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Accurate weighing on one foot?
I broke my foot a few weeks ago, had surgery to repair it and can't weight bear for yet another few weeks. Was wondering if you can accurately weigh yourself balancing on one foot on the scale? I'm eating at a lower deficit to accomodate not being able to exercise or move about as I used to and I'm completely fearful of…
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Hot Flashes
Question. Can you have hot Flashes without sweating? I feel this internal hot. Seems mostly chest, neck and face. At night I go from kicking off the covers and then getting cold again. I'm not sweating with it though.
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Turning 50 with joints of a 100 year old, looking for friends
Hi, I've been a mfp member for several years, I log in here daily. I turn 50 in a couple of days and have had, and continue to have joint issues and multiple surgeries. I push on, keep moving and fight the good fight. I'd really love to have some supportive friends...even if you're not in the same boat as me.
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Turning 50 in a couple of days...looking for friends
Hey there, Been a member on mfp for over 6 years, I log in daily (yes, daily). Lost 100 pounds my first year and kept it off until this past year....I have 20 pounds to lose again. That lovely time of life, combined with orthopedic issues have contributed to the gain. I'm fighting hard to drop the 20 to 30 I want to lose…
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Exhausted!
Hi Ladies, Been ages since I've posted. Going to be 50 next month and perimenopause is kicking my *kitten*. Periods are hit and miss, sleep isn't good, I feel hot and then cold (no sweating though), I'm foggy headed, but the biggest thing is the crushing exhaustion and the feeling of dread. God please tell me this gets…
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Orthopedic Mess
I got dealt the crap hand in cards with orthopedic issues. Already had FAI in both hips and bilateral hip surgeries to slow down the need for hip replacements. I have one knee that needs replacement, bone on bone there and now it seems a torn labrum in my shoulder. UGH! I don't like being slowed down. Really watching my…
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Hi! Kinda new here..anyone want to add me?
Hi! I'm Cindy, soon to be 49 and in perimenopause....I finally admitted it. LOL. I had an ovary and tube removed almost a year ago due to a cancer scare and possible Lynch syndrome. I lost 100 pounds 5 years ago and 10 have crept back on and I can't get them to budge. Anyway, I'd love to have some good mfp friends. Send me…
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To Those With 100+ Pounds To Lose, I'm You're Biggest Cheer
***MY EDIT Supposed to say I'M YOUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER" I wasn't sure where to post this on the boards. I've been wanting to tell those of you just joining or those of you that have been here a while, those of you with a lot of pounds to lose, that I am your biggest fan. One year ago this month I was standing in your…
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Knocking on 50's door, Long haul mfp veteran (lost 100 pounds too), need some friends
Hi I'm Cindy. Been on mfp for 1850 consecutive days as of today. I lost 100 pounds my first year on mfp and have kept it off. I've had some serious injuries and surgeries and gained 10 pounds. Totally not derailed by that considering what I've been thru. I'm back on my feet and determined to kick these 10 to the curb. I…
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Steroid shot and HIGH sugars
Anyone else have steroid shots and if so, how long were your sugars sky high?
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My 1st week in...a big loss
I'll make this short and sweet. I introduced myself last week when I joined this group, but I'll recap. I joined mfp just over 4 years ago. I lost 100 pounds in exactly 1 year and had about 20 left to goal and then the weight loss stopped. I stalled out for 3 LONG years. I'm 5' 8" and active and had various doctors tell me…
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Fitbit Charge HR false steps & missed stairs
I got a new Charge 10 days ago. Last night I was at a MLB game and noticed that I gained 500, or so, extra steps all while I was seated enjoying the game. Those false steps were caused from clapping. 500 is a drop in the bucket compared to my over 20,000 steps in a day average. Anyone else experience false steps? I also…
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Fitbit Charge HR Accuracy
Hi. I'm new here and I just got the Fitbit HR yesterday. I didn't start wearing it until about 3:30 in the afternoon and by bedtime I was up to around 2,100 calories burned. I was tremendously busy moving around until I even started to wear it and I didn't have gym time yesterday. It will be interesting to see how much it…
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Any late 40s or older women having success?
Hi. I'm new to the group. I just turned 48 last week. I've been on mfp for 4 1/2 years and my first year in I lost 100 pounds. I maintained, not easily, for a long while. I've had to eat very little and workout hard to maintain. Now the past year and a nasty injury kept me sidelined and I gained 10 pounds (while eating…
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Limited Joint Mobility Complications
Seems I'm starting to get LJM in one of my fingers. Going to start PT soon and get into a different doc (other than my general ortho) to deal with this and try to stop progression. I also get a lot of tendonitis issues. Anyone else?
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100 lbs Lost and beating the odds
I haven't posted in the forums for a while and thought I'd pop back in to encourage some of you. I've logged in 1550 consecutive days, that's over 4 years on MFP. By my one year anniversary on MFP I lost a whopping 100 pounds without surgery, starving myself or gimmics, just old fashioned diet and exercise. I've been…
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Trigger Finger and Orthopedi / Tendonitis issues anyone?
OUCH! I have trigger finger. I had this years ago in both of my thumbs and did the surgery to release it. I hear it's more common in diabetics, especially women. Anyone else with this? Also, anyone else with more orthopedic issues as well? I don't have any of the main diabetic complications but I seem to get my share of…
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Knocking on 50's Door & Looking for some new friends...
Hi, I'm not new to mfp. I've been hanging around this place for over 4 years. I lost 100 pounds in my first year and have been maintaining that lose since. I'd like to lose another 20 but it's VERY stubborn about coming off. I've had some health issues the past two years that included bilateral hip surgeries (FAI and…
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Hysterectomy update...
I received wonderful news. My Lynch syndrome test finally came back (one month later) and I'm negative!!! Woohoo!!! No complete hysterectomy for me. I still have to have surgery (open and not laproscopic) to remove a baseball size mass on the left ovary. She's going to take the ovary too. I still feel peri is still upon…
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Hello, I'm new
Hi there. My name is Cindy and I'm new to your group. I've been on MFP for 4 years, lost a staggering 100 pounds in one year and been maintaining for the last 3 years. I'm thinking I'm beginning peri now but facing a radical hysterectomy if my genetic test for lynch syndrome comes back positive. I have a baseball size mass…
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Artificial Sweeteners
Hi, I was wondering if anyone used to use artificial sweeteners and then stopped and noticed a change in how they feel? I am a type 1 diabetic and I have used equal and splenda for years. I've been having huge issues with pain and inflammation in various joints. I did need hip surgery for FAI but struggling with the…
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MFP Veteran Looking For New Friends
Hi, I've logged in 1315 consecutive days today, so I think I can be called a "Vet." LOL. I lost 100 pounds my first 9 months on mfp and by my one year mark I lost 110 pounds. Been maintaining since, but would love to lose those last stubborn 15 pounds. I've had a rough year of injuries that required two hip surgeries and a…
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Body Weight and Set Point Theory?
I'm very curious if it's true that our bodies have a set weight point. I've lost 112 pounds in one year and now for the past 4 1/2 months I've been completely stuck. My body doesn't want to lose the last 10 pounds that I want to lose. No matter what I do I go up and down the same 3 or so pounds. I've done everything in…
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Medical Tattoos?
I have a few tats and love them. I really, really dislike jewelry and never wear it. I'm a type 1 diabetic for 35 years. I know that's it a no no to not have some sort of ID on me but I still don't wear the Medic Alert stuff. What about some sort of medical tattoo inside the wrist area. Would first responders notice?…
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Anyone else injured and on the DL right now?
What a rough year I've had. I had two hip surgeries. Both for FAI / labral tears. One done in June and the other in October. Then in March I had a stress fracture in my foot that turned full fracture and I suffered a "Jones Fracture." Had surgery again to place a screw in the bone and here I am, three months later still…
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110 Lost & 3 Consecutive Years on MFP today!!! PICS
Today I have logged in 1095 consecutive days on mfp and I'm celebrating 3 years of a new me. I'll keep it short and sweet. I joined mfp a year after the death of my mom and knew if I didn't do something soon then my children would lose me too soon. I joined mfp and dug my heels in. I lost 100 pounds within 9 months and 110…
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Lost 110 Pounds & Now Hip Surgery
I'm so happy to have lost 110 pounds in one year using MFP and I've gotten in the best physical shape of my life. I've maintained this loss for 2 years and now I'm getting sidelined. I have hip impingement in both my hips with labral tears. I'm in too much pain to deal with it anymore and going in for surgery (one hip at a…
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Friends wanted that Eat More to Weigh Less. Just starting.
Hi, I've been around on MFP for over 3 years. In my first year I dropped 110 pounds, naturally. I've maintained that loss for 2 years but in complete frustration. I have 15 more pounds to lose and I've been eating at a deficit and exercising my *kitten* off. I do lift heavy to failure and I do enjoy my cardio. It's the…
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We Still Fit Together In My Fat Pants!! 110 lb. Loss Pics
Hi, I recently posted in the forums on how I lost 110 pounds in one year, and have been maintaining that loss for two additional years now. Many people have seen the first picture of my daughter and I in my old, size 24 jeans that at one time I was squeezing into. From left to right. First picture was made January 2012 at…
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Polar ft4 Waterproof?
Hi, I have a Polar ft4 and was wondering if it's waterproof and does it work well while in the pool? Wanted to give it a try today but wondered if anyone had success with this?
