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Breathing help
Hi! I just finished Week 3 of C25K and I'm loving it! My legs want to keep running forever. But my lungs? Not so much. I can't seem to get my breathing under control. I've tried all sorts of breathing patterns, including 3:2 rhythmic breathing, but mostly I feel like I'm hyperventilating. Any advice? Thanks!
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Glucose Tolerance Test
I recently saw an endocrinologist for the first time for my thyroid, and it turns out that she was also concerned about my PCOS, for which I've only been really seeing my gynecologist. Apparently hypothyroidism and PCOS are interrelated? Anyway, she wants me to have this glucose tolerance test to check for insulin…
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The Duchess's 156 Day Challenge!
I've challenged myself to 1) log in and track my food every single day and 2) exercise at least three days a week for the next 156 days. Why 156? It sounds like a random number, I know, but in 156 days is my birthday, January 30, and this will be my birthday present to myself! And you can join me! It will be your birthday…
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Chia seeds?
Hi everyone! I keep seeing people adding chia seeds to their food diaries. I've researched it--I am a librarian after all!--and I understand why people eat them. What I don't get is HOW people eat them. Like, do you just eat them plain, like you would a sunflower seed? Or do you mix them in stuff? What do they taste like?…
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A non-shushing librarian says hello!
I am a 36-year-old librarian from Kentucky looking for support and friends. I have been a MFP member for quite some time, but I've only recently decided to get serious about weight loss. I've lost 15 lbs as of yesterday. I want to lose an additional 40 lbs by the end of the year so that by my next birthday (end of January)…
