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I gained 35# in five years of being on amitriptyline and propranolol for migraines. It was a combination of decreased exercise tolerance due to the beta blockers making me less likely to excercise which got me more out of shape which made me even less likely to exercise, etc and the meds made me become very impulsive about…

My 13 year old daughter is like this after running. She is a competitive swimmer and also runs a lot. After running she is angry and irritable. It lasts about 30-60 mins. I can’t talk to her. I just let her recover and then she is ok. She’s not like this after swimming unless it was a particularly hard practice. I’ve never…

I’m on beta blockers for migraines and do whatever I want for exercise.

What a cool idea!

My PF didn’t go away until I focused on stretching my hamstrings and lower back.

You could join a master’s swim team and compete in master’s meets as well as some USA swim meets depending on whether the upper age division is 15&up or “open”—those you could. 15-18 you obviously can’t. I see people well into their 40’s at some of my kids’ swim meets sometimes. Those meets would be easier to find than…

Isn’t this what calorie cycling is? Do a search for that or a search for “weekly calories.” Yes, this is a thing that people do and have lost weight doing.

I don’t swim often but when I was using my Garmin and swimming, it missed laps or over counted them from time to time. Like I’d end at the starting wall and it would say in the end that I swam say 575 yards. Ok. Not possible. I’m back at the wall o started at. It would also have my step count way off. I noticed after a…

I feel your pain. I only have 20 to lose. But since my first 20 and my last 20 are the same 20, it gets discouraging because it comes off so slow. I’ve just bounced around the same 5-7 lbs for a long time. I am typically really good at delayed gratification, but not when it comes to my weight! Losing 20 lbs would make such…

I've been to Disney more times than I can count. Here's a few points... 1. You don't walk as much as you think you do there. I hit between 14K and 16K steps a day. And it's mostly at a snail's pace. 2. I have attempted to count cals at Disney and lose weight only to come home having gained a pound or two. I've done this…

You don't have to sneak snacks in. They don't care if you bring food into the park. We always bring a cooler bag of snacks and stuff for the kids and they go through it at security and they're fine with it. We go once or twice a year.

Bacon and eggs. Every day.

Vegan Shakeology uses pea, rice and oat protein. I love the tropical strawberry.

I have lost 8 lbs in 6 weeks doing the 21 Day Fix (Beachbody program). I like it better than counting calories b/c it takes a different approach. It breaks down how many servings of each type of food to eat, how much a serving is, and what fits under which category. Like, yes, sweet potatoes are a veggie but really they…

I'm identical size and shape to you. I'm at 150 lbs and my goal weight is 135.

I am doing 21 Day Fix and I think all the weight lifting might be a little much unless you used very light weights. Otherwise I think it would be fine.

Just order veggie fajitas or "chicken fajitas hold the chicken." Lol!

I should also add that while I really like the work outs that come with 21 day fix I haven't really been able to do the cardio much. I developed plantar fasciitis in my left foot in August and I am in physical therapy for it right now. So I just started going on some longer walks again about a week ago. I have worked with…

I am doing 21 Day Fix round 2. I like thinking of my food as "I can have 2 carbs, 4 proteins, 2 fruits, 4 veggies, etc per day." Much less tedious to me than counting calories. I tend to get to obsessed with calories. This helps me stay full whereas I would cheat myself when counting cals because I'd squeeze crap food in…

Ya, but you just don't see a lot of 37 year olds walking around who are kyphotic to that degree from desk jobs. I mean, at 37 people are still pretty flexible. You start to see it more about mid-late 40's and 50's on up. I'm not saying it's impossible. Definitely possible. But I just don't see a lot of kyphotic 30…

Mid-late 30's?? Am I close?

Search "workouts with an injured foot" on YouTube. There are several. I just did the same thing because I'm trying to get past plantar fasciitis.

Ok, I'm a family practice doc turned SAHM, so I've been out of medicine for a while but you may want to look into Scheuermann's kyphosis. Here's an article that describes it. http://umm.edu/programs/spine/health/guides/scheuermanns-kyphosis If you don't have that, and the reason for your kyphosis is truly your desk job,…

Read Heal Your Headache. Especially the part about diet and about use of pain medications. If you are using any pain meds including Tylenol or ibuprofen regularly, you must break that cycle. I have severe migraines and take two different preventatives. My neuro told me NO caffeine. None. Regular use can contribute to daily…

I am really liking 21 day fix by Beachbody.

My peanut and tree nut allergic daughter eats these: https://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Life-Mountain-Gluten-1-63-Ounce/dp/B008IYCGT8/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1476923631&sr=8-2&keywords=enjoy%2Blife%2Bseeds&th=1 Everything of this brand is peanut and tree nut free. There are also other flavors (but we like this one best) and…

You know, I was just as confused as you. What do I eat? Is this a protein or fat (peanut butter)? Is this a veggie or a carb (sweet potatoes)? It mattered to me because I wanted to figure this all out and how much of each type of food to eat. Then, about a month ago I stumbled onto 21 Day Fix by Beachbody and I feel like…

My 3 year old has a 50/50 chance of having EDS. She is adopted. From what I've read, swimming, elliptical and bicycling are good choices. Running, gymnastics type stuff, and high impact exercise is a no-no. Nothin repetitive either. So, no push ups every day of the week. Vary what you do and what joints you use a lot.…

I have some input on this actually, though I'm not sure if it is 100% accurate. It may give you something to google though. Here goes: I have a Chinese daughter and I was looking up something about age of first period in Asians and whether it was different than Caucasians. That led to this whole interesting search of…

I get what you mean. Except in reverse. My old scale started becoming very inconsistent (no batteries to change, btw) and so I bought a new one. It weighed me about 2 lbs heavier. Ugh! I didn't want to switch. But I finally got fed up with the old scale and made the jump by entering the new (higher) weight. I weighed a 20…