Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group
Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.
I've lost and gained a lot of weight over the years. I had a very large weight gain from a combination of a medication (that I didn't even need), bad varicose veins, hypothyroidism, and lymphedema.
I get upset at my doctors for not listening to me and being very unhelpful. I've glad I have lost about 50 lbs. since July and gotten my lymphedema to stage 0 through pedaling, but I haven't lost much recently. Biking just got harder recently and I found out my thyroid levels had gotten low again.
I don't have diabetes at all and my blood pressure isn't bad, but I really feel that people are judging me by my appearance. I'm just tired of it. I'm trying to be healthier and I just don't want to be humiliated about my weight anymore. I don't feel like being thin makes someone else better than me or gives them a license to be mean. I do want to lose weight, but I really just want to be treated fairly, which isn't going to happen any time soon.
I get upset at my doctors for not listening to me and being very unhelpful. I've glad I have lost about 50 lbs. since July and gotten my lymphedema to stage 0 through pedaling, but I haven't lost much recently. Biking just got harder recently and I found out my thyroid levels had gotten low again.
I don't have diabetes at all and my blood pressure isn't bad, but I really feel that people are judging me by my appearance. I'm just tired of it. I'm trying to be healthier and I just don't want to be humiliated about my weight anymore. I don't feel like being thin makes someone else better than me or gives them a license to be mean. I do want to lose weight, but I really just want to be treated fairly, which isn't going to happen any time soon.
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Usually I get a daily influx of emails on health topics. An article from Dr. Mercola really stood out recently though because it mentioned that fat cells have their own mitochondria. Not only was this the first I'd heard of this, he also mentioned that fat serves a purpose in our metabolism. Another new factoid for me. The bottom line for me was to appreciate that even our fat cells play a...
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I just do not feel well and I really think that it's because I cried yesterday on my way to work about my Aunt who is in the hospital. I don't think that we will have her much longer. She is very frail. Now she needs help eating. So, this is the third time in a year that I felt this way after crying. I think crying releases toxins into my body. I also worked up a sweat at the gym...
Keep up the great job and don't worry about others. You need to take pride in your results and your accomplishments. Great job!
~Lorrie
We are what we are, but at least you are doing something about it and not just laying around doing nothing.
You have to think more positive and just know that in the end you, yourself can feel good in the end about who you are. Smile and be happy about loosing 50lbs.
Very Proud!!!