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Yep, it's relatively easy compared to some procedures. It's outpatient. My parents drove me home and I snoozed the anesthesia off most of the afternoon. I think I was on crutches for a few days, although the doc wanted me to start putting weight on it the next day. Had to avoid stairs for a...

Look better now than in high school/college? Definitely! I was the painfully skinny, ugly little shy kid. I didn't exercise much while in school. Took up the "aerobics with weights" in my 20s and still had people ask if I was anorexic. Things got better once I started doing Cathe weight...

I agree with the advice to lift HEAVY. My situation is different - ectomorph, hardgainer - but I spent years doing the Firm with no visible results. When I switched to Cathe weight work, I started seeing a difference. Finally, I started a very heavy free weights program and have gotten the...

Sounds like she's already put WAY more into this relationship than he has. If he wants to save their marriage, it's up to him to go with her for joint counseling. Once there, any counselor with half a brain is going to ask him to cut back his working hours, give up - at least temporarily -...

White noise is a wonderful thing. My husband introduced me to the idea of sleeping with a box fan running. If you get one that's on the loud side, it'll drown out almost anything. I find the sound very relaxing and it covers neighbor noise, dogs moving around, etc. Great if you're living in an...

Everyone keeps telling me I'm too young to have perimenopausal symptoms - I'm 37 - but it was unmistakeable. I think you can begin to experience them anywhere from mid 30s on... possibly younger. And the insomnia was a big adjustment for me. If anything, I've always had the opposite...

I experienced perimenopausal symptoms that definitely affected my sleep. My thyroid's normal - as far as I know. I'd be all geared up around bedtime, unable to relax and get to sleep. If I did drop off, I'd wake up every hour or two until the wee hours of the morning. Then, I'd be dead when the...

I wanted to share my experience with you, for whatever it's worth. I had high cholesterol levels, too. Friends and family were shocked... no one expects someone who's thin to have problems with cholesterol. I thought maybe it was hereditary - my Mom's runs high while my Dad's is always low. I...

I understand how you feel. I've been in the same boat at times... hard to feel like eating when you're stressed or upset. Until things get better, have you tried adding a protein drink and/or protein bars? Or better yet, MRP drinks or bars? These nutrient-dense options can help make up for what...

Try Lotte Berk's "High Round Assets." It's very different from Cathe's approach... a nice way to shake things up and no lunges. That said, heavy squats have been the most effective exercise for me.

I'm on Yasmin low dose BC for premenopause symptoms. The first month I think I bled almost constantly... seemed to get straightened out on the second month - sigh of relief - but now, in the third month, I started my period smack in the middle of the second week of active pills and am still...

Do you suffer from IBS? Sounds like they symptoms I used to have. There's an IBS thread going in this forum. Maybe worth looking into.

I suffered with it off and on for years before I was "upgraded" to ulcerative colitis. Docs will give you antispasmodics which can relieve the pain and cramping, but don't get at the cause. I agree that stress plays a huge part. Obviously we can't avoid all stress, but anyone who's in a...

Jen - Yes, women have a hard time getting over the "I don't want to gain weight" mental block... it's been pounded into our head so well. Generally, I believe the mass gaining phase does cause you to pick up a little extra fat and you can go into the fat loss cycle to "cut" after you've gained...

Hi Jen, I had been using Cathe's weight workouts for quite some time, but hadn't made as much progress as I wanted. I agree with Penny's post... of Cathe's stuff, S&H is the best. I did it exclusively before I started the GM program, reversing the count to emphasize the negative instead of...

I've never tried them, but it looks to me like Land's End has a good selection of suits that strike a happy medium - enough coverage but don't look like they're made for the Golden Girls. And they have three different levels of leg openings. I ordered a bikini from Venus - my first - and love...

Lookin' for all the ectochicks... Just thought I'd check and see how everyone is doing and give a little progress report. For those of you that were skeptical, I've been on the Gaining Mass program for about eight weeks now and have gained ten pounds! My measurements in chest, hips, thigh and...

I've got a dimple on one side. I think mine's kinda cute... :D I like Lotte Berk's High Round Assets. Really heavy squats will shape up your butt, too, but ya gotta go low...

Glad I'm not the only one. I like cauliflower ok, but it *ain't* potatoes!x( How are you doin', Briee? We need to get another ecto update thread goin'!

Well, I'm on week two of taking Yasmin. I have to say, I'm having more trouble with these than I've had with other pills I've taken. I started taking them last Sunday which was also the first day of my period. My periods have been very light and usually only last 3-5 days. Here I am on day...