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6 month plateaus are discouraging
I have been on my weight loss journey for 2-1/2 years and have lost 24 pounds. That averages to less than one pound per month, but it is actually five pounds one month then nothing for 6 months. One doctor told me to "simply eat less," as if I must be eating too much. My current doctor told me, "Don't try to lose weight.…
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Anyone else working hard and frustrated?
My doctor said my thyroid is under control, but I am frustrated with this pattern of weight loss/gain! I work so hard to lose one pound per week, staying right at 1200 calories net, and do that for 3-4 weeks. Then one morning I wake up and weigh myself, and I'm back up those 3 or 4 pounds! I reason that it may be water…
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Very low body temperature?
My body temperature has always been low (97.8 degrees F average as a kid) but after I got hypothyroidism, it dropped a couple of degrees. It is normally between 95-96 degrees, except right after I exercise it may go up to nearly 97. I read somewhere that the lower your body temperature, the fewer calories you burn. So when…
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No Sugar for One Week?
Anyone else want to cut out all refined sugar? I made it through one day. I'm trying for one week! No added sugar, no corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners. Sugar in fruit and vegetables is okay, a small amount of honey is okay. Read ingredients - sugar is sneaked into just about everything!
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Hi, I am also new
Hi everyone, I am new. I have been trying to lose weight for years, no success. I am hoping by being accountable online, this will help! My daughter suggested this site.
