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Yup. There is no link between the COVID vaccine (or Gardisil) and fertility. Even if there was ... Back in the 90’s, I had to choose between the most effective cancer treatment and my fertility. I chose the most effective treatment, even though there were other treatments I could have had that might have left me with the…

Average US deaths today hover around 1000 people. That’s 1000 people per day. PER. DAY. Down from 3000-4000 people per day in January. But still an unacceptable rate for loss of life. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?tid=a_classic-iphone&no_nav=true

I had something similar, though just a patch on my arm. Thought it was a bug bite. Hydrocortisone cream did not help. 😢 It might not be related to the vaccine, and it could be as “vaccine arm” is a thing. I did not experience it again after the second shot. You could always do a telemedicine check with your doc or urgent…

A big plate can overlap the digital readout on pretty much any scale. I put a small bowl on the scale, then zero it out and put my bigger plate on the scale. Voila! I can easily see the digital display.

Right?! We’ve had 30+ year employees leave without cake, embarrassing stories, and other festivities. Makes me sad to not celebrate their dedication and launch into a new life.

I didn’t associate the itch/redness with the vaccine. It was a few inches away from the injection site and showed up a few days after I got the shot. I figured I got but by something when I was gardening (again). Then I read about. 🤯

I haven’t been on for a while and am just catching up. Feel like I missed the fun stuff. 🤪

Not sure where you are (figuring the US), but they’re also not going to really be useful for a while yet with only about 10% of the population vaccinated. CA (where I live) also has its own variant now. 😞 As well as the UK and the South Africa one. We’re just hoping the conditions are good and stable enough to be able to…

I do know “Moderna Arm” is a thing. I had it the first time, pretty mild and none after the second shot. Wasn’t something I really heard about as a vaccine reaction until it happened and I was wondering what the cause was. Could be something like this?…

I think it’s any vaccine, not just the shingles/chicken pox vaccine. That was one of the questions I was asked when I was filling out my form to schedule my appointment. They asked about a lot within the last 90 days. Though I don’t recall being asked about the flu vaccine. Doesn’t mean we weren’t. Hepatitis, meningitis,…

Today is March 12. One year ago today, our Chancellor announced online classes and sent everyone home (who could go home) and we began scrambling to figure out how to best keep everyone safe and healthy who remained with us. We were lucky with the tremendously amount of resources and knowledge to which we had access. As…

I was getting tested twice weekly, am back to one. I don’t have the best nose, so when the new q-tips were larger one week noticed and commented and the nurse was surprised. They are comparing results with the saliva test, so I’ve been doing both. Saliva is cheaper and faster, but PCR is considered the “gold standard.” I’d…

What do you want to use it for? My understanding is that it is not a weight-loss tool, but an appearance tool. It is something which people at a healthy weight can look at to reduce small deposits of fat in hips, stomach, or thighs for vanity reasons. If a person does not have habits in place to retain the effects of the…

Lots and lots of props! Blocks, bolsters. They can help you maintain form regardless of body issues. Also, a couple of resources/ * http://jessamynstanley.com/ * I am Well and Good (Insta) lots of workouts for all bodies, by all types of trainers, with/for all types of bodies. Don’t let your weight stop you if you want to…

Vinyasa will help build muscle over time (all those chaturungas and holding poses like chair and plank for five breaths at a time). Building muscle is good—it’s not all about the burn rate. Weightlifting doesn’t burn a lot of calories, either. But it has a lot of benefits.

It could be depression. It could be stress. Our on-going pandemic lends itself to both. It could be physical. Could be both—untreated hypothyroidism can come with a side of depression. 🙋🏻‍♀️ I would advise against supplementation without a medical reason for doing so as both vitamin D and iron can have negative effects at…

The tablespoon part isn’t truly accurate. Use a scale and weigh everything in grams—it is truly eye opening! And with your height and weight, it’s really unlikely you’re burning that many calories in that timeframe, no matter how intense. Your burn is probably half that.

Eating disorders (and OSFED—Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders) do have actions that could be classified as problem behaviors with some similar veins of addiction treatment (like CBT—Cognitive Behavior Therapy). They also have the commonality of being endemic for most sufferers. However, they typically aren’t…

I’ve been on here for about eight years. Apparently, I’m not as discriminating as I could be when it comes to accepting friend requests. 😂 I usually access MFP through my phone, and in relation to the thread above, I accepted friend requests from the Mostly Naked Bots because the thumbnails were too small for me to really…

Water retention, hormones, food waste (not pooping) ... inaccuracies in the equation (underestimating intake, overestimating output). The scale really isn’t everything. Persistence is.

There have been cases of babies born to mom’s with COVID whom months later the doctors fear will turn into lifelong long-haulers. But there are examples of everything with this virus. And examples of the opposite. It’s just so early to draw conclusions. I would hate to see the vaccine not be offered to someone because…

They have offered it here in the US, at least in California. Some pregnant frontline healthcare workers have declined, some have accepted. I think it’s a very individual decision based on her health, the baby’s health indicators (thus far), and the woman’s doctor.

Me, too! A little more protein helps keep me fuller longer.

Psychotropic drugs like Seroquel often affect the body regarding weight in a couple of ways: * They increase appetite. * They decrease activity; people often feel more lethargic or fatigued. People who fidget, fidget less. Exercise is often reduced in intensity. Often without the person realizing it. It’s a bad double…

That doesn’t mean we don’t still have a problem. It means 2000 people a day are dying instead of 10,000. Still an unacceptable rate for loss of life.

Well, one of my staff members was out for a month and has been back at 50% for the last two weeks. She STILL has a fever! I’m afraid she’s going to be a long-hauler.

My co-workers and I had our second dose on Friday. My arm was more sore than the first time, but other than that, I was fine. A few of my colleagues reported feeling cold-symptoms the day after. Took some Tylenol and felt much better later. I have a handful of people I know who’ve run fevers and felt bad for the first…

They didn’t. I think it’s too early to tell. My guess is the variants will continue to cause issues. Just like the different flu viruses. The vaccine covers the three strains which are thought to be the most prevalent that season. But there are still many others out there. That’s why swine flu was so bad. It emerged…

For me, it’s the “healthy at any size” campaign that bothers me. There is sound research that being overweight or underweight can seriously affect health outcomes. I believe in “beauty at any size.” And that all people need to be treated with respect; feel valued and be heard.

“Love is love is love is love.” Lin Manuel Miranda. I identify as a Caucasian female and date out of my race/ethnicity. To me, there is beauty everywhere, in everyone. The real connection is more than skin deep.