Nutrition & Excercise: 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...
Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor
Asked by A.O. from San Francisco
on February 13, 2008
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My husband and I are both in our late 30's and have been married for nearly 4 years. We have unsuccessfully tried getting pregnant since we were married. We even wen...
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- It's awesome!!! I got pregnant 2x on "2 squares" (you'll understand that after you see it). Good luck.
- Hi A., I completely understand your frustration. My husband and I got pregnant with my son 6 years ago by a whoops then after he was born (about a year and a half late...
- I don't have any experience with the fertility monitor, but I wanted to tell you that I was on Clomid for over a year through my OB/GYN with no results (I also had irr...
Diet and Exercise with No Motivation
Asked by J.S. from Atlanta
on April 25, 2007
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hi everyone. i am a stay at home mom of a 1 yr old. we just moved to this area and i have been pretty depressed. we just got me a car, but i don't have anywhere to ...
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- I can understand how you feel. What area do you live in? I may 1/2 of the solution. I have a 7 yr old girl and a 5 month old boy. I plan on going to story time because...
- Hi J.! I am kinda in the same boat as you are... I moved here about a year and a half ago and one of our cars broke down so I am stranded home all day... I did manage ...
- You recieved great advice from atleast 2 of the mom's the other seems to be trying to use ur vulerability to gain a buck but I too feel depressed b/c of my weight, I h...
Thoughts on the HCG Diet..
Asked by N.P. from Salt Lake City
on April 15, 2010
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Anyone had experience with the HCG diet? How did you like it? Side effects? Risks? In between having children??
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- A girl at work tried this. and she was losing weight every day. she did it for about two weeks, and then went to a concert and almost passed out from so little food....
- My husband did the HCG diet (I am nursing so I dont think its a good idea for me now) but he lost 20 pounds. My brother tried it as well and lost 18 pounds. After ta...
- My mom, mother in law and a lot of other familky members have been doing this diet, either with the oral drops or shots. And I just have to say, HOW can anyone think t...
Hypothyroid - Taking Meds for 2 Years but STILL Have Bad Symptoms....
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on October 22, 2009
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I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid 2 years ago after my son was born. I've been taking Synthroid (levothyroxine) now the whole time. Each time I go for a bl...
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- Hi D.: I was diagnosed as hypothyroid 5 months after having my son. Within a month, I had gained (UGH) 15 pounds because my thyroid was so underactive. I went on sy...
- Hi I am in the same situation...You need find one doctor understand how you feel...read this book is very good and help you understand you thyroid : The Thyroid Soluti...
- D. - yes, you must find a GOOD endocrinologist. Here's what happened to me. I was trying to get pg and my TSH was supposedly in the "normal range" which was under 5 (t...
Pregancy and plus Size
Asked by S.L. from Portland
on January 16, 2007
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i am in the process of going through fertility drugs after no luck for many years, i am a full figure gal and i know that can cause many more issues. i have been teste...
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- I am also a plus sizer and I had a perfect pregnagcy. That is until my baby was estimated to be 12 pounds. I gained 15 lbs through the whole pregnancy and after my son...
- Hi S., My name is S. and I am responding to your message for 2 reasons, 1, I've thought about becomming a foster parent and I'd love to talk to you about it and hear ...
- I am also a full figured gal. I have Polycystic Ovarain Disease also known as PCOD. I did not use any birth control from the birth of my youngest baby ( who will be 4...
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.
Trying to Get Pregant
Asked by L.C. from Peoria
on January 5, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
I am trying to get pregant again. I have a 13 1/2 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. My husband and I want to have another baby. We have been trying...
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- L.: have you tried accupuncture? you can find a practitioner at www.birthlink.com P., RLC, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Parenting Solutions
- Talk to your OB about going on the pill for awhile to get your period back on schedule. I've been told that the easiest time to get pregnant is right after you go off ...
- L.- I, too, want to have one more child. My situation is a little different. I found a swollen lymph node when our second child was 7 weeks old and was soon diagn...
Hypothyroid Dieting
Asked by S.B. from San Francisco
on May 27, 2009
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I was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Am a new mom of a 11 month old. Am yet to start my medication. Am tired a lot and dizzy at times.
My doctor said, there isn'...
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- I have hypothroidism also. Once you start the medication, you will feel much better. I have absolutely no side-effects. I know I'm not addressing your question much...
- I was diagnosed with hypothyroid after my second daughter. The medicine is a godsend. It helped with the fatigue and other side effects. I eat healthy now and have no ...
- I don't know specifics but I remember reading when researching something else for my family that municipalities that have the highest obesity rates also have the highe...
32 Weeks - 2 Periods
Asked by P.B. from Dallas
on June 30, 2008
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My husband and I decided to go off birth control and "see what happened" last November. Now I'm getting a little more impatient to just be pregnant all ready! I star...
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- We never had any issues with me tracking my cycles with my Temp. In fact I just did it before I got out of bed each morning then got up and went about my day. When I g...
- Take it from someone who waited to long and is now not able to have children. Don't be afraid of the tracking. It is only a short time and the benefits (a child) are...
- Hi P., I am a mom of two with PCOS so I can speak to thats side of rhings. If you do have PCOS its definately not the end of the world. Its inconvenient and in my e...
