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I believe Isabella Wentz went through the ups and downs before she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. Her book, The Root Cause of Hashimoto's she discusses how she sent her Hashimoto's into remission. Amy Meyer is another awesome author on the topic. Healing your gut (your intestinal lining) is the first step to recovery. Dr.…

BTW, loss of period by starvation is NOT a good contraceptive. The egg is released before the period. The period only comes AFTER the dropped egg is NOT fertilized. If you get healthy, you will ovulate first and could get pregnant without having a period first. So, to repeat, do not mistake your lis of period as a form of…

I too lost my period (a long time ago). I was not under a lot of extra stress but the one thing that I had done was go on a crash diet and exercised like crazy. I dropped all of the excess weight but didn't stop when I needed to so my body went into real starvation mode. My body recognized that, for "some reason" there…

Rihianna= S & M... It keeps me moving (alive) when I'm sitting in the sauna @ 140° but I wouldn't want any friends to know I like it :b Oh yah, I also like Sexy Chick & I'm Bringing Sexy Back (for the same reason).

sounds like plantar fasciatus. it the tendon doesn't stretch enough, the heel will develop A bone spur to prevent the tendon from tearing off of the heel. You may need a second opinion. It's not the end of the world though but do find out. Best of luck!

No matter what anyone else says; I know that there IS a difference in my appearance between 165 pounds of flab and me at 165 pounds of muscle (and flab-since 165 is still in the overweight range for me). There are so many factors to consider; First of all, you must adopt an attitude that it doesn't matter how long it…

It sounds good but it really is guesswork unless you see the numbers (that's how I got fat-not knowing the numbers)... I always have a good protein powder on hand for days when I am not getting enough of that macronutrient. (I like brands that have the natural sweetener, Stevia, not sucralose/Splenda... MRM & Pure Protein…

Amongst the list of natural supplements that are good for the thyroid are borage seed, Hawthorn, licorice, sarsparilla. Will listmore when I get a chance. (sorry I gotta run)

I have Hasimoto's hypothyroidism and am taking levothyroxine. I don't know how different they would be but I have had success. I'm really sorry that right now can't really go into details of some of the natural things I've been trying because it's been a long weekend and I have to get some sleep but I didn't want to go and…

I upped my sugar goal. Dairy products and fruit and even some vegetables make it go off the chart. I still have it on my diary so I can watch it but I too kept going over and hate those red numbers. You can take it off but if you do like to keep an eye on it, just up it, it's your diary, your goals. =D

I think that your age gives you a better chance than some to have some of the skin shrink a lot more than you might think. At the end of your "fat loss journey", yes you will have loose skin especially if you lose it fast (crash diet/starvation style with little to no exercise). I know that you have more to lose than me…

http://www.answerfitness.com/316/zig-zag-dieting-fitness-nerd/ This site discusses calorie shifting.

I don't have the patience to read every post here; it is obviously hot topic. Comparing a permanent mark on your body (no matter how incredible) to a 9 month pregnancy is an irrational argument (perhaps the three beers had something to do with that). If a man regrets getting his own tattoos and lovingly wants his wife to…

I agree. I previously reached my goal (then upped my goal twice). I stopped logging, backslid and gained back a significant portion of my loss. I say that because people might not think I am credible since I am still on my journey. People are quick to jump down your throat and disagree; insisting that you have to list…

Wow! All of you MFP pro's, way to welcome someone new! There are so many different manufactures of this supplement, none of which were named. If she was selling it she would have told specifically where to get it. Instead, she is new and wanted to share something with the rest of us... way to teach her never to try that…

I don't know when the least time was that you had a vacation but it seems like it would be hard for you to get one and that would, for sure, lead to burnout. That is in no way dismissing ant purge advice you got, it just seems to me that it would be difficult to get a break with so many parents depending on you therefore…

Fill out the rest of your "About Me" inspirations. Remind yourself of those things on a regular basis. Log in every day. It's a habit that you use to remind you to eat right. Add friends to help encourage and/or nudge you or vent to and to challenge you (but not to baby you). Odds are these will not be anyone that you…

You say that you are enjoying the big burns (exercising a lot). That is the absolute best thing that you can do. It will tighten your skin faster anyway (over and above the fat loss). The problem with the extremely low calories is this: your vital organs, tissues and blood needs a constant supply of certain nutrients 24/7.…

I'm a Christian but I have also been a waitress. I know that all too many Christians tip very poorly which gives all Christians a bad name. If I take a moment to pray before eating then it is obvious that I have some sort of faith so I don't want to perpetuate the stereotype by stiffing someone who is only making minimum…

When I was real little I remember being sad that Bozo the clown wasn't going to be on anymore... Then I remembered really liking the nice girls on Petty Coat Junction and wishing I could wriggle my nose like Samantha on Bewitched. A little later, I looked forward to seeing the cute British boy on H. R. Puffenstuff, I think…

When someone FR me, I do check them out first. I think that most people who already have large FL aren't really looking to add new friends, I think it's new people and that they go looking to add a bunch of friends a soon a they join so when we first became friends they didn't have a large FL but that quickly changed a my…

I agree with the other comments... I liken "marathon mode" to "starvation mode"... Your body recognizes that you are going to make tremendous demands of it but aren't necessarily going to give it all the fuel it's going to need so it preserves it just like it's in starvation mode. Feed your body, especially the muscles. If…

I list fruits because of the sugar content (& carbs) and vegies when I have a large serving (mostly for the fiber content). I don't worry about the gnats @$$ because I don't list every single movement I make so it balances out enough for me. Besides, sometimes I think I burn more calories looking it up than I do eating it…

You look like you are more than half way; you already look fantastic!!! Keep going, it will be great to see the end result! :D

Still can't get Photobucket code right, sorry, I wish there was a way to delete these posts when they don't work.

Thank you everyone!!! :happy:

Thank you so much :happy: I finally just added them to my profile. I should have tried to figure this out a long time ago so I wouldn't have trouble on this special day.

Still not working, so bummed :-C

Didn't work, never mind, oh well.

Thank you, at least it showed something when I changed it to lower case... I just copied the link but didn't move the photos so I don't know why that message comes up. I did another post using the direct link and the same thing happened... will check to see if the upper case is set on that too... Thanks again :smile: