u/cienpapercranes

i am a novice forager, but have always loved it, and would also love to meet other foragers in my area! i had a look at the sheffield abundance group, but it looks like its no longer active. anyone nearby, please do let me know! :)

For my whole life I never really considered what I was missing out on being overweight, since I never thought it was possible for me to lose any weight or ever be a healthy size.

But now that I'm slowly on my health journey, the biggest thing I've started looking forward to is being able to shop for clothes at thrift stores and knowing there will be clothes in my size there.

I know that reaching your goal weight can come with body dysmorphia, but for the time being, when the journey is difficult I think of that, and it keeps me steady.

What sort of things are you guys looking foward to?

33F, 5'2", currently 228lbs and eating an average of around 1700 calories a day of primarily whole foods, lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean meats/fish. i do gentle exercise as my body allows (weightlifting at home and core exercises) and walking when i can.

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instead of being excited to see the results of what i know has been a lot of careful and consistent work the past week, which is how ive felt every week before this, all i can feel is dread because im so worried i havent actually lost any weight.

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even though it HAS been working, and i KNOW the math is mathing, and i have a lot of non scale victories, i cant stop myself from suddenly feeling like i still havent done enough

My doctor thinks I may have POTS, and has referred me on to the POTS clinic/Cardiology for further investigation. (I already have ME/CFS and we've done dozens and dozens of other tests and scans, ECGs with nothing but normal results).

My doctor gave me the usual advice i.e. compression, salt, hydration. I haven't fainted yet, but I do get very lightheaded when I push things too far. I just feel so frustrated at another new diagnoses.

Is there anything else I can be doing? Anything those who have dealt with this longer can suggest? I just want to be able to do things again

Title, and even though I know recurrence is quite low for tyroid cancer I can't stop worrying in the back of my mind.

I've been stable and always within normal range for three years now, but a couple months ago started having some strange symptoms, and now out of nowhere, this.

I know that reasonably, the symptoms could be from anything I've got going on right now, but when I listed them all out to the doctor she said none of what I mentioned would cause my hormone levels to be so abnormal.

I'm just worried, and I'm desperately trying not to panic, but as soon as my doctor said the word 'recurrence' a little part of my brain just started sending alarms out.

I guess this is just a nervous vent, I'm still waiting for the next step forward

I used to eat Subways often and when they came out with a foot-long cookie (chocolate chip cookies being one of my favourite treats) I would get it whenever I ordered.

Well I got Subways again yesterday after a long while of not eating out, and as I was doing my calorie math I happened to glance the calories in one of those foot-long cookies and felt stun locked! Over 1k calories just in the cookie! And I was usually getting a footlong sub and a side with it too!

I was shocked how incredibly high the calorie content was of things I just ate with no mindfulness. I knew I was having a treat, but knowing about calories and nutrition now is really eye opening.