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arthritis sufferers & water retention
Sorry if this repeats previous posts but have other arthritis sufferers noticed big weight gains when their arthritis is inflamed? Last week mine was very bad & I weighed 7lbs more than I do today, didn't matter what I ate it would not change, my physiotherapist agreed that it is normal. Joints retain the fluid to aid…
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target weight esp ladies of a certain age
Now I am wondering what other ladies around the 60 age group think. I will be 60 next March & had set my goal weight to be the weight I hovered around when I was younger which meant I needed to lose 4 stone.So far I have lost about 2 stone but I feel, as do others, that a lot has gone from my face & if more goes I shall…
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How do you decide your personal target weight?
Just wondering how members set their target weights? The practice nurse at my doctors here in UK said they have been told not to use the BMI method but the frame size method. Does anyone have a chart about this? I have basic information but would like to see the range & what is considered normal weight on this system.…
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Why do I lose more weight the weeks I exercise less?
OK let me say to start with that we have already established, as have my doctors, that my system works in very strange ways yet to be understood. As long as it works I am alive so that will do for me but I do want to get to grips with it as am determined to be slim at 60 (March 2011). I joined mfp in June & since then have…
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Any GI diet successes please?
Thinking of starting the GI diet next week & am wondering if anyone out there has success story to report. I have the Rosemary Conley GI jeans book & recipes & wonder how successful others ave been as will mean a lot more food for me.
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What am I doing wrong?
Please help. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. My doctor said to just keep dropping calories but it isn't working & this week I am UP by 3.4 lbs which puts me 10 lbs away from my 1st September goal!!! It has taken 12 weeks to lose 6lbs but i have been exercising a lot for 16 months now & am finally losing inches.…
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my doc says don't eat exercise calories??????
As currently it isn't working for me my doctor has said not to eat my exercise calories, or as few as possible of them. He says it is a simple input/ output equation so if I am not losing weight I must be eating too many calories! Currently I am eating about half of my exercise calories & I have to say I am inclined to…
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Effect of NSAIDs & arthritis on weight loss
Anyone else having the same problem as me i.e. very very slow weight loss despite reducing calorie intake below 1200 ( on doctors orders)? Would be interested to know what works for you, all my stats say I should be losing faster than I am.
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lots of fruit & veg gives me mouth ulcers HELP
Any ideas as this is getting really painful. Thanks.
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weight loss / health issues/ water retention..again
Thought I had my extreme water retention sorted by drinking lots of green tea but alas at weigh in this week scales weigh me at 6lbs more than last week!!!!! I have swum a minimum of one hour per day & have eaten about half of my exercise calories daily.I tried to buy some water balance tablets at the chemist but they…
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weight fluctuations help please
Sorry if this has been covered but couldn't find what I needed to know. Can someone please tell me what is considered normal fluctuations? I have a number of health problems which affect my ability to lose weight but am determined to do it. However at my weigh in last Saturday it said I had gained 2lbs, 3days later I had…
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gained weight ...again
Thought I had this sorted & lost 4lbs last week having gained 2 the previous week despite eating just under the calories suggested taking into account 6 hours of swimming each week. Now this week have gained 4lbs despite again eating just under recommended calories. Can't do more exercise due to my health, can't stop my…
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green tea
I posted a few days ago about my difficulty in losing weight & the fact that I have to take meds that may cause weight gain. That was 5 days ago & I had gained weight which I have now put as my start weight. Since then I have started drinking 2 mugs of green tea (without sugar) per day, counting them as part of my water…
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Help please.
Two questions I need answered please. How do I set current weight, targets etc on my profile? What size is each cup of water we should have & do other drinks count as well as water? Thanks for the help.
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Gained weight now after 12 days!!!!
So lovely to see so many people doing well. My story is sadly very different. Calorie counting has always worked for me in the past but have now been trying to lose weight for nearly2 years but to no avail. I am exercising as much as my medical condition will allow & swim for about 5 hours per week. Both my doctor & a…
