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It's not really scary at all. You sit there with little paddles in your hands and think about your traumas with a therapist there to see when things are getting too hard for you. Then they calm you down. It's very intense, but it's fast compared to traditional talk therapy. Took one one hour session each for most of my…
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And they are cheap! Thank you so much! I'll be ordering some soon.
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Congrats to both you and your daughter. I wish them a long and happy marriage. And you continued success on your weight loss and maintance path!
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That's fine too. I know as my band size goes down I'll be more likely to find cute bras. There aren't as many women with my size breasts and ribs as there are smaller sizes, so I get why styles are limited. Still sucks. As does paying $60 for a bra only to have the wire pop out two months later. I'll also be happy to size…
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And I've lost all my weight on Cymbalta. I lost 70 pounds on WW with it, and I've lost 45 now, on a much much higher dose (I'm in the upper limit for that drug). Everyone's so different. It's kind of crazy. Don't be afraid to try other drugs, I am positive there's a drug or drugs out there with minimal side effects that…
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If you have PTSD you should look into a specific firm of therapy called EMDR. Eye Movement Desensivitiy and Reprogramming. It's especially for treatment of PTSD and it works. I was diagnosed with PTSD after a stay in a mental hospital, and did several months of sessions, it changed my life. I didn't get treatment…
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That I would lose weight near my nose and my glasses would suddenly start falling down more! I'm not even close to goal! I've got to have them adjusted tomorrow so I'm not pushing them up every five minutes.
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I'm really hoping for that to happen to me! I'm a 46HH UK sizing, because US sizing just didn't go up that big really. It's very hard to find bras that fit right. I'm usually wearing bras that are technically too small in the cups because I break the underwire ones too quickly. :'( I'd love to have small breasts when I'm…
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I rode 6 miles on my stationary bike last night without trying. I have been riding thirty minutes a day for only a week, last Saturday (not yesterday) was my first day and I think I rode maybe barely four miles. I'm getting hot foot though on my rides, even though they are short, so I'm thinking of getting bike shoes.…
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I like myprotein whey. (Myprotein.com) is inexpensive, they often have sales, the flavored one I bought (salted caramel) was quite good, and the shipping is fast. Plus labdoor.com rated it very high on both quality and value.
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And congratulations on your babies.
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From what I've read on here that varies a lot by person and how active they have MFP set to (I think, but I could be wrong on the last bit, I'm sure someone will come along and tell me if I am!). The advice I've seen given most often is that MFP's calorie estimates for exercise are high for a lot of people. A lot of people…
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I just started meal planning and it has quickly become essential to me. I used to go to the store daily and buy breakfast, usually high calorie non-nutritious foods, along with whatever sounded good and cheap for dinner. We ate a lot of pasta, and I always ran out of food money by the middle of the month. If I go to the…
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My instant pot. I'm buying the vegan under pressure cookbook (I'm omni, husband is vegetarian) so I can use it more. It's amazing though! I don't know how I lived without it. Hard boiled eggs are amazing in the IP. Four minutes on high pressure with a cup of water (use a steamer basket on top of the trivet that came with…
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How fun!
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Congrats!
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Great job! I'm going to add you! I started a year ago (almost) needing to lose 150 pounds, and it'll be nice to have someone on my list who knows what that kind of loss is like, and someone who's done it!
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No idea. I'm 100 pounds overweight, so probably quite a bit. :D I have no way to measure either, except my scale, and I wouldn't have bought it if I knew then what I learned here, that those bioimpedence scales are worthless.
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It is true that your blood sugar levels ruse before dawn. This is known as the "dawn phenomenon" to diabetics, where their sugar is high in the morning despite no food, sometimes higher than when you go to bed. Your blood sugar drops at night and then a couple hours before dawn your liver dumps glucose into your blood…
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I'm cutting back on my cream and Splenda. I used to put a quarter cup of Splenda and didn't even measure the no-sugar creamer (I would go through a quart every couple weeks). Now I put two tablespoons of Splenda and one tablespoon of creamer in there. I don't yet like it without as much Splenda, but I just started that…
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I have a bad habit of going to the store every day and buying breakfast. I usually buy high calories, non-nutritious foods, like frozen pizzas. And I never meal planned, other than having a lot of pasta and beans on hand. My eating was a MESS, horrible nutrition wise, and expensive. Despite all that I lost 45 pounds. But…
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My weight is all in my belly too. I've been an apple for years anyway, but it got really profound in the last few years I think. I wonder if there's a connection. Interesting.
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I have a bad knee that doesn't always allow me to walk a lot. If you can use a recumbent stationary bike without back pain I would recommend that. I picked one up at Walmart for $250 recently. You'll need someone to help put it together. Buy the service plan if you get the one from Walmart, it's cheap and there's only a 90…
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I love the smell of white vinegar, though I wouldn't drink it even it DID help with weight loss. (Pickle juice tho ;) ) ACV smell makes me want to throw up.
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Even registered dietitians can give lower numbers than MFP. When I was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago I saw a RD at the hospital. (I didn't learn anything, my parents had been diabetic for decades and I did a lot of research online before going to see him, I'm fairly well educated, but seeing a pro never hurts to…
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Hollywood and fashion magazines. All the pictures of women you see they have impossibly flat stomachs. All the movie stars have flat stomachs, even three weeks after having a baby. (Almost) It's peer pressure and it's inescapable.
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Depends on what I'm craving. If I'm just in the mood to eat something crunchy I'll eat a few pickles. Hardly any calories and some nutrients. Or if I have the calories I'll have some popcorn, I try to pre-log my meals so I'll know if I'm having popcorn that night or not. If I'm craving sweets and I can not stop thinking…
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I don't make resolutions either. I just start things whenever. I started MFP on December 30 last year (I've had an account for much longer than that though) and started lurking on the forums around January 1st along with the New Year's resolutioners. I'm still here and most of the people I added at that time aren't. Just…
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I have always been overweight, or large anyway, but when I was twelve or so and just starting my period cycles I had a fairly flat stomach. I think I carried my weight well is all, because I was larger than all the girls my age (I was 5'6 and 130 with a 32" waist at 12, and thought I was soooooooooo fat. Hah! I wish I was…
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This is an interesting point. I am in the obese BMI still, and will be for quite some time. I don't notice most problems most women have with their periods. I don't cramp, I have a light flow, I don't get really PMSy (a little Frankie, but nothing extreme), and I don't get hungry before hand. (Not bragging, I don't…
