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6/21/11 7:51 A

Hi and welcome to the team, I am a bit late, sorry but I do welcome you, we are such great bunch of ladies.

I have done the HRT for many, many years at least 20!!! I went on the patch in my late 40's and still wear 2 per week, I had a hysterectomy at 35 and had no ovaries after that, so I only needed the estrogen.
I did go off it at one time, cold turkey, and that was a big mistake it really threw me loopy and ended up in depression which took a few years to sort out, but since I went back on the patch my life has been back to normal.

Good luck with weight loss, and yes our journey is a slow one, we just have to accept that and work with it the best we can.

Looking forward to you coming over to the daily chat thread and meeting more members of the team, there is always some one there who needs help or will give help.

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6/20/11 9:59 P

Thanks so much for your input, insight, and welcome!

I will take every suggestion into consideration. They did make me feel good about continuing.

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6/20/11 4:30 P

Kathleen.

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6/20/11 12:04 P

Kathleen - welcome to the team and I look forward to chatting.

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6/20/11 10:45 A

Hi Kathleen, and welcome to the team! I never did the HRT, so have no personal experience with it's effect on wt gain or loss. Congratulations on the 20 pounds lost! You know you're doing something right! Hitting a plateau is tough, but just keep up the good work and you will get to your goal a pound at a time. Good for you for having exercise in your plan as I think it is essential to loss and lifetime maintenance--maybe just try to mix it up a little so as not to get in a rut and also to challenge your body.

So glad to hear from you and hope you post often. We have a daily chit chat thread called Bloom N Groom in June (this month's name for it). Drop on in over there and join in the chat! I'm about to hop on over there myself as I've been away a few days.

Welcome to the team!

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6/20/11 10:34 A

Kathleen to our team. wishing yuo much success on your health journey!!!

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6/20/11 8:59 A

Welcome to the team ! Things will take time. Don't give up. Plan ahead. Make exercise fun. And you will get there and we are here for you !

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6/20/11 8:38 A

I understand you dilemma. It is a slow process, but then, it did not take a short amount of time to get where we are. It was a process of many years and bad decisions with food and how we chose or not chose to stay active. Give yourself time. It WILL happen and along the way you will learn many valuable lessons.

ACCOUNTABILITY: is the answer to the problem.
Lap band a quick fix will fail if proper education, planning and support for the future do not exist: ex. Carnie Wilson, a friend of mine who ended up gaining it back plus more.
Fad diets work but for how long! Can you really survive on them the rest of your life and what cost!
The best diet I read is the one that fits into your life style.
Read all you can. Be accountable to you. Track intake honestly.
Build up to exercise. Start off slowly and work up.
Develop habits that keep hands busy and free from food.
Make your goals reasonable and attainable. Do not set yourself up to fail. Reward yourself along the way with some of your favorite things.
By the end of the journey you will have developed a lifetime of eating habits that keep you thin.
I hope to see you here often. Welcome!!!!

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6/20/11 8:29 A

Hi Everyone -

I'm from Michigan, and recently joined Sparks. I'm losing, but boy, it's a struggle. I wanted to join a team that may understand the difficulty of losing weight after menopause, hysterectomy, and bad thyroid diagnoses. Mostly wondering about whether to continue Hormone Replacement Therapy, and its possibly interference with losing weight.

Lost 20 pounds pretty quickly, but have already hit a plateau, despite strict adherence to calorie limit and exercise plan. Anyone experiencing the same? My weight gain of the past decade coincides with menopause but also with the beginning of hormone replacement therapy.

It looks like there are some awesome team members here, and I'm looking forward to communicating with you. Hope you're all having a wonderful summer!

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