mmarshall74 Member

I started at 330 and diagnosis of diabetes. I lost 90lbs in little over a year. I felt good (too good) and got lazy with my eating. I had "treats" more often than I should have and allowed one day of eating over to turn into many. I also developed Plantar fasciitis (from running/walking too much too fast) which made…

I just sold my apple watch. It was a cool gadget but fitness is secondary and there are much better fitness devices from Garmin. Fitbit is also rumored to be releasing a new fitness "watch" soon to replace their Surge with built in GPS.

They have a new elevation protein bar... Mint Chocolate... 260cal.. 20g protein... tastes just like girl scout thin mints!!

I took it for about 8 months before controlling my diabetes with diet and exercise. The first two weeks were tough. Terrible stomach aches... then all the gastro side effects went away. I was on the extended release the entire time.

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I need to join this challenge.... after dinner snacking/binging is causing me to fail at my weight loss efforts. I do great at tracking and controlling my eating during the day.... but from about 8pm-11pm I lose it and have gained back about 1/3 of the 90lbs I've lost. Like others have stated if it eat that "one bite"…

I've gotten a lot of great diabetic information to help with my diabetes (insulin resistance) from: http://www.joslin.org/

First night with no LNS.... Me: 1* LNS: 0

Resistance bands are great... easy to travel with any good resistance training.

I do great with my calories during the day... but after dinner my snacking and overeating throws away all my daily progress. Giving this a try to help me be accountable!! Good luck to all. Goal: NO eating after 830p...... (all calories for the day will be consumed before 830p) Starting 8/30/16 (2 days early) :smile:

I took MF ext release for 6 months and had terrible stomach pains and other GI issues initially, regardless of timing of food. It was worse when on an empty stomach. Then after a number of weeks the side effects stopped. My doctor suggested I "tough it out" as it was the best medication for me. He was right, but still…

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Glycemic index is simply the speed at which a certain amount of carbs is absorbed into your blood stream. Glycemic load takes into account the typical consumption amount of the food. For example apples may have higher glycemic index than something less healthy, but you have to eat much more apples to get the same blood…

As others said a calorie deficit is the only was to lose weight. However (as in my case), cutting out fast food that tends to be high caloric and low nutrients and replacing it with more nutritious and less calorie dense (healthy fats, lean proteins, high fiber, lower glycemic carbs) will help you create your calorie…

Just signed up for my first 5K! One year ago I could barely walk around the mall. Now doing a 5K! And hopefully surviving!

Feel free to add me anyone.... MikeMa74

I have the same problem and realized that TV is a trigger for my over-eating. I try to do something other than watching TV late in the evening. Years of overeating while watching TV has associated them in my brain and it's going to take a while to re-program. Increasing my fat macro during the day helped some, along with…

Hello All..... From Thursday: Cardio: 50min bike ride; 8.1 miles (~600cal via heart rate strap); 1 mile walk at lunch while at work (negligible cals) Strength: none - did outside cardio instead.... too nice of a day Assessment: over calories about 100, under protein, over fat, little over in carbs... family had cheesy…

Where as healthy and clean eating may be a priority for some.... it's not required for weight loss. Many people will say get a scale and weight EVERYTHING to the gram. I first thought this was extreme, but when I started doing it I was shocked at what I thought I was eating and the weight started coming off. It takes some…

I started with over 130 to lose... I'm down almost 90. Look for lifestyle changes not "diets". Eating healthy and exercise needs to be part of your daily life forever, not just until some magic number is achieved. It takes a while to lose a lot of weight.... but it doesn't take long to feel better physically and mentally…

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At first I hated metformin..... terrible stomach cramps/pain.... my doctor (very nicely) told me to tuff it out.... and after 2 weeks side effects went away. I do think it's an amazing medication if you can tolerate it and much less likely to cause hypoglycemia. There are also some suggested anti-cancer benefits of…

Thank you. My blood sugar reading were in the normal range about 6 months after starting metformin, eating "healthy" and exercising and at that time I had lost about 40lbs over 10% of my starting weight. Certainly losing weight has been the biggest factor in my success but that is only because of my change of eating…

Good evening all...... Cardio: 5 min treadmill warmup, 5 min elliptical cool down Strength: leg extension machine 1x30, dumbbell squats 4x12, dumbbell bench press 3x12, one arm dumbbell row 3x12, dumbbell hammer curl 3x12, leg press machine 3x12,calf press machine 3x12, two arm seated dumbbell extension 3x12, ab machine…

Thanks!!!!!.... I would imaging my doctor has it still listed on my medical records, and I'm ok with that. I'm sure most of the patients he treats requires medication and/or insulin and few manage with diet and exercise alone. I think I always have to be aware of my (and my bodys) potential to become diabetic. My doctor is…

I was diagnosed t2 diabetic in Feb 2015.... since March 2016, I've been off all diabetes medications as my A1C went from 10.3 to 4.8 with diet and exercise. When I eat carbs now my body does not respond the same way... I get normal blood sugar rise in response to the carbs and it comes back down in a normal time period. No…

Cardio: 30min bike ride (5 miles) Strength: break day Assessment: didn't plan on any exercis but it was too nice of a day not to do something outside..... Nutrition on track.... Felt a little dehydrated this morning and had a headache.... Looking back I didn't drink much water yesterday.

Cardio: 5 min elliptical warm up, 5 min treadmill cool down Strength: leg extension 1x30, dumbbell squats 6x12, dumbbell floor press 3x12, dumbbell pullover 3x12, leg press machine 3x12, calf press machine 3x12, dumbbell hammer curl 3x12, lying dumbbell extension 3x12, ab machine 3x20, planks 3x 1m15sec Assessment: over…

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend..... Yesterday: Cardio: 8 mile bike ride (46m43s, 10.57mph average speed, 23.4mph max speed, 676 calories per chest strap); small jog in PM; casual bike riding with my daughter in PM Strength: none today..... To nice outside for gym! (Hitting the gym later Saturday) Assessment: under…

I just switched to the musclepharm combat crunch from quest. I like them much more.... they are a little more expensive but I agree more satiating and similar macro profile.