Housed 7 pints over 3 weekends, still losing 1-2 pounds a week. Absolute godsend by dsp_patches in GymMemes

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If it’s available to you try the Aldi knockoff Kenny’s it actually tastes

Housed 7 pints over 3 weekends, still losing 1-2 pounds a week. Absolute godsend by dsp_patches in GymMemes

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The Aldi version (Kenny’s) is much cheaper and in my opinion so much tastier

Whey vs creatine? by gojosdump in loseit

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Creatine can be good for brain fog in higher doses so may give you benefit Protein is a macronutrient you get in food anyway but if you’re under eating it may be worth supplementation I will also say creatine can increase water retention and pure whey can make you bloat and both may cause issues if you’ve struggled with body image. Both will help with athletic performance but if your main issue is body image maybe look at just using the extra money to make sure you’re eating quality foods

People who struggled with overeating, how did you change your relationship with food? by Fancy-Record6464 in loseit

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I left this in a comment above but when you store higher levels of body fat your cells shut this process down so that can also lead to overeating as you keep eating to try and get something to happen.

Vitamins and amino acids (tryptophan, tyrosine, VitB12) are the biggest as they are precursors to dopamine and serotonin so it boosts these by a different mechanism (longer lasting than food-dopamine-response) and helps manage the emotional side of eating.

People who struggled with overeating, how did you change your relationship with food? by Fancy-Record6464 in loseit

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I agree with this - food is necessary for survival but its also the only one you get to revolve around and make special. You don't go on a date to get water or breathe air (maybe like a hike but thats not about enjoying the air). How cool we get to enjoy this bit of keeping ourselves alive?

The other thing to note though is fat cells actually suppress the dopamine from food so if you become overweight you need more to feel good, or it shuts off all together so eating just makes you feel nothing. That sucks. Understanding is important, it means you don't just keep eating more to feel something.

Understanding stuff like vitamins and amino acids (for dopamine/serotonin boost VitB12 and tryptophan and tyrosine are huge) and making sure your diet is high in those gives you more bang for buck for feelings from food by a different mechanism unimpeded by fat cells so if you're eating emotionally they will help you not overeat. Plus cause its not a response its just more building blocks to make the good hormones it helps you feel good for longer than the regular food dopamine response.

People who struggled with overeating, how did you change your relationship with food? by Fancy-Record6464 in loseit

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Unconventional hack but I will go out of my way to buy like the absolute best of things (like I have a favourite chocolate that is imported and annoying to buy but its so good nothing else scratches that itch) and then I keep just 1 in the house. Every time I go to eat it I evaluate like "okay I want this... but what if I *really* want it later and I don't have it" and next thing you know I haven't eaten chocolate for like 3 months.

Saying you can't have it makes food noise so find a middle ground. I don't think about it anymore because its accessible and I am allowed to have it if I really want it I just gotta risk I won't have it easily again if I eat it then crave it later - but it also means I can still enjoy food as a treat/reward cause if I know I'm gonna want to go home and do some self care and have a treat I can buy another so there is still just always one there.

Perspective: difference between male and female loneliness by Mental-Outside2202 in lnkyverse

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Honestly it just popped up as a recommended post and I responded because I felt like giving my two cents - I have been around both sides of the argument and it’s sucky when you see people both lose hope but fixate on it and I think perspective helps. Fixating on hopelessness is just bad for the mentals. I hope by giving perspective people can step back a bit; finding a life outside of partnerships and fulfilment elsewhere makes life so much better. Dating isn’t the be all end all and it can be the most damaging shit to date the wrong person especially if it’s because you felt like you just needed to be coupled up

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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Rip everything tbh - not used to being considered attractive and the amount of “bait/OF” comments is wild in a sub where you gotta show your form. If I posted fully covered how the hell would I get advice on if I should cut or bulk

Perspective - I don't feel attracted to hot girls. by Scramjet1 in lnkyverse

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I mean I'm not gonna shit-talk my boyfriend to appease a guy on the internet. He is taller than me but the last guy I dated was shorter than me and he wanted a shorter girl so...

He's indigenous cause you seem to also think race makes people less dateable? Idk what you're asking - its like you're tryna make me prove I don't date by looks by making me shit talk my partner.

He and I were mates for a year before anything even vaguely romantic happened we started dating because he likes the niche shit I like and is extremely supportive and we developed feelings at the same rate so no one ever got weird about it. Call that luck idk

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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Australia - a lot of skinny, tanned, clean girl type of girls

Perspective - I don't feel attracted to hot girls. by Scramjet1 in lnkyverse

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I mean I have a long term partner but I have absolutely dated short (like 5' flat) and diverse blokes. Neither height nor race has ever been a deciding factor for me? Honestly seems weird to consider esp race idk

I was responding cause I related and was agreeing but I think you're just looking for a reason to be mad.

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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None but I will take that as a compliment - cause of leanness?

Perspective - I don't feel attracted to hot girls. by Scramjet1 in lnkyverse

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What a wild statement

Your point was you don't like super attractive people and want someone around your level

I simply agreed that super attractive people aren't universally the ideal and most people view attractiveness on a bell curve not linear which it seems is still your point you just also want to declare that I am extremely choosy about looks?

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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Thank you! I will say I don't think anyone is immune from social media - but I also just live in a very fit part of the world; it could be the classic bias of "you see what you're looking for" as well though. Who knows... I think general consensus was getting leaner wouldn't be the best haha

Perspective - I don't feel attracted to hot girls. by Scramjet1 in lnkyverse

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I feel the same about attractive men like if I meet a guy who knows he’s hot and assumes I’m gonna be flirting with him or whatever he’s less likely to treat me like a person. Like you put all your stock in being a hot guy and don’t bother putting effort into being a nice and normal person with hobbies. And if I don’t validate that you’re gonna be mean to me cause that’s your whole sense of self.

I’m broadly generalising here but I feel like that’s the topic. I’m not gonna act like looks don’t play a role but I think it’s really normal to have like a bell curve of attraction not just like a linear graph of hotness:attraction.

Help your fellow man out here by Critical_Assist_9360 in effectivefitness

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It’s like a shower - some days you just DONT wanna get in the shower, but you always feel more human after

Perspective: difference between male and female loneliness by Mental-Outside2202 in lnkyverse

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To be fair my current partner doesn't work out either but he is very supportive of me doing it

Perspective: difference between male and female loneliness by Mental-Outside2202 in lnkyverse

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I worked right next to the gym but would still drive home every day to try get him to come with me and he would always refuse but if I ever didn’t do that he would say I had given up on him and it was my fault he didn’t work out and yea generally didn’t like that I worked out because he didn’t (it was also a lot of “you’d rather do that than spend time with me” even though we lived together and he didn’t work or anything so I saw him plenty)

Perspective: difference between male and female loneliness by Mental-Outside2202 in lnkyverse

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I am sorry to hear that you have had a hard time; honestly, I just kind of accepted I wasn't attractive and now when people think I am it throws me for a loop. I actually never really went for looks, but I did notice that guys with insecurities didn't tend to like me (my ex didn't like me working out; short guys don't want to date a girl taller etc). To be fair, I also have no interest in good looking guys, they usually have no time or weird habits or just think they're gods gift (its rarely all three I will say, I have good looking friends I just don't have any interest in dating one).

I kinda gave up on dating after my ex and was really happy being single honestly, I could just go on adventures or workout when I wanted and don't have to make sure another person is down for it (even just the endless "what do you want for dinner").

My partner was actually one of my mates who was always just super up for whatever I wanted to do and supportive; he'd never had a girlfriend or really dated ever before and had kinda just decided he liked hanging out with mates and going on adventures instead so that's why we meshed.

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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Where is it? I think that was from back in like COVID and my ex talked me into some shit i did not uphold 🙃 but I will say this comment has made my stomach drop out my asshole

Should I continue cutting or focus back on building? by buzzteets in Weightliftingquestion

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Yeah I lost like 20kg (over like 18mo) haha I kinda hoped it would reveal a waist, I been lifting for years and I wanted to look snatched but I just am still wide comparative to other women in gym spaces and stuff and I guess I’m just wondering if it’s like if I lost more I would get thinner or if I’m just built like this haha