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I need a swift kick in the butt
So, on Friday I weighed in at 217.8, I was happy about the progress. Not so happy about the fact that I’m losing weight because of some unknown medical issue that doesn’t let me eat/digest fat. Friday morning my doctor ordered a 72 hour quantitative fecal fat test (last time it was qualitative, 1 sample). So this meant I…
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Armchair Doctors?
So I got my fecal fat results back, and I’m freightened. Still waiting on the elastase results. I’ve lost 5 lbs since last Saturday’s weigh-in. I’m pretty much living on soda pop, as food scares me because it gives me cramps and diarrhea and sometimes makes me sick. Anyone know what this could be? I’m not in any pain. My…
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Back to losing too fast...
And it’s not on purpose. I had a majorly stressful life event, followed by continued health scares. My appetite has been dead. I have no support system in my life...no one to talk to. I’m in this life alone (except for my children, who don’t need to shoulder my burdens). Yesterday it was all I could do to force down some…
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Is soda better than nothing?
So I’ve been having trouble eating lately. Very upset stomach. Managed to eat a Subway salad yesterday, but paid dearly for it the rest of the night/this morning. I have some sort of fat malabsorption issue going on, just waiting on doctors testing. So in order to quell my malaise and get even close to my calorie goals…
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Apple Watch Tracking
Hi all! So I wear my Apple Watch religiously to track my exercise/move goals, etc. I have MFP on my iPhone, but it’s sluggish and needs replacing, so I do all my MFPstuff on my iPad. Unfortunately it appears my Apple Watch isn’t syncing with MFP :( Any idea how to get it to sync? I’m about to start an exercise routine, and…
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You guys are the best!
I just want to thank everyone here for all the support and advice I have received since joining! I came into all of this believing a lot of the diet industry’s lies...that one food group was bad, that I had to avoid the foods I enjoyed, etc. Now I’m losing weight consistently, and still able to drink a soda here and there,…
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Does your weight chart look like this?
Just wondering if this is normal?
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Trying to figure out the recipe creator...
So tonight I decided to stop eating pre-packaged as a means of calorie control. The kids are thrilled with the smell of Fiesta Chicken filling the house. However, I didn’t pre-weigh the raw chicken (and only used part of the package), and I have no idea how the recipe creator works! I got on it and after inputting the name…
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Upcoming Medical Test about to make me gain!!!
So I’ve shared some of my health concerns with my doctor, and she wants to run a fecal fat test on me sometime in the next week to rule out pancreatic issues. All of my pancreas fears aside (I have severe health anxiety)...she has ordered me to eat 100g of fat, per day, prior to the test. How can I do this without…
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Getting Started
So I need to add exercise into my plan. Aside from taking care of four kids and doing light/moderate cleaning here and there...I’m a couch potato. To top that fact off, I get migraines regularly, and my rheumatoid arthritis goes into flare-up’s all the time. At this point I’ve had way too many days in the past week where…
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Went Over On Calories...Proud
I’m not a stress-eater, never have been. I used to be a stress-drinker. Please, don’t judge. Never in front of the kids, just at night...after everyone was asleep. Well anyways, I completely cut alcohol out at the beginning of July. I wasn’t a regular drinker, but it has been my “stress crutch” for years. So today I had a…
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Obese and not losing weight
Hi all! This is actually my first post on here. Ashame it’s on such a negative note. My name is Amanda. Im 38 years old. I’m 5’5.5” tall and weigh in at 229lbs. I started my new lifestyle on July 6th after a health scare. Nothing can cause you to change the way you live like the fear of dying. I’m a single mother of 4…
