Increasing Fertility: Weight Watchers
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Weight Watchers Meetings
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on December 31, 2011
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Has anyone gone through the Weight Watchers meetings? If so, did you find them beneficial? I am going to be starting the Weight Watchers program and am not sure if I s...
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- I lost 80 lbs. in 1972 and never put it back on. The meetings were essential to the program. It gave me the incentive to go on and you had to weigh in every week...
- I did the meetings and went every Friday morning. I know that some people have great success with the online program, but I never could have done that-don't that the ...
- You can go weekly or even to every meeting. The first teacher was constantly talking about food in a way that made me crave it. A different lady was way better for m...
Weightloss
Asked by A.J. from Seattle
on July 21, 2011
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I have been Morbidly obese since I was 15 years old. Between ages 15 and 18 I gained 180lbs. I was diagnosed with PCOS and high blood pressure at 19. At 22, which was ...
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- I would talk to your Dr. about the Medifast program. It really works and provides the approriate amount of carbs, protein, and vitamins. I have been on it for 3 mont...
- Metformin? I have PCOS, and so does my sister. It helped both of us with weight loss, and for me to get pregnant. Be kind to yourself. You're working hard!
- do you still drink diet soda?? if you replace that with water your body might function the way you want it to.
Advice Needed on Exercise Coinciding with Trying to Get Pregnant
Asked by J.C. from Lubbock
on January 10, 2009
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Hello Ladies! My husband and I recently purchased a treadmill and it was delivered December 22nd. Since then I have been on it nearly every day, walking and running,...
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- Obviously, talk to your doctor. But don't let anyone tell you that you can't exercise during pregnancy. I did aerobics 4 days a week before getting pregnant and cont...
- Hi J.! Welcome to the site, I hope you get to join the mothers clan soon. Now, when it comes to looking good and feeling good, it's really a toss up because the cloth...
- I would definately loose the weight you want to before you get pregnant. You never know how much you wil gain wiht your pregnancy and the less you have to loos after ...
NEED To Lose Weight
Asked by T.C. from Detroit
on July 12, 2009
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Hello AGAIN!
I am sure everyone is tired of all my requests ... but I REALLY do find GREAT KIND advice from a lot of the time here.
Here it goes. I am trying to...
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- i have the same proplem with the night eating. i know that best thing for me would be to just not eat then but i know that is proply not going to happen. so i stocked ...
- I have two young kids and my last baby just about did me in. My body was a mess(LOL). It was not until I started exercising did I lose the weight. My advice would b...
- Hi T.---I am taking a series of wellness classes taught by a Naturopath who has her PhD in Nutrition. When it comes to body weight, we should want to think in terms of...
Question About Cysts/birth Control Pills
Asked by R.W. from Kansas City
on April 20, 2008
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My daughter was just hospitalized for the second time in 7 months for ovarian cysts. She is only 14 and she had one in Sept that required a 5 day inpatient stay which ...
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- I have ovarian cysts and as soon as I got on the pill at 15 years old, they went away and as long as I'm on the pill, I haven't had a problem. When I went off the pil...
- An MD put me on birth control at the age of 12 for cramps. I wasn't told what the pills were at the time. They caused me a sort of morning sickness. What I also d...
- I had to go on birth control pills for ovarian cysts when I was about 17, and yes it did help, although mine were never as severe as your daughters. I would recommend...
Weight Loss and PCOS
Asked by C.C. from Philadelphia
on May 7, 2008
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Hi,
I have been trying to get pregnant with baby number 2 since October 2007. I have had one miscarriage (in February) at 12 weeks. I have PCOS and want to lose wei...
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- Hi, my daughter was recently diagnosed with PCOS and also she is insulin resistant and hypoglycemic. As well as my daughter, one of my friends also has PCOS. The doc...
- Talk to your docotor. Some people with PCOS do well on a diabetic diet. He may refer you to a nutriotionist or you could ask him about beggining one and go search on l...
- C.- When trying to conceive my 1st child (now 3 years old), the dr. diagnosed me with PCOS. At the same time, I was also trying to lose about 20 pounds and the Sou...
What Birth Control Should I Use While Nursing
Asked by R.D. from Austin
on April 2, 2008
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I've got my OB GYN appointment coming up and need to think about what type of birth control I want to use. I had originally thought about Mirena, but then after readin...
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- Hey there. We have two children and haven't figured out anything more permanent in the way of birth control at the moment than condoms. But I have to suggest that whil...
- Stick with condoms. They are the safest protection. My husband and I researched information about birth control after infertility and found so many dangers that doct...
- The "mini pill" is fine to take while nursing and keeps pregnancy at bay. The brand name is Nor-QD tablets. I nurse and it's what I use. I have no side effects what-so...
Medical Condition Preventing Weight Loss?
Asked by M.J. from Sacramento
on May 6, 2010
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I'm going to contact my doctor, but in the meantime, I wanted to see if anyone had ideas. I have been dieting for more than two weeks now, eating 1,200-1,500 calories ...
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- I had the same issues back in the 1980's. My doctor put me on a diet of 700-800 calories per day. More than that I gained or maintained, but didn;t lose. Yes, I als...
- I would go to www.facebook.com/wellnesscorner The lady in charge of that group is an expert on weight issues and food and insulin and all kinds of things preventing w...
- Don't worry about the weight - it's just a number! The key is, are you losing inches? If you didn't take your measurements before you started dieting, how do your cl...
An Only Child
Asked by S.P. from Davenport
on August 17, 2009
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I am curious what you moms think about having an only child? We had our daughter, our first baby and possibly last, on 6/3/09. I know it's too early to make the final...
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- Both of my girls' deliveries were very complicated and literally almost killed me. (we too spent time in the critical care unit!) So it was my doctor who flat out said...
- S. - today, we get to make those kind of decisions (for the most part). And it truely is a personal decision. I don't think your friends are very loving if they thin...
- I see you have a lot of great replys, but I thought I would add my two cents also. I am an only child. My mom wanted more, but it just didn't happen. My parents always...
