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lyme is a clinical dx so this is why you need to see a lyme literate medical doctor. regular doctors dont know what to look for

you live near one of the best lyme experts: Dr Horowitz, in NY. do his diagnostic questionnaire online at http://www.tiredoflyme.com/horowitz-lyme-msids-questionnaire.html he is right on about needing to address it from all angles and all levels. read his book,why cant i get better. i did the Buhner protocol and am having…

OK. I didn't read all the replies but here is what i have observed over 30 plus years of paying attention. if you eat a whole foods plant based diet and focus on eating enough fresh (and lightly cooked) veggies and fruits and whole grains with high quality proteins you WILL lose weight. don't listen to that nutritionist.…

You apparently missed my point. BISEXUALS DO NOT GET HETEROSEXUAL PRIVILEGE, but is common to be told that we do by people like you. Are you Bisexual? I am, and I spent over a decade in a heterosexual relationship. It was not a privilege. It was bad for me to be in a situation that did not honor my whole self. And it was…

Bisexuals DO NOT get heterosexual privilege though we are often accused of this by non-bi people. Objectification of bi-women IS NOT PRIVILEGE, nor is the erasure experienced by bi men. HALF of all bi women are RAPED, 75% of bi women experience sexual harassment and assault. This is more than 3 times the average, go figure…

Bi lady in bloomington Indiana here - add me if you want :)

We live in the midwest where food is cheaper and closer most of the time, planted a garden, joined a csa, participate in local uban food-scaping, and the local co-ops where we only shop on member days with an employee discount of 10%. We also avoid all the prepackaged vegan foods and meat substitutes (ie, junk food) in…

NIKE Training Club has a ton of 15 min workouts that totally rock my world. it's a free app for iOS and Android, and it's the only way I can stick with my program as a super busy single mom with no time or money for a gym.

Good food costs a lot less than the healthcare required by people who eat poorly. ok, enough joking around, even if it is true ;) I feed my teen daughter and myself a local organic vegan diet for about $75/week.

I suggest you eat at 300 cals every 3 hours all day long, focusing on low to moderate carbs, high fat and high protein. This will help get your metabolism going again since you are working out, but have put your metabolism into starvation mode by eating so little for so long. look into paleo diets for ideas.

I quit cold turkey a little over a month ago, and while I did gain 5lbs in the first week or so, I have taken it off now and am working toward hitting my ideal weight again with a mod carb (20%), high fat(50%), high protein (30%) diet and 75 min daily of exercise incorporated into my day (biking for transport everywhere I…

I notice from a quick look in your diary that it seems you are not drinking your 8 glasses of water/day, which is super important so your body can process foods, eliminate waste and toxins, etc, to get/ stay healthy and working smoothly. the next thing I notice is that you get your carbs mostly from fruit which are simple…

Seriously if you think NTC is not a big workout you aren't putting in much effort! My gym rat buddies (even the body builders, male and female) often laugh at my mentions of NTC until they try to do it with me! Suddenly they have new respect, because they struggle to do an entire 15 min at full blast with me. So like I…

Hi I have been using NTC off and on for over two years. I find that doing 15-30 min every single day of the get focused alt with get lean is the best plan for me to stay in shape. It helped me lose 30 lbs, and now is keeping it off... Friend me if you want a daily workout buddy...

I agree with most of what you said here...I want to make sure that I am not enabling self destructive behavior, and am sharing my story because I want Bekki to know she is not alone in her struggles. That is why I am not going to give her praises for losing half a pound in 24 hours by starving herself, especially as she is…

So you mean to say that you have already dropped your metabolism to an extreme starvation level, and now you are going to have to do a lot of work to fix it. I did that too. I had to try really hard to eat more. That is actually why I use MFP. (I do not want to be dead of a heart attack before my daughter graduates from…

HI, I too am concerned about the extreme low cal diet and here is why: If you are eating less than 1200 cal/day you are slowing down your metabolism and setting yourself up for MAJOR failure in the long run. Yes you will lose a lot of weight for a few weeks. Then you will start getting severe headaches because you body is…

If you have been eating a typical American diet your whole life, and have just switched to a healthy whole foods diet with an effort to avoid artificial additives, you are going through withdrawal. Your body is addicted to all the junk manufacturers adulterate the food with! This is why when you eat junk you feel better…

You can add me too - I use MFP and Nike Training Club (smartphone app) to stay on track. I can't let my fitness get away from me judging by my family.... and it would be nice to have a few friends on here to encourage me to keep at it, and to rave about our workouts together. More than being skinny, I want to feel…

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