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  • yes. it can. some woman who are overweight have polycystic ovarian syndrome. It causes infertility. it is related to the pre-diabetes metabolic syndrome. the two treatments for it.. weight loss and/or metformin ( a diabetes medication.) after treatment woman can become pregnant again. Though not everyone overweight and…
    in any moms mind answering a question? Comment by jlmakela August 2013
  • I went to a weight loss doc once. The beauty of it.. Insurance pays for it. They don't pay for Weight Watchers or a nutritionist, but the same program done by an MD they pay for. It was strictly a financial decision. But I lost 25#. So don't be upset about seeing a doc. it's has its benefits.
    in Asked for help, REFUSED! *rant* Comment by jlmakela August 2013
  • I need music that is motivational, fast, and not explicit. Some Christian rock/hip hop/ techno groups do this well. (Though you have to go off the beaten track to find them.) The songs I pick aren't, for the most part, overtly religious. (Toby Mac and Mandisa are a little) Some of my favorites from the cardio playlist:…
    in Work out music Comment by jlmakela August 2013
  • I race my 1st 5 k Oct 20. The key: 1) find a race. 2)circle it on your calendar 3)start training 4)sign up for the race 5) keep training 6) race. Here's the beauty of running ....7)repeat There's always another race. 1) also I hired a trainer to work my core. the Y has cheap trainers. 2) I lost 15 pounds- so far. 3)I…
    in Any first time runners out there? Comment by jlmakela August 2013
  • first talk to him. I think us women see ourselves as beautiful or not based on our husbands response. He needs to know how important that is. But put it in a positive frame. "when you look at me and your eyes bug out, that makes me feel..." second, consider it may not be your physical body but something else. Yes a hot…
    in Maybe my husband is attracted to bigger women??? Comment by jlmakela July 2013
  • oh. I can relate. I DREAMED about (literally in a dream) eating a party size peanut M&M bag. It's the third dream about eating candy since I gave it up in April. (Though my husband reminds me that eating candy in a dream has no calories.) But it is all mental. Thoughts: you are cutting off too much too soon. You won't…
    in I overeat and hate exercise.... Comment by jlmakela July 2013
  • ."In one day, it became painful for me to sit, my left leg had muscle twitching, and I could not raise my leg. The pain was mostly in my left hip and buttock. It has never been painful to bear weight on it. ... But I have had no shooting pains down the back of my leg that is usually associated with this. My left leg has…
    in Runners, has anyone else had this problem? Comment by jlmakela July 2013
  • I went to a weight loss doc (after all insurance pays for a doc, but not weight watchers) some time back and he put me on 1250 cal diet. So yeah, 1300 seems about right. I'm a doc myself , but in a different specialty. So I checked before I did it and yeah, that's about right for weight loss. First couple days are hard,…
    in Is my doctor crazy? Comment by jlmakela April 2013
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