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@Jazzyjules71 I also make smoothies almost every day with fresh tumeric and fresh ginger each day to fight inflammation. That has helped me not need NSAIDs very much. I never thought I would eat natural food to help me fight illness, but I do and it has made the world of difference. I need to find a food for fatigue. I…

I have MS and I suffer from bad fatigue. I gained about 45 lbs over menopause. I am 47. I started by cutting out processed foods from my diet. I lost 10 lbs, but couldn't lose any more. I cut back on dairy and gluten as well. So I started to swim (after a 14 year hiatus) twice a week (last October). I would get a migraine…

I was addicted to sugar and did my share of eating my feelings. I also met with a dietitian in January to discuss my diet. Then I met with one at my physician's office in February to clean up my diet even more as I couldn't seem to lose weight. I learned a whole lot! In mid-February, I joined MFP and I cut out refined…

I have to agree with this. Sleep deprivation and stress can take its toll. You are doing the most important thing you can right now for your baby. I know it sucks to not be able to lose weight, but you will have time after you stop breast feeding. If you are still concerned, I would talk to your doctor and see if you can…

I'm in. I swim six days a week. week of July 3 - 22,000 yds week of July 10 - 20,000 yds this week July 17 - 10,500 yds so far (3 days left) I start my taper next week

I love it!! Life is not a destination, it is a way of life. I think that is why people who get a lot of money or lose a lot of weight aren't happy for the long-term. You have to keep moving. I have found that swimming 6 days a week and eating healthy has been a great start. I do need to keep moving forward and finding new…

Good afternoon everyone! I had a pretty good weekend, I did a lot of relaxing and did some stupid things to my car. I did my first lake swim in 14 years and it was AMAZING! I forgot how much I love my lake swims! It was a 5K and I never really got tired or bored. It was two laps in this beautiful lake on a gorgeous…

I eat peanut butter protein every day in my smoothie. It adds protein to my smoothie, which also has kale, 2 cups frozen fruit, water, ginger, tumeric, and flax seed. I eat my smoothie after I swim every day or if I do a different work out. I love the taste of the peanut butter protein. And you don't get all the fat and…

Good morning everyone. I had a rough start to my week. I couldn't sleep Sunday night and was up till almost 2 AM; therefore, I didn't swim Monday morning. Not a good start. I am trying to get back on track as I have a 5K this Saturday. That would be a swimming 5K, I couldn't run a 5K right now to save my life. My first…

Hey everyone, I am back from Louisiana with my oldest. He had summer orientation for college. It was a lot of fun, we even sneaked in a visit to an alligator rescue. I missed 4 days of swimming last week (argh), but it was worth it to hang with my guy before he goes off to college. I tried to eat as best as I could. When I…

@shonat11 - are you noticing your clothes getting looser? My numbers on the scale aren't going down as quickly, but my pants/shorts are getting looser

@shonat11 - how about a smoothie? I make them every morning after I swim. You can put a lot of different things in them. I put water, kale, fresh ginger, tumeric, (those two are for inflammation) frozen fruit, (blueberries, strwberrries, raspberries, and blackberries) and peanut butter powder (need protein). I get my quite…

I don't know if this will help anyone or not, but when my depression hit full force, I asked my therapist if I could get into an outpatient treatment facility. It was a 3 week program. I was crying all the time and couldn't stop. It helped me deal with some of the terrible things I was dealing with and get my meds…

@Memerex5 - I am proud of you for recognizing and admitting you need to live your life day to day. I have done that when I was so sick with depression and MS. I also remember when SAD (seasonal affect disorder) hit me and then menopause. Have you gotten a light to help? I still fall into times where I struggle day to day.…

@rheddmobile - good luck with the chin ups good to have a goal @finngirl61 - take it one day at a time with the marriage thing - if you can find other things to take the stress away from your marriage - that would be great - I am so sorry you are going through this - I got divorced over 8 years ago and I lost a lot of…

Please add me as well. I am 47 and have lost 30 lbs. I need to lose another 10, would like to lose 25 more.

I am sorry for what you are going through. I had severe depression about five years ago after getting diagnosed with MS. I was very ill and couldn't do much for about 8 months. I did an outpatient treatment program for 3 weeks. I also couldn't work for 8 months - could barely stand or walk and suffered from severe fatigue.…

I used to be really constipated. I take Miralax every day with a full sports bottle of water. I also swim every day, which keeps me regular. My body got all messed up after I had children and I was constipated a lot. I have now gone through menopause and the exercise and Miralax help. If I don't exercise on Sundays, I…

I am so proud of you water people!! All I drink is water (and my smoothies). I drink more than 10 cups a day anyway so I am always with you. When I was in high school, I went to a music camp and one of the professors told us that every time you pass a drinking fountain, you should take a drink. I actually had to cut back…

It is Sunday and my son went to his dad's to visit with his Oma, who is visiting from Missouri for my older son's graduation. Quiet times! I went inline skating this morning for the first time in over a year. I was a little unstable at first, but then I was fine. I made it 45 minutes and actually stopped for a minute or…

@happysherri - I may have what you have going on. I have been barely hanging on this week. I swam Tuesday and barely finished practice. I have been really slow all week and my shoulder has been hurting. (finally icing it now) So today I went to pick up Vegan cupcakes for my demanding 16 year old - today is his birthday. I…

Do we have a June group now?

Go see a dietitian and fix your diet. I have taken medication in the past that can affect my weight. You may just have to work harder at your diet.

I am a swimmer. Lake swim season is coming up.

I used to train a lot in the lake for lake swims. There are different kinds of open water swims, will you be swimming around buoys? Then you might need to practice picking your head out of the water to look for the buoys occasionally. I would also start out in the water and just get yourself balanced. At the start of a…

I got under 180 today and then had a kick-*kitten* workout at the pool. I led the lane this morning, which means no drafting. I made all the intervals and nobody else wanted to lead. Josh (who is hit or miss for going faster than me) went second and kept me going with a lot of affirmations. He told me he couldn't count…

Ezekiel Bread - it is gluten free and much better for you

Happy Monday! The sun is finally out. What a gloomy weekend, it rained all weekend. Blech! I was so happy to get back to swimming this morning. I missed it yesterday. So, I seem to be in a plateau with losing weight. I went under 180 and haven't been back under since last week. I do seem to still be shrinking a little…

I think I am heavier than everyone on here, but I am a swimmer and carry all my weight in my upper body. 5' 9' 179lbs calves - 13.5" thighs - 20.5" I have no idea about body fat, but I am sure my waist is much bigger than all of yours!

I think that it would be better to have incentive programs for positive behavior than to penalize people for negative behavior. The previous company I worked for gave us a discount based on different factors: blood pressure, BMI (under 30), cholesterol, not smoking, and other factors. You could also appeal if you failed…