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If you've got interesting lettuce types and veggies in your salad, I find just salt and freshly ground black pepper tossed through is perfect. I can't tell you the number of times people have asked for my "salad dressing" recipe!
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Hi there. There are a lot of people on MFP with thyroid issues. For me, if my meds are at the right levels, I don't have a problem losing weight if I stick to a reasonable calorie deficit. I lost 15kg last year, so it can be done! Other people have mentioned that they have to avoid certain foods in order to lose weight…
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I log fruit and starchy veg, but don't bother to log more water-dense lettuce, cucumber etc. In some ways it acts as an incentive to eat more of the lighter veggies if they're "free"!
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Hey there. I'm 5'5 and I have 4 more pounds to lose to reach my goal of 132. I'm currently losing about half a pound a week. My calorie target is 1200 and at first I lost weight fairly easily. Once I reached the '10 pounds to lose' point, I started calorie cycling - eating more one day (say, 1500 calories), then back to…
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Hi there I'm right there with you. I'm at 144 pounds with around 10 to go. My weight loss has slowed down, so I'm trying to mix it up a bit - spike days and different forms of exercise. So far, though, I've done pretty well with just controlling my calories, so the big challenge is not to let it slide and put the weight…
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I had my son two and a half years ago. Despite breastfeeding for a year, I was not one of those lucky ones who saw the weight just drop off! In January I landed a new job and decided to buy some new work clothes. Wandering around the shops, I couldn't help thinking that I had an entire wardrobe of pre-pregnancy clothes I…
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Hey there In the exercise options, you can select things like housework, although I don't know about standing. Desk work would probably be considered sedentary. What you should add depends on the activity level you set when you set up MFP. If you said sedentary, then you can probably add any activity as exercise. If you…
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Hi there If it's an option, I would rent a treadmill first and see if you like it and use it. We tried this and ended up returning it after three months - it just wasn't our thing. Now, we dance to our favourite songs for cardio instead. There are a few technical details I'd suggest checking. The first is the maximum…
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Hey there I also did Lite n Easy for quite a while and lost a few kgs. However, a lot of the food wasn't the kind of thing I'd usually eat, so ultimately I'm happier counting calories but being able to choose what I feel like eating. Once you've tried it for a week, you'll also have a better idea of which meals you like…
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Hey there If you've just started logging, another option might be not to cut down your calories to what MFP suggests immediately. After all, if you're used to eating large portions or very calorie-dense meals, it's a bit of a shock to the system! You could try logging what you would usually eat and cut back over a week or…
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Hey there I also get this. Apparently it's linked to blood circulation in the skin. You can walk/run until it starts, then slow a little so it doesn't get out of control. I found that once I was in the habit of exercising regularly, it went away entirely. However, if I take more than about a week off, I get the itches all…
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Hey there I'm in a similar situation - I'm up and 6am and back home at 7pm to a two-year-old. I found a half-hour workout I can do at home and I do that at least once a day (either early morning, or when the little one is in bed - all I do is put on my exercise bra!). It's a combination of exercises and dancing to your…
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Hey there! Thank goodness you've finally got a diagnosis - most people feel so much better once they get hypothyroidism under control and it is very manageable. It becomes second nature to take that pill (or pills) each morning. Once the medication has the thyroid hormones back in balance, there's no reason why sticking to…
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Hi there There are some supplements that claim to help with thyroid function, but I would be incredibly careful with this. If your doctor does the blood tests and finds that your thyroid function is fine and you're just looking to maintain normal thyroid health, your doc might look to see if you're getting enough iodine in…
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Fantastic! It's so inspiring to see other people's successes! I'm a newbie so this info might be in your signature or something, but how long did it take you?
