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I doesn't help you lose in the clinical sense - it doesn't burn any calories or contribute to the mechanism of burning fat, but staying hydrated helps your other systems efficiently do the job of using the excess stored energy. Being dehydrated can cause tissues to hold onto water, so the scale might not reflect what's…

I was on ortho-tri-cyclen for about a year, had an ovarian cyst, and I actually found myself to be more moody without the b.c. The cyst resolved, mood swings aren't as bad, been off of it for about 3 months, and just have to say that I didn't notice any major difference before or after with ability to lose or gain. Sorry…

I was put on a similar plan in the months where I was being evaluated/prepped for gastric bypass. Medifast/Optifast isn't easy, and doesn't really have a great track record with maintenance - BUT, it is a viable option for people who are facing serious medical issues and need to get even just a small percentage gone. Blood…

I don't usually agree with this association's outcries, but I think they have a point here. The problem isn't with the idea of an exhibit - I'm all for that. But why did they give them such rotten names? Will Power as the hero? Has anyone made life-changing habit changes from will power alone? And a vilian named Lead…

Points Plus is a little different, it's very generous in that you're not counting points as calories anymore, it's based more on the four main nutrients, fruits and vegetables don't count in your point total. Haven't felt limited at all, the tools are helpful. Meetings are more focused than they used to be. Very livable…

I'm new to MFP but not weight loss, so I can't speak yet to how MFP is formulated, but the idea isn't so much that you eat every calorie burned, but that you don't create such a defecit that your body is thinking it needs to hold onto what it does take in. Many people find a light snack after an intense workout helps keep…

I can only offer my experience - I had gerd severe enough that it caused Barret's Esophagus/stricture - I didn't always feel the reflux, but it happened often enough over a long period of time that the tissue in the esophagus created a blockage of mucus to try to repair the damaged tissue and it made swallowing difficult.…

There are two schools of thought on this - it's not always as simple as calories-in/calories-out math. You have to do what you're comfortable with and find what works best with your body. If you exercise intensely and are consistently under your calorie goal each day, and you have no issues with the weekly scale, keep…

I know this is a radical thought - but if it's working for someone, is it "really" ignorant - or is just something that may not work for you? We all have to feel empowered in what we're doing, to keep ourselves on track, and I find it interesting that someone would take offense so quickly at someone sharing what's…

But when you're losing weight, your skin tightens as the fat layer underneath it melts away. It gets smaller. Stretch marks that appear from weight loss occur because the skin was previously stretched beyond it's norm. It doesn't happen because normal skin shrinks.

Rubbing lotion or cocoa butter will not work for this kind of skin issue - that only helps when you're in an active repair mode, like a cut or a surgical wound that's actively healing. Stretch marks happen gradually over time, the discoloration happens because the skin's already done trying to repair itself. The stretch…