mmsalmon1987

Hello all, I am Melissa! Have been diagnosed with PCOS for about 17 years but had undiagnosed symptoms for about 20. I am done having children and my symptoms were pretty vague compared to what others go through. I took provera for a couple of years but after a small weight loss, my cycle became normal again. I have a few…

Good for you! I have been working on this for a while. I use very little chemicals in all parts of my life. But with food, doesn't have to be organic (I don't htink you can get rid of everything) but not eating prepared foods is huge! Seasoning blends, canned foods, frozen foods, packaged foods..............all chemicals &…

So, I've either lost 64 or 38 pounds, depending on how far back I go! Either is impressive to me but I will go with the 64 pounds lost because at the time that I felt I needed to lose 100 pounds it seemed very overwhelming to me. (not changing anything on MFP, just thinking I should cut down my conversations when someone…

My fault. Sorry, I didn't explain very well. I have been losing weight long before I found this website. I lost 37 pounds most recently and before joining MFP. But I've lost 65 since my highest weight, ever. I was just cusious what would be the popular vote for which number of pounds lost.

Another symptom of stopped periods is Poylcystic Ovarian Syndrome, usually a small % of body weight loss will start them again. Again, check with your doctor. So many benign reasons this could be happening.

Very good point! I avoid processed food (sauces, season mixes and premade foods) as much as possible. There are recipes on the web for popular crockpot items like Cream Of....soup, Onion Soup Mix (dry). Aside for preservatives you can control the sodium as well.