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I raise chickens and ducks. My husband raises pigs :) we also have two special needs children so it helps out sooooo much! Next year we are going to add goats to our "farm".

Look into a local nursing/mrdd home. Some of the residents could be wards of the state and most definitely need clothes. I was doing Goodwill, but like yourself, learned not to do that!!!!!! So now mine go to my local home.

You said you are injured. Did your doctor happen to give you a steroid shot, or oral steroids? Because that will cause serious retention.

Oops, fill my Armour....

Sorry, I lost track of this board :/ When I was on Synthroid I felt "off", heart racing, shaky, and my hair started falling out. I only went on it because my pharmacy was having trouble filling my Armour....after about 2 months on Synthroid I found another pharmacy that could fill my Synthroid and vowed I would never ever…

I don't take Synthroid (reacts to my body weird?) but I take Armour Thyroid and every time I get a new dosage I have night sweats for a few weeks or so. I think it's my body adjusting to it. I agree, it's a small price to pay.....just gross :)

I was diagnosed about 8 years ago....you can add me :) I'll be honest, I haven't had my levels checked in over a year (bad me!) but I feel great when I take Armour Thyroid. Felt horrible on Synthroid!

*unfriend them (not unfriendly)!

^This! I have friends that have 1200 calorie goals and that's their goals....but then I see them eating 1000-1100 and then burning 300ish calories or more and then they're netting WAY too little. I simply can't support that let alone like or encourage that. Having said that, I don't unfriendly them because in the back of…

That's awesome!!! It's an early muzzleloader weekend here this weekend. Still going bowhunting, just wearing orange :) I say bowhunting (teaching) definitely burns calories!

Excellent! On a side note, totally loving the bow....I missed my doe last weekend, going out tomorrow and I had better get that deer!

A lot of people like Jillian michaels DVDs for at home, you can use weights with that. I like Denise Austin personally :) I know the 30 day shred (Jillian Michaels) is available on YouTube. I would suggest trying things free before buying, even though the DVDs are only 10-12 bucks, it can add up! As far as healthy snacks,…

I'll admit it, I'm a HP nerd.....very interested :)

I love reading your posts! So inspiring! And of course CONGRADULATIONS!

You are fabulous!!!

Good for you! You are so right, PPD is absolutely nothing to scoff at and you should be so very proud of yourself!

I hope so....I raise ducks and chickens and at any given time I have no less that 7 dozen eggs in my fridge. So yeah, I eat a lot of eggs lately :)

I've tried PB2 and now the only thing I use it in is smoothies.....it's good in smoothies, but it's nothing like the real thing! And I love peanut butter. So I eat the real thing only now :)

I agree with water weight. You just started lifting, your body will retain water. Are you eating any exercise calories back? I'm a big fan of doing that! Also, if it's close to your TOM, always plan on your scale going up that week ;) Take measurements and know that you're heading on the right direction! Edited to add:…

My go to is the tried and true chicken noodle soup (homemade if you can get it!) and crackers! Oh, and definitely hot toddies!!! Hot tea with 2 shots of whiskey and honey......,makes everything feel better! Home you feel better soon :(

You say he opened your eyes to your health and that's good. However, if he cared about you, exactly for who you are, then he would have (should have) spoken to you as an equal and expressed his concerns for your health. Not dumped you. I have always been so hard on myself over my weight and one time my husband finally told…

It will lower until it hits 1200 :( Set your goals to lose 1 pound a week and eat back at least some of your exercise calories.

I think that that is one best goals that you can work toward! I will tell you that was how I quit smoking 6 years ago. After two miscarriages (I always quit when I found out), I quit smoking cold turkey, got pregnant with my daughter and carried her full term. Well, almost, but that's another story. The healthier that you…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY :happy:

I was off work that day and a friend called and his exact words were "America's being attacked". He was always a jokester so I pretty much hung up on him. Then reality hit when I turned on the tv.......

Enjoy your loss! Thats awesome!

My thoughts as well. Last time I "dieted", I restricted myself too much. Yes, I lost weight! Quite a bit actually. But then I started to totally binge and didn't stop. I was hungry ALL THE TIME! So this time, I set my goals to lose 1 lb a week, eat back 75% of exercise calories earned, and I don't believe I have gone…

Snot you a friend request :)

Is there anymore room? This would be my first challenge.

Best compliment ever!