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You have just three pounds to go? Don't make yourself miserable and probably less than fully functional trying to shave off 10k calories. Are you able to do resistance training? If so, you'd be able to eat more and see changes. Forget the # on the scale.

Definitely awesome, @rabbitjb :) Cheers to you being strong and fit (and asthma-med free! Amazing :) )

Thank you for sharing your experience, Annie. (No imposition at all, I think it's good to move on from there.)

I wasn't moving the goalposts, you shot them out of orbit - the context of the discussion was evidently orthopaedic or MSK injury and pain. We'd moved on past MKEgals' post. The dental stuff was pointing to implications re healing. My bottom line is that there's reason to believe NSAIDs shouldn't be taken for granted as…

@hannahcall2 - that doc, more than likely, gave you standard advice. The boot & (relative) time off is probably what will help :/ If there's a particular treatment that differs from that, that your review of evidence suggests might help (although, it's iffy by the sounds of it), it's just more research to find a doc who'll…

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What? Dental stuff is "not relevant" why, because you've decided that? Lol. It's absolutely relevant. I used the reference because the literature review was good. I disagree with the conclusion and recommendation. Yes, that's possible! NSAIDs are problematic for chronic issues as well. Find your own references if you don't…

Chronic inflammation does occur in those instances but I'd like to meet the doctor who treats IBS or diabetes or stress with ibuprofen.

How is "sensed by your body" inaccurate? Sensation is mesmerism? Ridiculous.

This is really distorting and blowing way out of proportion the very limited argument made earlier, which was in relation to pain medication. Other than that, it's a non-answer.

If other treatment (casting, relative rest, etc) is taken up and pain is controlled by not doing painful movements or by alternative medications that do NOT interfere with healing, NSAIDs are unnecessary. Bolded is a, let's say, confident statement that few researchers looking at NSAIDs and healing in humans today feel…

That article was written for a lay audience. "Sensed by your body" was obviously referring to more complicated actual processes, not some kind of crazy aura. Re weight bearing exercise - I believe that was in relation to allowing pain to be the natural limiter for movement, vs numbing yourself to it and continuing to…

I'm sharing information on a board, people are welcome to consider it or throw it out. I'm not a medical professional giving medical advice. (Are you?? If so, that's a problem.) I'll say what I like. Re your reply to 1) - can you provide evidence to support the idea that anti-inflammatories are good for (as in promote)…

This article suggests an alternative approach http://www.ismoc.net/sportsmedicine/nopillsnopain.html No Pills, No Pain is "a program of treating injuries that states that your fastest rate of healing will occur if you: - do not take any medications which can mask symptoms or directly interfere with healing (NO PILLS), and…

SO FRUSTRATING that there's rarely consensus even within a specialty. Never mind across specialties. If it's not been dealt with, get a second opinion - do as much research as possible, and ask around to get recommendations for specialists knowledgeable & experienced with your injury.

Sorry to hear you're still in pain :/ Re anti-inflammatories: there's research now saying they're bad for bones and muscles. http://www.rheumatologynetwork.com/articles/do-nsaids-impair-healing-musculoskeletal-injuries http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259713/

+1 million + 1 million You're stressing it every time you use it. Non-weight bearing & rest is the way to go. Sorry, ok you're doing that. Yeah go for crutches :/ I don't know how sound the nutritional advice in this pdf is. Seems backed up. I'm trying it myself. Suggests lots of protein, antioxidants, minerals, vitamins,…

Aha.. some reading for me ahead :)

Ah, the bag it came in (so plastic), ok. Thank you :) Yeah mine does too, not sure why it's all wacky. It's old and cheap but not THAT old (like 5 years maybe?)

I have *never* stopped to turn or mix things (and also use high heat, mostly because I can't figure out how to lower it on my old-school microwave). I'll try this, thank you. Yeah I'm asking about microwaves, though, lol Thanks for the tip! Paper or plastic?? Feel odd about using plastic in there. Still a little suspicious…

Yeah, I was just talking about getting a scale. You can lose just using measuring cups (I did), but you then also have to do regular (daily) vigorous cardio to get rid of the margin of error. No cheating yourself that way, either, you have to sweat. (Sweating doesn't = calories burned exactly, but you get my drift, the…

It's nutty! I don't get 1) why the spambot originators think this strategy would yield more than an infinitesimal return on an English-language board, and 2) why it still can't be fixed when we can put a man on the moon! And print objects with printers! etc.

I haven't been on at this time in a while. For some reason, I thought this wouldn't still be a problem :/ Oh well.

It bores me, because I'm limited to gentle stationary biking and walking on the treadmill right now. Music is the only thing that gets me through. (Thankful for Spotify's "Discovery" option.) Also, the knowledge that if I don't do anything, I a) will lose whatever conditioning I have and b) won't fit into my clothes,…

So this is cocoloco. This goal is causing way too much stress & your timeframe is indeed way too short. Sometimes you can do everything right, and your body just takes time to show it. Weight loss isn't linear - there's a thread that goes into it, if you search it'll come up. Get a gorgeous dress that looks fantastic on…

Yeah, I vote for water retention (post exercise & sodium & lady time related). Even if you're not weighing your boneless skinless chicken breast & leafy green salad, there's no way it's going to be as much as whatever chicken alfredo with tons of parm + zero exercise was happening before . The two posters above who advised…

Weighted squats and step-ups, most directly, I'd imagine. (Except the step-up is missing that additional vertical propulsion, at the top of the movement, that you'll need to get over to the next step, of course.) Probably glute stuff (hip thrusts and back extensions that are glute-focused) - according to some bloggers…

I'm 5'7. There is no way a lean, hard-looking 185 on a 5'7 woman is going to happen without significant effort and intention. Presumably, OP is not 185 because of that. 150 is more than reasonable for her, and the BMI is mostly reasonable for most people.

Probably anything done with the vest would help (e.g. Turkish getups), and squats and other general strength training for sure, but I think preparing specifically for that task would be ideal.

@mccindy72 - oh wow. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. Thank you for sharing your valuable perspective. (I have a family member who also has a form of brain cancer, glioblastoma in their case. They live in another country, so I didn't see how it was for them, day to day… In the beginning, after reading about some…