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Calorie Goal Help
I'm not new to MFP but I am now trying to lose baby weight. I had two kids in just under 15 months and I'm 5 months postpartum with my daughter. I'm six feet tall and need to lose about 80 pounds (eek) to get to around 180. I've lost a little recently but my doctor thinks I shouldn't go under 1800 calories. My TDEE is…
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Highest Weight EVER - Rant/Need Encouragement
I finally weighed myself at home this morning. I am 258.6 pounds, the most I have ever weighed EVER. I was 262 when I delivered my daughter 6 weeks ago via emergency C Section. Previously I lost 60 pounds in law school 2008 - 2010 and got down to 170. Then I gained 40 during the Bar exam in 2011 from stress and hormonal…
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Names!
What are the names of your current kiddos and have you chosen a name for your new addition(s)? My son is Brock Stanley and our daughter will be Emma Louise :-)
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Stretch Marks
Blah! Totally just a rant, but this pregnancy is basically back to back with my first (I have a ten month old son and I'm due 5/31). With my son, I didn't get a single stretch mark on my stomach and was religious about staying hydrated, cocoa butter, etc. The other day I noticed a bright red one on my lower stomach that…
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Anybody use Mirena?
I am looking for a non-pill type of contraception to use for a while before my husband gets a vasectomy or I get a tubal ligation. Does anyone have experience with the Mirena IUD, good, bad or ugly? I would love to hear it!
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I'm Back!
Well, I just had my first baby Brock Stanley Crofford on 2/12/13 and now I am pregnant again, due 5/13/14. Looks like I got my work cut out for me! This second pregnancy was totally unexpected (birth control failure) but I am rolling with the punches and ultimately excited :-)
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Lump in Armpit
Let me preface this by disclosing that I have lupus and swollen lymph nodes are run of the mill for me (all over my body), plus I am flaring right now so that "might" have something to do with it. However, this one hurts and usually they don't unless I have an infection. Earlier in my pregnancy I noticed my right armpit…
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Breastfeeding Woes
I'll start off by saying that before I had my baby I was one of those women who was adamantly against formula feeding (not judgmental, I just didn't want to do it for many reasons). Now that I've experienced how demanding breastfeeding is, I've changed my tune a bit. Brock isn't even two weeks old yet and we've had some…
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"Baby Blues"
Hi ladies, This is my first time posting on this board, I had my son last Tuesday 2/12. I absolutely adore him and am so in love with him! Adjusting to the changes has been kind of rough. I went from working to not working and staying at home. The sleep deprivation has also been hard. My husband is a total rock star and…
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What was my MIL thinking? Or was she...
My mother in law's coworker crocheted baby Brock a beautiful Finding Nemo (nursery theme) blanket with his name on it. MIL gave it to me last weekend and another family member mentioned to me that I should check her Facebook page and definitely wash the blanket... turns out she had it on the floor of her house and let her…
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Need Advice About Sister
I'm at my wit's end with my eldest sister (she's 42) and need some advice. I pretty much know what I am going to hear, but it helps to get different people's perspectives on things, especially given that I am pregnant and I'm highly sensitive right now. Background in a nutshell is she lives in Los Lunas (very small town),…
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I just DON'T GET IT!
Yesterday I went to my perinatologist's office for fetal monitoring. The only reason I have to do it is because... well, I don't really know, which is part of the problem in the first place. I'm "high risk" because I have lupus, asthma and I'm hypothyroid. None of these have been causing me any issues during pregnancy…
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Pictures, Facebook and other "rules" surrounding birth
I am curious to see what other mamas think about this stuff. I do have a birth plan which covers the nitty gritty as far as the actual birth and I'm not all that nervous about labor, to be honest. My husband was asking me what I am most worried about (we were just chit chatting the other night) and I told him that next to…
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Nausea and Vomiting - Third Trimester?
During my first trimester I had some morning sickness but it wasn't awful. Some days were worse than others. I am 29 weeks tomorrow and was up all night last night with stomach pain and nausea. I took a Pepcid and it calmed down a little bit, but now I am so nauseated I don't know how I am going to make it through work…
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Is anyone else high risk? Vent
Hi Ladies, I've had quite the day today and just need to vent a little and garner some support... I'm high risk because I have lupus, asthma and thyroid/endocrine problems. I hadn't had a lupus flare since early 2011, and all was going well until I got my flu shot on 10/25. I started having lots of joint pain and the…
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Baby has a "big stomach"
When I went in for my last ultrasound at 22 weeks on 10/17, the tech told me that my baby's stomach is measuring kind of big. Not "crazy abnormal" big but most definitely larger than average. He overall is a bit longer and weighs more than the average for his gestational age but both me and hubby are six feet tall so that…
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Horrible Pelvic Pain!
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this... I had some groin pain about a month ago that lasted a week and then went away. Last night I went for a walk and was walking uphill faster than normal because I had my dog (90 lb German Shepherd) and I was trying to get past someone because we have narrow sidewalks in…
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I just need to vent!
I haven't had many hormonal meltdowns since I got pregnant but definitely having one now... last night all I wanted to do was go home and relax with the hubs (we only have Wednesday and Thursday nights off together). I have an older sister (14 years older) who lives in NM and she has two kids, very dysfunctional family and…
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"Dieting During Pregnancy and Child Obesity Risk Linked"
Interesting article: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/weight_loss/pregnancy/dieting-pregnancy-child-obesity-risk.htm I think there's a difference between "dieting" and watching what you eat. For instance, at the end of the week I average about 2250 calories/day and I am in my second trimester (21 weeks). I'm six feet…
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"You'd have to go on a 600 calorie a day diet..."
"to lose any weight at all." WHAT?!! Just a bit of background... I'm a lawyer, lost 50 pounds at the beginning of law school with the good ol' fashioned calorie restriction and exercise... then after I graduated and started studying for the bar exam I gained 25 of it back (last summer). I've been trying to no avail to lose…
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More exercise, more food is better than less exercise, less
Just putting this out there after some discussions with friends... When I work out less I have a decreased appetite but will tend to eat out of boredom sometimes. When I work out more, I eat more out of true hunger. My calorie average has gone from roughly 1700/day to 1950/day since I joined the gym and started doing more…
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Adrenal / Thyroid Issues
Has anyone here been successful with weight loss while dealing with adrenal insufficiency and/or thyroid issues? I was diagnosed hypothyroid in 2008 but I still lost weight after that. I made it through four years of law school while losing 50 pounds and then ended up gaining 20 pounds during study for the bar exam (I…
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Sugar "Addiction"
Hi guys, just wondering if anyone here has ever successfully kicked a sugar habit. Mine is the majority of what is preventing my weight loss. Just a bit of background, I got almost to my goal weight (at 167) in December 2009. I was in law school at the time and had a REALLY stressful semester, and I kind of cracked. I…
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Help! The more I exercise, the hungrier I get . . .
It seems that whenever I try to increase my cardio, my hunger shoots through the roof! My normal routine is 40 minutes of weights (circuits with some cardio) 3x per week, plus a BRISK walk with the dog (German Shepherd, high energy) 30-50 minutes 5x per week, along with one 30-minute stationary bike or cardio session with…
