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I'm curious why your family isn't supportive. That certainly would make it tougher. For me, my partner equated healthy food with gross food. She also has felt more pressure to lose weight now that I've lost almost 30 lbs, which I think is hard for her. While I am certain you can lose weight without the support of your…
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@abatonfan Not a stupid question at all. And now that you mention it I may not be fully recording the hypoglycemia treatments. I've been sort of thinking of it as a "it dsoesn't count against my net calories because I obviously burned enough calories to necessitate this extra food". But you make a good point. I think what…
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@malibu927, while I understand the request, I would prefer to keep my food diary private. I can tell you that I log everything...right down to the creamer, salad dressing, and butter. I am cognizant of good cars/bad carbs and good/fats and bad fats. My diet, most days, does achieve the MyFitnessPal goals of 50% carbs 30%…
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@rabbitjb Yes, MyFitnessPal is set to sedentary and I do have negative adjustments enabled. Despite this, on most days I walk 10,000+ steps and FitBit is going to calorie adjust and count it as exercise. I've found it is an overestimate for me, so I "undo" it by quick adding calories eaten. My FitBit has been telling me I…
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MostlyWater, that is not a helpful comment for Beth! Beth, I'm 34 and have had Type 1 diabetes for 25 years, which makes losing weight difficult. I feel your pain. You can do it though! I would not recommend the Atkins diet for a couple of reasons. First, you lose weight because your body is in a continual state of ketosis…
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I got the Charge HR a couple of weeks ago and really like it. It helps me be a little more active...I'm cognizant of the steps I am taking. It may be overestimating my daily caloric burn though. FitBit automatically subtracts calories based on activity level, not just your workouts. To counter this overestimation I make…
