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My thyroid crashed and I felt like I was in a coma!!! After I got on meds I felt better within days and was making my exercise buddies long for pre-med days because I was working them to death!!! Sometimes when your levels seem good but you are symptomatic you could use some T3 (cytomel). My ENT stated that most women with…

I hope you do get to go!!! It is awesome!!! The speakers are great but what is the very best is to watch real people, people who have health issues, have a lifetime of obesity walk across that stage, healthy and happy and confident!!! I wanna do that!!!!

UGH!!! I hate sleepy days... and add to that, eating out all day and I am SO sick of grilled chicken salad. This one of my first really bad calorie days in a long while.... over cals BEFORE supper:grumble: .... so I am going to stick to 1 piece of grilled white fish and roasted asparagus for supper to minimize the damage…

TOPS weigh in tonight netted me another lb. lost!!! And My last gain was the first weigh in of March!!!!

Well, only one pound down for official weigh in.... I will take it!!! Each one gone is one lb. closer to a healthy me!!!

Baked or grilled catfish is FANTASTIC and much fewer calories!! Hope your restaurant has some healthy options for you!!!

Non Scale Victory

My first is that even though I have only lost 11 lbs, I did measurement on 7 places and found I had lost 11 inches!!! The second was on Sat, at a wedding, my sister said "You are looking SO good!" And when I have such a long way to go, it really helped me stay motivated over the long weekend!!!!

I've lost a house cat!!! LOL!!!

Today went well!!! Yesterday, I was trying to give a slide presentation to a couple wanting to start the system I teach and my computer flat out refused to run the show!!! I rescheduled for today and left in great frustration and embarrassment... HOW unprofessional is that anyway?!?!?! Worked on the computer issue this AM…

I think I get it.... I lost 50 lbs. a few years ago (then health issues happened and I gained it back +25) and I felt SO awesome and SO much healthier, and I was, that my actual reflection surprised and depressed me!!! My problem, I think, is that I was too plugged into the reflection and not how much healthier and happier…

Robin, hubby does maintenance in a lead mine. That has not helped the shoulder at all but at the time he was unemployed.... not too many jobs for unemployed vets post surgery!!! We are hoping that if he has to change jobs it can be within the same company. They have treated him well, and seem to value him as an…

Helena, I am so sorry to hear about your Mom.... glad there are treatments though. These things make us really look at our lives and ask if we are LIVING the life we have or just coasting through. By taking care of your body while you help care for your mom, you are choosing to live.... for you AND for your mom. Prayers…

Quiet day here at my house.... hubby chose to work (makes dealing with Memorial Day much easier if you are 1200 ft,. underground it seems!!!), the girls are off enjoying the day. I chose to take a down day where I could since I had a long week last week and a yucky day yesterday and am looking at a busy week again this…

I love tops and dresses with empire waists. The ones with no gathers show off a smaller waist and the ones with gathers hide a bigger middle. For you I would go with no gathers!

My Saturday Success (since the scale has not moved this week) is noticing that even though I am about the same weight I was last summer, my clothes are a lot looser!!! I guess being less dizzy and more active actually ARE catching up!!!!

Catcalls?!?! What are those........OHHHHHH!!!! Those are the things I have not heard in 20 years!!!! LOL!!! Let's just say, I used to have mixed feelings about them.... I could not help but appreciate that someone else thought I looked good, but since it was a stranger, I felt a little vulnerable too. Now, if I get fit…

My only opinion on this subject is the experience of a friend of mine.... She was in kidney failure and wanted to delay dialysis as long as possible and live as long as possible in hopes of receiving a kidney transplant. She got away from all chemicals, including cleaning supplies, bath products, make-up, and ate only…

Have someone take those babies in for you!!! Best of both worlds!!! Keep up the good work and then buy yourself some more, super expensive, too cute jeans to fit your too cute BUTT!!!

Just an update.... my sister is not dealing with insulin resistance, her pancreas over produces insulin. From what her Dr. said, that is a whole different ballgame as far as weight loss is concerned. She has started to incorporate weights and fewer carbs with an emphasis on complex carbs. She is seeing a few very small…

And let me tell you, with all the rocks around these parts, using that tiller is like hanging onto a bucking bronco!!! My shoulders are FEELING it!!!

I have hypothyroidism and if your levels are good, you should not have too much extra trouble losing weight. Getting them level and keeping them there can be a challenge though!!! I am on 112 mcg of synthroid(T4) and 15 mcg of cytomel(T3). Being on both has REALLY helped me!!! This is an awesome site for motivation and…

The man my husband was before Iraq..... I love the man he is now but there are times I greatly miss the guy I sent off to war.

Laura, a great, not so costly and easy to install fence is cattle panels, available at most feed stores. For small spaces (they are about 12 ft long?) simply attach them to each other. For larger areas, one fence post at the junction of each panel and at corners is all you need!!!! A gate is easy to accomplish too.... you…

Welcome to my gym!!!

Plateaus happen for a reason.... your body has a kind of default weight. Where ever you stay for a while becomes the new default and the body will try to maintain the status quo. After you have lost some weight, the body will fight more weight loss for a bit but will also be resetting the default weight!!! So, plateaus,…

Toots, you qualify for the surgery especially if you have other weight related health issues.... like diabetes, thyroid disorder, PCOS may fall in that too. The operative word here is QUALIFY, not " YOU GONNA DIE IF WE DON'T WACK YOU OPEN AND REMOVE YOUR INSIDES!!!" UGH!!!

SOOO AWESOME!!! Keep up the GREAT work!!!!:happy:

My Wednesday wish is that we would ALL remember and BELIEVE "Fitness: 20% exercise, 80% fork!" Maybe then we would make healthier food choices rather than just lighter ones, and not get so discouraged when the exercise does not go as we would wish. And that my headache would go away.... that too!!!:smile: Thanks for the…

Changed the profile pic!!! It is not the best hair day but the cut is still WAY better than the former pic!!!