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Coping with dad in the hospital
So this past weekend my world was turned upside down. My dad who has always been the healthiest strongest guy I know was hospitalized with Acute Myleoid Leukemia (AML). He is currently in a cancer center and will be there for AT LEAST 30, possibly longer. Today he will start a straight 7 day course of chemo then it will be…
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Interesting water weight gain
Hi everyone, I went off my birth control pill 4 weeks ago as my husband and I are going to start trying to conceive within the next few months. I was 19 when I went on the pill and I am now 27 so I have been on it for a while. A couple days after I stopped the pill my weight jumped up from my maintenance range of 137-140…
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Increased appetite due to medication
Hi everyone, Recently the dosage one on of my medications was increased and it is making me ravenous all the time! My one friend who is an RN in a nursing home said they often give my medication to patients with a low appetite because it makes you very hungry. What do you suggest for combating the increased appetite? I…
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Fitbit Alta to Apple Watch
Hi all, I have been wearing a fitbit for years and recently bought an apple watch. I love the apple watch except I find the step counter to be grossly inaccurate. For going on a walk through my neighborhood, the same route, the apple watch gives me around 2,000 more steps then my fitbit ever did, nothing else about the…
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Hometown Delights
Hello everyone! I thought it would be fun to start a thread of weird dishes from your hometown (wherever that may be) that seem odd to an outsider but locals love them! I am from Rochester NY and here we have "Garbage Plates". Garbage plates were invented by Nick Tahou at his burger place but are now sold pretty much…
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Bloating after eating anything
Since last Monday (3/12/18) I will wake up in the morning feeling totally fine, stomach is normal but then as soon as I at breakfast I am instantly bloated (maybe 5-10 minutes after) and I stay bloated all day, wake up the next morning fine, then the cycle repeats. I have not changed my diet and I have eaten oatmeal for…
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Low fiber and Mostly plant based diet?
Hi Everyone, I have been dealing with IBS for quite a few years now and have tried a variety of things to help with it. My most recent trip to the GI they suggested I try a low fiber diet (15 grams or less of fiber a day with no more then 5 grams per meal). I was looking over the low fiber food list I was supplied with and…
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Anyone ever go from hypo to hyper thyroid?
As some of you may know I have been hypothyroid for quite some time now which up until recently has been well controlled with medication. I had my most recent blood levels tested for my thyroid and they showed I was hyperthyroid. I am on a very low dose of levothyroxine (25 mcg) which my doctor has taken me off of. Fast…
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Sometimes you just need to eat ALL the things...
This is more of a rant than anything so if you don't like those click away now! I am a social worker and part of that is going into clients homes, as you can imagine I see some pretty interesting stuff but nothing compared to yesterday. I was looking at an apartment with a client who wanted to move, I drove her in my car…
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Weird Question...
I am 5'5" and weight 137lbs but I wear a size 4 pants which I think comes out to around a 26.5 inch waist. I recently went to 2 different doctors and got weirdly different opinions. The first doctor was my primary care who said I may want to drop a couple of pounds because I am borderline overweight. The second doctor was…
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Which do you think has less calories?
I am going out to dinner tonight with my girls who are my bridesmaids for my October wedding. We are going to a restaurant that is small and local so does not have nutrition facts listed for their meals. I tend to eat a vegan diet monday-friday simply because I do not care for any of it that much but I am craving something…
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Gaining weight but clothes are looser?
Hi Everyone, I am a 5'5" female about 137 pounds. I have been lifting weights for the past month in order to tone. I lift for half an hour 2-3 days a week (biceps, triceps, chest, back, legs, abs, and shoulders) and 2-3 days a week I do cardio (usually elliptical or a long brisk walk). I noticed my pants are a bit bigger…
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Goal settings for recomp?
Hi Everyone! I recently started lifting and trying to do a recomp but I have a question about my settings. I have been reading you need to have a small deficit for recomp and I was wondering if I should do 1 pound a week or half a pound a week in MFP settings to get my calorie goal? I am a 25 year old female, weigh 137 and…
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Dropping the unhealthy weekend water weight
Hi Everyone, I had a pretty rough weekend this weekend, it involved several family gatherings and a trip to the renaissance festival where there was wine slushies galore! But anyways, I pretty much ate my way through the weekend and when I stepped on the scale last night I gained a whopping 6 pounds in one weekend. I know…
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Day after workout Hunger
Hi Everyone, I am new to myfitness pal and started using it to track my macros mainly and make sure I am not eating too much in a day. I have recently started adding weight lifting into my routine (it was pretty much straight cardio before). I am not trying to lose weight but want to tone and build lean muscle (yes I know…
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Help logging weight lifting
Hi everyone, I am about a week into weight lifting and I am getting a bit frustrated with MFP. Every time I log my weight lifting session (ex 4 sets of 12 tricep overhead extensions, etc) it tracks them but does not provide any calories burned. I know weight lifting burns calories and I find myself going over my daily goal…
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Any beginner weight lifters out there?
Hello! I am a 25 year old female who is 5'5" and I weight 137. I am basically looking to tone up and lose stubborn fat in certain places and I know weights are the answer for this! I met with a trainer who gave me workouts for my back, chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps, abs, and legs so all in all an all encompassing…
