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How to avoid night time bingeing
I take medicine for my arthritis that makes me sooo hungry and I have to take it at night. Within an hour my hungry head is in the fridge scavenging for food. It's caused me to pack on the weiht and with psoriatic arthritis and grade 4 osteo in my knee (waiting for a knee replacement I can't exercise like I used to. I was…
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Looking for accountability friends!
Hi there, I'm back after a long break, and have recently put on a heap of weight after losing it. I am really limited with exercise as I have 2 types of arthritis and am waiting for a knee replacement. I'm 48 and need to lose 18 kg before the knee can be replaced. I am on a lot of medication for my psoriatic arthritis,…
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Any vegetarian or vegan pals?
I've been eating a vegan diet for the past 6 months, due to my teen daughter's over developed sense of empathy and her decision to be vegan. Any other vegans or veggos using My Fitness Pal? I'd love to swap recipes and menu ideas. Any other mothers of teens with extreme diet views. I want my daughter to be healthy and…
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cannot shift the weight
I am having a hard time losing the weight. I am predominantly vegetarian, avoid sugar and fat, exercise regularly but the weight won't budge. I have tracked for 23 days with only 4 days of blowout, and am getting demoralised. I've also started taking Xenical to see if that helps me keep a lid on my weight gain. My thoughts…
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Osteoarthritis and exercise
I am looking for other members who have the misfortune of OA and find it hard to exercise. I have had spinal surgery and 4 knee operations and am trying to lose weight as it will ease my pain levels. I have a slipped disk in my lumpbar region so live on strong painkillers. I hate taking them but if I don't I am in agony…
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Injuries and Exercise
I have an injured knee and arthritis in my neck and back and have still found a way to work out to lose weight. Is anyone else out there wanting support/motivation to lose weight whilst injured?
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Losing weight for medical reasons
I have to lose 38kg to take any unnecessary weight off my knee joint, which has severe degradation of the cartilage, because, according to John Hopkins "Being only 10 pounds overweight increases the force on the knee by 30-60 pounds with each step." So my goal is to lose the weight before I have the next surgery to ensure…
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Need to lose weight for knee, back and self esteem
Hi folks, I am looking for friends to help me lose 20kg (40lb). I was in a very stressful job, and ate lollies for comfort, and ended up losing the job (not my fault, just a nasty culture that eroded my self esteem), and then as a result ate to alleviate my feelings of grief and rejection. So here I am, the heaviest I have…
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In praise of the elliptical
I have a chronic knee injury, and the one machine that rarely causes problems is the elliptical trainer. I can train easily on this, it does my arms and legs at the same time without any impact. I have been known to do it for an hour, but that does end up hurting my knees.
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On an 8 week weightloss challenge
Hi all, I joined an 8 week fitness challenge through my gym, and it coincides with a trip to Paris, where I want to be fit and svelt. I have a lot more weight to lose than what I can lose in 8 weeks, but at least it is a start. I was using the weightwatchers online tools but they don't really work for me and the points…
