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STOP framing! :steam: Edit: WTF no :steam:?
STOP framing! :steam: Edit: WTF no :steam:?
Thanks for all the encouragement guys. I do still have time. Idk, maybe give myself time. Something.
Exactly how long are you going to wait to find a decent endocrinologist?
Two more months then I am on it. Need to find out what insurance I am going to pick first. Been waiting five years since first told about it, a couple more months...... :/
I wonder how much that will really fix though.
In 5 years, you haven't researched the serious implications of hypothyroidism?
Have you gone mad?
Lol, but I am not solely hypo. Basically it is an auto-immune. My antibodies attack my thyroid which then fluctuates between hyper and hypo. If I were to post pictures you could see every two years or so, that I go from stick skinny, no matter what I eat, to chubby.
The treatment, as I have read is to use a supplement to regulate the thyroid, at a low normal rate, so the body stops recognizing then attacking it. I am a little apprehensive about that.
I have had family members undergo radio iodine treatment, have their removed, bad thyroid seems to hit everyone in my family, so I know a bit about it. To be honest, *looks down sheepishly*, I kind of like when I am in hyper mode. I feel good. Lots of energy, a little crazy, but overall okay with it. Lol.
Yeah, I know what you have - Hashimoto's. If my endo read your post she would smack you.
i'm really vain too like mmhmm - this is what i do.
slap i use
i use gentle BHAs and AHAs - acids are your friend. google to see why. i went to see a proper non-quack dermatologist/vain doctor when i was mid 20s seeking preservation tips.
before putting anything on your skin check out product reviews on makeupalley.com and try to find out more about the active ingredients.
And this. I can't believe the price of some products when you read their ingredients and discover they're just a basic moisturizer. You're often paying for brand/packaging.
I got obsessed with cosmetic labels a few years back & educated myself on what all those long, clunky words mean, and now I can make a quick estimate of whether a product is worth the price or not. I have a strong need to understand something before I'll accept its claims, especially if that something is expensive, and research has more than once prevented me from wasting my money.
Awesome! Ditto here, but I've never taken the time to do the research.
Care to share your findings?
Or did you already basically sum up the important bits, ie. retin-A, AHAs, glycolic acid?
I wasn't aware of that. I actually didn't notice I was aging until recently (I'm 42). Now I drink tons of water, avoid direct sunlight and take better care of my skin. At the age I am now, if I eat poorly or drink alcohol, it shows and I feel the effects instantly.Mid- to late-20s is when you start having those first realizations that age is creeping up on you more than you think. But you get on with life in the end.
I feel like I look a bit older this year, despite doing everything I could to take care of myself all my life. At a certain point, you lose some of the fat in your face, which makes stuff shift around or hollow out. But yeah, there are still facial exercises you can do, and most people aren't looking at you with as much scrutiny as you would yourself. I still get the same reactions that I did before I started looking older to myself. But it still sucks because I know what's different. I'd say, try not to look in the mirror expecting to see a 20 year old.