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I used to have 3 coffees every day with oat milk and after the second and third coffee I would feel pretty boosted. A week ago I cut back on the coffee and added some tea instead. I’m feeling a lot better about want some other options for what to have instead of coffee. Right now I’m having earl grey tea with milk but I’m not loving it. I don’t like black tea, matcha and I won’t have decaf coffee. I prefer something with milk or something a little in the sweet side. I do not enjoy anything that is bitter.

What do you suggest for a nice warm drink that is similar in some way to coffee but not coffee.

I have been working out for 2 years consistently and trying to progressively overload. I used to do 2 upper body and 2 lower body days. I used to find though that often after I did a leg day my knee would hurt. Just recently I did a leg day and pinched a nerve in my glute (I think) which caused numbness and tightness in my leg for 5 days. I had to stop all lifting and activity and now I am afraid to start lifting again. I seem to have very weak glutes and hips because I constantly get knee pain and have had some numbness in my leg in the past as well after workouts.

I am feeling frustrated because I want to lift and get strong but when I try I injure myself. I think I will need to lower the weights significantly or just do bodyweight movements for a while, but I feel like it’s a huge set back.

Has anyone ever had this before and have tips on how to prevent such injuries?

A few days ago I did a leg workout and started having numbness in my right leg. It goes from my glute down to my feet and is worse when I sit, lie down or go for walks. Standing and very light walking makes it better. I am confused about sciatica where I mostly read that people have sharp shooting or stabbing pain. I don’t have pain at all but have numbness on and off for the whole day.

If anyone also has numbness in their leg which does not get better with glute stretching exercises and with walking, are there any exercises that have helped? I feel like I just want to release the numbness but don’t know how. Especially when I am driving and it feels very uncomfortable

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I am a fairly thin person and I am trying to understand whether I am unhealthy or not. My BMI is slightly below the normal category in the underweight category. I eat small portions because I feel full, bloated and gassy if I eat big meals. My weight is not considered appropriate and I look thin and I guess not visually appealing, so I’m trying to gain weight which has been involving eating bigger portions. But I see how the Japanese eat small portions of several items at meals and I wonder why I can’t do that. The Japanese diet is considered healthy and generally speaking the people are thin and not overweight so how important is it really to have a “normal” BMI? When I eat small portions of different items people might say my potions look like they are for a toddler or like a snack, but traditionally that’s how other cultures eat, which is considered healthy. I am clearly confused.

I am really trying to build my glutes but it is hopefully as they are flat as a pancake. I do back squats, added back hip thrusts, Bulgarian split squats, step ups. My glutes have not changed the slightest bit. I’m not sure what else to add. Was thinking reverse lunges and maybe sumo squats??? I work out at home so I don’t have access to machines or cables.

What exercise would you say has been the absolute most effective for you, that exploded your glutes?

I have a mild bladder prolapse and am in my mid 40s. I strength train regularly and am aware that you have to be careful with how you workout when you have a prolapse. I have been looking up YouTube workout videos but am feeling discouraged. It looks like most of them are bodyweight exercises or use very light weights. For example, in one video Dr Bri showed doing push ups on knees. Does that mean it’s not safe to do regular push ups? Can I still use the regular dumbbells and barbell weights I normally use or do I have to drop all the weight?

I don’t have an eating disorder but as this is a space for recovery I would like to ask a question that hopefully someone can help me with. I have a low body weight right now and am trying to gain weight by eating bigger portions and more frequently in the day. What I am finding though is that I feel so incredibly full and my stomach becomes so huge and bloated after eating that it is very uncomfortable. I feel like my stomach has a brick in it and it weighs me down when I walk. Is this feeling normal when gaining? Should I push through the discomfort of the bloating and heaviness?

I am 5’6 and weigh 104 lbs. my weight has been the same for the last 6 months or so. I used to weigh 117 a couple of years ago but gradually lost weight due to digestive issues. Now I look skinny and frail.

I am looking to gain 5-10 lbs and really struggling because whenever I eat bigger portions than I am used to I get super bloated and my stomach feels so full. I am trying to eat several small snack type meals instead but even that feels tough. I feel so full and my stomach gets huge after eating.

I also strength train around 4 or 5 days a week and have been pretty regular with that for the last 2 years. I don’t know if there is a point in continuing to strength training. I am very lean and can see that I am not building any more muscle. If I stop working out will it make it easier to gain some fat? Ideally I would love to gain muscle in my glutes and quads but my butt is flat as a pancake and it’s embarrassing and my legs are like sticks. My workouts are not making me thicker in any sense.

My question is that to gain 5-10 lbs ideally in my legs should I pause on strength training and just eat as much as I can?

I am 5’6 and weigh 104 lbs. my weight has been the same for the last 6 months or so. I used to weigh 117 a couple of years ago but gradually lost weight due to digestive issues. Now I look skinny and frail.

I am looking to gain 5-10 lbs and really struggling because whenever I eat bigger portions than I am used to I get super bloated and my stomach feels so full. I am trying to eat several small snack type meals instead but even that feels tough. I feel so full and my stomach gets huge after eating.

I also strength train around 4 or 5 days a week and have been pretty regular with that for the last 2 years. I don’t know if there is a point in continuing to strength training. I am very lean and can see that I am not building any more muscle. If I stop working out will it make it easier to gain some fat? Ideally I would love to gain muscle in my glutes and quads but my butt is flat as a pancake and it’s embarrassing and my legs are like sticks. My workouts are not making me thicker in any sense.

My question is that to gain 5-10 lbs ideally in my legs should I pause on strength training and just eat as much as I can?

I am looking for opinions on something. My whole life I have eaten lots of bread, rice, pasta and cereal (cold and hot). Two years ago I decided to start eating a diet higher in protein and started cutting my carbs down to focus on protein. I also started reducing ultraprocessed foods in my diet. I now hardly ever eat rice, pasta, cereal and bread. I enjoy maybe a slice of gluten free bread once a day at most. I know that they are fine to eat and good for carbs but I feel like they are sort of like ‘filler’ foods that don’t offer any nutrition and are there ‘there’ to help eat other foods. Like rice is there to help eat curries or stir fry’s. I would rather get my carbs from fruits, potatoes, vegetables, yogurt.

What do you think? Is there a point if eating these beyond just for taste and enjoyment?

I have a mild bladder prolapse and dworkout my upper and lower body with weights regularly. I want to add in some cardio and ab work but unsure what is safe. I sometimes do Move with Nicole Pilates workout videos but I want something safe but challenging for cardio and abs. Any recommendations?

I have lost some weight due to not having a big appetite with the gas and bloating I get. I am actively trying to gain weight but genuinely don’t know how to eat more at times when I feel so bloated? Do you just force yourself to eat and choose foods that you tolerate the best? My stomach will be growling but it feels so gassy and huge that I don’t feel like eating.

I have been working out around 4 days a week and usually do an upper body, then lower body day, rest for a day or two and then repeat. I want to ramp up my strength training a bit because I really want to build some thickness to my body. I am a bit thin right now and although I am very lean I want to develop some nice looking glutes and more curves. I think I need to work out more nut I don’t know what to do every day.

My upper body routine at home:
Seated incline dumbbell presses
Barbell rows
Seated dumbbell OHP
Lateral raises
Bicep curls
Skull crushers

Lower body:
Back squats
Hip thrusts (sometimes)
RDLs (barbell or single leg)
Bulgarian split squats
Step ups

I am 44, female and like to read mysteries, engaging memoirs, family drama, page turners. I do not like sci fi, romance, horror, literary, very serious or academic type books and purely historical books.

I have been to some book clubs run by the libraries and I don’t like the book choices and also cannot relate to the other people there, mostly because they are usually much older.

I want to start a small book club with maybe 10 people in it around the same age as me (30s and 40s) where we meet at a restaurant once a month or every two months. Is anyone interested?

A few books that I have enjoyed are My Dark Vanessa, Before We Were Yours, The Last House on the Street, When Breath Became Air, Educated, Homes for Unwanted Girls, A Thousand Splendid Suns

I have a mild bladder prolapse that I don’t want getting worse. I strength train during the week and walk a bit but not tons. I’m afraid to do anything high impact so I don’t. How do you all keep physically active with your prolapse? Do you play sports, walk, lift, cardio, yoga, Pilates??

I strength train around 4 days a week and other than that I don’t do any other exercise other than just walking. My body composition has changed a lot and I am very lean now. I am actually trying to gain weight to get a bit more fat on me as I don’t like the extremely lean look. I read a lot about how Pilates is good for endurance but not really for strength and building muscle mass. Does anyone know what exactly it’s good for, besides strengthening core? I prefer the way women that do Pilates look over the very muscular look of people like Stacey Sims, for example. I tried to build the nice big quads and glutes and failed miserably. I look thin and have muscle definition but not curvy or anything like that. Now I’m thinking of trying to build a body that has muscle but overall looks softer and just lean like Pilates women, but I don’t want to be going on the wrong track with my fitness by switching focus

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.