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Please see a doctor or nurse right away. Your story is worrisome and I wish you the best. Good luck with everything.

Um, I don't think hypothyroidism is cured in 2 weeks.

I understand, and there's another way to think about it. Are you satisfied with your normal daily food? Is it possible you feel deprived? There are a some good books that can help. One is "Eat More, Weigh Less." I have an old copy of it, but the idea is that you can still eat a lot in volume if you choose the right things.…

I overheard part of an adult conversation and drew a faulty conclusion, which I believed for several years when I was really small: I thought that smoke from a house fire was good for your furniture.

Actually, we think it's anonymous, but the internet is not at all anonymous. I would think a more likely scenario is that you might see someone on MFP in real life, and recognize them. I have co-workers on this site, and a co-worker recommended it to me. We're not friends on MFP but it's possible that I'll see them here.

David Gillespie is a corporate lawyer who lost a lot of weight by cutting out sugar. He doesn't even eat fruit. He is not educated in basic science or chemistry, so I would take his conclusions with a grain of salt (or maybe a teaspoon of sugar ; )

Sounds intriguing. It's one place I've always wanted to see!

Congratulations! What a great job. You look so happy.

My question is, what would we do with our spare time then?

Having a slightly higher IQ is not a guarantee of avoiding mental disorders.

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You might not get their support but you can train them to stop offering you junk food. Just keep saying, "No thank you." You don't have to explain that you're on a diet...or that you're eating better, or anything. (My friend's father has a saying, "Don't complain, don't explain.")

Friendships change, which can be difficult. I found that some of my best friends (after high school and college) were made at work. I was a stay-at-home mom for 10 years (not voluntarily at first, since I was laid off), and many of my mom friends were really acquaintances, but they seemed like friends at the time. That…

I started making homemade smoothies. I love love love them. For breakfast I'll have a poached egg on a 100 calorie English muffin (the regular ones only have 120 calories, so it doesn't matter if you use them). And, a smoothie. My two favorite smoothie recipes are: Blueberry smoothie 1 c. frozen blueberries 1 banana (not…

You're overthinking. Sometimes people are indisposed...for example, in my case, today I was at work, so I can't really talk on my cell or text too often. Then later, out to dinner, where I think it's rude to interrupt and respond to calls and texts. Then, to the library for a while. But, no one was texting me anyway, so…

Your hard work shows, and you look great!

Plus other hormones, such as cortisol (stress hormone) and lack of sleep can interfere with weight loss. I guess the trick is to see which things you can change and address those things.

Congratulations on your success. The only thing is you're a little too modest and self-deprecating. What you've done is amazing and you should take a bow, seriously!

I agree about writing but not sending the letter, and about "coping better." Yet, everyone must do what works for them. On a personal note, I can relate...my mother died 3 years ago and sometimes made hurtful comments about my weight (even when I was a normal-weight kid, she thought I was too big). But for me, I know a…

During college (imagine life before cell phones and internet!), a guy who saw me at the dining hall asked me out. I went out with him, even though I didn't know anything about him, or his friends, etc. He picked me up for our date -- we lived in dorms right near each other...first we went to see "Das Boot," a German WWII…

In about a year, I'm turning 50. I keep asking myself, "How do I want to feel when I wake up on my 50th birthday?" No one else really cares if I lose the weight or not, I mean they care and would be happy that I'm doing it, but really, I'm the only one I'm accountable to...everyone else will go on about their lives and the…

Definitely. You can even split it up throughout the day. 3 times 10 minutes is 30 minutes of exercise. Also, any bursts of exercise, taking stairs quickly, even if one flight, will also help you. Way to go, and you'll notice a change very soon.

I'm sorry you're losing your job. That's a tough break, and I wish you the best in finding something else. As for food, how about a few crockpot meals that will give you leftovers? I started making soups and freezing them, which if you still have some time on the job, you can prepare things ahead, freeze them and then you…

Oh yes, my niece is constantly complaining about how her baby does this and that, but the doctor won't even take her calls (hello, there's a reason, and it's "you're a whiner.") To make matters worse, my sister-in-law has to see this and she lost a baby to SIDS. But my niece doesn't realize that she has everything she…

Hmmm. Families are funny. You might be playing the role of the "heavy girl" in your family. So your mom might just find the focus on MFP annoying, AND it might be that she doesn't want things to change. So, I would say, do what you need to do, don't hide it, but don't call attention to it either. You probably want her to…

It was legal to drink when I was 18. My friends took me out (we had already been to plenty of bars...) and on my 18th birthday, we were in a pub, and who did we see -- on a school night, I was still in high school -- but the principal of my high school. It was memorable!

Sorry, I just read about the money/insurance issue. If you think you can talk to someone, Searchgoogle a university near you...sometimes you can find free/sliding scale counseling there.

I think it would be helpful to go talk to someone who specializes in this type of issue for men. Even if you don't officially have an ED, you can still benefit from just talking through this stuff, since you've made a change so quickly. It sounds like your success is also provoking anxiety of some sort. And, you're…