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I'm 47 and happy to have new friends....also hypothyroid which is a pain in my butt :). Feel free to add me!!

What about the hula hoop ... In addition to waist hooping, you can use mini hoops to exercise your arms. It is low impact and fun. Waist hooping strengthens your core muscles.

2 to 4 pounds is a good weight for a beginner - this is for on-body hooping. You also want it to be the correct size - when the hoop is standing on its side, the top should fall between your belly button and chest. When you are ready to start learning trick such as neck and shoulder hooping - a larger diameter, lighter…

Check with your doctor ... there are lots of causes of hair loss including thyroid conditions. Medical care is the best advice

I like it with stuffed with pico de gallo or salsa. Also baked avocado fries with panko breading are fantastic. I like it on sandwiches too.

I had a benign tumor and half my thyroid removed in 2010. It has been a struggle with weight loss ever since. My doctor just changed my medicine to Armour Thyroid because despite an excellent TSH number, my body was not converting T4 to T3 so I was not actually benefiting from the medicine. Be proactive with your…

You need a better doctor. The latest TSH level recommendations for people receiving treatment for thyroid disease is between .5 and 2.0. I took a copy of this http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003684.htm to my doctor and he has been great. I just switched to Armour however, because even though my TSH is .53 I…

It definitely sounds like you need a better doctor. I continue to struggle with my thyroid issues but my doctor is continuing to work with me to try to figure out what is happening. I am on Synthroid and have a TSH of .2, which is nearly hyperthyroid, but still unable to lose weight and have all my symptoms of hypothyroid.…

I see my doctor every three months for blood work. He insists on regular checks. My TSH level has fluctuated over time since I had surgery to remove half my thyroid. I can tell when I need to increase my medicine because I start to gain weight. I am currently on 175mcg a day. Talk with your doctor.

Get some workout dvds or a hula hoop and work out at home either in the morning or at the end of your day. I have a portable hula hoop and I hoop twice a day on my breaks at work. Walmart sells a nice Danskin hoop for $20. Most of their dvds are around $10

It is unfortunate you are going through this but I think this comes from the insecurity of the people you work with. A couple of us in my office are trying to lose weight and we are having a similar experience. I weigh over 250 pounds but one co-worker insists that I'm not fat. She just told the other dieter in my office…

It is a struggle. I have a hemi-thyroidectomy two years ago and it has made it extremely difficult to lose weight. But it's not impossible. My doctor has me eating 1800 calories a day and drinking a gallon of ice water a day. He recommends I work out 3 days a week. I'm finally starting to lose again but it is slow. I have…

I hula hoop. I do it on my breaks at work and in my living room at home during the winter. It is fun and you can get your kids involved with it too.

Get a complete blood workup. Hypothyroidism can cause you to be cold as can low B12. If you are taking B12 supplements, you need to take the sublingual, as it is more effective.

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A weighted adult-size hula hoop is a great core workout. Low impact and little head movement.

Don't let this make you unhappy ... as long as you aren't holding out hope that he will come back, then him moving on is a great thing for you. You can move forward freely without doubts or 'what if'. You control your reaction to a crisis. And you already know that turning to food is a bad choice. You deserve better.…

I hula hoop at work with my co-workers when they take their smoke breaks ... 20 minutes twice a day. If you don't want to hoop, you can take a short walk.

Celtic Paleo-Pagan ... Similar to Celtic Reconstruction. Striving to follow the ideas and a values of my ancient Scottish ancestors.

If you are nursing you should talk to your doctor about how many calories is enough. Your body may be telling you that you need the nutrition.

Try a weighted adult-size hula hoop. It helps to tone the core muscles, abs and back. I still have a LOT of weight to lose but I have seen improvement to my belly with hooping. Start with 5 to 10 minutes a day. I do 20 minutes twice a day during the work week.

At work my friends and I hula hoop during our breaks, we get in 30 to 40 minutes of hooping a day.

I was overweight with my first pregnancy. Was on Weight Watchers and exercised regularly (walked 4 miles in an hour 5 to 6 days a week)- I gained 7 pounds the last two weeks I was pregnant and was down 28 pounds 3 weeks after the birth. My son was a healthy 8 lbs, 14 oz and 21 inches long. Listen to your doctors advice but…

My kids are grown now but I work a desk job and have sciatica. Make sure that your chair at work is ergonomically correct so that your posture doesn't contribute to your back pain. Also, try hula hooping. It is low impact but it works your core muscles which can help with back pain. (My mom is 78 with spinal stenosis and…

Get a hula hoop ... i do it in my living room all winter and watch TV or listen to music.

If you are hypothyroid you need to be on meds. It is the ONLY way to find success. I didn't believe it until it happened to me. I have a hemithyroidectomy, they removed half my thyroid and a benign tumor the size of a golf ball. I had been losing fine before the surgery but in the two years since, i have been up and down…

I have hypothyroid after removal of a tumor and half of my thyroid. When my meds are right i'm good ... when they aren't nothing I can do can keep me from gaining. Just had to have my meds increased after gaining 25 pounds from my lowest weight. Maintained this month and hoping for a loss next month. Talk to your doctor…

I burn 500 to 600 calories on some days. I eat 1800 calories a day per my doctor and don't eat my exercise calories back. It balances out on days that I don't exercise.

I have been there and it sucks but you have to realize that you are hurting yourself and wasting precious time on someone who no longers deserves your time or energy. Have yourself one good cry and then let it go. Life is short and you don't know what you might miss out on while you are obsessing about something that…

Thanks for adding me .. even though I'm in Jackson Co LOL. Glad to have some support closer to home.