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My partner and I are raising my 15 year old daughter. It's trying sometimes because we want her to be healthier with us, but she is very stubborn.
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I am usually the most overweight person at my gym when I go in the mornings. It is very intimidating. I usually go with my girlfriend and it's funny how I get "trained" by all the men. "You might want to try....." BLAH! I've done my research, and if I wanted any "help" I'd get lessons from a personal trainer! I still go,…
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I am femme, but I am constantly amazed by those that can be so fluid in their dress. As a teenager, I dabbled in being butch, but I just can't pull it off at all. :\ . I'm with peacehawk on labels though, just BE who you are, regardless of what the standard is. All people are beautiful! (I personally think both sides are…
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Welcome! :D
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Thank you peacehawk! I will definitely look into it. That is the only place in life that we find it hard....anything medical.
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Hello tolle! I think Effexor also stimulated weight gain for me...I gained 20 pounds in 6 months. I sympathize with the insatiable appetite and can only offer that I sometimes try to drink water or Crystal Light between planned snacks and meals. It's helping a little. I also use GABA L-Theanine Stress B lozenges when I get…
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Hello! It's good to see some posts in the group (I hope I don't kill this one...I have a complex). I haven't been diagnosed as long as you, it took until my late 20s for anyone to truly see what I was going through. I am a master at hiding. I have depression, binge eating, anxiety, and PTSD. As a teenager, I did self harm…
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I am all for gay marriage but I doubt my partner and I would ever get married simply because we do not trust it would still give us the same rights. e.g. I was in the hospital once and it was clear that she was my partner. They refused to talk to her, instead, giving my release instructions to my mother. Thankfully, my…
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My personal opinion is that you should try to push past the limits a little bit at a time. If 30 is your limit, try 35 next time. Baby steps is all we can do. Also, don't beat yourself up if you are having a flare and can't go at all. This illness of ours isn't a fair one. Also, weight training seems to help me a little. I…
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Hi Bri! Welcome!
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I'll go on number 3 :tongue: .....and I am a processed foods-aholic. Have you ever read the ingredients in that stuff? I don't even know what a tenth of it is! I was tempted to try it, but I seriously need some kind of food product on the label to eat it. Ugh. Oh, and the Mrs. Butterworth's sugar-free syrup is yumful.
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I was so glad to see so many responses to this. It was just a curiousity to what others in our community thought. I have always thought that because I have watched many friends on this roller coaster. I always thought I was straight, during my teenage years, but I was attracted to several women. I used to think it was…
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*kitten*. Yep. It's my favorite. I have no idea why, just love to touch, grab, squeeze, rub, pat, spank. And I love the faux crack....you know, the place at the top of the crack that is slightly indented but isn't a part.... I also like eyes and hair. Pretty hair, short or long...as long as it's taken care of...makes me…
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I hope you aren't minding my suggestions (I am a pharmacy tech by trade). You could also try Effexor. Lexapro is an SSRI which doesn't do the same thing as an SNRI like Savella, Cymbalta, and Effexor. I'm not sure why your doctor would prescribe that for fibro symptoms. As for exercise, concentrate on diet first, then add…
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Have you tried Cymbalta? It comes in generic now and has some of the same properties of Savella. I am recently diagnosed Fibromyalgia with degenerative joint disease in my knees. I am currently taking both of them (so weird since both are SNRIs). The Cymbalta did help a lot though alone. As for battling through the pain,…
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My goals aren't all weight loss goals but do indirectly help. Mine are: -to lose 4-5 pounds. (starting at 236) -do strength training twice a week -swim more often -find a doctor/orthopedist to finally be diagnosed -cut down on berating myself when I am not perfect.
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Anytime the barometric pressure changes, I begin to ache. It's like having the flu times 100! I wish I had a hundred hands to just rub every muscle on my body at the same time. This time caused a few trigger point knots, I haven't had those in months!
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Good on you, that's awesome :flowerforyou: My yay for the day...I managed to do a gym workout for 45 minutes :bigsmile: Ok, I'll admit my hands are now killing me, but gee I feel great this is the first work out in months due to pain and I'm so happy :happy: [/quote] Awesome!!
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My something good wasn't from today but on Saturday where I did laps and treading water in the pool for 30 minutes! A weather shift came in since, and I've been battling the pain and blues for a few days now.
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I can certainly empathize. I have fibro and a knee injury that keeps me from the activity level I was at when losing a pound or more a week. When my knee was first injured, I gained back nearly 20 pounds just from stress eating. My advice is to just keep logging regardless of how you are eating and do whatever small…
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I've pretty much failed one goal for sure. Biking twice a week is a no-go. My knee couldn't handle it. So, I have taken up swimming instead....no knee pain! I haven't lost any more weight... but trying not to be discouraged and hanging in there.
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^^This!!! From my experience of being nearly 300 at 5'7....and eating everything I want....it's better in the long run to start off slow. I gradually reduced my calories with the help of my doctor. I started at 2300! Even that was hard for me after a week or two! After losing 10 pounds, we lowered me to 2000, and so forth.…
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Definitely a metalhead here. Have been since my teenage years! Metallica, Slayer, White Zombie, and of course, all the hair bands (god, I am getting old). Nowadays my faves have been Within Temptation, Theory of a Deadman, Seether (yumyum Shaun Morgan), Avenged Sevenfold, Five Finger Death Punch, Buck Cherry. My favorite…
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I love HASfit on Youtube. Coach Kozak is very encouraging and it only takes 20-30 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6WVOlETjw
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I love this idea! Stealing it!
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I am all for tasteful PDA. My girlfriend and I act like any other couple I guess. We kiss and hug a lot, not sexually....but in that "I just want to be close to you" way. I think too much PDA, whether straight or otherwise, is rude and offensive. Its disgusting to watch a couple drool all over each other with tongues stuck…
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My girlfriend now is 5 years younger than me. I guess I am attracted to younger people mainly because I must be immature! LOL I don't know, people my age just seem so.....mom'ish. I don't want to stop being young yet! I honestly forget my girl is younger than me. We just fit so well in so many aspects! :heart: :heart:…
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Core them....spoon in a little bit of chocolate or chocolate pudding and freeze. Delicious dessert! Oh, and strawberries with sugar-free cool whip....yummy.
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Shaun Morgan from the band Seether and Catherine Zeta Jones. I guess I have a thing for dark hair... :tongue:
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Demi-sexual? I like that term! It fits me too! I have a hard time understanding how someone can just look at a person and want to have sex with them. I just don't get it! All walks of life are okay with me, and bullying in any form is NOT. I've got your back too, OP. :flowerforyou:
