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Another person late to the party...but this will still fit into my goals so I hope you don't mind if I join! I have been very successful with MFP and lost 31 pounds, but I want to keep my momentum going, because I've gotten so busy with school starting back (I'm a teacher, and have three kids still at home who are in high…
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Also a teacher and I put my activity level at Lightly Active and only log workouts. I just changed it to Lightly active though, because during the summer I'm sedentary! I spend most of my days in the summer on the couch on the computer or watching Netflix, LOL! When school is session I'm constantly moving in the classroom,…
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Another mom of twins chiming in - 14 yo boy/girl. I gained 54 pounds in my pregnancy and carried them full term. But they were child #3&4 for me, I have two older daughters as well, and I gained weight with each of my pregnancies. Then, I had a hysterectomy when the twins were 6 months old. With the surgery recovery and…
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Got up this morning and as I was walking past the mirror in our room though to myself "I look thinner." I stopped and really looked again, and pulled up my t-shirt and saw that my shorts are no longer fitting across me in a straight line. The waistband is a distinct U shape because they're hanging more on my hips than my…
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I was diagnosed way back in 1996, by blood tests and an ultrasound that showed the traditional "string of pearls" around my ovaries. It helps to have a really good gyn who knows how to treat you. My success has come from strictly watching my intake, especially the MFP daily recommended sugar intake. I have to keep that on…
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Cutting out sodas is what started me on my new healthier way of living. It wasn't even related to weight. I knew I was overweight, of course, but just figured I always would be because I had tried and failed so many times. But, I was having issues with my heart rate doing some funny things - tachycardia and what felt like…
