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MuddyBoots · 12:45 PM

What kind of exercise should I do to get in better shape specifically for construction work (building a stage) and hiking? My arms are weak af and I don't think I could spend more than a couple hours working on the stage at a decent pace, and if I bring my poles or have to do scrambles it could even be a problem hiking. I do a lot of walking, like 10-20 miles a day with about a 20lb pack, but there's not a lot of elevation gain. My goal is to hike at least one NH48 with my partner (2000-6000 feet of elevation gain in anywhere from 2-11miles one way depending on which mtn it is, and, depending on water sources and if we're going for a planned overnighter, my pack could be about 30lbs too). And NH was like "fk switchbacks, we taking the rockiest steepest way up the mountain" when designing the trails. Partner is extremely fit, and I don't want a DNF on BOTH our belts just because I can't go uphill, or fall on my arse on the way down because my legs are too tired to get the good footing

Oh yeah, I can't afford a gym membership or "real" equipment either, but I certainly can jerry rig anything
What to do about bulimia bloat? I know walking, waiting, yoga, probiotics, eating regularly, and peppermint/ginger tea. Been doing that kind of stuff (well, tbh not yoga), but I feel like this is never-ending and it's kinda making me think the effort to recover is more effort than it'll be worth especially considering I have opportunity to binge now, and I'm kinda surprised when I survive another day right now.
How do I maintain a healthy weight when in kinda recovery from an eating disorder? I'm F and 5'6". End of December I was severely underweight (95 lbs), beginning of February I was at the upper end of a healthy weight (140ish lbs, not sure exactly, only weighed myself once at a buddy's place. Other than that didn't have a scale). I went on a trip (travel wise and drug wise) for like three weeks and by mid-April I was back to around 110lbs, but I just weighed myself, not even three weeks later, and I'm 130 and feel fat af because I don't think I have a lot of muscle, don't look good, and can pinch quite a bit on my stomach and sides. Yesterday someone literally asked me if I was pregnant (not the case, but I seriously do look like 4 months pregnant, and I know some of that is the bulimia bloat, but like I said I have a lot of pinchable fat).