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I forgot all about the stinky part...LOL... my husband made fun of me alot for that little embarrasing issue...

What medications are you on? my PCP once told me that birth control can cause heart burt b/c it can weaken the cardiac sphincter (muscle around the esophagus at the level of your diaphragm). when I went off birth control I had no more issue with heart burn. A barium swallow isn't too bad anymore. The worst part used to be…

I think it also depends on how well (deeply) someone sleeps. I have found that no matter how much/little I drink or how early/late I quit drinking I ALWAYS have to get up MULTIPLE times a night to pee. But I also sleep very lightly. My mom also has the same problem and a doctor once told her she just wasn't sleeping deep…

I'm in Plano just south of Allen. You can also check out Dallas off-road bike association: www.dorba2.com It has a list of all kinds of trails for biking, hiking and such in the DFW area.

I had no idea that the whole concept of BMI could be (or is) so off the mark. Thanks for starting this thread! My husband is always telling me I'm not fat and I always argue with him that just because there are people larger that me (which is how he tries to convince me that I'm not fat) does not mean I am not fat. I…

When I first started on MFP I had a very active job as well and I did not excersise. I set up my MFP to reflect that I had an active job (I think it put me on something like 1540 cals per day). In my first 8 weeks without excersise I lost 22lbs. But then I plataued so I started swimming and between that and adjusting my…

for me its trying to put on/take off my speedo style bathing suit...thats practically a workout in itself! My husband makes fun of me :blushing:

I've had this happen as well....would love to learn the answer if there is one.

I have the FT7 and i wear it in the water ALL the time. Almost all of my excersise is swimming and I've never had a problem with it. Just follow the instructions about not pushing the buttons under water. The only issue ive ever had is that it sometimes looses my heart rate when i'm most active but it will eventually start…

I have not officially been diagnosed but my GYN has a "strong suspision" that I have it based on symptoms. She mentioned to me that she has heard of people having success with adjusting the types of carbs they are eating. Not cutting out all carbs just some but I forget the specifics. Some one on here once recomended a…

When I first moved to Texas from Florida I didn't understand why everyone on TV made such a big deal about "severe weather warnings" we get those almost daily in FL and it just means it going to rain a little harder, big deal. But after being in TX just over a year I have learned how quickly things can change! I guess its…

Yeah I only meant diet as in the diet we eat, I know this is a lifestyle change or else "it wont stick" I have not yet gotten to check out www.pcosupport.org/ but I will deffinatly take a look at it as soon as I have some free time. I also am interested in checking out books about a lower GI diet but that will have to wait…

Also I'm sure that restricting carbs will not be easy for me either :( But I just figure I'll try "baby steps"

I haven't been officially diagnosed with PCOS but the Dr didn't seem to have any doubt I have it. She mentioned about cutting/lowering certain carbs. I want to say Simple carbs but I'm not sure. Too many things going through my head at that point. I am clueless when it comes to different types of carbs or whatever. I am…

4,474 + 22 =4496

Do you mean HRM? Heart Rate Monitors work by using your stats (height, weight, age, ect.) along with your hear rate to calculate calories burned. I have a Polar FT7 that uses a chest strap with an electrode on it to read my heart rate and it transmits to a watch that tells me my heart rate, calories burned, ect. I got this…

Awsome story! You are such a motivation!:flowerforyou:

I have a sinus/ear/chest infection. :frown: As far as excersise Ive been doing cardio. I started out bike riding occasionally and now I'm going to be swimming as often as possible but at leaste 3x a week. I'm going to try to go on Maintenance for a week and then drop my calories back down to see if that does anything.

I recently bought a Polar FT7 to use mostly for simming. It is water resistant so long as you don't push the buttons under water. It does have some issues with picking up your heart rate in the water sometimes. this past week I spent 3-4 hours a day in the water and I'd say it read about >50% of the time. But I don't know…

Yeah I think that was my problem... It's working now. Thanks!

i just tried wetting it and could get a reading without the strap attached but not with it...i'll keep playing with it...i had been hoping to wear it to work ( on my last day) b/c i am very curious about calories burned. Oh well i gotta get going its time for me to be out the door :(

I'm taking Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2 during both summer semesters and chemistry in the fall...i'm more worried about chemistry as I have had A&P before ( it was named something else in x-ray school so it wont transfer) but I have never taken chemistry....then I have to pray really hard that I get into the program (they…

Congrats!!! its a great feeling to be able to tackle so much and do so well :) I remember when i went back to schooll a few years ago I would get so happy when I earned grades like that. To bad I picked the wrong profession to go for so I am about to go Back to school yet again. I start back this June to take the last…

There is a book called "eat this, not that" that is great for people who eat out alot. It shows you the lower (under 500) calorie options at alot of restraunts and fast food places. It has been a HUGE help to me in choosing "the lesser of 2 evils" and it also helps with some grocrie stuff too.:flowerforyou:

I'd been wondering the same thing! I feel better hearing I'm not the only one wondering about this :o)

I've heard your weight can fluctuate up to 5 lbs during a day.... don't have any scientific proof of that but I have heard that many times.

I agree the app is awsome! I don't think i would have ever succeeded at calorie counting with out it. I always have my phone on me so its easy to stay accountable to myself.