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"Low Range of Normal" and trying to decide whether to take medication - input welcome :)
Hello, everyone. I am new to MFP and also new to some health issues I haven't ever had in my life. I am a 48 year old female, 5 6", 130 pounds, who has been an active exerciser and generally healthy eater all of my life. Up until the last year, I had always weighed 124 and didn't really think about what I ate. I started…
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Metabolism? Thyroid? What to fix?..Don't know whether to try meds, eat more, eat less, exercise more
Hello, everyone - I am hoping someone can help me sort through some of this. Let me share a bit about my situation. I am 48 years old, and up until the last year have been the SAME weight (124 lbs, 5'6") for over 25 years. I had a consistent workout plan which I varied from time to time, as well as ate pretty healthy and…
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Making some progress.......SMALL, but I am getting there!
Just wanted to share that I am maintaining now when staying at 1400 - 1450 or so..........which is a lot better than 1200 when I first came here! Sticking with this for a while and then moving up. My goal is 1800 - 2000, which is about right for 130 pounds, 48 year old female, 5'6" :) ) I am sooo appreciative of the…
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If I am trying to fix what I now am pretty sure is surpressed metabolism, do I STOP doing cardio?
As a follow-up to my earlier thread, I am now trying to figure out where I need to fall on the calorie intake given what I have learned. Until I have my BF measured (which I have contacted the one place in my area that has the BodPod and am waiting to hear back), I can't be 100% sure that what I am dealing with is a…
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Looking at Fitbits - does it matter if I get the one for the wrist or the clip on??
Just wondering what most of you use and which one seems to be best to use??
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Two technical questions about using this site
1. Does anyone have problems accessing the 'groups' page using the mobile app? I can access almost everything else except this! Wondering if it is there and I am still under a learning curve with everything, or if it isn't accessible on the mobile app. 2. I learned yesterday what the 'star' at the top means - bookmark!…
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I am stunned at how low my BMR is..........more
I went and had the MEDGEM test done by a registered dietitian. At rest, I am 960.......with added daily activity (which I think is the same as TEE mentioned on this site??) it is another 190 for a total of 1150 per day with NO exercise. I am 5 ' 6", 130 and 48 years old. Does this seem really, really low? She said the…
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So I am NOT going to "shut down" my metabolism if I drop to 1200 or even 1000???
I have tried reading some of the other posts about starvation and what not, but none of it really applies to me. Without going into all of the details that nobody would appreciate hearing, let me just say that I am 130, 5'6" female and 48 years old. I have been 124 FOREVER up until the last year. Had the MedGem done and…
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Had my RMR tested and it is 300 less than what the BMR calculator says it should be..........
I am new to FP and just wondering how to account for this, as the totals it gives me (trying to improve my body composition - really only about 5 pounds) are 'off' because of this. I had the test conducted by a registered dietitian using the MEDGEM (I had to Google it to see that it is legitimate) and want to use that as…
