which look at how plants would…
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On body shapes
I hate the whole apple/pear/boyish thing, because we are individuals damnit!! Except I recently realized, after losing a good amount of boobage due to weight loss, that I probably have a "straight" or "rectangle" body shape. When I gain weight, it's always around my torso, and my waist hardly ever loses inches, and even…
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Cyclical dieters, what (if anything) changed for you?
The difference between normal/healthy and moderately-but-obviously-over weight for me is only about 20 pounds (I'm 5' tall), which makes it easy to regain. I've gained and lost this 20ish pounds about 3 times over the years, and am wondering what will make this time any different. (And will it be different?) Getting…
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Study: cutting sugar improves all the things!
Within 9 days study participants showed metabolic improvements by cutting out sugar. http://www.foodnetwork.com/features/apple-news/reducing-sugar-intake-improves-health-quickly-researchers-find My speculative hunch is that the elimination of all sugar is easiest in paleo/keto regimes which explains their success; but that…
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Past frustrations due to gendered eating habits
I'm 5' tall and sedentary (I'm a student) so I have struggled in the past with the sheer injustice of dieting. Part of the reason I've tried and failed to diet successfully in the past is that I'd get frustrated that guys can do zero cardio, lift some weights 3x/week, and then eat giant portions, and still lose weight.…
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Never thought I'd be a maintenance forum poster...
So like most young women, sadly, I've always put myself into the "wants to lose weight" bin. But last week was so miserable that I snapped at a friend, and I just got tired of pushing myself so hard. I'm at a respectable 120 currently, and I'm working on body positivity/ acceptance. So today I took a big step... and I set…
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Logging, working, and regaining a sense of control
I've had success on and off on MFP but I stalled out recently, which has made me feel like OH GREAT yet another ceiling I've hit... Some background: I'm an overachiever, I've been in science my whole life. Well the last 5 years of my PhD in biology/stats have been some of the worst in my life. On the one hand I've met…
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What's this refeed thing about?!
So I know that if I eat over my calories (from predominantly healthy sources) once a week or so it boosts my energy and keeps me motivated to work out. But I'm not scientific about it. Well I came across the idea of "refeed" days--high carb days at maintenance I believe--and it's freaking fascinating. Do any of you do this…
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What years of healthy habits can do for a person
This isn't a "success story" in the traditional sense--there's no "before" or "after"--but I just wanted to share with you all what a beast my 72 year old mom is. She's the same weight she's always been, her entire adult life--she's 5'2" (or maybe 5'1" these days) and 115 lbs. She looks amazing for any age; she has 50 year…
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Has anyone tried the Rise app?
I think I could use personalized input from a nutritionist, since I struggle with balancing healthy eating and consuming enough calories. Has anyone used this app and does it help?
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Shoes for gym training
I've been a runner (on and off... more off lately) my whole life, and I know all I need to know about running shoes. Zero-drop, minimalist, maximalist, stability, cushioning, racing flats... I've tried em all. Can I use running shoes in the gym? They seem to roll my foot forward a good deal. What should I look for in a gym…
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Workout music!!
Looking for something fun and peppy (or aggressive and angsty) for my elliptical workouts. Any suggestions? What's your go-to?
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MFP's step adjustment is puzzling
Ok, this has probably been talked about but... if I count the 10 miles I walked today as exercise and I log it manually, I'd get like 600 calories. But if I use the step counter in my phone and MFPs adjustment I get only 200. Is that too low? Or just right? Some possibilities: -even though I put "sedentary" as my activity…
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Might be unpopular, but: fear of addiction to weightloss
Okay y'all. So here's the thing. I was 140 in college at 5'0" tall, thanks to a diet of General Tsos, pizza, mac n cheese, and various fried things. Then I lost 10 lbs with minimal effort and another 10 with greater effort. I have since gained and lost 17 of that 20 lbs over the course of several years. The problem is... I…
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Which belief or beliefs have held you back from health/fitness goals in the past?
For example when I believe that weight is tied to my self-worth, I either yo-yo diet or go in denial about how unhealthy I am/look. I have to confront and overcome that belief to see results. What do you feel holds/held you back from achieving your health goals?
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Trans*/GQ/GNC MFP users unite!
Hey all you fabulous people!! I'm an AFAB gender-nonconforming person working on improving my relationship with my own body and giving it some TLC. I think my needs are generally the same as other MFP users, except that I use it to also make sure I'm eating enough as I lose weight. I generally think it's good to check in…
