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Try setting a routine for yourself on the weekends. Get involved in volunteering or exercise on both saturday and sunday, or take part in a non-food fun activity. I've found if my mind is focused on something other than eating, I usually can avoid the pitfalls the weekends have to offer. I also carry some snack items in my…

drink water-lots of it. Much in the way plants work when filled with water, human skin becomes more firm with the addition of water. Increases elasticity and turbidity.

Thanks all for the encouragement and good advice. I'm going to see a nutritionist tomorrow too-perhaps she can shed some light on all this. And yes, I am on meds for the thyroid-25 mg of snythroid-very low dose, as by most doctor's standards I was still within normal range according to the lab (what was normal for the lab…

Saree....I've been working on my helath (in earnes since Jan. 21). I did not start the exercise portion until about 3 weeks later. I don't always feel hungry after exercising, but I've been thinking I do need to either increase my overall calories for the day, or eat back most of my exercise calories.

Thanks katedevall. The sodium is high on my list of things to work on. But with all the water I drink, I'd have to think I'd be able to flush more out? But with the muscle recovery from strength training, maybe I am retaining more?!

Anyone? lol

I've found myself a little more restless on occasion. It usually takes me a little longer to get to sleep, but once asleep, I sleep like the dead. So hard in fact I'll wake up and find myself contorted in all sorts of odd positions. This could be from the exercising, but it could also be bc I usually eat when I get home…

I was on yaz for 5 years. 4 weeks ago my doctor took me off of it. I was having the same problem you are. You may have an estorgen imbalance especially if you have been taking it for a long time. Estrogen works contradictory to your thyroid hormones, therefore, when you have excess estrogen, it can in a sense, slow down…

Amazing job...thanks for being a great inspiration!

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FT7....best fitness purchase I've made in years!

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Wow! Amazing! Great job. Bump for inspiration!

When I first joined in 2010, the threads didn't used to be that way...and they seemed to center more on weight loss help, exercise, etc. Now, like you, I find much less respectful posts and a lot more "fluff" on threads that, for me at least, doesn't help my weight loss. I stay off of them for the most part unless I need…

Yea, I was going to say...last I checked coke zero was still caffeinated.

Well I have to think putting fake chemicals in your body and caffeine can't be that great of an idea. I gave up caffeine more because I'm having some fairly negative side effects related to breast pain (sorry boys TMI). I figured it was just better to cut it out altogether because of this. And I was drinking mostly diet…

Advanced Fitness...Vanilla whey....throw a 1/2 banana and a few strawberries in....yum!

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Just so you know, gum is EXTREMELY EXTREMELY toxic to animals. The Xylitol found in gum can cause permanent organ failure!!!!

Chances are he's depressed and unhappy about the situation he's in now. Guys handle it in different ways. However, like most of us know on here, when you repeat bad behaviors, they become habit. This WILL be a permanent thing-and I wouldn't stick around to watch it. You deserve better than that.

Polar FT7 Easy to use and doesnt get interference with other machines...and its waterproof!

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30-60 minutes of circuit training 6 days a week 30-90 min walking at a 3.0 to 3.5 mph pace 7 days a week

When I first joined MFP in 2010, the forums were never like this. As more people joined, the forums have gotten less useful and more petty. I stay off them for the most part now. :(

Recommendations: 1. Drink plenty of water before, during, and after....keep your body and your muscles hydrated 2. Take anti-inflammatories BEFORE you do 30-DS and then every 4-6 hours for discomfort......stop the inflammatory response before it starts 3. Drink a high protein recovery shake...I always find recovery is…

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I have been working out and eating right for aout 4 months. For the past three months I havent had a period and I know Im not pregnant. This happened to me to a lesser degree the last time I changed diet and exercise. I too am also on birth control. The longer you are on the bc the lighter your periods get anyway.....Ive…