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Immunosuppressive and unimpressed
Ashley, 27, Crohns disease, Muay Thai fighter. Just looking for a but of support for anyone on medication that seem to have hindered weight loss/increased weight. I was 155lbs in May of last year; after one of my fights my body went bezerk. All my joints swelled to the point of needing help brushing my hair and putting on…
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How to re-motivate after injury/illness?
Hey all! Preface; in the last year I have undergone 2 major surgeries, and bounced back into the gym without much concerns, and was in the gym 5 days a week and up to 2 times a day. I was training for Muay Thai Nationals, and I believe that I might have pushed my body to extremes. Present; I have recently just began to…
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Before and After- 50lbs!
When my scale hit 202 pounds, I cried. I was always athletic playing competitive hockey and lacrosse, so after battling Crohn's disease and hitting remission after countless steroids and injections I had hit a downward spiral. I wasn't able to play sports because of the blood thinners I was put on after acquiring a DVT…
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Classes?
I have reached my first and second goal weights, and now I am trying to achieve my ultimate goal of 140 pounds. I am looking to tone up, and work on my thighs and obliques. I have a deal through my college where I can take 2 classes for 14 weeks for $70, so I'm going to do it, but having a hard time figuring out which ones…
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Hello, My name is Ashley, and I'm addicted to chocolate...
I started last Saturday and have lost 3 pounds so far! I am looking to lose 25 pounds by July 2011, but it's going to be a struggle. I have Crohn's disease, but not the whole weight loss part included, it's more the stomach pains after eating and all the other associated manifestations. I have arthritis in almost all of my…
