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That's what the journey should be about ... "just for me"

good advice

I do track everything and have for quite some time. I am an extremely health eater as well, nothing from a box (so no hidden sugars) and I don't estimate I weigh it. Menopause does change the CICO. It is what your body does with what you eat. The conversion to fat becomes high because you are no longer producing the…

Thanks for the advice and I have seen my clinician and a nutritionist. I work for a medical center so I have plenty of access. I am currently doing exactly as was suggested, caloric intake, exercise, rest and so on. I have an appointment check in with the nutritionist this week and another appointment with the clinician on…

Good to know. I can't have hormones due to breast cancer on both sides of my family plus they can be difficult to tweak. Since I started taking "estroven" I have found the basic symptoms have subsided and I am glad to say the weight gain has stopped. It's the getting it off that is not coming very well. It is good to hear…

I have always struggled with my weight and it was still a shock for me. I was exercising, eating right and lifting. It was like being in quick sand.

Looks like I am not alone. Which let me tell you is nice to know. This has been a rough and what feels like an unfair card deal from nature. Bad news with daily running on a treadmill and not the same each day changing up with intervals speed you name and weight training 3 days a week.... food I have been eating 85 to 90 %…

I am looking for new friends for support as well please add me as well.

Amen

Never read the book myself. I have read several and dealt with weight issues all of my life. What I have learned with what I have read and with experience that calories play a role but not the way you think. It's the type of calories that make a difference. Protein, carbs, SUGAR, fats. I found that eating what ever I…

I use coconut oil in my coffee every morning. I use about a 1/2 of a tsp (not a TBLS) per cup and I sometimes have 2 cups before work. Coconut oil is Medium Chain Triglycerides oil. It is what is know as a good for you healthy oil. There are many benefits and yes appetite suppressant is one of them. I too have never notice…

That's what I do. Had some equipment and have added by buying off Craig's List and some new. I am learning as I go.

I love the recipe! I can my own tomatoes so for me this is easy, I am in control of what is in there, but this I would only use out of season to make the salsa. If tomatoes are in season I'm all for the roasted and I would even add a little fresh at the very end. I'm hungry just reading this.

Basically the above is how I see it. Avoiding flowers and sugars aren't something I do but refined flowers, white sugar over processed food yes I try to stay away from that. I make my own breads and I buy my flowers (wheat, rye and so on) from a local co-op so it is organic and as little processing as possible. My family…

Hello my name is Susie. I started on my journey to a healthier lifestyle change truly about 5 years ago. It was a slow process for the first few years and has become more progressive over the last 2. I have been eating fairly clean for over 2 years now; staying about 90% clean when it comes to food. Whole foods, fresh…

I would be interested. Over the past 3 years I have completely changed the way I eat. I love to cook and I use the fresh foods around me. In the summer I grow as much of my own as possible.

It happens to me when I have been building muscle for a couple of weeks. It seems my body can't get enough food and this cycle seems to run every 2 to 3 weeks for me. I will go a few nights in a row where I am hungry even after I have eat 6 well balanced meals a day. On those nights I will let myself have some (1/4 to 1/2…

Yeah just went through this. Ok I'll ask you the same thing my clinician asked me. Are you still regular and if you are is it easy or not really. I don't eat processed food I eat at least 8 servings of raw veggies and fruit, didn't matter. I had to up my fiber and because I had been through a shock to my body (a couple…

CLA is basically Omega 6. Our bodies need a very minimal amount too much can be harmful. Or you can be me and have a system that has high medication sensitivity so even a supplement like CLA can cause and issue. I had been taking the packet dosage for 3 months and my C-Reactive proteins sky rocked and I developed…

Sometimes you can over do it. When I took up doing cardio again I was doing 4 miles a day and I just felt tired. Then I remember reading many years ago books by the fit or fat guy Covert Bailey. Over doing it can break things down too much. The idea is to work the body and bring the heart rate up long enough to help the…

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I am also new to using this site, love to laugh and would be glad to share your journey:happy: .