How to not be fat 101

Make sure you understand different nutrition vocabulary:
- Carbohydrate: Refers to all 'sugar containing molecules' like Fiber, Starches, Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, etc.
- Sugar: Added sugar (that white granular stuff) also known as monosaccharides and disaccharides. Common examples are Glucose, Fructose, and Sucrose
- Fiber: Mostly indigestible sugar structures, makes you feel physically "Full" but not satisfied long term.
- Starch: Chain of sugar molecules, also called polysaccharides. The body will break it apart into monosaccharides as needed.

- Unsaturated Fat: Fat from plants, very healthy. Liquid at room temperature.
- Saturated Fat: Fat from animals, unhealthy in large quantities due to increasing cholesterol.
- Trans Fat: Cancer causing human made fat. Avoid eating it at all costs. trans fats btfo

- Protein: Collectively referring to the amount of amino acids in food. There are a bunch of different types of amino acid that humans use and not all food has all the amino acids in its protein.

Key things to know:
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>>12879
You will not go into starvation mode, don't listen to this poster.
>>12878
Eat 1000 calories a day if you want to lose very quickly, 1200 if you want to lose moderately. Since you're already very overweight, the pounds will come off quickly at first, and then you may plateau. But do not give up or think you are not making progress, just keep at the caloric deficit and you will get to your ideal weight.

You gotta find what works best for you. I lost 17 kilos in the last year by eating around 1500 calories a day (not strictly measured, it's ok to eat out with friends sometimes or go over the limit, as long as you don't say "fuck it" and start eating everything in sight) and lifting weights 4-5 times a week. A moderate caloric deficit means you won't be hungry all the time (esp. if you fill up on veggies) and working out gives you control over how your weight distributes itself. It's also a good way to avoid sagging skin from losing weight too fast.

>>12978
Yes, but certain eating habits can decrease the bioavailability of the calories you take in.

>>12988
shouldnt you exercise before you eat so you burn more calories while eating?
thanks for the tips. going to lose 20 lbs with your technique. i hate lifting weights, ill skip that

>>12620
>Feet stink when I come home
Might be a blessing in disguise if you have a bf who's into that stuff.

Anyway I use a little baby powder before I put on my socks and leave, and then if I come home from uni to lunch and I still have classes I put a little more of the talc under my socks. Then when I get home I usually shower and make sure I'm clean.

Gotta just soak em after work

>>12620
Have a similar problem, just bought a foot cream from a pharmacy and no longer have that problem. Not a bad idea to wash them after getting back from work regardless.

Wear fresh cotton socks everyday.
Are your shoes staying damp overnight? If so put a dry teabag in each of your shoes, this will help absorb any moisture (and odour).
Go to the pharmacy and ask about athletes foot spray or anti fungal cream just in case.
Wash feet after coming home from work and after exercising.
Good luck nona.

>>12693
When you dye your hair, there's shampoos and conditioners that will help your hair not turn brassy https://www.byrdie.com/best-purple-shampoos-for-blonde-hair-4587044

>>12693
don't go full head as the upkeep is a pain. go to the best hairdresser you can afford and get balayage or something similar that can be grown out

>>12693
Nice, I'm a level 40 paladin

>>12890
I went accidentally blonde this way. I had light brown hair and kept getting lighter and lighter balayages. Don't know how to feel about it, I definitely get more compliments but blonde doesn't match my self-image and personality.

>>13000
just grow your hair out a bit and gradually transition back

i don't use alcohol specifically, just anything i can get my hands on. i really don't like alcohol but drink if i have nothing else. i wouldn't call it a mild addiction but i have a really stressful life and don't experience enjoyment of anything or calm, ever, unless i'm not sober or just a little 'enhanced' by substances.

I used to drink heavily once a week in social settings. I couldnt not be drunk because im really awkward and didnt really have fun with the people i hanged around with. If i couldnt drink for some reason i would just go home. It didnt help with my anxiety and shit tho because id just feel horrible about being cringy/social the next few days. But i couldnt help myself.
I stopped now. Dont really drink ever. I dont feel like i have to because i have met some new people and got a boyfriend who are good company without alcohol. I dont feel the need to get drunk with them even if they are drinking (although i dont really like being around drunk people, never have but i didnt notice that most people were drunk too while i was drunk)

I'm trying to stop. I've made a rule that I can only drink Friday and Saturday but it still feels degenerate considering I get drunk off of 2-3 beers. I always say really stupid shit to my friends too. I just fucking wish I could enjoy things without it.

>>12986
have you checked in with a doctor if its your gallbladder? My mom suffered from it for years and it turns out she had gallbladder stones and they had to remove it.

OP update.

It seems that after the incident where I accidentally pulled my bandage out an inch or two, I've basically just stopped bleeding. I had a bandage change today with 0 blood and total yellow water (not quite pus) absorbed into the gauze. I will likely be discharged from the A&E wound clinic so if that happens I'll be getting changed at home exclusively until October.

They've started to pack me with a much larger gauze so tomorrow I have to ask about making the incision hole wider to help with the pain of having gauze stuffed into it. As far as I know, I'm going to continue my packings until October and I'm still a breeding ground for infections.

I'm suspicious of this because my bandages were literally exploding off my body every day until yesterday. Something is wrong here, I can feel it in my gut. Theres no way I could have gone from 2-3 weeks of too much blood to nothing in the space of 48 hours. Something isn't right.

>>12296
You're in our thoughts, OP. Keep cosy.
Hope you manage to get lots of "healing" anti-inflammatory foods and liquids into you if at all possible. And electrolytes, sodium, potassium, etc, especially if you have been bleeding/dehydrated. (for instance, on your road to recovery, calcium helps with blot clotting)

Small advice, but I needed the encouragement to eat better when I was sick so I'm passing it on

think you mentioned you're in Ireland, sending you lots of love from warm co. waterford!

>>12297
Sending love right back to you from Dublin city!

Eating has been weird for me since this started. My antibiotics used to irritate the lining of my stomach and make meals awkward, and I'm trying to juggle my current requirements with a diet I started prior to all this medical mess

I have something that comes before the cyst, called a pilonidal sinus. I basically have a hole that… doesn't really do much. It's been there for years, and there isn't any pain. At worst my ass crack sweat smells weird.
Doctor was surprised I had it- I'm the first women he's ever met with this, he's only seen large truckers with this. Yay for pcos and constantly sitting at my pc.
I was basically told there wasn't much I could do until it got infected- it's apparently something that doesn't tunnel further than a cm or 2. But it's kind of scary, knowing that it's a bit of a ticking time bomb that will one day get infected and then I'll have to put up with stuffing dressing in a open wound in my ass crack for several months.

>>12756
OP here. I just got freed from a one month ban and came to check the thread.

Keep. That. Bitch. Clean.

Best advice I have recieved from nurses so far is to rub with a rough cloth to keep the area exfoliated.

I'm still healing, the infection won't leave, and I regret not taking better care to prevent this sort of thing. I'll be stuck for a whole year it seems

>>5633
Be brave and try it. What could you lose? Maybe you make good friends.

i dont know if this is the right place to ask but i cant seem to find any threads regarding (j)fashion umm sourcing ? ( sorry esl ) i thought id ask here
does anyone know where her cardigan thingy is from ? or what its called
thank you in advance !

>>11818
I don't know where it's from, but I believe it's called a bolero sweater

>>11818
Looks like it could be by Innocent World. Pic is called Small Flower Lace Bolero which looks similar. There's a lolita clothing database called Lolibrary that you could check out, where I found that one for you.

ex lolita here.I have been trying to orient my wardeobe to more of an Otome vibe, so i checked out the brands. Holy smokes has Jane Marple ALWAYS been this expensive!? They cost easily twice what new releases from lolita brands used to cost. 500-600 for a one piece are you shitting me.

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>>12748
I don't really use sunscreen anymore because I don't leave the house.
I have an oily skintype.

>>12748
Love me my Indian pharmaceuticals

>>12726
You don't need machines, you need free weights. Machines are memes for beginners and they teach you how to lift wrong because they're doing half the work for you. Use ExRx for exercises and build a routine that fits your needs. You can pair bis with chest, tris with back and shoulders with legs. You don't even have to go to the gym, just get a few dumbbells and start working out at home. I'm >>12717 btw.

>>12726
I second what the other anon said. Grab some dumbbells and check out this link for some exercise ideas https://www.coachmag.co.uk/fitness/workouts/dumbbell-workouts and there's tons of helpful explanations on youtube if you search a specific exercise name so you can see the proper form in motion. I would recommend adjustable dumbbells or a rack if you plan to use them long term but those can be expensive, so as a beginner woman you can probably just start with a set of 5lbs and 10lbs. Also when you first go to the gym there is nothing wrong with using the machines to just get comfortable, but you will probably see the best results with free weights. Consistency (working out at least 3x week for months) and diet (getting enough protein) are also very important for weightlifting. Don't get too caught up in what routine and just start– anything is better than nothing

>>12741
OT but damn looking buff as fuck, even before the cycle

>Wallet I bought at Kmart 15 years ago. It's got a coin purse built into the side and I had to duct tape one of the card holding pockets. Got the duct tape on clearance after the 4th of July one year so it's American flag print.
>Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. Bought it in 2015 and it was already an outdated model then. It's small for a tablet but people keep thinking it's a really big phone. I do not own a phone.
>Prepaid flip phone I used once then never again. Stopped buying phone cards for it because I wasn't using the minutes. Basically doesn't count as a phone.
>Hair ties
>Winter gloves
>Travel-size lotion
>Chapstick
>Regular black Sharpie
>Pink glitter Gelly Roll pen
>Tic tacs
>Icy Hot

Bag itself is small. Ideal size is just a little bigger than my tablet. I like bright prints. I used to have a LeSportsac bag in the mid-2000s that was fucking perfect until it deteriorated from use and age. Can't find a pic of a similar modern style.

>>12563
front pocket
>keys
>chapstick that makes my lips more chapped somehow and also smells of drumstick lollies but in an unpleasant way
middle pocket
>face mask
>wallet
>birdseed
>book
>ballpoint pen
>planner with comically small line spacing but it was 30p so i can't really complain
back pocket
>tampons
>fan
>comb
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>>12563
For work:
Hairbrush
Blotting papers
Vaseline
Compact mirror
Keys
ID
Purse
Hand sanitiser
Notebook and pencil case
Laptop/phone
Umbrella
Water bottle

>>12596
>I do not own a phone.
how do you stay among normal people?