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100 pounds down! So close!
It's been a very long journey. In 2002 I weighed in at 295 pounds. The heaviest I'd ever been. I've been trying since then to lose the weight. I had many ups and downs, and a lot of backtracking... but over the last 4.5 years progress has been mostly steady. And the last two years have been almost all progress. Still have…
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What to expect with a cortisone shot?
I have problems with sometimes-extreme pain in my right hip and lower back. I've already had one MRI and some x-rays that have indicated a labral tear and a bony protrusion on my femur, However the doctor wants to take another MRI with contrast of the hip and my lower back to be sure what's causing the pain since he says…
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65 pounds down. Halfway there!
I'm still on my journey with a long way to go... but I am so excited about reaching this milestone that I had to post. I've been heavy most of my life. I was a chunky baby, but not really a heavy kid until I hit 6th grade and started packing on the pounds. I broke 200 when I was 17. I hit my highest weight of 295 when I…
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Juice recipes and tips?
After watching the documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and hearing about all the benefits of juicing, I've purchased a Breville juicer. However... I have no idea what to expect from juices. The closest I've had to something like that is Jamba Juice smoothies, and I always get just fruit ones, never had anything using…
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Hello from a new girl!
It's good to know I'm not the only one out there struggling to get in shape around parts being broken. I have a labral tear in my right hip. The definition at the Mayo Clinic reads "A hip labral tear involves the ring of soft elastic tissue, called the labrum, that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint.…
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Greetings and Salutations!
I created this MFP account years and years ago. I entered my weight at set up, and then for some reason decided to go over to FitDay instead. But on New Year's, my sister showed me the app for MFP on her iPad, and I realized this place is a lot more flexible and interactive than FitDay. So I logged back in here... and…
