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I'm sorry to hear about your medical issues. I have some as well and regularly get steroid shots in my spine after 3 surgeries. When I started getting them I started gaining weight. From what I understand, there isn't a whole lot that can be done about the extra pounds when on a steroid. It WILL come off once you quit the…

I couldn't weigh myself. I will weight until tomorrow morning and again in 3-4 days an so on. I want to see how much I really gained from that one day. I think it will take several days to really see the actual gain in the numbers. I'm not sure though.... Does anyone know?

Hi, I sent you a request! :)

Wow!! I'm not sure where Strong City is, but if it's within an hour or two I'm gonna have to find it and go out there to get some photos. That's so cool! Thanks for mentioning that!

I'm on a diet that prohibits carbs aside from veggies. NO SUGAR. I am allowed 20g of sugar a day and a lot of the time don't even hit that. The only sugar I actually consume is naturally occurring sugar and no more than 20 grams. I'm down 9 lbs so I know that something has got to be working. On this diet, your body is…

There's a buffalo pasture near here? I had no idea... I'm an amateur photographer and would love to go take pictures of them! I really just meant that there's not a whole lot but prairies, flat lands and small little farm towns across most of the state. Lawrence is GREAT! It's where I grew up and where I came back to...…

Yes MoHousdon - ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! I love this town! :)

I put most of my focus on frozen foods and protein, and dairy. I try really hard to stay away from fillers like pasta's or rice/grains, but I know that a lot of diets include those to some degree. I feel like they're fillers that leave me with calories that get stored and go directly to my weight GAIN. I really just stick…

Welcome! I wish you the best on this weight loss journey! We are all here to keep ourselves motivated and to motivate and encourage each other! I just joined MFP a week and a half ago... Good luck to you!

@3Iseif - Kansas City barbecue is the BEST in the nation! There are so many amazing BBQ places to visit. When President Obama was here this summer he visited at least one of them. Fantastic! Nice to meet you!

@MoHousdon - I live in Lawrence, KS - home to the KU Jayhawks! Nice to meet you and glad to see so many from the midwest!

Hello @yayamom3 - I actually grew up in Lawrence (where I live now) but in 1998 I moved to KC, MO and lived there until June of last year. I consider MO my second home :) Nice to meet you!

Hey there @grantwashere - I love CO - I'd gladly trade places with you, lol. Lawrence, KS is where I live and it's one of the best places in the state to live. It's not a bunch of farm land, but a super fun, mellow and eclectic college town. A lot of people choose to move here because it's in one of the only blue counties…

Hi @mikes99mail - Glad that Kansas treated you right! We're good people, most of us anyway.. lol Nice to meet you!

Hey there @midwesterner85 - Not a whole lot to see in KS but a lot of pretty great people here! Nice to meet you!

Hey @alecdlewis, I'm noticing there are more people than I thought that know about us here in the midwest! Nice to meet you!

Thanks for the warm welcome MyChocolateDiet!

Hi Klangleydoula! Yes, I'm 39 with the insides of a 90 year old lady. Getting back into shape is pretty slow moving and painful but the more I do it the easier it gets... SLOWLY. Good days and bad ones too. One outweighs the other, but I'm not on here to be a Debbie Downer - It's all about moving forward!

Hey there kasney! Glad to hear from another Kansan!

Hey there! Kansas is a bigger state - with bigger people... I'm excited to join this community and give/get encouragement with this weight loss and any help I can get with the health issues I'm dealing with. Glad to be here!

I just joined MyFitnessPal about 3 months ago and please feel free to add me!! I am not on here every day, but usually 2-3 times a week. I can encourage you and hope for the same in return. Look forward to working with you!