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Ha, the bolded above made me laugh. I admit, I'll be a bit nervous about the results, but hopefully can keep everything in perspective.

Thanks, @Dragonwolf! I hadn't heard of an ancestral health movement. I just did some googling and see there's an Ancestral Health Society. I'm going to do some more poking around.

On my last grocery trip I bought 8 blocks of cheese because there was a buy 4 save $4.00 sale going on. Not sure I'll be able to eat all of it before the expiration dates, so I may have to freeze some of it.

First time I heard this tip, thanks for sharing. For a snack today I had some pork rinds and guac. The pork rinds taste was kind of off-putting to me, so I might give this a try.

@LowCarb4Me2016, wow, that must have been scary. Glad you all are okay and definitely take it easy for a while. Nothing exciting for me. I did the usual 15 knee pushups (at least seem to be getting easier) and still not much luck with a regular one. Also did 30 second plank.

Got up and out the door before the sun was up for an 8 mile run/walk. Too tired this evening to do any additional leg work.

1 regular pushup 15 knee pushups 25 second plank

Sounds great to me too! I can't wait for my half-marathon to be over with so I can get back to doing funner types of activities. Try to hang on to that positive vibe, @nikoba!

Starting alternating arms and legs days now, so did 30 squats today for legs' day. Might not seem like much, but I also ran/walked 6 miles today.

Pushups - same as yesterday. Chin up - Muscles too sore to try. I'm thinking I need to switch things up a bit and do every other day with something else. Something like squats or lunges, maybe.

Or you could just wear flowers on your head. :p

Tried something a little different today with my chin up attempt. Instead of trying to pull myself up, I used a step ladder to get into a chin up position first and lowered myself down as slowly as I could, and repeated 2 more times. I believe that's called a negative chin up, not sure. For my knee push ups I did 3 full…

That's great. :smile: Please realize, though, that some people need to modify their exercises for any number of reasons. That doesn't make it any less "real."

Felt much stronger today. Actually did 2 (not so pretty) regular pushups. Just a bit of sagging in the middle on each. Then did my usual 2 sets of 5 knee pushups. Started to do a couple more for a 3rd set but decided they were so sloppy and slow that they shouldn't count. Chin up bar same as yesterday. Someone mentioned…

When I go for the longer distances I supplement with SaltStick caps every half hour. I also had some carbs just before I started and then a couple of gel packs during. It's possible I need to up my sodium even more, although I eat pickles and bullion cubes and am generous with salting my foods. Also, I probably need to…

Went for a 9 mile run/walk today. Was feeling sluggish and weak so ended up just walking the last 1-1/2 miles. Same weak feeling for my pushups today. Zero regular ones and one set of 5 knee push ups then only 3 on the next set. Did a little better on the chin up bar, pulling myself up to almost horizontal upper arms.

This morning I worked on my chin up (still just hanging). This evening I almost did one regular pushup. It was so close - got down and pushed myself back up, but very sloppy form on the way up with my middle section sagging. I followed that attempt with 2 sets of 5 knee-style ones. In addition I just started a HIIT program…

I think their point is that in a non-diabetic person the levels should remain relatively stable regardless of what/when they've eaten, or what stresses their body is under because that means their insulin is functioning normally. No?

I have a half marathon coming up in about 4 weeks and have also been struggling with the same issues you mention. So this week I upped my calories by 200 a day. And this morning for my 8 mile run/walk I had a serving of prunes (100 cals, 26g carbs) just before I headed out the door, and then about half way through I had a…

I gave my arms a break today and did some running instead. It's great to read what everybody else is doing. Keep it up!!

This is all new to me, but since I was also curious about this I did some googling and found an explanation offered here: healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes/random-glucose-testing#overview1. In adults without diabetes, glucose levels are managed through the actions of insulin and the body’s use of sugar for energy. If…

Little bit of progress. Was able to do two sets of 5 on the knee pushups. On the regular pushups I was able to lower myself down 3 times with good form. Could not push myself back up, though. For the chin-up bar I'm concentrating on being able to "hang" for 60 seconds. I think I managed maybe 15 seconds. Need to find my…

It's a pill. It's 120 mg magnesium glyciate. Other ingredients: vegetarian capsule (cellulose, water), ascorbyl palmitate.

Hmm. My bottle of magnesium doesn't list nutritional info so now I'm wondering how many carbs per dose? It's Pure brand. No info on their website either. :/

Today for my chin-up goal I attempted some negative ones and then just tried hanging out for a bit. My arms are still attached, but I have to say I was getting a bit concerned there for a moment. For my push-up goal I first tried doing some regular ones. I almost did one. Then I tried knee-style and managed to do only 3.…

The only A1c test that I have to compare it to was done nearly 2 years ago (6/15). That test result was 5.8, just inside per-diabetic territory. My meter is a Bayer Contour NEXT EZ Meter. I used the test solution and it tested at 124, with the acceptable range being 109-135. But I understand what you're saying. I have an…

I don't think it was a sodium issue because I had two bouillon cubes just before my 7 mile run/walk, and also had a SaltStick about every 30-40 mins for the duration. And then had a salty (ham, cheese, dill pickles) snack when I got back. I'm a salty sweater so figure I need lots of salt. Maybe I need to go even higher?…

Ah, lucky you to get to go so often. You have great self control to turn down those donuts and brownies. Well done!

That sounds interesting. I'll hazard a guess, though, that those low carb athletes weren't feeling sleepy after their performances. I just checked Amazon ... it's free with my kindle unlimited plan. Yay!

I would like to be able to do 6 regular push-ups and 1 chin-up. I'll attempt to reach that goal by working on those a few minutes each day. I also want to incorporate some yoga into my exercise routine, so my goal with that is a half hour session at least 3 times a week. ETA: Managed to do 6 knee push-ups. Tried a regular…