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  • My favorite perfume/body spray is Victoria Secret Amber Romance. Yeah, its been around for decades, its classic. I wear a spritz of it every single day. My favorite ambience smells are the campfire beside the lake; that smoke & mist of water. *heaven*. Candles? I love Yankee Candle's "Midsummer Night" or Walmart carries…
    in Ladies- what's your favorite scent? Comment by pokat302 February 2013
  • I have the Paragard. I LOVE it. Yes, it did make my periods slightly heavier. Not a huge deal. That is the *only* drawback to it. No weight gain, no mental issues, nothing at all like I had on hormonal birth control. I would go with the Paragard over the Minera just because the Mirna has a touch of hormones in it.
    in Any Ladies on an IUD? Comment by pokat302 December 2012
  • Yeah, I gained all of my weight while on hormonal birth control. Gained 40 pounds in about 8 months while on Orthra Tri Cyclen and/or Nuva Ring. I since learned that the estrogen in birth control caused my pre-diabetes and insulin resistance to really go into overdrive. Estrogen makes insulin resistance worse. I switched…
    in LADIES: birth control and weight loss/gain Comment by pokat302 December 2012
  • I work out at the YMCA during my lunch break. I'm forntuate to have the Y next door to my work. I keep my change of clothes in my assigned locker. So I get over there and changed out within 5-10 minutes. I spend 22 minutes on a cardio machine (Elliptical or treadmill whatever I feel like) and I pull up netflix on my phone…
    in Exercise routines Comment by pokat302 September 2012
  • thank you!
    in My 32 pound weight loss Comment by pokat302 July 2012
  • Yeah, I gained all of my weight while on hormonal birth control. Gained 30+ pounds in ONE month while taking Tri Cyclen. Gained 10+ while on the nuva ring. I since learned that the estrogen in birth control caused my pre-diabetes and insulin resistance to really go into overdrive. Estrogen makes insulin resistance worse.…
    in Birth Control and losing weight??? Comment by pokat302 June 2012
  • *Brohoof* I've been using MFP since April but never had any friends on here. When I saw this on EQD I was like 'YESSS!" This program will work for your weight loss if you use it! I have the app shortcut on my main screen of my phone and everything.
    in First post! Comment by pokat302 December 2011
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