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I gained about 50 lbs and I am also a fellow shortie. I'm 4'11 on a good day, although my hair usually adds a few extra inches. Mine was a combination of very high stress from a job, eating habits, lack of exercise, and having undiagnosed celiac's. I've lost close to 30 lbs and was doing great until I started having to…

I always get hungry at night because I tend to do my most intense cardio and strength work outs after I eat dinner, I have celiac's, so if I get a grumbling tummy, I eat a Kind protein bar, organic fruit snacks, or as someone else said, ice cream. I have always been a grazer and I find the best solution for me to keep from…

Women shouldn't always have to be the gate keepers. Using sex as a means to an end IMHO is degrading.

It always upsets me when I hear about situations such as this. If your husband is emotionally abusing you, you need to make the choice to stay, leave, or approach him about the way he talks to you. All too often, I have to have this same discussion with the women I advocate for and it's so disheartening because the…

Totally of topic, but I LOVE your avatar pic! Ab Fab is wonderful.

I was recently diagnosed with celiac's as well. My official diagnosis came in Jully, after years of being told I had SLE lupus and thinking I would have to live my life in pain and possibly have a very reduced life span. Turns out I had celiac's. I have noticed a difference in my breathing even before I lost weight. I'd be…

I buy all of my workout clothes from JCP. Its always on sale and the quality is excellent. I just bought $48 worth of items yesterday and got six new pieces!

This made my day. I've had so many ups and downs and skinny and fat years and struggled with body image and no matter what a woman does, every part of her will be critiqued. Just know that it's NOT you, you can be whatever size you want, however fit you want, and no one can and should be able to tell you different. Its not…

Who knows, but ya know what, I don't mind. As long as people, namely women and children, are able to get appropriate health care and preventative care, I'm all for it. Besides, I already had to wait 6 months to see a neurologist and deal with an inept hospital system as is.

These jokes will never get old to me. Never.

I bought a Mio Motiva petite HRM, and it says that it's ECG accurate. It seems to be fairly close, I had it checked one day while at the clinic and they had me at 65 while my monitor had me at 70. It does not have a chest strap which was a huge selling point for me because I did not want to wear one at all. I've used my…

I've been gluten free since July and its been an up and down sort of thing. I'm still adjusting to finding out I have gluten and wheat allergies. I had been dealing with almost a decade of constant body pain, migraines, memory issues, etc and since going gluten free almost all my symptoms have gone away, except for when I…

Thank goodness someone else shares my thoughts on this. I'm 4'11 and was a competitive swimmer for years (shoulder injury ended my career) and I was eating over 2,000 calories a day and even now I eat up to 1800 a day and I've lost almost 30lbs. I don't work out super intensely, but I am active and workout daily. My…

I found an EXCELLENT brand of gluten free products, Udi's, so dang good. I bought bread, bagels, chocolate chip cookies, frozen pizza, and chocolate muffins, but not the tortillas, ha. Anyway, I assume that since everything else is delicious, the tortillas will be as well.

Thank you! Yes. I read through the Lancet and was appalled by his research. It was aboslute rubbish.

I had to do a thesis on autism spectrum disorders and the apparent links through vaccines idea that became popular a few years ago. My thesis was based on the approach that the doctor who supported this claim was, basically, a hack. Turns out. I was right. A few years after I did my thesis, his research was considered…

I'm fairly certain that ADD and ADHD are neurological, or genetic. It isn't just a "behavioral" problem. There are many underlying factors that cause the behaviors, the disorder itself isn't just behavioral, so I too am wondering where this information is coming from also being an adult who suffers from ADD. I don't have…

Thanks for the advice, I bought a gluten free cookbook that gives tips and ideas for gluten free eating and cooking on a budget. It's pretty handy, and gives links for where to get manufacture coupons for gluten free and naturally gluten free products.

Until you experience the crippling pain of a food "sensitivity" you shouldn't be so rude. My food "sensitivity" landed me in the hospital for two days with such severe dehydration I could barely walk. I may or may not have a gluten intolerance, but there are many people who do and have celiacs and it's incredibly…

What's an MRT? Thanks for the info, though! I have been eating through process of elimination for years and it's sucks. I definitely don't have a problem with dairy, thank goodness!

I think it's weird when people go on gluten free diets like its a fad. I'm having the HARDEST time going gluten free, I love wheat. I love it so much, but with the constant stomach problems, nausea, migraines and everything else, when my doctor suggested trying gluten free to see if my symptoms would go away, I decided it…

A lot of sandwiches and pasta dishes, cereals. Pretty much every meal I was eating wheat. I first cut out HFCS and foods with preservatives because I was having so many digestive issues I was tested for Chrons and ulcerative colitis, my body basically cannot break down highly processed foods. I get terrible stomach cramps,…

I was told over and over and over that everything that was wrong with me was because I was overweight. That all my health problems were a symptom of being fat and not that being fat was a symptom of an underlying health issue. Celiacs and a gluten intolerance were one of the things doctors swore I couldn't have cause I was…

I don't just like, I love my legs. After spending a decade as a competitive swimmer, snowboarding, and playing soccer, I have fantastic looking legs and even with my weight gain I don't have a spot of cellulite or stretch marks on them. I'm not even five feet tall and leggy girls will even compliment me on how nice they…

I'm not in recovery, but I have a history of disordered eating and I'm trying to lose weight the healthy way after gaining a significant amount due to health issues, anyway, I like giving support where it's needed :)

I got to the point where I too, had gotten stretch marks, that's when I KNEW I was way too fat. You can add me if you'd like. I noticed we are studying the same subjects. I'm a sociology/psychology/criminology student, I have about two years left though. I was a late bloomer when it came to being a college student. I'm 25…

She passed away when I was still a child actually, her name was Kay and she was a Rhodesian Ridgeback. She was a totally useless lion hunter because she was gun shy, but she was the sweetest dog ever. I remember giving her baths in the summer and giggling with my older sister while we would suds up her mohawk and flatten…

We got a dog from Africa when I was a kid. That's my one and only experience with Africa, but I'm quite jealous that you live on a game farm. My dad loves big game hunting, maybe Incan convince him to take me on safari....

I was flat chested well into my 20s. As a former athlete (sad that I am no longer) and swimmer, I had no chance at getting boobs! I had pecs, not boobs for years. After a few years of no longer doing competitive swimming, I woke up one day and literally, they had grown over night. I went from a small B cup to a 36D, and…

I'm seriously considering liposuction, oddly enough, but not to lose weight! After about a decade of moderate to severe chronic pain, I have a small bump at the base of my neck, it's basically just a build up of fatty tissue from constantly hunching and not being able to relax my shoulders due to the pain. I do massage and…