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Thank you ladies! The Pregnenolone seems to be helping. Fingers crossed!

Thank you! :)

Misty, are you still on mfp? I have Graves and also had a miscarriage in 2015. Friend me if you’re still here...

Original starting weight - (190 in 2011) 150 this time around. Febuary starting weight - 150 Febuary goal - 142 Ultimate goal - 128 Totoal loss for February- ?

Wow! Good for you! I have medical issues as well, am 35 with two girls. I’d love to be “friends”. Good luck on your journey!

Lol! I forgot all about this! Well... I've noticed that it's more pronounced when I'm in my best shape. And I read somewhere that it's like back dimples (ewwww!!!) and that some men have a serious thing for it. Lol! I'll take that! I have stage IV endometriosis, so I have back and hip pain anyway, and it's definitely not…

Umm OK, I just checked out your profile pic, and you are beautiful! You refer to yourself as the "chubby" kid, but that's not what I see at all!

Hi! Thanks for sharing your experience! :) The first thing that comes to mind is that I've eaten off of one of those meal plans you are talking about and I wonder if you are logging the right numbers for those foods. For example: Baked chicken leg prepared in college kitchen with lard (or whatever) vs baked chicken leg…

Hi, there. Hope you're still on mfp. Try going gluten free and dairy free. Helped me a lot. Keep tracking your calories even when you can't exercise. Most of your weight loss will be diet.

I stopped reading responses on page 3. You have mentioned being estrogen dominant, but you say it like "I'm brunette, so that shouldn't matter"... like it's just a matter of fact. I have done extensive research on this, because I have a lot of hormone issues, including Stage IV Endometriosis. Estrogen dominance means you…

There's nothing wrong with coffee unless you have specific health problems, and some would argue that it's beneficial in moderation. Splenda, however, is no good. I use it in a crunch before I'll use real sugar, so no judgment here. But I highly recommend Stevia. You can google it if you're interested, and you'll get the…

You're making quite a few assumptions about me, and frankly, you're off base. This thread isn't about the food or pharmaceutical industry; if it was, you'd know my thoughts on those. Not sure why you are posting in this thread. If OP were happy smoking, she wouldn't have posted. I have no problem with smokers. I never…

Oh geeze. laurenz1017: I hope today's going well for you. I am enjoying this thread as well. :drinker:

[/quote] It's kinda creepy [/quote] ^says the person who quit smoking for fitness goals, not fear of cancer. ??? There's nothing creepy about being pissed that billionaires are getting rich off of a product that kills 400,000 people a year. Obviously the reason to quit is to NOT DIE, but certainly, the mental picture of a…

Personally, I've found that like Cathalain mentioned, imagining the evil of tobacco companies is incredibly motivating. If you don't think tobacco companies are evil, I don't know what to say. If you don't think they're a special and unique kind of evil, again, I'm at a loss. The real trick to quitting smoking, in my…

^^^^ Ummmm.... are you kidding me right now??? Are you on something?

2 in 5 days is AMAZING!!! Fantastic job! You are going to feel so great when you have properly prepared your body for pregnancy!

I really want to keep this thread alive! It is so helpful to hear everyone's stories. I have to say that every morning, I find some small part of me feeling really excited and celebratory, because I know that I've quit. I had gotten to the point of being so ashamed of my smoking that only my husband and co-workers even…

laurenz1017: Congratulations on your quit. I'm so excited for you! Please don't give up. If you cave and smoke, just realize while you're smoking it, that you didn't really need it. Then forgive yourself and get up the next day and don't smoke. I'm at 2.5 weeks, and I feel SO MUCH better!!! Also, read Allen Carr's book…

Btw, I quit cold turkey. E-cigs just made me want real ones. I take supplements of B-12, B complex, lobelia, l-glutamine, multi-vitamin, probiotic (constipation is a big side effect of quitting!), and green lightning (basically green veggies in capsule form). I take melatonin at night, have for months. Also, I HAVE gained…

Hi, there. I just quit a little over two weeks ago. That's why I'm back on my fitness pal... to keep tabs on my diet and control the inevitable couple of pounds of weight gain. If I subtract the years that I quit due to pregnancy and the few short months I quit years ago, I smoked a total of about 12 years. I smoked over a…

Hey, there. I happened upon your post and I just wanted to chime in with what will hopefully be encouragement. I was diagnosed with Stage IV Endo at age 23 after years upon years of suffering. From my first period at age 10, nothing was normal. At the time of my diagnosis, my first daughter was 3 years old. I had conceived…

https://www.facebook.com/groups/21070399191/ If this link doesn't work, I'm going to try to send you a request directly from the group. It's a closed group, so admin will have to approve you. No one in your newsfeed will see anything you post. :) SO many women there will be able to relate to your experience and offer…

I was diagnosed with Stage IV Endo seven years ago. I have had 3 surgeries and been on several hormonal treatments. I know it is hell. My first advice to you would be to immediately begin researching Endo and diet. My Endo has responded to lap surgeries combined with continuous birth control (like Seasonique) and diet. As…

I haven't used this product, but I have a friend who takes excellent care of her body and is at ideal weight but used them to trim a stubborn inch or so from her belly. Her report was that it suppressed some cravings and urges to snack, so yes, an appetite suppressant, and that yes, it provides an energy boost, but not…

You look better now than you did in the 9th grade pic! :)

I did well on IF with an 8 hour eating window. I always naturally skipped breakfast, but then when I was on a diet and trying to be "healthy", I would make myself eat it. The research is really groundbreaking and dispels a lot of myths about starvation and our bodies needing food all the time. I burned through a plateau…

I have done it. Pushed me through my last plateau. I have recently had to remove gluten and dairy from my diet (medical, not weight loss reasons), so I took a break from IF to adjust. I found the 16/ 8 to be the easiest. I just would skip breakfast and eat a late lunch, since that comes naturally to me anyway. I also did…

I have Stage IV Endometriosis and have recently gone gluten free for the same reasons. Glad someone else gets it. And good for you for taking your condition into your own hands. Those changes are not easy, but I agree they are worth it.

No offense but this comment is ignorant and should be removed.