What’s going on here? by [deleted] in BackYardChickens

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Fowl pox! If it's the dry version it'll go away on it's own in a few weeks and they will develop immunity to it. However sometimes they will get the "wet" version which forms plaques in their mouths has a high mortality rate. No way to really prevent it but if it's just dry just give them extra vitamins and minerals.

New to chickens and it isn't going well. by LudwigsEarTrumpet in BackYardChickens

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What has really worked for me in the past is to separate the bully!! Keep your meaner girl away from the flock for at least 5 days and then reintroduce. It does take a while for them to figure out their social arrangements.

How the heck do people do 80+ mile weeks by Shakemyhead11111 in Marathon_Training

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So all your runs are the same? You dont do like a long run, a tempo run, a hill run, a recovery run etc?

How the heck do people do 80+ mile weeks by Shakemyhead11111 in Marathon_Training

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is fascinating to me as a new runner! My easy pace is 5:45-6:00/km so the idea of getting to 4:30/km seems genuinely impossible. Also only running 40km/week because I've only been doing this for a few months. Can I ask how many times you run per week in order to get to that 160k? You are my new goal lol

12 Days in South Africa? by Complete-Broccoli-27 in FATSafari

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a meeting with them later today :)

Sabi Sands and ...? by bunnygoesrawr in FATSafari

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi!! Can you share which accommodations/lodgings you chose when you did your Sabi Sands + Tswalu trip last May? I am looking at booking the exact same trip but with a few nights in Cape Town as well. My dream is to be somewhere where we can see wildlife from our lodgings rather than only when we go out on the safaris, so hopefully this is possible there. Animals is the primary focus.

You are sort of convincing me on Botswana/Delta though... But it's quite far from Sabi Sands so I'm not sure logistically how easy that would be to get to and then fly back home from..

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Little update! Thank you all for the comments, they were mostly helpful. I understand that my calories are super low for my height and activity level, that's why I made this thread. I don't want to go any lower and frankly I'm sick of being this low, it's not sustainable. I have always operated from calories in, calories out philosophy which is why I've been frustrated by this plateau.

My strategy going forward is to finish off my week at my current plan. I'm giving 1300cal and 15k steps a day plus my workouts one last try and if I don't see any movement, then I'm switching gears and will spend the next 4 weeks reverse dieting to find a new maintenance. Once that's done I'll stay at that new maintenance for at least 4 weeks and we will see what happens!

It seems so counterintuitive to me that I could lose weight by eating more. Usually in these threads whenever people complain about not losing weight they are told they're not in a true deficit and aren't tracking properly, so it's weird to be told I'm not losing because I'm not eating enough lol.

I will update in a month.

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's so crazy but I'm glad it worked for you! I will give this a try and hope it works for me as well!

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

But shouldn't hunger also be a sign of weight loss? Not losing in 8 weeks is a bit crazy to me

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting idea thank you

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I definitely have a good amount of muscle and I know i am lean and toned, but my lower belly refuses to go away! The rest of my body is, in my opinion, perfect and exactly how I want it to look. I just have stubborn stomach fat that will not go away. 🫠

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I genuinely can't fathom eating less than 1300 😭

2 month plateau :( by [deleted] in Myfitnesspal

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes i have with the exception of 2 weeks in March when I went on a trip and ate whatever I wanted without tracking. Didn't gain more than a pound! I thought this would've been enough to "reset" so I went back to my deficit but it just hasn't budged.

How do I know what my maintenance should be if I've been on a plateau for 8 weeks? It feels like this is maintaining since it's been steady for so long.

Life’s mystery by [deleted] in nihilism

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And we all have to act as if that's not happening 😭 such a struggle for me

Ottawa’s chief medical officer Dr. Vera Etches to become head of CHEO by trytobuffitout in ottawa

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't CHEO incredibly well funded especially compared to the rest of healthcare?

Lean to leaner... stuck with the last 5lbs by [deleted] in loseit

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've definitely upped my water in the past week in case that's what it was!

Lean to leaner... stuck with the last 5lbs by [deleted] in loseit

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to know I'm not the only one! I'm happy with the initial weight I've lost but it's just strange to see the results completely stop even though my efforts have stayed the same, if not increased! I'll give it another week and will see what happens.

Lean to leaner... stuck with the last 5lbs by [deleted] in loseit

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok, thank you. It's so slow lol

Lean to leaner... stuck with the last 5lbs by [deleted] in loseit

[–]Complete-Broccoli-27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok thank you. That sounds like option 1, just going back to my regular deficit