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girlviernes wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »Oh, just did my measurements and yep, everything is down a bit
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First off, nice! I speculate there are patterns to it. I think if I am retaining due to muscle repair I see those inches up, waist and hips seems to go up with hormonal shifts, not sure about a pattern with extra sodium or carbs.
Too much soy sauce in my stir fry last night was good for an extra centimetre on both my waist and hips, I suspect ankles too.0 -
I want to know how all of you can manage to measure yourselves so accurately and I can't.0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »I want to know how all of you can manage to measure yourselves so accurately and I can't.
I use this thing. http://www.amazon.com/Health-Meter-Digital-Measure-HDTM012DQ-69/dp/B008CENXCS
Not perfectly accurate though. Definitely subject to some vanity pulling-it-tighter.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »I want to know how all of you can manage to measure yourselves so accurately and I can't.
Some are easier than others. Like the slimest point of my waist (hourglass, so for me that one is easy), hip bones for hips, and for my upper arm I use my tattoo
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THIS! I so had to cross off the public radio, not there yet!Liftng4Lis wrote: »I wonder why this seems so much harder now that I'm old, when rationally, it all comes down to CICO.
Why can't I drink like I used to? Why do I wake up at 3am every day? Why don't I ever want to go out on weeknights?
Damn oldness.
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girlviernes wrote: »Also in for lots of curiosity about our bacteria. I was listening to a podcast with Michael Pollan and he was saying that there was some evidence that the bacteria actually plays a role in the production of serotonin in the gut which then goes to the brain and impacts our mood!! I'm just so excited to see where this research goes over the next 10-15 years...
Also, poop transplants. Will a poop transplant be a treatment for obesity??
Yes, I was also thinking about the poop transplants! Apparently, the correct term is "fecal transplant." 0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »I wonder why this seems so much harder now that I'm old, when rationally, it all comes down to CICO.
Why can't I drink like I used to? Why do I wake up at 3am every day? Why don't I ever want to go out on weeknights? Why do I listen to public radio?
Damn oldness.
EVERYONE should listen to public radio!
When does this oldness set in...I'm still going out a couple of nights and week and I can still drink everyone under the table, though I rarely try.0 -
girlviernes wrote: »
I always figured it was but I recently had my fasting blood sugar tested for the first time (and I couldn't get in until 11am so that was like 15 hours of fasting) and everything was perfect. So now it's a mystery.
Well, I have insulin resistance but my fasting glucose and A1C have always been fine. Not to suggest you have any issues, but they won't always show on that test.
Sofaking, you might look into a glucose tolerance test if you continue to have issues. FBS and A1C are not really the right diagnostic tools for the situation, thought it's great that your numbers came back normal for those things.
I would recommend an endocrinologist who is a diabetes specialist.
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I can weigh myself every day and see as much as a 3 pound difference within one week. Is that really due to gains/losses? Water weight? Is it really possible to gain two pounds in one day only going about 600 calories over my lose 1 pound a week deficit calories? The scale is a mystery!0
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The combination of soothing voices and inane political takes is too contrasty for me.azulvioleta6 wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »I wonder why this seems so much harder now that I'm old, when rationally, it all comes down to CICO.
Why can't I drink like I used to? Why do I wake up at 3am every day? Why don't I ever want to go out on weeknights? Why do I listen to public radio?
Damn oldness.
EVERYONE should listen to public radio!
When does this oldness set in...I'm still going out a couple of nights and week and I can still drink everyone under the table, though I rarely try.
There was a time when my pre-bar drinking consisted of a fifth -- however many newfangled milliliters that is these days -- of good tequila and half a dozen limes before going out. That time has passed. I don't think I could manage the 12 hours of tailgate beer before a night football game anymore. I think a six pack might do me in, at this point.
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girlviernes wrote: »One of my takeaways is not to assume your primary doctor knows this stuff, if you have signs of metabolic dysfunction see an endocrinologist.
Can we blow this up, put it in bold and post it in a prominent place?
I lost so many years of my life by getting bad advice from PCPs about metabolic issues. These days, I go straight to a specialist for anything beyond an ear infection.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »
THIS! I so had to cross off the public radio, not there yet!Liftng4Lis wrote: »I wonder why this seems so much harder now that I'm old, when rationally, it all comes down to CICO.
Why can't I drink like I used to? Why do I wake up at 3am every day? Why don't I ever want to go out on weeknights?
Damn oldness.
I have a distinct memory of turning 30 and driving around getting more and more annoyed at popular music all sounding the same, then switching over to classical and finding it so refreshing and interesting!
I love npr. Still grieving "Talk of the Nation"0 -
Question, when we ladies get extra hungry around our cycle, is our TDEE actually higher for a few days?0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »One of my takeaways is not to assume your primary doctor knows this stuff, if you have signs of metabolic dysfunction see an endocrinologist.
Can we blow this up, put it in bold and post it in a prominent place?
I lost so many years of my life by getting bad advice from PCPs about metabolic issues. These days, I go straight to a specialist for anything beyond an ear infection.
I feel the same way. Of course PCPs can't know everything, but I think it is imperative that they have a better understanding of metabolic syndrome since obesity is such a critical health care issue and they are the front line. I wonder how to roll that knowledge out more effectively. My last PCP was not long out of medical school and still did not have a grasp of this area.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
The combination of soothing voices and inane political takes is too contrasty for me.azulvioleta6 wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »I wonder why this seems so much harder now that I'm old, when rationally, it all comes down to CICO.
Why can't I drink like I used to? Why do I wake up at 3am every day? Why don't I ever want to go out on weeknights? Why do I listen to public radio?
Damn oldness.
EVERYONE should listen to public radio!
When does this oldness set in...I'm still going out a couple of nights and week and I can still drink everyone under the table, though I rarely try.
There was a time when my pre-bar drinking consisted of a fifth -- however many newfangled milliliters that is these days -- of good tequila and half a dozen limes before going out. That time has passed. I don't think I could manage the 12 hours of tailgate beer before a night football game anymore. I think a six pack might do me in, at this point.
I'm at the point where I get drunk on two glasses of wine.0 -
Out of curiosity, and with a recent thread in the back of my mind, what symptoms would a person with undiagnosed metabolic syndrome have?0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »Out of curiosity, and with a recent thread in the back of my mind, what symptoms would a person with undiagnosed metabolic syndrome have?
Well I would look up symptoms of hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, sleep apnea, pcos...
Some concerning signs to me would be apple shape/ high waist circumference, fatigue after meals, hypoglycemia, irregular periods, and darkened skin around neck and armpits0 -
girlviernes wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »Out of curiosity, and with a recent thread in the back of my mind, what symptoms would a person with undiagnosed metabolic syndrome have?
Well I would look up symptoms of hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, sleep apnea, pcos...
Some concerning signs to me would be apple shape/ high waist circumference, fatigue after meals, hypoglycemia, irregular periods, and darkened skin around neck and armpits
Gotcha. You know who I'm thinking about in regards to asking the question.
I do have hypothyroidism, but those other issues don't pan out. Well, the period one didn't when I still had them.
I am counting down! Memorial Day will be my official year, then I can say I'm menopausal.
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girlviernes wrote: »Question, when we ladies get extra hungry around our cycle, is our TDEE actually higher for a few days?
Someone really needs to test this!0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »Out of curiosity, and with a recent thread in the back of my mind, what symptoms would a person with undiagnosed metabolic syndrome have?
Heh, I almost asked that same thing, since I've only had the fasting glucose test. (Well, and cholesterol, of course.)
(But due to that other thread I'm pretty committed to the idea that I am NOT insulin resistant.)0
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