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Well said Toughmudder...I was diagnosed 5 years ago with hypothyroidism and gained a lot of weight...then became pregnant at age 37 followed by gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, csection, congestive heart failure, PCOS, adenomyosis and peri-menopause all at age 38...It is my opinion that my age, weight and poor eating…
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@galaxiasmama a lot of people will say that you will gain weight because of hypothyroidism but I have a co-worker who is in her 50's and she is skinny as a rail ? It must be different for each person...the majority will gain weight but I think it depends on the individual...personally I can pinpoint exactly when my thyroid…
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That is an awesome accomplishment! I also have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism within the last 5 years and my doctor has been experimenting with dosage of levothyroxine...we started low and continued to raise the dosage until it got to 70mcg and my hair started falling out in clumps so we took it back down to 50mcg...I…
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Hi I'm a 38 yo stay at home mom of three (two teens and an 18 month old). I am a former 911 operator and police dispatcher but left my job just before delivering my third child who was born Feb 2011. I went back to the hospital 2 days later with what I thought was pneumonia but was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure…
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Couch to 5K is a running program ... walking/jogging slowly at your own pace...Here's a link: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml I just started yesterday with day one and if you are as out of shape as me you can take it slow...I am doing day one again today and will continue to do day one until I can jog for…
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2lbs a week is usually normal but u probably already know that. I've read a lot about interval training to break thru a plateau I guess its periods of moderate exercise with spurts of intense and back to moderate....like jogging for a min then sprinting for a min and back to jogging. Also, weight training in addition to…
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I was wondering the same thing yesterday...so I googled "complex carbs" which I learned are stored in your muscles for several hours until used for energy...whole grains, certain veggies and fruits...the best articles that I found were on livestrong.com and search complex carbs :) hope that helps good luck
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Made me cry too...I stay inside on the treadmill for these very reasons...just started Day 1 Week 1 of Couch to 5K and although I couldn't even hang with Day 1 this inspires me to get back at it in the morning :) thanks
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We have a couple things in common :) I also started gaining weight via fast-food addiction (thanku McDonalds) sometimes eating there 3X a day. I also have PCOS and struggle with getting the weight off as well as abdominal pain which I use as an excuse to keep me off the treadmill sometimes. I am 38 however and although I…
