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Celiac Disease & Gluten Intolerance are tricky, and Celiacs is actually hard to diagnose. I'll never get tested because I'll never eat wheat again and that's the only accurate way to get a diagnosis. I've had a lifetime of problems, and when I stopped eating wheat, they all disappeared within two weeks. Hives, cystic acne,…
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I've always heard it's the added sugars that are bad. Sorry for the over-simplification!! But, basically, if you're eating fruit, the benefits of the fruit generally outweigh the negatives of the sugar load. However, certain fruits (i.e., watermelon, my favorite) have a ton of sugar so watching your intake is important.…
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I've always had "yo-yo weight issues" so I have wardrobes for all sizes 6 through 14. It takes an awful lot of storage but it's like shopping in your closet when you drop a size! I also have a friend network with ladies of all sizes. We swap clothes depending on our weight loss progress (or regression). My biggest and best…
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Mexican food & Tex Mex. Ooh, that was a tough one. I love it and it's so bad for you! Now I eat it maybe once a month. Used to be 3 times a week. Also, I've pretty much said goodbye to desserts and alcohol, but those were much easier than my Tex Mex habit!
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Although I'm taller, my sister is 4'11" and has struggled with plateaus her entire life! She has to stay around 900 calories a day to lose weight. There's no way I could ever do 1000 calories or less so more power to you shorter folks! Seriously, amazing! Also, as my doctor has reminded me a million times: it's not just…
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I've been on several different birth controls: PCOS & migraines made it nearly impossible to find a workable one. I was on the Nuvaring and Orthocept (old school pill) and didn't have weight gain. I gained some weight on Orthotricyclen but there were other factors there, too. More recently, I gained 20-25 pounds on the…
