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I want to be brave and try to reincorporate salads into my diet. I have had salad a few times in the last year and it’s been ok but I know if I eat them regularly it’s a nightmare for me. I’m not sure if it’s the specific greens, like whether lettuce, arugula or spinach is better or if I should just have both. I’m very afraid but I love salad and vegetables so much that I’m willing to try. Can someone please let me know which salad greens are best tolerated, and other salad vegetables? I love vegetables like beets.

I have a mild bladder prolapse and don’t want it to get worse. My pelvic floor therapist said for now I should avoid jumping and high impact exercises. I am really afraid for my bone density though and think I need to do more besides strength training. Is there any exercise that is good to strengthen bones which is ok with a bladder prolapse? I already regularly strength train so I’m wondering about jumping and things like that.

How’s everyone’s bone density? I am 44, just had mine tested and don’t have my full results yet but my z score is a bit low. I think it shows osteopenia but I’m not sure if that is reasonable considering I’m in perimenopause? Or do most women have normal bone density even at this stage? Please share your bone density status is you are willing to share.

How’s everyone’s bone density? I am 44, just had mine tested and don’t have my full results yet but my z score is a bit low. I think it shows osteopenia but I’m not sure if that is reasonable considering I’m in perimenopause? Or do most women have normal bone density even at this stage? Please share your bone density status is you are willing to share.

I am trying to gain weight and don’t have a problem eating but have a bit of disordered eating or orthorexia so I am struggling with forcing myself to eat foods that I’m not comfortable with eating. Anyway, my target is around 1900 kcal to gain weight and today I ate 2600 kcal. I am feeling really horrible now and like I overdid it. Is this what it will take to gain weight? Eat like this consistently? I have been eating so much but still my family members make comments and tell me I’m not eating enough and I need to eat more. It is very stressful and I am having a hard time managing.

I use nos colour or 5 min colour shampoo every month to colour my grays. Every time I wash my hair after colouring it half my hair falls out. It falls in chunks and it scares me. I am in perimenopause and have low hormones but my thyroid is good.

Someone told me to use a mineral removing shampoo. Does that help with hair loss? Anything else that could help with hair loss, especially after using hair colour?

I am losing an unbelievable amount of hair. I have been for a few years now but I find it is noticeably worse when I colour my hair, which is every month. I feel like I’m going bald. My hair falls I put in huge chunks in the shower. I’ve had my thyroid checked. All my blood work is normal except for hormones. My estradiol is low and FSH is high. I take omega 3 and collagen daily.

Is there anything that helps with not losing so much hair? I’m really worried

I started a big bulk yesterday. Eating approximately 500 kcal over maintenance with the goal to gain 10 lbs in 2-3 months. My exercise routine is that I lift weights at home and spoilt my days upper and lower body. I usually work out 4 or 5 days a week.

Routine:

Upper - 3 sets Incline Dumbbell press, barbell rows, seated dumbbell ohp, lateral raises, bicep curls, skull crushers

Lower - 3 sets back squats, barbell or single leg dumbbell RDLs, Bulgarian split squats, sumo squats, step ups

Should I modify my training to maximize muscle growth during my aggressive bulk?

I have always been a normal weight but thin and lean. I have also struggled with food causing a lot of bloating and gas for me. A year ago I discovered the low FODMAP diet, which I tried and it worked so well to reduce my symptoms. I have stuck to the diet in some ways where I limit certain foods still. Since then I also discovered that if I eat smaller portions my stomach is much more comfortable compared to how I used to eat normal sized meals. So I started eating less for meals. Inadvertently I lost weight and now look fragile and skinny.

Many people comment on my weight and it makes me very uncomfortable. I know I don’t look good and that I should gain weight but I am struggling with gaining the weight because I am comfortable in my lighter body. I know I have to gain weight but mentally struggling with the idea of eating a lot and gaining fat. I just wish I could look nicer but eat the same amount I’m eating now. I find myself hiding my plate when I eat with others so they don’t comment on how little I’m eating. I try to wear loose clothes so I don’t look as scrawny.

I feel like what I’m saying doesn’t even make sense and it’s irrational thinking. Has anyone felt like this and what did you do?

I do not have an eating disorder but wasn’t sure where else to post something like this. I have always been a normal weight but thin and lean. I have also struggled with food causing a lot of bloating and gas for me. A year ago I discovered the low FODMAP diet, which I tried and it worked so well to reduce my symptoms. I have stuck to the diet in some ways where I limit certain foods still. Since then I also discovered that if I eat smaller portions my stomach is much more comfortable compared to how I used to eat normal sized meals. So I started eating less for meals. Inadvertently I lost weight and now look fragile and skinny.

Many people comment on my weight and it makes me very uncomfortable. I know I don’t look good and that I should gain weight but I am struggling with gaining the weight because I am comfortable in my lighter body. I know I have to gain weight but mentally struggling with the idea of eating a lot and gaining fat. I just wish I could look nicer but eat the same amount I’m eating now. I find myself hiding my plate when I eat with others so they don’t comment on how little I’m eating. I try to wear loose clothes so I don’t look as scrawny.

I feel like what I’m saying doesn’t even make sense and it’s irrational thinking. Has anyone felt like this and what did you do?

For the last 2-3 weeks I have been having a hard time falling asleep at night. I never had an issue before and would fall asleep within probably 10 minutes. Now it’s taking me hours. I go to bed at the same time as always, nothing has changed in my routine. It started a few weeks ago as this weird thing where if my husband was not in the bed I couldn’t fall asleep, and the minute he came into the bed I was fell asleep. Now that is not working either. Last night I was trying to fall asleep for hours and trying to make myself not think about falling asleep. Does anyone have anything to suggest that helps you fall asleep? I don’t have a problem staying asleep, as of now. I do not take any medications for sleep nor am I interested to.

I am on the constipation side and really have trouble getting my bowels moving. I’m in a situation where I have to leave home for work very early in the morning every day, but I cannot go to the bathroom unless I am home and have coffee, breakfast, relax. Even then most days I won’t get the urge to go, but it helps if u do all that. I don’t have time to sit and relax with coffee on work days now. Is there anything else that quickly stimulates bowels that I could try in the morning?

I read about all kinds of patterns for periods in perimenopause but am wondering, those of you who are in menopause, what were your periods like just leading up to full menopause? I’m curious if they follow a similar pattern or are all over the place. I’m 44 and I’ve gone 70 days without a period now.

I have been working hybrid for the last few years at my job and am going back to the office 5 days a week. I have started to see that my bowels are completed messed up. I know that I need to go but don’t have the urge in the mornings and cannot go at work all day because I don’t get the signal to go. In the evening I feel bloated and unwell, and the next day is the same. How in the world do you manage a normal bowel routine when you have to work outside your home but cannot go anywhere but your home?

I am female in my mid 40s, married with kids. I have a busy life with work and kid stuff but want to make some friends to talk to and go for coffee or meals with, shopping etc. I don’t really have any hobbies outside home. I work out, like to read and cook. Any suggestions on how to meet people?

I am looking for a monthly parking permit right around Victoria Park and am overwhelmed by all the parking lots online. Can anyone recommend a lot that is safe and reasonable in price?

At the moment I find a lot and pay for parking each day but the $14/day is adding up.

I am a woman in my mid 40s, married with kids and full time job. I live in a city where it is freezing cold for half of the year. I do not have hobbies and in my free time I go out for walks, read or work out. I don’t have any friends so I spend time with myself and my family.

I recently went to a different city just a few hours away for work for a few days. I found myself carefree, walking a lot and exploring the city, eating well, doing whatever the hell I wanted to without thinking about anyone else, and I enjoyed my own company and every minute of the trip.

On my way back home, I was thinking that I love to travel for these reasons but I only get to travel once or twice a year. I don’t want to live my regular life being bored, annoyed with my kids a lot, sitting around, stressed sometimes. I want to try to cultivate some parts of vacation mode in my regular life. Has anyone done that, and if so, how? I need to sometimes feel like I am on my own in my regular life.

I am 44 years old and have always had a 28 day cycle which I could time to the day. Around 35 my cycles started to change by a few days. The last two months though I’ve completely skipped a month. So I had a period in Feb then skipped March and had a period in April and haven’t had a period since then. This is normal right? Is this your experience as well?

I don’t understand this but I have IBS-C and when I am at home I eat healthy high fibre high protein whole foods. I usually get around 30g of fibre every day but have so much gas, bloating and constipation. Bowel movements take a lot of work for me to make them happen. This week I’ve been away traveling and eating ‘unhealthy’ food like refined carbs, lots of sweets, low protein, low fibre. And guess what my bowel movements have been regular and perfect. Not straining to have them. I don’t get it?! I’m tempted to just eat this way from now on. I know I am very sensitive to fibre and especially protein where even a little bit of protein causes horrendous smelling gas and constipation, but eating low fibre and protein is also not good. Can anyone relate, and if so, how do you manage this?