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pitty party
okay my fellow MFP/MS'er's. I KNOW you can relate to this, and I honetly am not fishing for any "awww cari's it will be okay" 's. I am just using you as a sounding board i suppose. I do really very good with MY MS. I am able to walk on my own steam, i don't need any assistance with walking. Mater of fact i am actually able…
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I am so upset i can hardly see straight
Why are insurance companies such a pain in the *kitten* when it comes to therapy meds! I finally find a med that doesn't make me almost sicker with side effect than the actual MS. I have to jump through what feels like a thousand hoops and now i can't get through to my dr to get a damn call back so he can fill out the…
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Supplements and MS
Okay my fellow MS'ers. I have really been very fortunate to still have my abilitys to basically do what ever i darn well please. The thing that gets under my skin, is my sensory issues. i am practically blind in my left eye but the eye doctor doesn't seem to think so. I get that tingly feeling every once in awhile, and…
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Introducing myself to the group
Hello all. I am 41 years old and was diagnosted with MS 15 years ago. Started with the right side of my body going numb. I have had some pretty scary episodes in this time. ranging from the numbness to optic neuritis (my spelling is horrible) in my left eye that never really returned to normal vision. Then 2 years ago i…
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Am I there?
I am a 40 year old mother of 4. On 9-23-06 I met my goal weight with weight watchers and had lost 73lbs. My lowest weight at that time was 149. I never was really able to maintain that weight. I would bounce a few pounds mostly up. Well my situation now is that I have been hanging out mostly at 162. One week 160 next week…
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eat like this for 5 weeks.....
you all have noticed when you complete your food diary it pops up and say " if you ate like this everyday for 5 weeks you would weith *** ". funny thought i had could i eat EXACTLY the same things for 5 weeks straight? no cheating just exactly what i have put in my diary? just a random thought for a friday. good weekend…
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eating work out calories.
I had an unexpected, unintentional thing this morning. I did my 530 am work out running/jogging 45 min. speed was variable and some walking was involved. I burned 339 calories (45% fat) according to my hrm. I ususally have a Muscle milk but the past couple of days decided that i would make a smoothie. using jillians whey…
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Do you ever just feel like doing a cartwheel?
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Is this enough?
My empoyer hired a group to come and do health assessments on us employees if we wanted. I had mine taken; we had our blood tested for cholesterol(159 total 62 ldl/82 hdl) and sugar(81 mg). then blood pressure(118/72) was taken, body fat (21%) waist measurments (29 in), and life style questions were asked, drinking,…
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Rest
ugh! on the 8 week schedule for a 5K today was my day to rest. never thought it would be so hard. I am hungry already, usually i am good till 8am after a work out. of course i will have a muscle milk after working out so i get some calories. i have my 2.5 mile run tomorrow. keep on schedule.
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obstacles in life
It never fails. I set myself up with goals and then life pops up to try and mess me up. But I guess that is life. I ran my first 5K on July 4th. Did pretty good for my first time out and no training. I decided I liked the challenge and would do the Especially for You breast cancer 5K on 10-10-10. 13 weeks from the last…
