Posts by beachwalker

Eggs always make me want to eat something sweet!  Another food is oatmeal.  I could eat everything in sight. 

I recently found out that I am allergic to eggs and wheat.  Now that I eat egg free, I don't binge after breakfast.  I also found out that oatmeal is usually contaminated with wheat.   I can eat gluten free oats and they don't bother me. 

It is a hard battle when food fights your body.  Good luck!

Kissy:

You may have a bowel or underlying medical problem that is making you constipated and slowing your weight loss.  From what I have heard: when the waste sits around too much, it seems to absorb back into the body causing everything to slow down.

I had the same problem last summer at 47.  I actually gained back everything I lost =20 pounds, and now I am struggling to lose it again.

I went to my doctor, had a colonoscopy to make sure everything was okay.  I too took a lot of Miralax (yuk).  Everything checked out okay, but I do suffer from IBS and my diet change made it act up. 

I hope this helps.  When in doubt see a professional.  You can never be too careful with your health.

BTW:  I had to put carbs back into my diet and that has seemed to help.  Peas, avacado, and corn have a ton of fiber and I hadn't been eating them.

I am 48 and IT has begun!

I struggle to lose, even more than just last year.  I have gain all in my stomach area, gained everything that l worked so hard to lose and it was very a quick gain.  I have begun to have bouts of hot flashes.  Not all the time, but there was a week right after Christmas when it was 40 below here and I wanted to bury myself in a snowbank, naked!

I went to see my GYN and she did an HCG (I think) test, but it showed nothing.  I have to go back in a couple of months and have my levels tested again.

Good luck to you.  And please if anyone can share how they were able to lose weight while going through this, please share your stories!

You quit smoking!  Congratulations!

When I quit smoking, I had the same problem.  It was like something had been shut off in my brain.  When I smoked, I would feel done with my meal because I began craving a cigarette.  Then when I stopped smoking and got over the craving, there was nothing there to tell me to stop eating.  It was really strange and it took me a long time to start feeling full again. 

I should probably add that I quit smoking after 18 years and I went cold turkey.  I used no meds to aid the transistion . 

Original Post by another_girl:

 

 

Medically, I have low iron, and take supplements for that. My last blood test was in early 2008, before being diagonsed as depressed and moody, and put on medication which I took for about 8 weeks before deciding they were doing nothing to help and weaning myself off them, I turned completely to my best friend, who was a leading light in helping me get through it. On that, I will continue to believe that they did nothing, because no one was aware that I stopped taking both the mood stabalisers or the anti Depressants, until I told them.

 

You might have someone in the medical profession look into your low iron.  Low iron might cause your weight loss and it may also present itself in your symptoms of depression.  You may or could also have a gland problem.  Best to get a second opinion and get a full blood work up.

Good luck.

You are welcome.  :)

I looked at the recipe and wasn't sure how the sweetened condensed milk would be unheated or uncooked, so I searched sites that I trust for recipes.  I found it on Food Network.  I've never used a Food Network recipe that didn't turn out wonderful, so I would trust it. 

I'm thinking that the pie that didn't set, may have used evaporated milk by mistake instead of sweetened condensed milk. 

Hope that helps :)

Before you make anything, I think you've bought a pumpkin that is meant for decoration.  The large one's don't taste good, but they have great seeds for roasting.  Good luck.

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And I'd hardly say going back to work 3 days after giving birth makes her some miracle mom... it looks a bit like neglecting her baby to me.

The latter part of the statement could be considered anti-feminist. 

Call work and ask if they will cover the cost.  I've been scratched and needed stitches and it became infected, so I was on meds for about a week. 

I hope all goes well. 

Thanks for the advice.  I don't remember these add being on the old calorie count...and my newer anitvirus, spam blocker, firewall, isn't as good as my old one...I have now found that out!

Today is much easier on the mind, thank you powers that be.  It's a Walmart ad. 

Edit:  I take that back!  It's back on every time I try to log my food.  Walmart, were are you?

Original Post by kthompson92:

Until recently when I started upping my fiber intake, I didn't have very regular or healthy bowel movements. Lately, I've been more regular but I still wonder if I should do something to fully empty myself out.

 

If you feel that your colon is unhealthy, may I suggest testing.  One test involves swallowing markers and you have a series of x-rays to follow their progress.  That tells you how fast food actually travels through your system.  You could also have a colonoscopy done and before you have it, "they" give you a  prescription bowel cleanse. 

Just a note, my friend works for a Gastorenterolgy group and they do not believe it is healthy to do regular cleanses.