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"Juicy" sounds like she may need to be tested for something. :sick:

My husband prefers "thick", but I just want to be healthy--whatever that winds up being.

I'm a mish-mash of very white people (primarily French, French-Canadian, German, Irish, Scottish), yet I've been assumed to be Mexican. Granted, I grew up in San Diego where it's about 55% Hispanic (of some kind), but still... I'm very white. Not even a single drop of Latino blood in my ancestry.

I may not be the "best" low-carber, but I have a limit of 100 (pre-net), and try to keep it closer to 80. My aim is 50-60 net, but I personally find it really hard to keep to that, particularly without being super low on my cals (1100-1300 when I keep my net carbs to 60 or less). I've actually considered moving my carbs up…

Height: 5'5" Age/Gender: 28/Female Heaviest: 235 Lightest: 158 Current: 168 (don't know BF%) Goal Weight: 140ish but that's all on hold right now (pregnant). Goal weight for pregnancy is between 188-193.

For cooking, I use coconut oil, butter, or bacon drippings. For raw purposes (salad dressing, hummus) I use olive oil. When you use olive, vegetable, canola, etc. for cooking--particularly high-heat--the fatty acids denature and turn into trans-fats. And you may already know this, but in case you don't, shortening was an…

Well, I was going to say that taking in as many calories as one would need in one day might be a bit of work on the digestive system, so perhaps wouldn't be the best thing... but if you're only taking in 700, that's... a regular meal for most people around here. I average about 500 per meal, except breakfast (around 300).…

LOL It wasn't the blood, but the poking around that I wasn't "comfortable" with. I wasn't sure if I was going to do something wrong or something, I don't know. But I'm totally over that now, thank God! Ahhh... Yes, that would explain it. Well, I'm glad you're seeing an OB/Gyn for it. :smile: Many women think that's…

It should hold 3oz, which is almost twice what the average woman loses over the full course of her menses. But if you are really that heavy, you may just need to change it more frequently. And honestly, if you're having clots that large, you may want to see someone about that... that's not normal and can indicate a problem.

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I used to be REALLY squeamish about my own body--wouldn't use a applicator-free tampon, and rarely used tampons at that! But then I went to midwifery class and did a pap smear on my friend, then got a pap with 8 other women looking on. I got over it after that. LOL I think giving birth…

You only need to change it once every 12 hours, so as long as you change/clean it before you go out, you should be fine. But you could also carry a thing of baby wipes in your purse and then dump it and clean it as much as you can, then clean it better when you get home.

I'm a SAHM of a 4yo and 2yo, and newly pregnant. Feel free to add me!

Just using common sense, though I'm not a scientist by any means, I would venture a guess that the "lower metabolism" they saw was not "lower" but merely "balanced out". It's the same reason why, over time, if you do the same exercises, sometimes your weight loss can stall, because your body gets used to that activity.…

Dang midwifery training. You mix "sponge" and "dating" in the same train of thought, and all I can think of is birth control. :indifferent:

This. There are some things even bacon can't fix. It's an insult to bacon.

I've learned pretty much everyone on here is obsessed with sex, particularly in regards to who on the board they would bang. Also, I've learned that sometimes you think someone must be joking when they post... but then you find out they're completely serious. That's frightening.

Connect with the La Leche League in your area. They are a wealth of information! And it will be so important for you to have "real life" support to guide you through and give you confidence. (PS. I'm a doula/midwifery student and can help with some minor breastfeeding/supply issues, so feel free to message me with specific…

I do have doctor-diagnosed hypoglycemia. Here's the thing... hypoglycemia most often results from too much insulin, which is the result of habitually eating too much sugar/carbs. You need some time of eating fewer carbs and much more protein and fat (MFP does not allow for very much of either, so talk to a nutritionist…

I'm definitely wheat/gluten-free, as Hashmioto's is triggered by gluten. Been GF for about 2 years now. It's allowed me to lose an initial 30 lbs, and maintain (even while eating "not so great but still GF") for the last year. I tend to avoid grains in general. One serving a day if any at all (usually none). My lows tend…

In all honesty, I don't think I'd eat either one as presented. Too many carbs (for me) and no veggies. I'd eat the burrito without the tortilla and add some fresh pico de gallo and some hot carrots. I'd eat the salmon with a smaller portion of quinoa and rice (maybe 20 carbs' worth), add some steamed veggies with butter,…

Rattlesnake Shark (soooo yummy!!!) Pringles with Lucas (Mexican candy that's basically chili powder, salt, sugar, and citric acid) And actually not strange, but sounds strange at first: Bacon chocolate. Delish! There were also a few dishes I had in Hungary that I honestly had no idea what was in them. I'm pretty sure one…

Aha! Thank you! I may be investing in one shortly...

The hormone specialist prescribed Armour (thyroid replacement) but I felt "funny" on those, so I stopped taking them. I saw an Acupuncturist for a while and had great results, but I don't have money for that right now. My Acupuncturist is also a Nutritionist, so she suggested lower carb and higher fat whole foods (a la…

Interesting... It kinda makes sense (I previously did consume a large amount of carbohydrates), but my hormone specialist didn't seem at all worried about diabetes for me, though she did put me on a low-carb diet. Hm.

Not to sound completely out of the loop, but what's that??

My nickname as a child was "Bink" because I was addicted to my pacifier (binky). Some family members still call me "Bink". When I had a baby, I started using "bink_n_baby" as my username on various forums (as in "bink and baby"). I took out the underscores, and now it's just stuck with me. I suppose it ought to be…

I wrote a blog post not too long ago that talked about how Weston A Price, a dentist in search of a reason for so many cavities occurring in young children, discovered much more than he set out for. He discovered that there were a variety of cultures with varieties of diets. Some would eat primarily fat, some primarily…

If I could make on suggestion, from someone who has been [medically] required to be gluten-free for about two years now... Your health will improve if you cut out grains in general, rather than simply replacing them with the "Gluten-Free" alternative. Eating a GF cookie is no better for you than a regular cookie in terms…

You can. It's likely the lean meats that are tripping you up. You need fat to burn fat, and you need it for vitamin absorption, neurological/psychological health, digestive health, and *gasp* even to properly utilize cholesterol. Add some butter, bacon, and a nice roast to your diet, and don't fall victim to the low-fat…

Sounds frustrating. I'd definitely talk to him clearly about it, but not in the heat of the moment. If that happens, I'd just eat a smaller portion of what he made, plus a salad to help fill me up, then do a little more in my workout. And once I've done the workout and have all those frustrations turned into sweat, speak…