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Teeth Grinding, what's up with that?
I've been consistently eating right for about 6 weeks now. I have no cravings, no intense hunger but I do have one strange adverse reaction to this change. I've been grinding my teeth in my sleep A LOT (to the point that they are sore during the day). I also find that my teeth/jaw has been naturally clenching during the…
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Have arthritis and trying to lose weight?
As someone who has a degenerative form of arthritis, I have been dealing with the impact of joint pain since my late teens. I know it's so frustrating to want to exercise more and still be in pain. I'd love to connect with some other younger folks wiyh arthritis that are working on losing weight too. :-)
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Dealing with non-dieting spouses
Anyone else in a position where you are very focused on getting healthy/losing weight and your spouse just isn't ready to take that same step for themselves?
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Sneaky Foods
Since I've been tracking more lately, I've been shocked to learn about the actual calories involved in eating what I perceive to be healthier foods. For instance - today a yogurt parfait, egg beaters, turkey bacon and a apple bran muffin ended up being almost 1000 calories. Grr. Anyone else have this experience? What are…
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Little Triumphs
So, I have been trying not to weigh myself too often and focus on more important things like how I feel overall. Even so, I have noticed these little and surprising changes over the last few weeks: - My everyday watch is super loose (I can almost take off three links) - I have visibly less of a double chin - A…
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Potassium Help Needed
I've been logging my food for a few days here but have been watching was I eat more closely over the past month. I noticed that I'm VERY deficient in potassium every day. I'm only getting 1/5 of the suggested amounts. Other than bananas, which I'm already eating to help with this, does anyone have suggestions of low…
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10 lbs down, 95 to go
After a few knee injuries and many many years of being big, my joints are not happy. I don't mind being big. I've always found larger folks to be more attractive. What I don't like is the prospect of limited mobility since I'd like to have kids in the next few years. I have had arthritis and hypothyroidism since my teens…
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H2 Oh, not again
I've been trying very hard to increase my water intake over the past month, but this has been the biggest struggle for me so far. I feel like I'm forcing it even when I'm just drinking 48 oz of water a day. I've tried adding mint or vitamins or lemon juice to mix things up. I just feel gross when I drink a lot of water and…
