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That's... not how MFP works. The activity level is what you do outside of workouts. So if you have a desk job, it's sedentary. If you work in a hospital as a nurse or what have you where you walk a fair amount, lightly active is closer. Very active is like, working in construction. This activity level will constitute only…
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Man, if Tinder is a one-night-stand app then I really screwed up because that's where I met my best friend of now 2 years... Not a single bang has been had between us.
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I feel you on this. I have met a fair number of people from online over the years I've been doing it. Been 15 years or so now, averaging 2-5 people a year, give or take. I have a pretty solid vetting process. Diana and I had been friends for almost the entirety of my time on MFP... which is like 4.5 years now, and I've…
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Me, I find that if I do an exercise that engages the muscles around the uterus, it tends to feel better. I have scar tissue and stuff from previous surgeries, and part of my uterus was cut off and cauterized, so cramps are... shall we say... like knives and ripping... but increasing the muscles' blood flow around the area…
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I'm not sure where you got a 6 month process idea from...? It's not necessarily a 6 month process. I don't have that timeline requirement on my WLS (I know that I'm delayed in my response, I just saw this though)... Since I posted this, we have applied for coverage, been denied, and submitted an appeal to my insurance. I…
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Not an MLM product or anything of the sort. I was offering a sign up to Achievemint. This post used to have the link to sign up... They don't always let people sign up because it's the only program that pays cash rewards for health tracking and thus, they get flooded. My offer was simply a way for people who had missed the…
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It makes me really happy to see people have met each other!! I have several people I have chatted to on the phone or have on Facebook or on chat systems for more ready support... and I didn't count the people I knew in person before I had them on MFP lol
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You can do it. Once you remove the crutch aspect, it gets much easier. I quit smoking in February, and the random times now that I think about doing it, it's just a choice. Just look at each day, each thought, as a choice... I've not had alcohol be such a permanent part of my life, so committing to 100 days without it…
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On the contrary, I do need the surgery. The conflict in me is the giving up control, that I have to accept that *I don't have all the answers on my own* and I do need a professional team's help. It's taken you a whopping 9 months to accomplish what has taken me 48+ months of disasters, surgeries and near death to…
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The million dollar question... And I wrote out a whole thing, that by accident, got eliminated... Suffice it to say, I went through many options. I stalled out after 115lbs lost at the beginning of 2015. After a few months of being stuck, we started putting in changes... tried courses of phentermine to kickstart, changed…
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In all honesty, even with the insurer being a jerk, I've debated... Would I still do this, even if I had to raise the money or pay for it out of pocket? I might legit try. All I know is... Whether I walk or stand still, time will continue going on so I might as well go with it.
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Thank you! M'dear, you can do you!!! I'm not going to lie and say it's been an easy road and it has taken me nearly 3x as long as everyone said it should to even get this far, but just have to remind yourself that even if it *should* make sense a certain way, it doesn't always follow the path of logic. If our bodies were…
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Weight loss in itself is typically generated by dietary changes mostly... So if you are doing a dietary cut, you'll likely see 5-10 pounds of water weight loss in the first 2-3 weeks, then it'll meter itself to approximately what your dietary cut is, as long as you are measuring correctly, have no medical conditions you're…
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I see a lot of people calling bunk but the reality is, people who are in disordered eating patterns for extended periods of time do not have average rates of metabolism, have to rehab their intakes, and often need to eat more and more often in order to lose weight, particularly when said person was extremely restrictive. I…
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The only real harm that can come from carbonated beverages is if you have the restrictions that come from WLS or if you drink ONLY these beverages, because they can sometimes promote stomach upset and even ulcers due to the acidic nature... but that comes with any soda water, really. I swapped out most energy drinks and…
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The thing that happens with most of these medications is that they can limit impulse control, while increasing fatigue. In very high doses, most SSRIs and SNRIs are actually indicated for weight loss, and most of the "new" weight loss prescription medications are a mixture of high dose medications in these classes for this…
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I agree with Tavis. One, I don't think you're burning as many calories as you think you are for your size... If you are legitimately managing to burn 1500 calories running 10-11 miles a day, assuming you run an average mile speed of around 7 mins/mile, that means you're spending 2 hours per day on cardio alone, then adding…
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Ummm... Independently wealthy ;)
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I think that because every person is individual to their needs, it's hard to really say one way or the other, as to whether it's truly important to eat breakfast. That attitude given is possibly alarmist, but I think sometimes that the "alarmist" mindset is presented as a way to give people a legitimate sounding reason to…
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No, he appears to be taken ha
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Diary isn't open so I can't see what we're talking about... A person can indeed gain weight from water and hold onto it if they greatly increase their water intake and they were previously dehydrated, are hormonal at the moment, or have been eating high sodium foods and such. You can also retain water if you are exercising…
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THIS IS AWESOME I didn't even *think* about something like this but I'm definitely going to check this out because this means I could even use my own preferred sugar-free chocolate mix over using a pre-made mix. I'd gone with a pre-made so far just because I needed to be able to build a habit but now I'm ready to make some…
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Right, but even "samples" typically cost $2.50 or so, and not every company carries fruit flavors. I already have a chocolate go-to that I have in bulk... but the fruits and alternative flavors are a little more niche and can be really hit or miss. I'd already been looking at the Syntrax line because they had green apple…
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Research Refeeding Syndrome. I'm one of the few people on MFP that has actually written about this, and I'd be happy to talk to you about general standards... The go-to for rehabbing from Anorexia Nervosa eating patterns is generally speaking to add 100-200 calories at a time and adjust, usually over 1-3 days. Healthy,…
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The majority of diet pills are based on the concept that if you regularly take pills and pay attention to the program of pills, you end up paying more attention to your water intake and food too. Some of them actually intentionally make you feel a bit ill so you don't feel like eating. Some contain things like chalk or…
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Bromelain is an enzyme in pineapple that some believe can help breakdown proteins for digestion (like when you add it to ham, or how you can't use fresh in jello molds because this enzyme will break down the gel). Now, there is no definitive study to say it will absolutely cause weight loss but it does do this, so you…
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Oh yeah, I walked in there and told them that I wanted to get a sleeve gastrectomy but they want me to seriously consider the roux en y because of the fact that they can reverse it if necessary. I've been studying and reviewing the pros and cons of all the types, and was going to do a duodenal switch with sleeve, but was…
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When I still believed that I was disgusting 24/7, I was embarrassed to talk about it. Sometimes, I still feel that way... admitting that feeling is what brought my boy person and I closer together, actually :) But nowadays, I am defiant. I'm still fat, and I still get lots of rude comments from people... But my 100+lbs…
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I weighed ~530lbs when I started, and I felt kinda lost too... I thought, there was no way I could change. So I decided to choose some very easy focus goals. All dietary to start. My first two goals were to make at least 70% of my diet compromised of foods that had at least 3g of fiber per 100 calories, and to get 100oz or…
