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My guess is your age would be more of a factor in the decision than the MS. My doctor told me that the pregnancy gave a boost to my immune system and a reprieve from symptoms while pregnant. If you are on MS medication I would look carefully at he risks to the baby. I had a miscarriage while on Rebif.

I'm interested!

I have arthritis in both knees and was always in pain from my knees - until I started doing heavy squats below parallel. Now, the knee pain is gone because I've strengthened all the muscle around them.

I did the NROLFW and the For Life plans for quite some time and while I like them on one level, I lost interest. What I didn't like about the plans is all the extra ancillary moves (the YTWLs in particular annoyed me) and I found I was missing doing plain old barbell squats. I wanted to do them every time, and the plans…

If you're going by TDEE then yes, your exercise is already figured in and you shouldn't eat your exercise calories back.

I had one put in in 2007 when I was at my highest weight ever, and I just had it replaced last week - after losing more than 45 pounds. I doubt the Mirena had anything to do with any weight gain. Keep going, keep working, and the weight will come off. Bonus - when it gets replaced? They say it will be 2-3 weeks of…

I ignored my weight until I hit a magic number that I'd always called my "just shoot me" weight. I always told myself I would have to finally do something about my weight if it ever got that high. The first thing I got a handle on was exercise, and I didn't track anyting I ate. That eventually stopped working and I…

I have just about every dance game out there, including Zumba. I like the music better in the Just Dance and Dance Central games, but with all the pausing and time between songs I get annoyed with using them as a workout. I don't love the Zumba music, and wish there was more popular muisc on there, it is a much better…

Thank you! That's exactly what it feels like and I feel so relieved to know it's a real thing. Thankfully those feelings have passed, but if it comes back again I'll know more about it.

I've worked really hard on my form and I'm certain there's nothing in my posture that's creating the pain between my should blades and up through my neck. That discomfort (tightness, never feel completely relaxed) has been with me since a car accident last year. At lighter weights it's tolerable, but as the weight…

Any additional exercise will help, I'm sure. Choose the one that burns the most calories,

So I've been on Gilenya for about three weeks now and I experience a tightness in my chest on a daily basis until I started taking the medication just before bed (in which case I was sleeping through it). Yesterday, however, the tightness started in the afternoon and got progressively stronger, and then came the shortness…

You need to add in your exercise calories up front and get a higher amount that you eat consistently, or add in the exercise calories after, which is no different than what MFP does. Edited to add you'll find that they amount to about the same if you're honest about your exercise level.

Hvae you tried the Kinect games for XBOX? There are plenty of active games to try, from dance type to traditional fitness, and some that just get you moving around.

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So not only is he a lousy employee but he's an outright liar. Great marriage material. If you stay with him, expect to spend the rest of your life supporting him. If you're okay with that, great, but if you want someone who will be an equal partner, this guy probably isn't going to meet expectations.

Update: I just got home from a 2-day stay in the hopital while they monitored me on the first 2 doses of Gilenya. They had me stay an extra night because my heart dropped into the 40's multiple times and there were some slight irregularities on the EKG. I feel aboslutely fine, though, and my natural resting heart rate is…

That's great to hear!

Thank you - I'm feeling hopeful. I've been on all the ABC drugs plus Rebif, and the side effects weren't worth it while I was experiencing a remission of symptoms. I was holding out for a decent oral medication.

Thanks for responding! They moved my date to January 2nd, and it's happening just in time. I'm on day 9 of all day headaches, and the fatigue is relly wearing me out. I went for 5 years without symptoms, and no medication, so I haven't really had to think much about my MS, and now it's all coming back. I was holding out…

That was my primary symptom when I was first diagnosed 13 years ago. After the first hospitalization and round of IV steroids it went away and I haven't seen that symptom in subsequent exacerbations.

I'm in the same weight room with the meatheads lifting heavy weights myself and I see a HUGE difference between a little clanking when you set a heavy weight down and dropping them down on purpose and grunting like you just felled a woolly mammoth. I work out at a small community gym where every area is in sight and…

The rules in the gym are about being respectful of other people. Hearing a barbell drop crash to the floor is not just loud, the shock of the sound can disturb the concentration of other lifters. You are not the only person in the room! Some jerk dropped his enormous dumbell on the floor when I was doing an over head…

I finally broke a 10 minute mile this fall when I started running with a group that really pushed me to run faster. I also continued weight training, which helped significantly, and after lifting I did short but fast runs on the treadmill. The first time I did a 10 minute mile was on the treadmill - just the one mile. Once…

Body weight exercises will take you pretty far - push ups, lunges, squats, planks, dips, step-ups, etc... Check out Nerdfitness.com for plenty of exercise routines.

Daily, because I like to see trends and watch my monthly numbers go down.

Plenty of 5'4" women can lose weight while eating 2100 calories - as long as it's a deficit from your TDEE, weight loss is possible. OP: my opinion, based on what you've written, is that you're overtraining and not letting your body rest enough to recover from the stress you're putting it under. Sore muscles hold on to…

Lasagna with garlic bread, a green salad with a red wine vinaigrette, and sauteed garlic green beans.

I did NROLFW for several months last year and lost the same 5 pounds, which was really frustrating. This year I realized I needed to be far tighter on my diet to achieve my goals, and now I'm lifting again while eating somewhat less than I was - it took a while to find my sweet spot - and losing about 2.5 pounds a month.…

I hear you - my weight loss is finally moving after a long year of losing the same 5 pounds and my breasts and behind seem to be where it's all coming from. I lifted heavy during that year-of-no-weight-loss, and my butt was more rounded and felt solid - now it's starting to look flat again and definitely feels squishier.…