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running shoes, hoka and altra advice please
Hello all, I have a question about running shoes. I bought a pair of hoka stinson atr model shoes last year and was in love. I loved running in them and they were amazing and awesome and fit great. You can probably see where I am headed with this. I loved running and hiking in them so much that they have holes in them now.…
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bod pod
Ok guys, I have been thinking of trying to use a bod pod, its an egg shaped thing that is supposed to help measure body fat and how much you should eat a day to lose weight. I have hashimoto thyroid with a completely dead thyroid now. I would like to see if I am not eating enough or eating too much to lose the weight. Have…
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Hair loss
So I'm on synthroid and my levels are good and im feeling better but I have noticed that I am still losing more than normal amount of hair when I shower. I am losing weight at a normal rate so I am pleased with that happening. I have very thick curly hair if that helps.. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this…
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New and mad, but feeling better
Not mad at anyone in particular but that annoying gland in my body that seems to hate me. I got diagnosed in the fall and quickly gained 30 pounds from I would say august through February when I finally stopped gaining. Over the course of that weight gain I was an emotional roller coaster. I also saw a nutritionist over…
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Hashimoto disease vs regular bad thyroid?
Hello. I had been on synthroid with all kinds of problems for the last year and a half and finally got to see an endocrinologist. They ran some tests, and as it turned out I have hashimoto because my antibodies were very high. I asked to change medication so my endo put me on westhroid/nature-throid (they are the same…
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Negative calories question for folks with disorders
I am trying to lose weight now that my medication is finally figured out. I have been trying to have a 7000 calorie deficit a week (not really too hard because I exercise for a good amount of hours a week doing cardio. My calorie burns to the best of my knowledge are accurate because I use a heart rate monitor. I also…
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strange results on NDT
I recently changed medications, I have hashimoto disease and was on 150 synthroid, I changed over to naturethroid and heres what happened. So heres the recent test TSH.63 - Lowest its ever been yay T4-.84 (lowest thats ever been :/ ) T3- 3.2 (I dont know if thats low or ok, max is 4.4) See heres the thing, I feel like im…
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Incline trainer, to buy or not
There is an incline trainer by freemotion at the local y which I love. I love it so much since my knees started hurting from jogging that it helps to get a good workout when my joints don't like to cooperate with me. I have been looking at the nordictrack incline trainer with how much I like this machine. I do have a good…
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Married to a junk food junkie
I need some advisement. I have gone to a nutritionist to help me learn how and what to eat and how many healthy choices are out there and I make them everyday and have had progress but there is a moot point...Dinnertime I love vegetables after discovering all the different ways to prepare them. I also love lean proteins,…
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Making sense of sensors- H7 issues
Hey everyone. I have been using a polar H7 to help quantify my cardio workouts-- I absolutely loved the app polar had but when they updated it in the google play store something happened and it drops signal after only 10 minutes into every workout; this is a very annoying problem. Polar said I cannot download the outdated…
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Quookies!
Ok I just tried this and really wanted to share. I am a *little* bit of a mad scientist in the kitchen I took a chocolate chip quest bar and a raspberry one and put them in the microwave for 5-10seconds, then I molded them together and divided into 4 small cookies, popped them in my toaster for 7 min on like 300 on a…
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Rest days? and (warning guys) ladystuff
Since I have started this journey being dedicated to not eating all screwed up and working out I have noticed I have been experiencing some female difficulties(boo) along with losing weight (yay) I think the benefits are outweighing the costs but regardless what do you all think of rest days, I haven't taken any in about a…
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Heart rate monitors
Can anyone recommend a good heart rate monitor that can help me track calories burned doing things like weight training and aerobics classes? I do not want a watch--I have a fitbit for that. I want something I can easily put around myself to track my heart rate that can sync to my phone or computer because I am a beginner…
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Caturday!!!
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Zumba and HRM
Hi everyone I was just wondering if you wear a heart rate monitor and do zumba class, I do and the calorie count always differs greatly between what it says on here (700 calories?) and what my HRM usually says (400-500 calories) I am working each hard and very exhausted and sweaty each time I take that class I was just…
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Aquaponics!
I love vegetables, and gardening, my husband made me a lovely aquaponics system where the tote is also the reservoir to conserve water and my cauliflower and spinach are beautiful!. BUT, for the next crop I want to change the barrier I use from roots to reservoir because I have a problem. I used a mesh net this time and it…
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How much fiber is too much fiber?
This stems from quest bars. I recently discovered them and I love them for breakfast and my afternoon snack. Between that and the veggies my fiber is about 30-50g a day. I also have found that they help me up the protein and wrangle down the fats at the same time and I am not as hungry. I have noticed I eat smaller lunches…
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exercise calories
Should I eat them back or no? I have been reading on here and see many differing opinions please share yours and why because I would like some help figuring this out. I have a pretty low metabolism anyway if that helps
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Water weight, how long does it last?
I have been having an excellent few weeks thanks to this site, fitbit, food scale, and hrm for accurate aerobic readings. I lost a few and was elated and it was on a steady decline. I am female and being female has its disadvantages, I drink plenty of water but it seems I also retain it. I lost like 5-6 pounds in a few…
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I want to force this off
Plain and simple. I want the extra weight I gained to go the heck away. A little background: I was diagnosed with hypothyroid disorder and was started on medication with levels all kinds of crazy back in September. At that point my Dr sent me to a nutritionist to figure out what to eat to minimize gain. Gained 20 pounds…
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Losing weight with hypothyroidism
Hello all, I am a newbie here but not so new to losing weight, I have in the past lost 60 pounds so I could become part of the military. I love my career and everything as far as that goes is excellent and has been for the past few years. However, and this is a big however, in September I had been diagnosed with…
