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I just joined a CSA! Will start getting produce in April... can't wait!
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ME! I was just diagnosed with Grave's disease last week. I had NO weight loss (I'm a little bitter about this, lol)...I've just been struggling w/losing weight. It was caught when my doctor detected a rapid heart beat when I went in for a sinus infection and she ordered additional tests. Though my bloodwork was normal, she…
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I second what others have been saying about having your thyroid checked and seeing a dietician. This past fall I had my thyroid checked when my doctor detected a rapid heartbeat and enlarged thyroid... my bloodwork came back normal, but she wasn't convinced things were okay and sent me for a thyroid ultrasound, then a…
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Mine is me when I was last at my goal weight... taken in 2004 but I maintained until 2006. I've been struggling with weight gain and not being able to lose weight since then, and because I've hated how I looked for so many years I just needed that reminder of what I used to - and someday will again - look like!
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I was overweight in middle school - I plumped up right as I hit puberty, but eventually my height caught up and my hormones leveled out and I thinned down a bit. My mom just encouraged me to exercise by doing stuff with me, like the old Jane Fonda workout videos or bike rides together, but we never really talked about my…
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Meeting planner... some days I'm at my desk all day, some days I'm running around like a chicken with its head cut off!
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What a *kitten*! Although... there is a Ford Modeling Agency, let's just pretend that's what he meant! :wink:
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I love going to the movies alone... I can pick the exact seat I want, I can mix M&Ms in with my popcorn like I love but most find disgusting... (although I'm sneaking in healthier snacks when I go these days) I used to go out to eat alone, or grab a quick drink after work at a neighborhood bar (where I went enough that the…
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My experience has been so-so. I'm on OKC now, but have only gotten one date out of it (well, to-be date, we go out next week). I have similar problems mentioned here; a lot of times the matches I get or the guys who are viewing me aren't what I'm looking for (usually way too young or too old or don't live in my state).…
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Diamond stud earrings. :)
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YES!!!!! My thoughts exactly! Keep up the good work you're doing... your body and weight is something you can change and his loser behind is just stuck with his crappy personality for life. My story - I was working retail at a craft store, I had this rude customer who was challenging the return policy and says "oh, you…
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Listen to your body and call it a day!
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I get some comments from coworkers when they want to go out to grab lunch... a lot of "oh, you can indulge every now and then" things like that. Yeah, I can indulge every now and then.... unfortunately for me every now and then VERY quickly becomes every time and then I make no progress in losing weight.
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Congrats to you on all your hard work - you look incredible!!
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A delicious glass of red wine with dinner. :drinker:
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I take... -Vitamin D (I tested vit. d deficient) -Fish Oil (to boost good cholesterol per my doctor) -Centrum Women's One a Day
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I love the Magic Bullet! I make my smoothies with two big handfuls of baby spinach, cup of blueberries, 1/2 a banana, 1/4 cup each almond milk and cran juice and a tablespoon of flax seed. I also do a simple one of just light coconut milk and a scoop of Jillian Michaels chocolate whey protein powder and some frozen berries.
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Love C25k! Speed does not matter... it is all about building your endurance. A friend of mine who runs marathons told me that even if during the running intervals I was "running" so slow I could have been walking, as long as I was doing something it would build up my endurance.
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Aw, we have all been there. I have been trying to lose 50lbs all year and over the summer just got tired of caring and gained 10lbs back! It can definitely be discouraging but just remind yourself that this is a process of renewal - you're finding a healthier lifestyle and a healthier you. That doesn't happen overnight and…
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Ugh, I feel you on this one! My commute each way ends up being close to 2 hours - I work in DC and use public transportation to get to work so between that and our notoriously bad traffic, it adds up quick. I usually leave my house 6-6:30am and get home around 730pm, not leaving much spare time for exercise on top of a 9…
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I used to work for a lingerie store back in college and if memory serves, I think it was that as size increases, cup size goes down, and it all depends on how the specific bra fits you - so if you measured as a 34B you could also fit into a 32C or 36A. It just depends on your indiviual frame, the bra, etc etc etc. So…
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Yeah, I have a white girl pancake booty that I'm trying to fix too. A friend recommended this to me, and I've been trying it but only for a few days so can't really say whether or not it works. But, it's similar to what her trainer had her on and her butt looks great!…
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YES! I had it happen frequently when I first started exercising, then it went away. This past weekend I had a long run and when I got done I actually had to immediately take my shoes off because my feet were burning so bad! I put some lotion w/aloe on my feet and that seemed to help. I think for me it has something to do…
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Don't do it!! Studies showed that patients given a placebo injection of saltwater had the same effects as those who received the hcg shots... meaning the hcg shots don't do anything. And the shots contain way more hcg than any liquid drops available over the counter, so you really would just be wasting your money getting…
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Me too! I've tried in the past but always seem to fall off the diet coke wagon... I'm hoping giving it up for Lent will help me kick the habit! I do a lot of green tea (hot and iced) and other teas. I also like to take club soda and mix in stuff - like fresh lemon and ginger or fresh orange and vanilla extract - and…
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Both, lol. I use a heart rate monitor (or the one on the elliptical at the gym) and have found that on some exercises what MFP tells me is close to what the heart rate monitor tells me, but on others it's way higher.
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I would think you should be seeing something come off by now... I've been in your shoes before though where I was dieting and exercising and the scale wasn't budging, and some things that helped were first making sure I was reading all the labels. I was bringing a lot of frozen meals to work for lunch b/c they were…
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Welcome! I think you'll be very happy with MFP... I've tried Sparkpeople, Daily Burn and Weight Watchers online and this site is my fav out of all of those. I'm in a similar boat as you - except I'm in my 30s w/50lbs to lose. Good luck and congrats on taking the first step towards a healthy new you! :-D
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I'm in! SW 191.5. Can't wait to be at least 181.5 for V-Day!
