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I went through a sleep study and I do have sleep apnea. It seems like it is being diagnosed more often because, I believe, the increased awareness. I thought I was depressed. I went to counseling and tried anti-depressants with no improvement. I knew I was snoring and my husband was out of his mind with annoyance. I spent…

Feel free!! I have found the guys very supportive and I think it's because they see me taking it seriously. I'm not there in full makeup or interested in chatting them up. I'm there to lift weights and I think they respect that I am trying so hard!

Very much a win/win!! I'm sorry I didn't start sooner and there is no doubt my son has made me more comfortable in the free weight section of the gym. It's quite intimidating and I couldn't get out of my head that I didn't want the men to be angry with me for taking up the weights when they were there seriously to lift…

LOL. From your mouth to God's ears...that is my quest and I have chosen to accept it!

It's a progression of weights. I get my maxes and then I do 8x3 (8 reps, 3 sets) of 75% week 1, 5x3 of 85% week 2 and 3-2-1 (75%, 85%, max) week 3. The goal is to lift heavy. If you are lifting light weights for many reps you will not build strength. You should barely be able to get the last 2 reps done. And then get your…

Me too! Me too! I love reading this group...so inspirational. I'm sure I have the same story as everyone else. Yo-yo dieting on every program under the sun; trying every pill and "quick fix" out there. Then...a revelation...it will only take hard work, eating less and moving more! I feel like at 43 I have finally accepted…

Thanks Mokey41...I will keep that in mind. I try to not eat back all the calories that MFP gives me for exercise. I wonder why they estimate so high? I'm netting around 1000. I just want to be careful because when I was hungry all the time and netting around 700 I was not losing weight at all. I've finally started to drop…

Yes, that is exactly how I do it! Thanks for the encouraging words. I have a long way to go but I will get there! This is the first time in my life I have not done some crazy fad diet and it is mental warfare to actually eat to lose weight. Last week, when someone looked at my diary they said I was crazy to count 200…

I work in healthcare and exercise is about heart health and bone strength and avoiding injury...I could go on and on. I work out to build muscle to turn my body into a calorie burning machine. Now, I had some very wise ppl on this site tell me to stop starving myself with net 700 calories a day (thanks trogalicious!) and…

You're my hero!! :flowerforyou:

I agree with everyone. I bought a Fitbit Flex about 6 weeks ago and link it to MFP. I work in an office setting and I was SHOCKED at how much I was not moving during the day! (Is there a level below sedentary, kind of not moving around!!) Now I get up from my desk every hour and walk around; averaging around 5K steps…

It's not a bc pill, but my daughter (junior in college) and I have had great success with Mirena. It's very, very low hormones and lasts for 5 years. In the past, I had always gained with bc pills.

Excuse me damir00, I DID actually do that...am doing it now and it is not working; hence the reason for asking for help. I have gone from NO activity at all to working out 5x/wk and I AM LOVING IT. I read an article about how lifting heavy weights is more effective than cardio for weight loss. I am lifting heavy weight…

LMAO. My thyroid is fine! I'm over going to the doctor because "something is wrong with me." The thing that was wrong with me was that I was sitting on my *kitten* all day, eating like it was Thanksgiving everyday and wishing I was a size 2.

Checked that...my weekly average of calories (not net calories) is 1290. And my thyroid is fine. I'm sure my body is completely messed up from 20 yrs of stupid fad dieting and yo-yoing. I am trying to do it right this time! Hubby probably needs to be educated but he's a military man, never been more than 30 lbs overweight…

Yes, I had an emotional response to being frustrated and overwhelmed and then I chose to post here instead of eating my disappointment. My original post does say that occasionally I have gone over, but you will notice that my net calories for almost three weeks there have been 2 over 1200 and NONE over 1500. These posts…

I do measure everything. If a serving is 15 almonds, I count them out. I use measuring cups but do not weigh. And I try to buy snacks in portion-sized containers (string cheese, almonds, etc.)

I am 5'7". And, I will give up my small bag of chips at lunch way before I give up my sugar free, skim milk latte! :smile: I will be upping my calories for sure from all of the advice I've gotten today!

Thanks for the kind advice guys! I have been working so hard!!! I am going to up my calories and see if that does the trick.

Oh trust me, I am hungry ALL THE TIME. But my hubby assures me that the hunger pains means your body is burning through those calories. He says I should be hungry all the time. He does not believe in the "starvation mode" theory. He just tells me that persistence is the key.

I measure everything but veggies and I am not eating my exercise calories. Exercising is very new to me! I was very out of shape and not exercising at all. My son, who is a weght lifter, is training me so I know I am getting quality workouts. I'm not sure how to get over the mental block of eating 1200 "net calories". I'm…

No missing nibbles, I swear. The veggies are there for sure. I eat a chicken breast wrap loaded with veggies every day at lunch. I don't really eat fruit. Maybe I should cut out the chips? Huh...that is a thought though. Maybe just the wrong type of calories? I do try to stay away from sugar. And I drink TONS of water. I…