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Permalink Reply by Leanna Bruce on August 11, 2012 at 3:43pm

Well you ladies are very sweet. Maybe one day I'll get asked to so some PUG modellin in the US as no luck in the UK!!

The info has really helped, taken some good stuff from it, alot of think about and consider. Really pleased with the info and guidance from you guys. I know the topic is not about PUG style as such but my weight effects my own PUG style. To me PUG style is more than just clothes, its make up, hair, accessories, attitude, confidence, self esteem the works. I know I'm not the only woman out there with this worry/issue and it's great I can get help from women all over the world that ware going through or have been through something similar and want to help however they can. One day once I'm there I'll have to post a photo of the more confident me in my own PUG style after all your help has paid off to show what can be done with help and support!

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Permalink Reply by Gradly on August 12, 2012 at 5:40pm

I have truly enjoyed reading everyone's response. My wife and I had a serious talk about my weight and her fears for my health 20 years from now. It was a hard conversation but a necessary one. 

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Permalink Reply by Linda Watters on August 14, 2012 at 5:19pm

There's lot's a great advice here. Only one person has asked you about your thyroid.

I have an under active thyroid as well. You MUST be treated for this and maintain your daily medication intake, as directed.

This condition will not get better by itself.

There is not herbal cure or magic food to eat to "boost" your thyroid.

Do not believe what any popular magazine tells you about "low" thyroid and how to cure it with "this simple trick..."

The side effects of untreated hypothyroidism include weight gain, mood swings, depression, goiter, feeling tired and cold all the time, thinning hair, white spots (calcium deposits) in your finger nails and a host of other things. You should be getting you blood tested a once a year (at a minimum) I get my thyroid levels tested twice a year. I've been treated this condition since I was 27, just over 20 years ago.

I cannot emphasize the importance of getting your thyroid condition treated. None of the other diet and exercise advice will even begin to work if you ignore your thyroid issues. Seriously, it's like trying to run a marathon with a broken leg and thinking your inability to run is a character flaw.

The problem with thyroid is that the medication makes you feel better and you think you can get by without it. That's what I thought until the exhaustion and moodiness returned. 

Okay, my little rant is over. Be kind to yourself and please let us know that you are taking care of your health. 

On a side note: I read an article a few years ago. A young woman was told by the powers that be that she "wasn't suitable" to be a pinup girl model, so she put up a website and with the help of friends made her own pin-up photos and started a profitable business.She was the sole model for her website!!

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 14, 2012 at 9:58pm

I love your advice, Linda - I cannot agree more about getting an underactive thyroid treated before trying to do anything else (for that matter, ANY medical condition should be treated and under control before engaging in any weight loss/gain attempts!)!! Thank you for mentioning your experience in this - it truly makes a huge difference to hear from someone who actually has the issue and has been through it for long enough to know the ins & outs.

Jenn =)

Oh, and Leanna - should you decide to open your own modeling agency or pinup website, I'll be happy to do west coast photos for you!! (modeling and I are not necessarily friends, hence the funkiness of my photos in my albums, lol). =)

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 14, 2012 at 10:57pm

I do want to add one more thing... as a future shrink, and speaking from experience, if you have any mental health issues - be it depression (even mild depression), anxiety, ocd, etc - those issues need to be treated the same way you would treat any medical issue. These are chemical issues in the brain that can be treated quite well and quite quickly, and when not treated, can and will sabotage other health issues, including weight loss. When you take care of yourself, you have to take care of body, mind and soul.

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Permalink Reply by Leanna Bruce on August 15, 2012 at 1:19am

I have recently been to the doctors and starting medication for my thyroid. I am hoping this may help with weight loss, depression, tiredness etc. I have tried anti depressants before but to be honest they didnt work and I dont want to get hooked on medication, battling the deamons the best way buy keeping strong and positive. Its been harder than normal being out of work but keeping my chin up. My thyroid medication may make a difference towards this anyways!

Helps having all of you lot to chat to when things get tough and need some help and advice!!!

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