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@stars28 The problem with hormonal disorders is that you can't rely on standard TDEE calculators. You literally burn fewer calories at rest than the average person, but you don't know by how much.

@helencostello91 lol I would gain weight so fucking fast on 2000. These disorders predominantly impact women, so it's typically like cutting from 1300 or 1400 to 1000. The margins are razor thin and you don't have much room for error and can't risk a nutritional deficiency on top of your other...

@helencostello91 The problem is that there's no way to calculate that new BMR. I have hypothyroidism but it's borderline abnormal that my doctors don't want treat yet and they couldn't really give me any concrete info on how to address it.

@dawn16 What does "Exercise is an optional second step." mean then?

@dawn16 It's not an either/or. You should be watching what you eat and exercising regularly. You don't get to say "well I'm a normal weight so I'm ~perfectly healthy~!". If you don't exercise, you're at an increased risk for diabetes, stroke, etc even if you aren't overweight.

@an2nette There are two ways to create a deficit: eat less and work more (including raising bmr by increasing muscle mass). If you're just looking to lose weight, sure, you can do it on your couch eating ice cream as long as you're at a deficit. If you're looking to improve your health, you...

@andreamk0713 I've found abs/core work helps more with back pain and posture than anything back specific. You can also look up yoga adjustments and then you can take any yoga class and just know to shift your position in specific ways. Things like using a bolster under your chest to shift into...