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Congrats, and hooray for you! :drinker:

YES! A year ago, I was so sick I could barely make it up the stairs. My girls knew not to ask me to do anything after 2 or 3 p.m. because I had no energy. I kept being told my labs were "fine," but I felt just awful. I finally took my health into my own hands and found a doc via stopthethyroidmadness.com. These are docs…

I'm hypo as well, and I'm floored you were able to lose weight. Stopthethyroidmadness.com helped me a lot. Best of luck to you!:smile:

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While I understand my sisters-in-arms being up in arms about this one, I have to say, I just cackled when I read the title! It's okay to have a fat day, just don't consider it a "female" day! :sad:

This! Bravo for common sense on MFP! :flowerforyou:

I love your honesty, but I have to tell you, we all start from where we start. We ALL hate those b@#%es who can eat what they want and never gain an ounce; but I can tell you that most of us have to WORK at this -- it's not easy and it's not fast. Anybody who tells you otherwise is probably selling something. I suggest you…

August, I think!:smile:

That's a great (and doable) goal! Go to a shoe place where they look at your gait like Road Runner Sports and spend the money for a good pair of running shoes. It will keep you healthy. Best of luck to you! :drinker:

Sounds like it's working for you, great job! :smile:

Good for you, congrats! :drinker:

Wonderful success story, and I LOVE that you did it all for your WIFE! Can you come talk to my hubby, please?! :happy:

If you haven't jumped rope for a long time, you need to ease back into it. Get a timer with a second hand or use your iphone's clock -- go for 15-30 seconds, then rest for a minute; do that for 15-20 minutes at first. Listen to your body. If you are so fit that you can jump rope for 15-30 minutes solid, you are already a…

Amen to the SHOES! Spend a bit more, go to a place like Road Runner Sports where they'll videotape you and get a readout of your gait and how you're striking your feet. It's a bit more, but it's that or the ortho doc! Good luck. :smile:

Wow! You look amazing, what a great job -- congrats! :drinker:

Oh, and "Everyday Paleo" is a GREAT cookbook for this!

I am also gluten intolerant. I haven't been tested, but anything with gluten or wheat in it is a gastrointestinal disaster for me. I've been reading the Wheat Belly book, and THE most important thing I've learned is to stop trading regular gluten foods for processed GF foods. A lot of these products have potato and tapioca…

I so am with you! I HATE HATE HATE the bloody scale. I weighed again this morning, and it hasn't budged, BUT I've been injured for 3 weeks, so I guess I should be happy. :sad: I'd suggest you pick a pair of too-tight pants and take a good gander at yourself in the mirror with them on tomorrow morning. At the same time,…

Hey, you replied to my scale topic. Wanna be MFP friends?

I am *almost* Paleo (which die-hards would say doesn't exist, I'm sure!). Sample day: Breakfast: eggs, uncured bacon, tomatoes or avocado or asparagus (some kind of veggie); Lunch: salad with homemade dressing (wild raw honey and mustard) or an unwrapped sandwich -- meat, veggies and condiments wrapped up in a few pieces…

Chips, any type. Even the damn baked ones!:laugh:

I had pretty much the same experience and was being told my TSH was normal, so therefore everything was okay, in spite of the fact I was gaining while on a vegan diet, exercising like crazy and so tired I told my kids don't ask me to do anything after 3 p.m. I was literally lying down after 3, I just had so little energy.…

Just ignore all the bulls@#%. You are right, it's mean and it's b.s. for all the "you can't take it, be a big girl" posts you're getting. Hang in there and keep on keepin' on!:drinker:

For me, it's eating single-ingredient foods (i.e. broccoli, spinach, fish) 90% of the time and allowing myself that 10% of leeway so I don't go nuts and can live in the real world. It's also about going towards health rather than avoiding unhealthy stuff. Oh, and I am a big believer in organic -- what your food ate before…

Congrats on losing 30 lbs.!:drinker: That is amazing, your doctor was a JERK, and I also have a roll on the bottom part but not the top part. I'm wondering if some of this is SKIN now? I've shrunk more in size than in lbs. Good luck to you, and maybe we should all start an mfp tummy tuck fund!:ohwell:

I just got a Nutribullet a week ago, and I love it. For me, I'm adding a green/fruit drink in the morning to my already good (but not perfect) diet. For my daughters, it's been a godsend, because I can hide greens inside a fruity drink (and if you get frozen fruit, it's like a smoothie). My kids are getting more nutrition…

Sorry, but it drives me nuts when people refer to eating more vegetables and fruits as "extreme." If you read my post, you'd see I'm ADDING this to an already decent diet.

I'm twice your age, but you can add me! Even if you don't, good luck to you!:drinker:

We start from where we start. But it is lousy that you are worse off than where you expected to be. At any rate, welcome aboard & feel free to add me. Good luck!:drinker:

Well, thanks for the laugh anyway! This basically eliminates these foods completely for 21 days, then you bring back in each one at a time to see if and what you have a problem with. It's not really restrictive, just a lot of veggies, fruits and meats, along with brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes for starchy veggies. It's…