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  • I was going to say stairs, but perhaps level of activity.
  • My husband has an overactive thyroid (graves disease). At one point when his thyroid went haywire, he dropped down to 135 lbs and he's 6ft tall. (for the record, not a good time). In any case, at one point, the doctors told him he was not to exercise (because of a fast heart beat) and to eat as much as he could. As the…
  • ITA, if we could figure out how to slip us into that mindset, we would be millionaires. I can't figure out why it's not problem for 6 months, and suddenly the worst thing ever.. and vice versa
  • You've always been 110-15 except the last 6 months? And you suddenly gained 20lbs in 6 months? Do you think you've been eating enough to gain that fast? That is some rapid weight gain on someone not prone to being heavy. You may want to give the dr a call unless you've been eating really really bad.
  • Yes.. he has an thyrold issues, but the end result is he has to keep his calories high. He had a physical the other day and the dr told him that his BMI is perfect. Sigh.. always an internal conflict for me on whether I've made enough food for him, but little enough for me and every night I get to try to avoid the extra…
  • Oh, I do that. Line the bottom of the crockpot with carrots, potatoes, and celery and it's a meal in one. The next night, the chicken bones go back in the crock pot to make chicken broth, combined with some of the juices from the night before.
  • I agree with everyone who said look at the loss leaders in your grocery store to meal plan. After that, you need to step out of the comfort zone (at least for me). When I am on a tight budget, anything with a label marked LIGHT, SHREDDED, INSTANT, COMPLETE, PREWASHED, INDIVIDUAL, SLICED, READY TO EAT etc means you are…
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