Psychgrrl Member

The weekend is barely over! If you “gained all the weight back” it seems like it might be mostly water weight. My weight goes up and down several pounds on a daily basis depending on food, sodium, hormones, etc. You have a lot more control than you think you do. You don’t need anyone else to help with accountability, you…

I combine the data from MFP and my Garmin into a spreadsheet (Nerd alert!). I also add my weight. You can turn it all into line graphs to see how they intersect. If he likes data, and if you have the time, then maybe “data-ing” it up for him will help. If he’s a numbers guy, then give him numbers. :wink:

I had a face mask on (attached to the tube), but yeah, this is it. The lounge chair was really comfy!

I had mine done at the fitness lab on campus. I do not have PCOS, but I do have hypothyroidism which also allegedly slows metabolism. According to the test, my metabolism is 27% higher than the typical person of my gender, age, weight and height. So being hypo might not affect me as much as I feared. And having PCOS night…

Even with keto you need a calorie deficit to lose weight. Many people have a hard time with the “number crunching” when they start (I did!) and aren’t as accurate with their calories in and calories out as they want and need to be and sometimes think a calorie deficit doesn’t work when in reality they didn’t actually have…

Even those didn’t work for me. :neutral:

I need wireless earbuds with hooks around the ears. Even the ones "guaranteed" not to fall out, do with my ears. I've just bought some cheaper ones with good ratings on Amazon for the gym--they tend to get lots of wear-and-tear and I don't want to spend a lot of money on things I'm hard on. Bought a couplel wireless ones…

Using a foam roller after could also be really beneficial.

Wait ... I thought calories consumed on your birthday didn't count! :wink:

This is why spending the holidays at my sister's is not a "vacation" for me. Here's to spending the holidays in ways which are caring and meaningful to us.

:heart: It's so hard going through those experiences after those who made them so meaningful and special to us are gone.

:heart: Sorry to hear about your family experience. There are several years I've been on call for the December holidays and therefore can't travel. I received much sympathy, but actually I quite enjoyed the peace and quiet. Maybe being alone at a traditionally "family" time should bother me more than it did. But being…

And pizza typically has a lot of sodium which can increase water retention.

Lunch sounds yummy! Our winds our still so high, the darn Santa Ana winds (nothing to do with Christmas). And the Thomas Fire is only 40% contained after 2 and 1/2 weeks, thousands of fire fighters and one fire fighter death. RIP Cory Iverson. :disappointed:

I’m finishing off antibiotics from an infection I apparently got from the flu shot injection where the needle went in. My arm was killing me for a couple weeks after, but looked ok on the outside. Finally had an MRI done last weekend and there’s a spot there, on the inside. In spite of the wiping with the alcohol swab, it…

We really need an empathy button. :neutral: So Sorry about the lack of hot water. That sucks! Can you find a coupon or deal for a free day-pass gym trial and use their showers? (Not my first rodeo.)

Could you sub in plain greek or icelandic yogurt for some of the mayo?

@PAV8888 The waitress at my birthday dinner last night did not believe me. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry to hear your kitty may be having some difficulty. I was blessed in that when mine became ill, it lasted only a couple of days and their suffering was so minimal. I was honestly shocked at how fast their condition deteriorated. It was pretty much over night between them showing symptoms and me coming to grips with the…

I am like that, too. I'm usually around 97. My doctors have massive notes in my files because even a slight (100-101) fever for a "normal" person could be much more serious for me. I never thought about it in relation to metabolism. ***Sees 25% higher RMR disappearing before her eyes ... :lol:

Good to know. I had mine done before my VO2 max as well and they were quite firm on the instructions about eating, drinking and exercising beforehand when I set up the appointment. They talked about how the calibrate the machines. I had it done at the campus's fitness lab. Interestingly enough, my RMR was 25% higher than…

And once again, I'm behind. Brace yourselves for the flurry of somewhat behind commentary ... I'm eight pages behind :smiley:

That sucks! I've been in a similar situation and the message of "hey--you likely have internal bleeding that could have serious side effects and health implications, but just keep bleeding for months while you wait for an appointment so you can start finding out what's going on." :neutral:

I don't skip meals, but I do eat less at other meals for a few days prior if my "soecial" meal is planned. Like dinner this Saturday night. I am eating here, and I do mean EATING! I want to splurge, not binge. For me, skipping meals would leave me too hungry. Skipping one meal won't affect your metabolism.

It takes a lot of courage to do that! I'm really proud of you so seeking the feedback and accountability like this! Though also having someone in real life to help you in this way would be a huge benefit!

Nope! :heart:

Me, too and I find it really annoying. I've been dragging the last few days and thought it was allergies (the Santa Ana winds and ash and smoke from all the fires), but an thinking it might be a cold trying to take hold since the allergies meds did bupkus to alleviate my symptoms. It's Finals Week for my students and we…

Me, too. And that’s the terminology most people arrive here with from the vocabulary the mainstream media uses, especially “women’s magazines.” I honestly think the women’s mags use “toning” because they think articles about “building muscle” will scare women off. :neutral:

I started having attacks my sophomore year in college. Didn’t know that, though. Had a bad one when I was home for spring break, called an ambulance and they ran a test identifying the pancreatitis and from there checked my gall bladder. The docs said they always checked gallbladder with pancreatitis before thinking it was…

That can be very serious. Mine was caused by gallstones, so removing the gall bladder eliminated any repeats. It’s s common issue when people have small stones and could be how OP was diagnosed—it was how I was diagnosed and is apparently quite common.