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In reply to the discussion: Dumbest ways you've injured yourself. [View all]noamnety
(20,234 posts)I'm still doing ice packs most nights but I went out and bought one wrapped in fabric so now the ice isn't directly on my skin - that was my downfall. When I did that, I was wearing a tank top and too lazy to get a towel to wrap it, so it was right on my skin. My reaction was "ooooh oooooh oooooh that hurts" followed by "suck it up, wimp!" to "okay, I got this." Looking back, "I got this" was just after my skin went numb and I lost feeling, so it stopped hurting.
Here's an article about the brown fat: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/health/brown-fat-burns-ordinary-fat-study-finds.html
I'm also doing diet and exercise, slow carbs, kettlebell swings, planks, and as of this month, crossfit. Down from a high of nearly 170 (maybe higher, I'd stopped weighing myself) to 125 this morning. My doctor was on my case about needing to lose weight at the start of this. I imagine she'll be surprised that I actually listened.