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how long till appt?
My dr sent in a request for me to see a endo dr finally and they said i would receive a letter in the mail with my appt. It's been over a month now and still haven't heard? how long have most of you waited to get a appt and finally get int o see a dr?
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when do you know ( thyroid ?)
when do you know if you have gone from hypo to hyper? what would your levels need to be?
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well son's biopsy came back celiacs...
well we finally got his results almost a month later. He is in fact does have celiacs. Now i guess the next step is seeing the nutritionist and see what happens from there. He is going to be 6 in oct and we are talking alot about it at home as he eats 90% wheat items... it will be a hard transition for him. The dr said…
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all i can say is......
don't give up! I myself didn't have a ton to lose but was still over weight for my height last fall. I am 5ft 2 inches and i was 142 lbs bmi of 25. bmi should be 24.9 and under and weight max of 136. i didn't see the weight creeping on me the last 7 years or so and i thought i looked just fine and thought i looked the same…
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gluten free recipes, child friendly.
i am looking for tons of gluten free recipes for my son who is almost 6 and just was diagnosed with celiacs. He is super picky and i need suggestions...
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is this the norm
I was on sedentary for cals since the beginning of the year and now i am starting a new job today and i switched it to lightly active. I was surprised it only gave me a extra 110 cals? is this the norm, have many of you experienced only a small difference in your cals when switching?
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where to go from here....
so i hit my goal and i am looking to do something different. I would like to still shed some inches and get a bit tighter. I was looking at les mills pump and ChaLean extreme. I see both are different programs as pump is low weight high reps and CLX is opposite. I have another goal of 3 months to see more results. I woudl…
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success but not seeing it?
HIT my goal!!!! :) my goal was 20 lbs. I am 5ft 2 inches and started at 142. I now weigh 122. I looked back at pics of me before and now and i tell you I can't see any differences? I started at these pics all last night looking for where those 20 lbs came off and i can't see it? I know the scale says i am 122, I am wearing…
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the difference with gluten sensitive / intolerance?
my son had blood work and it came back positive for i guess celiacs, he goes for a biopsy of friday. I hear so any that say he could just have a slight sensitivity and by just limiting gluten foods will help and others i hear say they are intolerable to all gluten. how do you know if yours is mild and just a sensitivity…
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Jillian Michael IFit Weight Set for women or les mills pump
I am looking at maybe purchasing jillian's i fit weight set for women or less mills pump.......has anyone done either, what can you tell me about either? how do they compare? not sure which is better ? jillian is a lot cheaper but is it just as good?
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be honest...
I have no idea how to post pics....so here is the link. i want HONEST opinion and suggestions..... what do you see, any changes at all?
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hit my goal but now have no boobs :(
so my goal was 20lbs and i hit that, i am 5.2ft and i went from 142 to 122. i never had big boobs before but was inbetween a A and B cups but now i don't even fill out a A cup :( so needless to say i am still insecure of how i look .... ahh one will never be happy will they!
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almost 6 year old ... celiac
my son will be 6 in oct. last dec he has a bout of tummy aches on and off for a 1.5-2 week period. So i took him to the dr and she has blood work done. It came back positive. so friday he will be going for a biopsy. he has a few tummy aches in Aug and that has been it since dec. I am not sure the real difference between a…
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nsv and success but yet need acknowledgement :(
well i FINALLY can say i have almost completed my goal but still feel in the dumps about my loss. I am short 5 ft 2 inches and started out at 140/142, i now weigh 123, goal of 120. I know i should feel great about my success so far and that i have dropped from a size 9/10 even a 11 down to a size 3-5 but for some reason i…
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ladies: lightest all month at TOM?
i am wondering how many of you find that when you get your TOM you are your lightest weight all month? why is that? I have been recording my weight of course while i am trying to lose it and i find that each month a day before i get my TOM and up to a few days after it, i am at my all time lowest weight all month? not sure…
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gluten free cook books or recipes
my son was just diagnosed with a celiacs and we now need to go gluten free in our home. I am wondering if there are specific cook books that have great simple recipes in them that kids will like.... we all know kids like simple foods. we are also taking a trip into the states and i know there will be a ton of items that…
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another one confused if i should eat net or gross?
ok, i have been kinda hitting a flat point again, stuck for a good 2 weeks now, not even a o.2 up or down.. the very same each day... i know i know i should weigh daily but i like to see how my body reacts to different foods, etc. i know you fluctuate daily and i always do except the last 2 weeks, i have been the exact…
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what to with bad knees?
i want to start toning again.... hopefully stick with it. I have bad knees and i have done 30ds and rin30 and i have to modify a lot of the exercises b/c of my knees... what exercises can i do that will tone up my body ( specially my core area) but not hard on my knees....
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advice please
ok i'm 5ft 2 inches and started out at 140-142 back in oct and i am almost 36. I am now 123/124, it's been a long process and slow but i am getting there. Now my dr said she wanted me at 122 no less then 120 but i am not sure why? I feel that i am just a smaller version of myself now and i don't really see the changes at…
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need a healthy zucchini cake/ muffins recipe
I just made my childhood fav zucchinin cake recipe, then i did the numbers on it and WOW, it's so unhealthy! I was in shock... i made a 9x13 pan and cut into 12 squares and it was a whopping 417 cal, 20 grams of fat and 55 carbs! does anyone have a healthier version that is still good? I tried several recipes last year and…
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ground chicken what to make with it?
i bought some ground chicken but i have no idea what to make with it? can anyone give me some suggestion...
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why do i need someone to notice my loss?
I haven't lost a ton but i have lost enough that makes a difference. i have lost 16-18 lbs on a 5ft 2" frame. i went from a size 9/10 sometimes a 11 to anywhere from a 2-6 depending on the brand, right.... I still feel like i need to lose more as no one has noticed or said anything to me... I still feel i look the same and…
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help me decide on which jm dvd to do next.
i have done 30 ds once and i am on it for the second time and i have done ripped in 30 as well. I do have bad knees so i am trying to figure out which one will be best for me to do next? hopefully one with less exercises like burpees, plank jacks, etc I was thinking of maybe no more trouble zones or banish fat, boost…
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fitbit
ok, i know quite a few of you have and use this system. I am thinking of maybe getting one, can you tell me the pros of it? is it worth the 130 u.s. for it? i see one as a tracking system and one that also comes with a scale... which is the better one to get and why? I don't know much about it yet, so i am hoping to learn…
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how do you make yourself feel "good"?
I have lost 15lbs so far and 3-4 sizes. I was not a real big person to begin with and i am short (5.2ft)... it's taken me 8 months to lose this weight and as happy as i am buying smaller sizes I still think of myself as a chubby person.. why? how long will it take me to be happy for my loss that i have achieved? It's like…
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starting to make progress
well had a dr appt finally today and she finally upped my dose and is sending me to a endo dr :) yeah, after months of feeling like crap again. i am at the max dose that she will allow me to be on with seeing a endo.... i sure hope i get in to see one soon and they can figure out what is wrong with me!
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water weight while exercising
when i started on here in nov, i started exercising 5 days a week 30-60 min a day. My weightloss was super slow even though i thought that was the way to do it. In may i kinda gave up as i wasn't losing much and yet working so hard on it and counting my cals, etc so i went diet alone. Since then i have lost more weight…
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BF numbers.. what do they mean?
i went onto http://www.linear-software.com/online.html today and checked out my numbers. they showed 25.90% BF 32.38 lbs of BF and 92.62 lean body weight.. what does all that really mean? what should me lean body weight be more towards?
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pasta ( measuring)
when you are trying to measure your portion of pasta... on the label is it for dry or cooked? i was looking at elbow noodles and it was 310 cals for 85g serving but it didn't say if it was cooked or dry?
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anyone 5.ft 2" med build and in their mid to upper 30's....
what is your goal weight? i know when i was in my 20's i was anywhere from 115-120, in my 30's so far haven't been under 130 ( until now) since having my son at age 30....( i am almost 36 now). My dr suggested to me that she would like to see me not go under 122 now... i am not sure why 122 was the number? anyone else in…
