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thx again for all your help! you have been so kind and this is what I was hoping to find here... Through MYFitNessPal I have dropped my weight from 198-153 and have learned so much with the website!!

Thank you, I'm on this road right now, getting hormones tested... Feel its neccessary to have a baseline :o)

Reading this info about insulin resistance... Just out of curiousity do you know anything about the effects on pregnancy? I always passed my gluclose test, however I would gain a good 60 lbs each pregnancy very easily I swear by just looking at bread/grains, Doctors were convinced I had gestational diabetes especially when…

Wow so HELPFUL!! Thank you, I will look into this group. I just recently went to my conventional doctor and I am waiting on doing labs. they are fasting, plus she is testing my hormones with this one so she said the perfect time to test is the first three days of my menstral cycle. I am a couple days late so I was thinking…

Yes, because things like aspirin and penicillin didn't come from a source in nature...(oh, wait...) Also, if it is PCOS, most conventional doctors aren't much better equipped to treat it than a "witch doctor." Most will blindly throw pills at you -- if you can get them to run the tests at all. So...yeah. Chasteberry is…

Well since you seem to have all the answers perhaps I should just ask you... FYI I did see an endocrinologist and she does thyroid more gland disorders not hormonal balance things. I seen an OB GYN and a GYNO specializing in female problems, Many test were done and they couldn't figure out why I am bleeding except my…

I work at a desk as well... For me I pre plan all my snacks and meals. I also have a time set every 2-3 hours I eat. If its not with in that window I just put a piece of gum in my mouth or fill up my water cup that I have with me ALLLL the time... I shoot to drink at least a gallon a day. Chris Powell has a 10 gulp rule, I…

If you enjoy HIIT work outs its nice because its short... so I like to combine this work out with a 2 mile run... But for me I get tired of hearing Shaun T say its only 25 min lol

Yes this ^^^^^^ So what if I only loose 2 lbs a month :o) I have not once alll year weighed more than when I began and I have stuck to my plan for almost 365 day!!! Yes some days I didn't log, but I ate in my portions. Consistency is the key not restrict restrict let go, okay restrict restrict... Let go :o) Good luck I use…

Wow lol, sorry to chuckle... Have you ever heard one good meal (salad) wont make you thin, just like one bad meal (big Mac) wont make you fat??? Consistency is not gained over night you have to stick with it. make a realistic goal like 3 months and just keep chugging. A life style change is just that, not anything to give…

^^^^^ Great Points... There is a bigger picture of the problem. People are either one. Not educated or two. they don't care about their health. Maybe a combination of them both.... Either way it saddens me to see people not take care of them selves. Like watching honey boo boo, Although I also get so confused on how some…

ME ME ME!!!!!! lol I have 3 kids, ages 9, 7 and 2 yrs old tomorrow :o) I work full time, and I am going to school full time. Part of my school I have enlisted in the ARMY ROTC program, Its very physcially demanding and time demanding. My schedule looks like this: M- ARMY PT- 6am formation and exercise Work 8 am-4 5-6 night…

My stats Hieght : 5'3 SW : 181 lbs CW : 155.6 Lbs GW 134-140 lbs and we'll see :o) I currently wear around a size 10, some are loose but I have hips thanks to my 3 beautiful babies :o) Its been years since I've weighed this and I am very unsure what size I really am. In shirts I usually grab a Medium and they all seem to…

I'm with you!! I would like to loose an even 30 lbs by the new year.... Jan 14th is my one year anniversary, losing about 2 lbs a month on average, so REALLY would like to see my 23 lbs loss go to 30 :o) That would be exciting!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ One of my favorite quotes!!!! people say I'm obsessed all the time as they reach for their second donut....

You can download apps and use your own body to strength train. Example, Push ups, planks, squats, Flutter kicks Sit ups crunches... A lot of floor exercises can strenghten and Tone muscles... You should really switch some stuff up!

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Educate yourself before you just jump to conclusions.... This is not meaning to EAT as much as you want and you will loose weight LOL If you were like me netting 800 cals because of the amount of exercise, you will feel like crap.... as she said the point is to creat a smaller deficit and still loose…

Look into a Body Media, if your going to spend the $$$ I would advise to get the best one with the highest Accuracy! I love mine and Love seeing how it calculates everything... no need to worry about tracking my exercise cals as mfp links with my body media account! its wonderful!

I think its peoples personal preference... Because everyone is not as they say "CLEAN" eaters.... Some people are not carb eaters... some are calorie counters only... I am more like the last one although I do make a point to eat higher protein... But for example when ever TOM comes for a visit I know that I will most…

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This for ME TOOO!! I hate seeing that after 7 months my predicited weight has never been on target lol

I think it will greatly vary on how your body reacts to the change... I started at 181 7 months later I am at 160... I have been super dedicated first month I didn't work out but for the last 6 months I have hit the gym or HIIT at least 5-6x a week about an hour to two hours a each work out session... I try to eat clean…

I agree!

Yes you will be more hungry the more you move... makes sense you are using more energy... Have you found out your TDEE? If not Google : Scooby TDEE Calculator he has a really great tool that helps you pinpoint how many cals you should be eating with your exercise... I also bought a body media. It has over a 90 % accuracy…

Google Scooby calculator... Find your TDEE MY TDEE to LOSE weight is around 2000 cals a day!!! Yes that is me restricting my cals... I plateaued very quickly eating 1200 cals using MFP's guide... MFP is awesome for tracking cals not so much for telling you a calorie allowance...

If you haven't researched your TDEE its a good start.... Common problems that cause Plateau's so I've read 1. Eating to much not moving enough... 2. Eating to less moving to much.... 3. Not drinking enough water Another good tip if your not start lifting weights... I've been at a plateau for a long time about 2 months.…

I have been using mine for about 3 weeks now :o) I LOVE IT... I knew I was under eating but wow... I am now eating around 1800 cals to 1900 cals a day not really losing but not gaining... I work out with weights and do a lot of cardio avg. burn a day is about 2700 cals and I am 5'3 160 lbs... I have a desk job but try to…

I have never had a gym buddy... While I like the idea... I just dont like that some one would have to wait on me or me wait on them... I like going to classes and its cool to say hi, but I LOVE the gym and to allow some one else to motivate me... umm just not for me.. lol

Hi there, I started at 181 in Jan... I was at 198 two years ago after my 3rd baby but over the coars of a year I got down to 181... then I started Mfp. I too did the 1200 cals a day if that for about 3 months 2 of those months I started working out 5-6 times a week TONS of cardio probably 7-10 of cardio... Anyhow I lost…