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I assumed I was burning around 250-300 calories a class, so that doesn't surprise me. I am hoping that 20 minutes of HIIT spinning sessions 4x a week might increase the calories burned per day. Did you find that you were losing inches and toning from Pure Barre? And are you incorporating other forms of exercise during the…

I agree! I will mostly use the naturopath to ensure that I am not deficient in any other vitamins or minerals. I believe that a proper diet is the best way to heal the body (and if needed medicine). :)

Thank you! I made an appointment for January 20th. Is he a compassionate and understanding doctor? This is what I am lacking in my current endocrinologist (in the appointment where she diagnosed me she told me that she doesn't know if I will ever lose weight, have children and that she has three other patients waiting for…

Yeah, from everything I have read she is terrible, which is why I am looking for a new doctor. Made an appointment with another doctor that my OBGYN recommended, but I won't see her until March 16th...

I do understand how it works, but for optimal pregnancies it is best to have lower antibodies and I hope that with proper diet and medication it can be achieved.

Thank you for this! I am only technically 8 pounds overweight, but I would love to lose 22 pounds.

While I agree with you to a certain extent, I have worked with both regular physicians and an acupuncturist, naturopath and a dietician before to treat other conditions and they have helped me tremendously, unfortunately they are all located in Seattle. I don't intend on taking additional supplements unless I am lacking in…

Thank you for sharing your story! As I embark on this journey I hope to have a proper team together that can help me become healthier. I have my first acupuncture appointment today. I have done acupuncture and used Chinese medicine in the past to treat other issues and it has helped me tremendously.

The other endocrinologist that she recommended doesn't have an opening until February, unfortunately.

@snickerscharlie I did not move, but my endocrinologist was incredibly rude and lacked compassion when I met with her. Telling me that she doesn't know if I will be able to lose weight or have kids and that she has three other patients waiting for her. This is the quickest way to make me run away from someone's practice.…

I appreciate it! <3

My endocrinologist diagnosed me and I was referred to her by my OBGYN. As per working with a naturopath, I want to supplement my medication with the appropriate supplements (if needed) as well as acupuncture and a proper diet.

Thank you! I plan on seeing how well I will be losing weight over the next month or so (weighing and logging in food and working out 5-6 times a week), I am hopeful that the scale will go down as I expect it to, if not I will be most likely go back and discuss this with the doctor.

Thank you! That makes sense, I don't appear to have any of the other symptoms (except for the heavier menstrual cycle [sorry TMI] something I have been dealing with my whole life). I am always concerned that my Yo-Yo dieting has messed up my thyroid, but each time I had set to lose weight I was able to lose the weight…

132 is when I felt my best ( I know a bit of a random number), 125 is when I looked my best, but my goal is 130 ( I am currently 156).

Thank you for the kind words! I guess I was able to have controlled binges without it impacting my weight for five months, but ultimately I lost control. think binge eating is clinically diagnosed as having more than one episode of binge eating per week for at least 3-4 months, but don't quote me on this. I was having a…

I have seen a few dieticians for both restrictive and binge eating and I have all of my meal plans saved from past appointments. I know what I need to do in terms of food, so it's the emotional demons that I need to battle hopefully with a therapist. I have done therapy before and it did help, but I stopped when I felt…

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Hi all! Thanks for all the input. I appear to have overreacted as I got my period this morning (again sorry for TMI). As far as jump starting my weight loss, I want to lose 1.5-1.7 pounds a week a bit less a bit more while eating nutritious food and exercising. The bingeing I suspect will need to be addressed in therapy,…

I am only adding calories from exercise...I am not adding 1,210 calories.... My base calorie consumption from MFP is 1,210 (my profile is set on sedentary and I am expected to lose one pound) +350 calories on an average from exercise....I am not factoring any additional activity into that equation and I decided to reduce…

I double checked my profile settings and my gender, weight and height are correctly setup. Yesterday I walked around 12,000 steps and according to Fitbit I burned 2,259 calories for the whole day without exercise...still seems high though.

I don't use both my Fitbit and PolarM400 and add activity related calories from both...just to clarify :) Normally when my PolarM400 is working properly my exercise and daily activity caloric input looks like this.

Yes, this is where I went wrong. I will only be eating back 50% of calories burned during my workouts and not from daily activity (i.e steps).

I have two separate trackers, but I mostly only use PolarM400 to track steps and calories burned from workouts (I use the chest strap when I workout). This week, I am using my Fitbit to track steps and I am manually entering the calories burned from my workouts as my PolarM400 is currently being repaired....

My exercise is mostly not step based ( not spinning at least which takes up the majority of my exercise time). I spin and take bootcamp classes that involve strength training, and HIIT on the rowing machine and treadmill. I average around 3,000 steps for bootcamp and disregard those from my daily step count to avoid double…

I am more surprised that I haven't lost any weight, I understand that .2 is negligee....but due to my period and relatively low calorie deficit it makes sense...

That's encouraging. Thank you!

I agree, I need carbs to sustain my high intensity workouts and restricting macros causes me to binge and I don't ever want to revert back to my horrible old ways...I don't eat fast food, but I indulge in chocolate from time to time and a lot of oatmeal and Starbuck's 150 calorie mini packaged cookies. Not ideal, but I…

I already exercise my @$$ off ( bootcamp, running, spinning and an average heart rate of 165-166 per workout)...diet is my culprit....and sugar probably. Although, in the past I could eat whatever and just stick to 1,450-1,500 calories a day and still lose weight.

The paranoia stems from the fact that I am scared that I destroyed my metabolism by bingeing for 3-4 months and that my body is looking to hold onto to the 10 pounds I gained.