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YES, I forgot to mention: the hair loss. Not only do I have excess facial hair, but the once thick hair I had on TOP of my head is now thin and stringy. :-( I think it gets worse every day. I don't need to wear wigs (yet?) but I'm afair to cut off any of my hair (which is getting too long and raggedy looking) because it is…

Don't feel bad that you were left out of the facial hair loop!! PCOS has many different symptoms and not everyone has all of them. I'm sure you weren't misdiagnosed.

I hate the facial hair, which includes beard, mustache and cheeks. I hate the irregular periods, which sometimes (since the introduction of Metformin) are regular for 2-3 months, then go off the grid. Currently, I have been having PMS/cramping type symptoms for 2 WEEKS with nothing to show for it. Either start or don't…

Just found this thread as I was searching for info on diet/exercise and fibro...I am not officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I've battled migraines for years and finally saw a new neurologist, who also asked about the symptoms of fibromyalgia. While my pain is nowhere near as bad as what some of you describe, there are…

OMG, I got a turkey burger from a fast food restaurant once, thinking I was making a "healthy" choice. Turns out, it was worse for me than a burger and tasted like crap! I think it's criminal when they advertise turkey burgers as a healthy alternative to beef. Most of the time, it's a big fat NOT.

I don't think there was any particular food that shocked me, but once I started logging, it was the serving sizes and how much I grossly under-estimated what I'd been eating. I mean, a bowl of cereal with skim milk should be somewhere between 150-200 calories, UNTIL you realize that 1/2 cup or 3/4 cup doesn't actually fill…

Anyone can add me. I have about 100 I want to lose. Been on MFP for several months, but kind of got sidetracked for awhile. I'm back and ready to work at this!

I was diagnosed with PCOS 6 years ago (at age 28), but I think it was present long before then. I don't think I've had a "normal" (non-medicated) cycle since I was 14 or 15! I did lose a bunch of weight years ago, but that didn't regulate my cycle. It was *better*, but it still wasn't regular. Right now, I'm on Metformin…

The OP's problem has very little to do with what kind of checking accounts the couple has. The issue is with the one party being an a-hole. My husband and I had a joint checking and savings account when we got married. It didn't work for us, so we went back to separate checking accounts (but kept the same joint savings…

Thanks so much for all of the advice and support! I will definitely check out "The Migraine Brain"--sounds like a good place to start. Or continue, as it were. I take Neurontin every day, and that's worked for awhile now, but things are starting to go downhill again. I've tried Topamax, beta blockers and anti-depressants…

I looked through your food diary. If I were you, I would try eating back most of your exercise calories to see if that works for you. At first when you said you net 600 and some calories, I was like "holy crap, that's not enough!" but I looked through your diary and you are eating a healthy amount of calories, for the most…

You look great! I am also 5'9", and don't think I looked that good at 150 pounds! Congrats on the weight loss so far and good luck with the rest--you're an inspiration!!

You do have a lot of willpower and I applaud your efforts. However, I don't think you were doing yourself any favors by not eating anything that was offered to you. A cookie or a few crackers at houses 1 and 2 wouldn't completely undo your diet and would have helped with the feeling sick. I completely hear you on the…

I've eaten a whole box of the Samoas in one day. Probably in a 3 hour time period... This year, it took me 2 days to eat the whole box, so...progress? Plus, the boxes get smaller every year. And now I'm rationalizing. :devil:

My personal opinion is that you have to do what works for you. If you don't want to count veggie calories, and it works, then don't. If you do want to count veggie calories, then do. I personally like to count everything so I can see if I am eating enough of this or that, or too much of something, etc. But that's what is…

Anyone feel free to add me, as well. Been here maybe 3 weeks and can always use new motivation/support!

You are AMAZING and an absolute inspiration! I think I really need to hear (read) this today. I really have a tendency to give up once I fall off the wagon a time or two. But reading this, today, gives me renewed hope. Thank you so much for posting!!

SO inspiring! Thanks for posting!!

Yup, the you need the leg extension things if you use it on carpet. My Wii Fit board is always about a pound heavier than my bathroom scale, but I generally eat something before I get on the Wii Fit. I use the scale to track my weight loss. Like others have said, consistency is key, so pick one and go with that. If you get…

Feel free to add me, also. :smile: I'm your neighbor (Iowa) and need to lose over 100 lbs. I turn 34 this summer and would love to be at my goal weight (and holding) by the time I turn 35.

At my lowest adult weight of about 155 lbs, I wore a size 14, maybe a 12 on a good day (I'm 5'9"). I wore a 14 until I hit about 175 or 180 and then had to move up. :cry: People thought (or told me they thought) that I was a size 8 to 10 at that size. Since 155 was pretty thin for me, I don't think I will ever fit into…

It always amazes me that people get offended over the most minor things. If you can't handle someone who logs cleaning as exercise, delete them. That is, by far, better than starting a thread about people who log absurd things. If something annoys you, don't read it, don't comment on it, etc. It's really pretty simple. In…

Awesome accomplishment, and an inspiration!

Great job! You look fantastic--keep it up! So motivating!! :smile:

Awesome! You are an inspiration!!

Yummy, I love cottage cheese! I'm kind of a purist--I like it plain the best. lol Otherwise, for something sweet, I like canned peaches added to it. I also like to put it on top of spaghetti sauce or chili-kind of a cool, creamy texture that adds to the tomato-y flavors. But like others have said, it's kind of a blank…

I just had to post again because I tried it myself and oh, mama, is it good! I also actually measured out the ingredients (last night I posted a calorie count based on info I found online). I came up with 96 calories today, which is a lot better than what I originally thought! I even used a dark chocolate cake mix, which…

Yup, I was just doing some searching online and using the calorie counts on the Betty Crocker website, I came up with something similar (keeping in mind that I didn't actually measure anything out, just estimated as best I could). I used the calorie counts from chocolate cake and from angel food and came up with about 48…

Incredible! Congrats, and I totally agree with others--you can wear a bikini now!!

I do one with a banana, 1 cup of frozen fruit (mango & peach or mixed berries), a couple handfuls of spinach and a little water or OJ (like 2 oz). Blend it up. You can also add ice to make it colder, but the frozen fruit chills it pretty well (in my experience). The smoothie is neon green when I use the mango and peaches,…