sylrog

Hello Everyone! I'm looking forward to the group! I'm Sylvia and live in Alabama. I've gained and lost weight most of my adult life. For the past couple of years, I've noticed that losing weight is harder than ever. I've been on MFP for about 2.5 months and have been seeing a slow but steady weight decrease. Sometime it…

I noticed my pants were looser and thought my face looked thinner.

Hello Everyone! I'll give it a try. I haven't done one of these challenges before. SW: 173 CW: 164 GW: 159 Weigh in Dates: 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/31

:happy: Thank you. I'll look into these options!

I do six days a week most weeks! I do cardio like brisk walking, stationary bike and elliptical. I like weight training and swimming too.

I don't like to take herbs or pills or anything really if at all possible. My hot flashes were helped by taking a cold shower before I went to bed. Not cured, but better.

In order to battle night time hot flashes, I started taking a cold shower before I went to bed. It really seemed to help. It does not wake me up too much. I don't have any more trouble falling asleep than usual. So you might try it for a few nights and see if it helps. Also, as others have mentioned, I avoid alcohol and…

Hello: I read your post and can understand your frustration. It may be worth to take a trip to the doctor to make sure you do not have any thyroid issues. It is a simple bloodtest. Also, please make sure you are getting enough calcium and iron. Good luck and hang in there.

I see a difference in the size of your stomach big time. It just takes time, you are doing great.

I ditto everything folks were saying. Also, check how much iron you are getting.

Hello Everyone: This may be just the group for me! I'm 5 foot 1. Will check out the challenges. I'm looking forward to being in this group!:smile:

Hello: Interesting discussion about poptarts. I don't want to eat poptarts because of all of the calories and high sugar, not so much because of the gelatin thing or that dye is made of bugs. People eat bugs all over the world, some people even on purpose! ;) I did make some fantastic marshmellow-like treats once using…