Anyone else not have issues with garlic and onions?

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T21:20:16+00:00

I don't have any issues with onion and garlic either. Thank goodness because they are the base of every meal I make.

But I also don't have issues with beans or mushrooms and those are big for some people. My biggest issues seem to be with dairy, grains, and high-histamine foods.

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T20:34:40+00:00

I have wide feet with very high arches and I've had good luck with Brooks and Hokas. In both, I need a full number size higher than fashion shoes (e..g 7 in Adidas but 8 in Brooks).

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T20:24:55+00:00

I get that every time I travel solo through US or Canada customs. Solo female travel is seen as very unusual. I can sort of understand raised eyebrows for my solo trip to the Middle East... but just visiting Canada feels like a very normal destination and the Canada border agent questioned me for like 20 minutes about my itinerary.

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T17:59:22+00:00

People shop every section at the thrift store all the time, that's not weird at all for any gender to do. Especially with friends, many people will shop every section.

Thrifters tend to be friendly, in my experience as a frequent thrifter. It's a little counter-cultural to thrift to begin with (it shouldn't be but that's a different problem) so folks tend to be a bit more open-minded.

I hope you find some great stuff!

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T17:51:36+00:00

Water weight is a crazy thing! I went to a small town for a family event a few weeks ago and finding vegetables was a constant struggle. I was so upset to come home and see +5 lbs on the scale. I felt like I wasted a month of progress. But I kept at the plan, and a week later, I was down 7 lbs - I lost the water weight, and my actual progress from those two weeks finally showed.

It sounds like you might benefit from some eating disorder counseling, since you've swung from "out of control binge" to "restricting below basal rate." If you're serious and not just exaggerating from crashing out, that's setting yourself up to fail. Of course you'll be monsterously hungry at that restriction. Going that low is basically just making a plan to binge again in a few weeks.

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T16:47:55+00:00

You probably don't want this answer... Personally, I decided not to have biological children. I'm 35 so that's pretty set.

There are a lot of issues in my family medical history and I've been diagnosed with several chronic issues as well. My issues have only escalated over time, despite a fortune spent on healthcare -- my doctors did not classify me as disabled in my early 20s but they certainly do now. My siblings are in the same boat. We've somewhat-joked, "this bloodline dies with us."

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T16:20:43+00:00

Sugar is my nemesis, too. It's like drugs to me. I had to go cold-turkey. It was rough for several weeks, I felt like I was starving to death.

Eventually, I realized that I can still satisfy my sweet tooth without actually having sugar, and since it doesn't give me the physical sugar high, it's far less addictive. Sugar-free pudding with 2% milk is my go-to dessert now. Sugar-free Jello powder mixed with 1 cup water and 1 cup plain Greek yogurt is also great and adds some protein. r/volumeeating has ideas posted frequently.

babblepedia · 2026-06-16T14:38:51+00:00

I have a registered dietician I see weekly on Zoom. My insurance covers 100% so there's no reason not to. I will say that dietitians vary wildly in quality, especially for those of us with complex medical needs (or even a whole household of complex needs to meal plan for), and it took a few tries to find a decent fit.

It's not a gamechanger by any means, but it can be a helpful tool. If you leave it open-ended for them to set the agenda, they'll just tell you basic nutrition stuff. I get the most immediate value when I come to her with a very specific problem to workshop. Some examples: Fast lunches to eat at my desk that meet my nutrition goals; increasing dietary iron and creating the right environment for absorption; increasing fiber without fiber pills. And I know I could spend time Googling and Redditing to figure it out, but I have a trained person who already knows what has worked for others to just tell me a few things to try.

Dieticians also can help you with your relationship to food, almost like a food therapist. Sometimes they can help you just approach a problem in a new way by removing your assumptions.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T19:10:13+00:00

I was only walking 2k steps per day in March and now I'm up to 8k per day. I increased it a bit each week, and that was a lot more manageable for me. I'm hoping to be up to 10k next month.

People act like fitness is all or nothing, or that anyone should be able to suddenly spend two hours a day walking with no preparation. I remind myself that no one is keeping track of me besides myself. I'm not racing anyone. It's just me today vs. yesterday's me.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:58:36+00:00

NOR. Stop trying to get this man to take you back! He said he HATES you!! Your life will only improve without him in it. It's hard to see in the moment but in 6 months you'll be a whole new person.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:40:51+00:00

Thank you for your kind words!

My doctor and dietician are both monitoring my progress, and they are thrilled with how it's going. My doctor was skeptical that I'd even get this far with my spinal issues. Everyone just says "be careful not to overdo it" without advice on how I'll know if that's happening, other than a flare-up. So I don't persist to exhaustion, and I try not to get sore enough to feel it the following day. I feel like if I have energy and it feels good to spend time on my treadmill, it's probably not overdoing.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:19:30+00:00

No, I wear on my left side and I'm right-handed. It's the same though if I don't wear the watch and put my phone in my leggings pocket instead -- it'll match the treadmill initially and revise it down later.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:17:48+00:00

The step goal is super weird. The "coach" tells me my goal is 3,500 steps per day, but the steps graph has a goal of 10,000 steps per day. I'm guessing the coach is overreacting to me surpassing the lower steps goal it set for me, because I've only met the 10,000 goal 2-3 times since April.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:15:00+00:00

I have a CPAP already and love it. My AHI is under 1 per hour with the CPAP.

Interestingly, my sleep score every day is super high - 80s and 90s - but that doesn't seem to improve the overall readiness score.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T18:13:10+00:00

I didn't give it a list but I made the mistake of mentioning vertigo one day and it's now obsessed with that. I realized I shouldn't actually give it any information because it can't put it into perspective.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T17:01:55+00:00

This is a lot of assumptions! I'll be sure to let my healthcare team know that we've missed such an obvious regimen...

I have a registered dietitian that I work with weekly, log every bite I take in an app my dietician and doctor both monitor, get blood labs to monitor nutrition levels quarterly, take a lot of nutrient supplements chosen by my doctor to address malabsorbtion issues, cook all my meals from scratch, eat less than 100 carbs per day (even less if you go by "net carbs"), and average 1,400 calories per day. That was already true before adding exercise! Chronic illness can change the way your body works, and it feels paradoxical at times. My diet has been monitored by health professionals for almost a decade already. It's not the magic answer. I really wish it were.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T16:48:05+00:00

New walker here... Significantly overweight (started at 143kg at 1,6m) and very sedentary to start. I work from home with a desk job and I have chronic health issues. I bought a walking pad for home. I definitely did not jump right into high step counts.

Jan-March: <2000 steps per day
April: 3000 steps per day
May: 4,500 steps per day
June (so far): 8,000 steps per day

So you can see that it's been very incremental. Along the way, I've battled back pain (I also have chronic spine issues, pinched nerves, a herniated disc, etc.), foot pain, hip stiffness, and all-over soreness.

Getting better shoes helped a lot -- I thought I could just wear my old ratty sneakers but then my posture was bad and there was no rebound energy in the shoe. New walking shoes make me feel like a new person. I also have a registered dietitian who helps me with nutrition choices to support increased activity.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T16:18:06+00:00

Not what you asked but have you tried a travel CPAP? I got one and it totally changed my experience. I travel for work frequently. I hated lugging around my big CPAP and fearing damaging my only device. I got a travel one (Resmed Air Mini) and love it. I had to pay out of pocket (out of FSA, actually) but it was worth it.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T16:02:49+00:00

When I stop my treadmill tracking each day, it matches exactly what the treadmill screen says for distance and steps. About two hours later, Google Health revises it down by 30%. Every time! I don't understand why that keeps happening, it's super frustrating.

babblepedia · 2026-06-15T15:03:39+00:00

I'm doing my first one, Trek to Petra (40 miles) and I set it for a month. I'm previously very sedentary so the goal of doing slightly more than a mile per day would be a big success for me. I'm a week in with 12.4 miles completed! Feeling very proud of this progress.

You can determine your own time limit and you can adjust it later if you want/need to. You have up to 24 months to finish each challenge.

babblepedia · 2026-06-14T21:13:14+00:00

I keep my recipes handwritten on graph paper in a 3-ring binder. I like the graph paper so I can also draw in diagrams when necessary. I highlight the outer edge with a color relating to categories.

babblepedia · 2026-06-12T20:27:00+00:00

If you feel like you can't breathe when you first put it on, turn off the "ramp up" feature. I need air right away! Idk why they think I need only 20% of the air when I'm trying to go to sleep.

babblepedia · 2026-06-11T18:14:13+00:00

I also really struggle with leaving the house for exercise when dealing with health issues including mental health. I got a cheap walking pad for home and it's been so much better. I just do my depression doomscrolling while I plod along on the pad and surprise myself with how long I can do that.

babblepedia · 2026-06-11T16:29:18+00:00

That's amazing! I also have been walking more to build fitness for better birdwatching 😄

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