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changed thyroid med - getting results finally!
I just wanted to share with anyone out there struggling with hypothyroidism. My doctor recently switched me from synthroid 125mcg & cytomel (T3) 25 mcg daily to now Nature Throid 1 1/2 grain daily. I've been taking it now for a couple weeks and the scale is finally starting to budge! The initial dose change was to 1 grain…
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MFP for children
I think myfitnesspal is a great tool and would like to use it for my daughter who is 8 years old. She loves to eat!!! I think if she had a way to track her calories and exercise the way we can on MFP, she would eat healthier and be more active. She and I are working out together. It's hard to find out what a daily calorie…
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back surgery and core exercises
Nine weeks ago I had a L4-L5 microdiscectomy. My neurosurgeon is very conservative and won't allow me to get Physical Therapy until I'm12 weeks post surgery. I'm allowed to do cardio on machines and some isolated weights that don't involve the core at all. I spoke with the physical therapist and he said that most doctors…
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Finishing off the new me!
I just joined myfitnesspal yesterday. My husband's been using it for a few weeks. I really like it so far! Almost 4 yrs ago, after the birth of my 4th baby, I started losing weight and I lost 95 lbs with exercise and clean eating. I got pregnant again and gained 55 lbs of that back. I finally lost that 55 lbs 11 months…