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I'm 32 years old and 5'2. The "before" in the purple shirt is on my honeymoon in 2009; I think I was around 180 pounds. There are 8 years, two pregnancies, a lot of life, and about 50 pounds lost between that photo and the "after", taken this week at around 130 pounds. With concentrated yet patient effort, and a few breaks…

This! Perfectly stated.

Same!! I never understood when others complained about the "positive comments" before I started losing, but I get it now! It doesn't feel like a compliment; it feels like they're commenting on how you used to look. I've gotten comments like "wow! You're such a skinny minny now!" and I just don't know what to say. I'm not…

I'm just starting to make my way through this thread, but I wanted to stop here because my dad has myasthenia gravis. It's so rare, and I was surprised to see it mentioned here! He's pushing 80 and pretty severely overweight, and he has a really hard time getting around at all. I've tried suggesting light exercise to…

Naw... not for me. It's just a belly. It ain't holding me back. ;-)

I totally started out this way, too! Lost 10 pounds and felt like a rockstar... and wondered why no one else seemed to notice. haha.... And now that I've lost almost 50, I understand what everyone has been saying. I have a healthy BMI for the first time in my adult life, I've gone from a size 16 to an 8ish, I look cute in…

More like What Everyone Told Me But I Didn't Believe: The mirror, the photos, the measuring tape, the clothes, the scale and your brain will all team up to play tricks on you sometimes. Ignore it all! Stay in your deficit, weigh everything, track and plan religiously, and be patient. SO patient. Simple biology says it will…

Same. I have 14ish left to go and, I mean, I'm close enough, right? Right? No? Sigh.

Girl. Write a book. Heck, I'd offer to write it for you, but you certainly don't need me! WRITE. A. BOOK.

Thanks everyone! I'm glad I asked! I definitely thought everyone would say "yeah, duh, you need to eat after a workout, ya dummy! Save some calories!" Relieved to hear that any negative effects are likely minimal.

Run for 30-40 minutes. 30 seconds used to be a challenge! Do half a pull up. Still gotta jump to get half-way up, but then I can lift myself up the rest of the way. Just hanging from the bar used to be too painful. Love this thread!!

I love mine! I actually won it in a raffle-type thing. So I didn't actually pay for it; but knowing what I know now, I would have! I have the Charge 2 with the continuous heart rate monitoring. (Without the heart rate, I feel like it really is just an overpriced pedometer.) I mean, it doesn't do the work for you, but I…

[quote="cwolfman13;38135808"1,000 calorie deficit is really aggressive...at 1200 you were in a 1200 calorie deficit...even more aggressive. Calorie restriction in general is a stress on the body...the more aggressive it is the greater the stress on the body and for most people I know who suffer from these, stress is a huge…

So, you guys, when you say that your medication "helps" do you mean that it kills the pain completely after it has started? Or stops it from happening at all? Or numbs it enough for you to function? Am I expecting too much to not have pain at all???

It doesn't help with the migraine itself, just a tiny bit with the hangover phase. It's the ONLY thing that has helped even at all, so I call it the "best." ;-) Doc gave me generic Midrin yesterday as a rescue, and said that if my diet changes don't help, she'll refer me to a neurologist. Thanks for the tip on the Migraine…

Man, you've been through the ringer! People who don't get migraines really have no idea... Though I suppose that's true of most chronic conditions. Best of luck to you, and to anyone working through this! Thanks so much for the tips and support! I will be looking into seeing a specialist.

Do you have any sensitivity to milk products? You may be allergic to whey, causing inflammation in your sinuses. http://www.livestrong.com/article/336903-protein-powder-headaches/

Doc just has me on rescue triptans. They have never helped a bit, even when I take them at the first the aura flickering. As someone else said, the only thing that has even touched them is Excedrin Migraine, and really it only helps with the hangover phase a little. It's encouraging to know that there are people in the…

I'm not on a treatment plan at all. My doc just keeps pushing pills at me to "try" when I get a migraine. None of them have worked at all. I've used a supplement called Butterbur that I thought was helping; but if it was, it stopped working. I'm strongly considering going to a specialist now though. I wonder how long I'll…

Yeah, I thought that was strange, too. I did run the report for the last 30 days, and I am well below the "goal" most days. I haven't been verifying sodium content when I'm tracking, though. It's something to consider, anyway.

Thanks, I'll consider that. I don't get leg cramps, but my feet cramp up sometimes out of nowhere.

Yes! I pee all-freaking-day-long sometimes. Literally, like every 20 minutes. And, yes, sometimes that's a prodromal migraine symptom. So, in your opinion, am I getting too much or not enough salt? I'm hearing it from both sides! Or just not enough water??

Wow... the peanut butter! Definitely eye-opening! Thanks!

Ahh... okay, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

Alcohol does seem to be a major trigger of mine, so I never drink. But that's perhaps another hint that it's a blood-sugar issue, since alcohol has a ton of sugar. And yes, it feels like I've read the entire internet on migraine triggers and, aside from alcohol, I haven't found anything consistent for mine yet. :-(

That's was so frustrating! My migraines seem to get worse when I eat well consistently, but that could be because all the fruit and high deficit is spiking my blood sugar. I've done a sort of migraine diary, and maybe I need to be more detailed on it. I would love to not have to carry around my meds, even though they don't…

I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not clear on how that's going to impact my migraines. I do weigh much of my food, but is getting a weight rather than a volume measurement going to make that much difference? And why is scanning not accurate? I always make sure the result I choose matches what the label says. I'm not…

Thanks everyone! I was feeling quite defeated, thinking I was going to have to choose between living with being overweight and living without migraines. Now I'm feeling hopeful that I can find some balance that will work. I just hope I can find it soon, cuz these migraines need to GTFO! ;-)