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I am not on prednisone but have dealt with other meds that cause cravings. I'm not sure there is anything you can do about the fat storage symptoms and increased pain is not what you want. Weight lose is certainly possible but more challenging. Due to health issues I was not able to do any exercise when I started with MFP.…
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I'm 3 months into maintenance and I still weigh myself most days. Then I do not worry unless I am outside my 3 pound range. I need that feedback to keep me accountable.
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I am now 3 weeks out of 6 weeks in a cast for a fractured foot. I maintained my weight with no problem. This is the You Tube video I used http://youtu.be/gghRn_Dkiuo I also lay on my back with weights on my good leg (the cast provided weight for the other) and did a lot of leg raises and circles. Also I "obsessed" with…
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A wonderful piece of advice I got when I first started was to photograph my meal in restaurants and then I could record later. We have no online menus here.
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I am 64 so I expected more or at least deeper wrinkles when I lost weight. Now I am in maintenance and I celebrate the increased wrinkles and the turkey neck as signs that I succeeded in my efforts. I probably had a turkey neck before but could not see it for the double chin. Lol. I suspect that as I stay in maintenance…
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Headaches are not listed in common side affects and you should let your doctor know about these side affects or symptoms. ASAP. I am on Cymbalta and have very few side effects.
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Good for you for your progress so far. One of the best pieces of advice I got was to log everything.....the good, the bad and the ugly. I never used the term cheat (I know semantics) but did have planned over days for special events. I think logging those days were some of my best learning experiences and I made sure I…
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Well done and thanks for the positive post. I am going to make a suggestion about your point #7. I suggest that is not because of you weight lose that people react to you differently but because do your confidence gain. The biggest NSV ever.
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Congratulations on your determination. You can do it and you already know what it is like to need to do more than others to get to your goal. When I decided to lose the rest of my weight, I had been stopped by the idea that for health reasons I was unable to exercise. Finally deciding to just deal with the weight first and…
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Thanks for sharing your story. That must have felt awesome!
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Thank you for that well written post and for sharing your after after journey. I am into my 4th week of maintenance and know I need to keep logging in. I have looked for helpful reading about maintenance but there are no books and few blogs. (Compare that to a google search for weight loss books!). This is so helpful and…
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What is it you think you are doing wrong? Perfectionism for me means I often do not get things done or even started but in the case of MFP this has worked in my favor. I accept that calories eaten or used can only be estimates. Also the calorie limits are based on averages so are not exact for an individual. But where I…
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I am going to second futuremanda on the yoga and also suggest to stay away from power yoga or hot yoga...for now. I have other health issues and was unable to do much exercise at all when I started to lose weight. I was so fortunate to find a yoga instructor to work with me on restorative yoga. Although it seems like I…
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I started maintenance yesterday. Once I reached my goal, I choose to lose 3 more pounds slowly to create my "goal range". Then I recalculated my calories and will see how I am doing. I expect I will need to adjust up or down until I find the right numbers for me. I also intend to continue logging my food for at least one…
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I came across this article which I found insightful. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-rubaumkeller-/weight-loss-maintenance-_b_3893827.html The author talks about "gaining weight successfully" or that maintenance is about gaining and losing. I too use a range goal so that a few pounds will not freak me out.
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This is something I too have been giving a lot of thought. I am transitioning right now in that I have reached my goal but decided I needed a "goal range" and am losing 3 more pounds to give me that range. I am post menopausal so my weight fluctuates less than it once did. Paraphrasing a quote I read from a…
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Congratulations on the wonderful results from all your hard work and determination.
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An amazing change. You must be so happy with the result.
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Well written. I had a whole list of rules for myself when I started MFP and number one was no food is forbidden and then everything must be recorded the good, the bad and the ugly. I have to say when I can only have something once in a while, I make sure I enjoy every mouthful. Like you I have enjoyed my eating for the 8…
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What?? You ONLY have 3 excuses? I spent a whole year breaking down excuses before I finally started and now I am within a pound of goal. I cannot help too much with the excuses where you use your kids as a reason. You can still eat the same foods you feed your kids - as I assume you are feeding your kids healthy food. It…
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Of topic suggestion here. IMHO I do try to think in positive terms so try to keep what I perceive as negative as far away as possible. If I used your name, I would get the work fat out of there. You now have other ways to look at yourself such as: I am doing good things for myself.; I am a walker.; I eat well.; I am not…
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I sounds like you have found something that works for you. Great! Glad to hear that some of the pain is gone! Plus, well done on the weight loss.
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Ssaki (Roman Polański movie)
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Scam or, at best, advertising. He is posting on other topics too. Same thing.
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First of all, I would like to congratulate you on listening to your own body and finding something that helps with your pain. I like your term background pain....that describes it perfectly. As a former nurse, I have always been amazed at how differently each of our bodies reacts to food, meds and other things in our…
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That's very good. Working out in water is very helpful.. Today I did my first dog walk in 2 weeks. of course, I had to make it hard - 4 dogs each going their own way.:bigsmile:
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Hi Neil, It sounds like you have been going through a lot. I am going to second Fig's comment about not calling yourself a failure. Depression is an illness that causes lots of issues and, for some of us, that includes weight gain. :frown: I am going to send you an invitation to a forum group. We are not very active right…
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It is interesting how differently antidepressants work for some than for others. Not strange though as we may have different chemical imbalances or physiological causes of the imbalance. There are even some people who have lost massive amounts of weight ... especially on the SSRIs. Not me though. I was first diagnosed with…
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The Caribbean. Oh....that is not a state, nor a country but a great place to live.
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Oh dear. You are going through a lot. Yes, the surgical and post-surgical pain can sure trigger all the others. I'm not sure this is a good day for me to answer as I have just decided to go for the narcotics. These are some of the things I use. So take what you need and leave the rest. Not everything works for everyone.…
