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  • Hi I am new to the group too I am a diabetic with hashimotos and am logging in my food for my new Endo Dr apt April ll I work out to yoga tai chi I walk with a three wheel walker and knee braces I love gardening and am trying to substitute healthy food choices for carbs lettuce wraps for bread pecan half's for chips…
  • born in Munich Germany Polish Hungarian army bratt moved 23 times now in middle of a cactus patch in AZ LOL
  • Hi I am a diabetic who faces low carb choices every day its hard i am a bread cracker addict some women dream of fancy clothes or shoes or purses i dream of getting locked overnight in a bakery sigh I have Hashimotos too thyroid meds insulin so I am learning to eat pecans instead of chips, lettuce wraps instead of bread,…
  • Good morning all...newbie here...restarting mfp after a fall Happy ST Patrick's day
  • forgot to add any soy products screw up thyroid meds...
  • I am cancer survivor I got Hashimotos from being in a incubator for 3 months and army drs xrayed the hell out of me during that time My Father had MS and my Mom had cervical cancer thyroid cancer I have them both but ours was due to synthetic estrogen we both were exposed to in utero for me dibethistibestoral yah its a…
  • very easy you keep a small simple note book by your desk every time she comes over trying to sell her crap you log in on the notebook the date time and if you have your phone nearby you take a photo of her badgering you at your desk then when she ask what your doing you tell her your keeping a log of her harassment…
  • Hi from Glendale AZ in middle of cactus patch grin nice warm winter days but our monsoon seasons are a wild ride
  • Hi well i blew out my digital scale at 226 i was 236 the day after Christmas I am suppose to be 150-160 so i tossed out all the carbs and crackers and junk food going with salads and mild atkins some protein but will be going vegan as the year progresses and i am a diabetic on insulin it took a while to get unhealthy it…
  • Hi thanks for letting me post I'm 62 recovering from bad falls and knee injuries due to diabetes leg drag now i am off the knee braces and walking to park again boy did the weight come back if you don't walk every day...i love to garden and will be getting most of my spring summer work outs with planting hubby calls me…
  • Good Morning I'm 62 I noticed Mother Nature has a sense of humor...once you hit 60 things start to get cranky and your body sounds like rice crisps cereal snap crackle pop and boy do my knees pop...my spirit is still 18 but my body is 72 i am restarting to walk again after knee injuries last year and doing yoga and tai…
  • hit the tea isle in market blueberry tea taste just like blueberry muffins and no carbs orange spice tea is good and any fruit leaf tea will have your mind thinking its eating sweet fruit..you can also buy cake flavorings in tiny bottles in spice isle and add that to your tea or coffee and it will taste like your favorite…
  • Hope your feeling better have you tried applesauce it does help with stomach disorders of terrible trots with flu we have been recovering from a nasty sinus cough flu your lungs and ribs hurt from chronic cough so lots of hot broth and tea and honey here....hope you do feel better..
  • Im in waiting for my exercise desk bicycle and new racquet ball set to come using Tai Chi DVD and lifting weights and exercise bands..tossed out all my carbs to the birds to eat and bought raw veggies for stir fry ...starting this early to get motivated...
  • I am a diabetic who is addicted to carbs, so i tossed out the crackers, , bread, to wild birds an went to grocery store and got lots of raw veggies, i also know a lot of folks use almond flour or cashew flour mix it with eggs and have low carb pancakes, i use cauliflower for mashed potatoes, and you can even make a…
  • Hi Kelly Good luck My Digital Scale before Christmas 229 Christmas Day 236 today 234.8 my goal weight 190 my ultimate goal weight 175 I went to grocery store and bought a lot of raw veggies , cutting my carb count in half from 120 to 60 carbs a day...later on lower it, drink plain ice tea no more diet cola or regular cola,…
  • i freeze sausage soup it does well but i do not put carbs in it before i freeze it as the pasta or barley will turn to mush when you thaw it cook it in microwave, spagettii sauce with meatballs freezes good, lasagna meat or cheese freezes nice most things i keep frozen one or two months then they become unknown blobs of…
  • Wow love the post...if i see one more person on the news poo poo going to a party or family event and saying eat before you go blah blah blah...Christmas feast come once a year so do those rare family food dishes grandma only makes am i going to be eating tofu or sprouts or a green smoothie hell no..but now when i eat my…
  • HI NANNY I am a type 2 diabetic I started insulin this may at 10 units Lantus at night now up to 40 units at night I take Metformin 1,000 twice a day just recovered from kidney stones on bland food diet I love my carbs which goes against everything a diabetic should not do...I just started walking again with trek poles…
  • thank you for posting this link very helpful for those of us going vegan
  • Guess i will be the monkey wrench in the works on this challenge I am a Diabetic who s liver dumps sugar at night because i dont eat a snack at night and i go 12 hours before eating I eat my last meal at 6pm I do not drink my am coffee w cream till 6 am and i get up to work on computer at 3am so my liver dumps sugar during…
  • add me I have 78 pds to loose I am loading up the frig with raw vegies for stir frys and cold salads I am a diabetic who fell off the low carb wagon and went nuts eating carbs..so now its eat spiral cut raw veggies in place of pasta, eat cauliflower in place of mashed potatoes, eat quiche crustless in place of toast and…
  • i want to exercise so bad i can taste it...with two blown knees i went from a daily walker and work out person to a housebound knees in braces 4 wheel walker 3 wheel walker now the knee braces are off and i can pick up my trek poles and hand weight and work out..i blew cobwebs off my tai chi dvd and yoga dvd ..it feels…
  • 80 pds to go starting from scratch after blew out my knees lets do this please add me
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