Please, my Friends, don't lecture me
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Because I've worked with a BANT Nutritionist, UK only, the organisation take a more, why is the body doing this and not that, what does it have too much or too little of to function properly, I strongly suggest its not just one's thyroid which often needs looking into its the full endocrine system. Particularly the pituitary and associated glands.
I've been really active today. Behaving like someone half my age, its wonderful. Together with my husband we have been child minding, principal back up for two little boys, one 3 1/2 the other 18 months, sometimes its bordering on full time. I could not have done it in my 40's. Anyone do your own reading and learn.
Are you serious? I make a post about not lecturing me and you post a novel about your thyroid problems and ask me to get mine tested? I have been overeating for years. Ate wrong and too much.Cherimoose wrote: »Has a doctor tested your thyroid function? Low function and can increase hunger and reduce activity. It's fairly common with women.
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I just did. Funny!13 -
I'm sorry you're dealing with advice that is unhelpful.
My experience on MFP has been that most people mean well, and I try to remember that when I get comments that aren't particularly helpful or useful to me. They might be useful for other people who are reading, or seeing a post might remind them of something else or a personal experience that they want to share, even if it isn't really relevant. Sometimes it might be a little tone deaf (and I've been guilty of this myself), but except in the case of clear trolling, I choose to accept most contributions as well-intended, which makes shaking off the unhelpful stuff much easier.
I think there's also an ignore function, and you shouldn't feel bad about using it if that's what you want to do. You can screen calls and refuse to answer the door at home, and I treat the ignore function like the online version of that without guilt.
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I've lost 55 pounds just by cutting my portions way down. I have chips every day with my lunchtime sandwich. I have mini candy bars for dessert a lot, or shortbread cookies. I could have ice cream more often than I do, but I apparently have to be in the mood for ice cream and that's not too much it seems. We eat American Chinese dishes like Sweet and Sour pork with the breaded pork pieces. I eat pizza on occasion. We eat a lot of Mexican food. (Tonight is beef burritos!) And because I have IBS and my body hates vegetables, I don't eat 'em. And I lost weight anyway. I am an unrepentant carnivore and my burrito tonight will involve cheese sauce. And I am losing weight anyway.
I will say that when I lost about 1/6 of the total weight I needed to lose I noticed a radical change in my pain levels when I stood and walked (I have issues with my feet and ankles.) So I don't know what that is for you (for me it was about 25 lbs) but you do start seeing improvement pretty quickly.
I also found that at about 1/3 of the weight off I started to make more opportunities to move and to stand more, and it was very natural and not planned. I have started to exercise NOW, but didn't much at first, and concentrated on weight work on the machines, so I couldn't do the motion wrong and hurt myself. That's where I'm at. I may stay there, I may want to lift more and get into it seriously, I dunno yet.
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TheWaistBasket wrote: »Because I've worked with a BANT Nutritionist, UK only, the organisation take a more, why is the body doing this and not that, what does it have too much or too little of to function properly, I strongly suggest its not just one's thyroid which often needs looking into its the full endocrine system. Particularly the pituitary and associated glands.
I've been really active today. Behaving like someone half my age, its wonderful. Together with my husband we have been child minding, principal back up for two little boys, one 3 1/2 the other 18 months, sometimes its bordering on full time. I could not have done it in my 40's. Anyone do your own reading and learn.
Are you serious? I make a post about not lecturing me and you post a novel about your thyroid problems and ask me to get mine tested? I have been overeating for years. Ate wrong and too much.Cherimoose wrote: »Has a doctor tested your thyroid function? Low function and can increase hunger and reduce activity. It's fairly common with women.
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I just did. Funny!
I don't think Fuzzipeg was responding directly to you but to the post above you which mentioned thyroid function.
You might want to consider asking this thread to be moved to another forum, for example, Motivation and Support. We tend to be all about offering advice in this forum. If what you are looking for is "You got this!" type feedback, Motivation and Support is a better place for this thread.11 -
Being hypo effects ones muscle tone and muscle functions, digestion, circulation, respiration, reproduction of cells and species. I can't understand why it is considered so very trivial. Most hypo persons are/also have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which erodes ones thyroid, its one of many autoimmune conditions but is generally treated as if its the same as being low in iodine, which is all levothyroxine is, iodine in the synthetic form. (This unnecessary pain as in restricted quality of life, really gets to me. Why its reasonable to let women principally suffer, it occurs in men but not as often)
Totally! And it gets totally scary when it affects your breathing. It's really typical that medicine looks mostly at men, and when there's a woman with problems then it's just in her head, when there's pain it can only be period pain, when there's discomfort then it's anxiety. I'm so bloody sick of it.8 -
That’s a lot of “don’t’s” for one post. You are not alone. We are all here to support you. Sounds like you’ve already done some research. Congratulations on making the decision to make a lifestyle change. As time goes on, you will lose weight, you will become more mobile, you will be able to exercise. Patience is key.
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OP, I beg your pardon, I was talking thyroid in general terms, I was not directing my acquired knowledge to you specifically, its just, endocrine function can in many cause weight issues. I've seen thyroid issue dismissed as excuses for weight gain, that thyroid conditions only cause weight increases of a mere 10 lb when in many its so very much more complicated.
Here was probably not the right place to discuss thyroid issue diagnosis in and of itself, my thoughts were triggered by another's post. Having lost so very much of my life to the modern method of investigating and treating endocrine issues, I'm left with distress issues not only from my treatment but that of too many others being perpetuated through time. Some countries are more open to treatment options than here in the UK. The only hope here in the UK for many like me is to find a way to go outside of the NHS for a condition which impacts on so many aspects of health. Proper endocrine function removes the majority of badly formed cells due to poor telomer length. I mean cancers before they start to divide. I've seen reports of poor t3 levels being involved in Anorexia and other mental health issues. A brain low in t3 is more likely to become distressed, possibly leading to dementias. It bugs me that such an impactful system can be misrepresented and dismissed.
For some years in the mid 20th C the common treatment for "women's issues" was desiccated thyroid, so many women achieved better health, they were likely women with a higher disposable income, income should not be a bar to good health. All this knowledge in my view was thrown out in the aim to find a cheep, one size fits all treatment for any thyroid issue particularly in a system like the NHS which started in 1948. Yiara I fear has similar, corresponding experience to myself.
Op, I regret you felt I was getting at you. I promise, I was not and I hope you now know where I was coming from.
As I said above, what you are doing is working for you, keep going you will achieve your goals.12 -
Sounds to me like you are on the right road here. You didn't put the weight on overnight and you wont lose it overnight. I know you know this. I wish you all the luck in the world, and I send you big hugs. You keep doing what you are doing, and the rest of the world will keep spinning.3
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So, anyways…. How’re you doing, OP?
Hoping today is a good day for you.
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Congratulations on your 25lb loss 👏
Wishing you every success and leaving a hug 🤗4 -
Excellent on the work you are doing!! Congratulations on the 25 lbs lost!!2
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I am doing fine. Thank you so much for asking. Thank you for cheering for me. I am learning. I spent hours in the kitchen cutting up vegetables and fruits. I am ready for the week. No excuses to eat wrong or order in. The right stuff is waiting in the fridge. I didn't overeat this weekend. I stuck to my plan. Weekends are so much harder to manage.17
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Hello! Just a reminder to please stay on topic when commenting on a thread.
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TheWaistBasket wrote: »I am doing fine. Thank you so much for asking. Thank you for cheering for me. I am learning. I spent hours in the kitchen cutting up vegetables and fruits. I am ready for the week. No excuses to eat wrong or order in. The right stuff is waiting in the fridge. I didn't overeat this weekend. I stuck to my plan. Weekends are so much harder to manage.
You got this.
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Awesome job prepping veggies! You're off to a great start! I agree about weekends. They seem to get easier, but it has taken me a while not to go off the rails. Keep it up, OP!4
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every single pound is a win! just keep that in mind!
i started at 330 pounds.
i am under 180 now.
i can tell you i do work out, but at the advice (errr ORDER) of my doctor, due to a medication i am on currently NOT MUCH - right NOW, i am not eating enough to work out much, though my appetite it slowly returning so i am allowed to workout a couple of times a week for 20-30 minutes MAX. even when i am eating normally, i dont workout excessively. when i first started working out, it was simple walking. and not for long. it took time to build up to more.
i have always subscribed to 'if it fits in my calories, i can eat it'. chips, cookies, etc. fair game, if i could make room for it. if i went over. well, it happens. as long as it doesnt happen all the time, and only occasionally, its not a big deal.
i never set my calories super low. i like to eat. i figured i didnt gain the weight fast, i wasnt going to lose it fast.
i found lower calories replacements for things that i liked that i used all the time. salad dressings, mayonnaise, breads, tortillas, etc. lower calorie options for breakfast and lunch (usually between 200-300 cals). we do eat out once or twice a week, and i plan around those meals. i never did low carb or keto or any other 'fad' type diet or 'way of eating'. i know me, and i would never be able to sustain that long term.
So much of it is learning as you go. Surrounding yourself with like minded people. And with people who have been where you are, and have found success, and who are also at the SAME PLACE. Having people who are where you are and ALSO who have BEEN where you are, helps. You get both sides for encouragement and support.
I go in phases of being here on the boards, but am pretty active on my own page, if you want to send a friend request. Dont necessarily post a lot about weight loss very often (other than random one off things here and there) but do post a lot about my life and our farm and my dogs LOL4 -
Advice often given by people who have never attempted to lose weight...3
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TheWaistBasket wrote: »I am doing fine. Thank you so much for asking. Thank you for cheering for me. I am learning. I spent hours in the kitchen cutting up vegetables and fruits. I am ready for the week. No excuses to eat wrong or order in. The right stuff is waiting in the fridge. I didn't overeat this weekend. I stuck to my plan. Weekends are so much harder to manage.
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Keep it up, sounds like you are doing a good job with 25lbs down in 43 days! I started MFP ten days ago and I’ve lost 2.5 lbs. I don’t understand all the nutrition terms either. I don’t think I will ever learn to re-distribute my fat/protein/carbs distribution. I feel like logging my food and using that tracking to keep me within my calorie goal is an accomplishment and trying to move more is one area I can improve. You are not the only person here who doesn’t understory micronutrient stuff. Keep it up! Whatever you are doing is working! Be kind to yourself.5
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"I don't want to cleanse. I only clean my house occasionally."
I love this! And congrats on the weight loss.0
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