What can I do in the short term to feel better while losing weight when everything seems to make me gassy, swollen and uncomfortable? My doctor's answer to everything seems to be "Lose weight!". That's not going to help these problems in the moment. TMI descriptions follow...
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posted by jezemars
on May 7, 2013 -
24 answers
I just ended a year-long relationship two months ago with the love of my life. He was a brilliant, creative, talented and generous man with Asperger's and a long, complicated history of severe mental illness. He was an Army vet and had lived an incredible life, full of adventures but also extreme trauma and heartbreak. He killed himself on Friday. How do I go on?
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posted by cardinality
on May 5, 2013 -
18 answers
I have been noticing recently that I have a hard time knowing what people are saying to me at work, so I usually just nod and laugh or something. my hearing feels a bit muffled and sometimes at night my ears ring for no real reason (tinnitus?). I also listen to music when I jog through ear buds. It doesn't feel like I'm playing the songs too loud, and I listen to my ipod about every other day for about an hour. I am gonna hold out on any more listening until i figure out what's going on. I recently went to my ear nose and throat doctor and had a hearing test. He said it came back next to perfect. This confused me. Should I consult an audiologist? I feel like I'm struggling to hear others, especially when there is background noise.
If anyone can give me any feedback, I'd surely appreciate it. I am 30 btw.
posted by Thanquol180
on Apr 14, 2013 -
10 answers
Death of a parent and a breakup- how to disentangle the two, get a virtual lobotomy regarding the breakup, and for heavens sake just fucking move on regarding the breakup.
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posted by xm
on Feb 27, 2013 -
20 answers
Recently in a social situation I was asked my thoughts on a budgeting item and I gave it along with a solution that I had given thought to and was planning on presenting to the budget chair. (We work in different departments but run things past each other on occasion). One of the people at the gathering was a woman with political ambitions for our small town. A few days later she wrote a letter to the editor that gave my exact idea. What would you do? On the plus side it was very well received, OTH it was mine. I realize I should have said nothing and it was my mistake. I figure people that were there would know it wasn't hers and hopefully someone will point that out. Can I address it or should I leave it?
posted by lasamana
on Jan 28, 2013 -
12 answers
My partner just ended our relationship, what strategies can I use to get through the night and next few days?
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posted by Asherah
on Jan 19, 2013 -
34 answers
I am looking for a poem that was published in Granta magazine sometime between 1992-1995. It wasn't in a poetry-only issue.
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posted by Duffington
on Jan 12, 2013 -
2 answers
What techniques do you use to process big changes in your life? I'm interested in specific tips to deal with change once you've accepted it and made it.
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posted by rockpaperdynamite
on Dec 21, 2012 -
6 answers
Family drama: what should we be doing? This was
me. Last night, my pregnant-with-twins sister went to the ER with bleeding and what felt like early contractions.
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posted by kat518
on Dec 2, 2012 -
38 answers
I have adult onset psoriasis. My eyebrows have been thinning because of it and small bald spots in my brow are becoming more and more visible. I have been using T-Gel to prevent it, applying castor oil at night to see if it helps my eyebrow hair grow back, and not tweezing. What else can I do and take to help with eyebrow hair growth?
posted by anonymous
on Nov 20, 2012 -
15 answers
Daughter's father no longer in our lives, unexpectedly, after some sad times. Daughter (5) now a stressed little kid. Therapy coming up, but… ?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 3, 2012 -
12 answers
For a while now, maybe several months or so (this only proves further how terrible my memory is) I have been experiencing long term memory loss. I have great trouble remembering my childhood, places I've been to, anything at all that i learned in school a year or two ago. I always forget what I say to people even a few weeks ago. They will talk about something I said or something I did and I won't remember. When I go to bed, the hours just before become unknown to me. When I try to remember what happened in the last hours of the night it is all foggy and fragmented. This is not something I normally experience, especially all the things I've done with family and friends, I can barely remember anything and it makes me very sad.
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posted by johnx
on Oct 27, 2012 -
29 answers
I've never eaten too healthy in my life. I feel like it's taking a toll on my body and my mood at a relatively young age. More details inside. (long and some things about my past)
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posted by Autumn89
on Oct 22, 2012 -
28 answers
I'm losing focus on my weight loss goals and I don't want to fall off the wagon. I have had to fight hard to lose what I have lost, and I do not want to back track. How do you get your head back in the game and really find the time to focus on it and prioritize it when your life has become extremely busy?
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posted by PuppetMcSockerson
on Sep 18, 2012 -
12 answers
My partner's father is in the early stages of death. They are in the Midwest. I'm in the Middle East. Snowflakes.
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posted by femmegrrr
on Sep 15, 2012 -
6 answers
How can I get a prescription for generic Propecia (finasteride) without a lot of doctor's visits?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 8, 2012 -
2 answers
Before I had my child, I lost almost 100lbs. I have since gained it all back due to post partum depression. How do I get back on track with a child? More detail inside
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posted by AbsolutelyHonest
on Aug 29, 2012 -
31 answers
I have been overweight all my life, as has all of my family. I have noticed that as we age, get sick, and eventually die, between the sick and die part they get skinny! So each time I lose weight and look at myself I look like a cancer patient waiting to die and I gain it back. I've talked to a counselor who did a lot of hmmm and mmms which was too expensive to repeat. Any ideas how to fix my psyche and eventually fix my physique?
posted by msleann
on Aug 24, 2012 -
14 answers
Artistic musings on the catastrophic loss of loved ones, and/or the possibility of ever really "getting over it"...
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posted by segatakai
on Aug 12, 2012 -
26 answers
Let's say I'm a 5'5", 230lb female. Let's say tomorrow, I start eating very healthy and working out 4-5 times a week. How much can I expect to lose and what physical changes can I expect to see by the end of the year?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 19, 2012 -
55 answers
After eight years at an idiosyncratic dept at a major university, I got a "golden ticket" job at a hot new start-up in my field. I am thrilled. But I am also deeply sad about leaving my friends and colleagues. I mean, deeply, deeply, crying-about-it frequently sad. (More sadness inside!)
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posted by Fierce clam
on Jun 28, 2012 -
9 answers
What is the mechanism by which calories gained from eating unnatural foods, i.e. foods full of chemicals and preservatives, changes a person's appetite or metabolism, leading to weight gain?
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posted by davisnot
on Jun 11, 2012 -
14 answers
If you have a tendency to gain weight due to stress I'd like to know how you recognized this was THE reason for weight gain and found a solution that worked for you. Please don't ask questions that tend to speculate or diagnose the cause of weight gain (no issues with food/exercise) . I want to hear from you if you (or someone you knew) struggled to keep your stress low, which you knew led to your weight gain and how you went about it (without using any drugs!).
posted by xm
on May 28, 2012 -
9 answers
In the past 4 days I've had 4 major-ish lapses in memory. Otherwise I'm 100% fine. Is this a problem?
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posted by Chorus
on May 20, 2012 -
27 answers
Augggh. I'm being forced to upgrade my iPhone to iOS 5 (critical app requires it). Questions inside -- most importantly, can I completely
opt out of iCloud?
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posted by lorimer
on May 18, 2012 -
14 answers
Grieving Protocol Question: My community lost a beloved friend in an accident on Friday night. I have some recordings of his voice. How soon can I share these?
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2012 -
12 answers
I recently lost some weight but am struggling to accept my body changes, specifically smaller boobs. I just lost about five pounds, so not much at all. But it seems like its all gone from my chest, I have lost a solid two cups sizes just due to the five pound weight loss.
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posted by anonymous
on May 3, 2012 -
29 answers
I have about a month to lose 5-10 lbs for an upcoming wedding that requires me to wear a dress that does not fit and cannot be altered. Normally I'd cut back on calories and just go running a lot, but I've been rendered unable to run or elliptical or bike due to an Achilles injury that I don't want to worsen. What dietary things and other workout things can I do during this time to ensure weight loss? In my twenties, no health problems, no dietary restrictions, reeeally need to fit into this god forsaken dress.
posted by blackcatcuriouser
on May 2, 2012 -
42 answers
My cousin's wife just lost her baby at 4 months along. This is her second miscarriage (one full-term pregnancy in between, daughter is now 1.5 y/o). I would like to send a card or have flowers delivered, but is it appropriate?
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posted by kthxbi
on Apr 27, 2012 -
27 answers
Replaced an old website with a new (better?) version in Wordpress and traffic went down. Why?
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posted by doomtop
on Apr 12, 2012 -
14 answers
So I've lost a little over 10 or so pounds in the past 3 weeks. I know its not water weight because it has stayed off. I've been dieting. I was originally 215 or so pounds and now I"m about 205.
The problem is I'm not seeing any physical results as of yet, at least not that I can tell.
Is this normal? I'm a 6'5" male.
posted by johnx
on Mar 27, 2012 -
24 answers
how to get over a breakup when you don't want the person back, but feel no closure? (note:very long)
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posted by teaforone
on Feb 24, 2012 -
22 answers
I have trouble breaking through my mental block on the path to weight loss. How do I mentally adjust myself towards an exercise regime and stick to it? Special self-loathing snowflake details inside.
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posted by Ashen
on Jan 13, 2012 -
43 answers
I just heard from a friend in another state that she suddenly lost her sense of taste, or at least it altered noticeably. She said she has no other symptoms, does not have a cold or congestion, but sweet tastes less sweet and she has to put lots of salt on anything else to give it taste, which she does not normally do. She is in her early 50s, mostly healthy, and is now visiting relatives for a few days. then will be taking a long drive back home. Any ideas what this could be, and could it be serious?
posted by mermayd
on Dec 26, 2011 -
20 answers
I'm assuming that the RDI of 3100 calories from my Android App is a bit high, right? YNMD.
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posted by glaucon
on Dec 1, 2011 -
9 answers
Adoption after infertility and loss: how did you reconcile the grief of not conceiving a biological child and come to find joy in the process of adopting?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 29, 2011 -
14 answers
My life currently involves a lot of travel. How do I maintain healthy habits (eating and exercise)?
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posted by Milau
on Nov 26, 2011 -
21 answers
How do I get over an ex girlfriend? No joke, I cannot get over this girl. we met last summer, and shared great times and it lasted for months. It was intense. Then, it just died. She lives in another state and I cannot just go see her, not without her wanting me to do so. We have talked some but that is all. I can accept that it's over, but I just cannot stop thinking about her. Help! I don't want to forget her, but I don't want to have her on my mind always!
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posted by cvoixjames
on Oct 4, 2011 -
11 answers
