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You mentioned you want to get to a "healthier" BMI. but BMI is *terrible* indicator of health. It does not take into account fat distribution, muscle to fat ratio, etc. It absolutely has nothing at all to do with health - it is a math computation using weight, height and gender. Look at the images on this page…

Like I said I havent actually had time to read it properly (or much at all). So you are likely correct :) This is the study I started with and if you google of course you get all kinds of less sciency stuff about it. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajms/2/3/2/

I am surrounded by T2D people, and I have at least a few that have a very specific and scary mindset. To them insulin is an "antidote". I.e. "Cheesecake? Sure, let me get a shot". They can eat anything they want because they can use insulin to offset the blood sugar rush. No effort to avoid the rush in the first place. Its…

There is a lot of research out there on alcoholism where most alcoholics become hypoglycemic, so quitting is absolutely associated with horrible feelings because of hypo symptoms. Alcohol is not just carbs but instantly usable carbs - absorbed almost immediately for a carb "high" that ends the symptoms etc.…

Yep. 12 cans Diet Code Red Mtn Dew every day for ten years. Horrible knee pain/swelling issues that went away when I switched to the non-red regular diet kind... ?! But I miss the red... Finally switched to the occasional diet orange sunkist (has caffeine!) and Rock Star Recovery (orange, no carbonation) mixed in with…

Well, the ultimate goal is to create a lifestyle you can sustain, that will keep you in the body and health you want. If you are dreading this that much, there is 0 chance you are going to "sustain" it. We all need temporary "tools" to help in weight loss, but they can be looked at as temporary. THis was a great tool to…

Living life fat is hard. Losing weight is hard. Pick your hard. When I go to the gym, I have only two rules to be successful: (1) show up. (2) Try your best. You cant be successful if you dont show up, and you dont have to be better than anyone else to keep making progress.

You can get protein from other sources, and make protein shakes too. For example - ricotta cheese, cottage cheese and greek yogurt all are high in protein and make really good shakes when mixed with fruit . Like someone said - depends what you are trying to do with it. If just trying to get more protein in your diet -…

1) Calculate exactly how much money you spend on soda, knowing that water is free (or cheaper alternative). Once I did this it made my resolve to quit stronger - I was making a car payment every month. 2) Bottle of caffeine pills from walmart - like $4. No matter what else I drink, I carry these around and take one or two…

Honestly, if you feel like this is such a huge effort, maybe try working WITH yourself instead of fighting yourself. For one week, forget everything you know about "dieting" and "Clean eating" and "what I should eat" and "binging" and "starving". Dont say those words at all. For one week, whatever you eat, log. Dont try to…

Get some of the Mio type drink mixers - can get caffeine free, made with stevia or sucralose etc whatever you like. Carry it with you and use that as a "treat" drink. Even Koolaid makes them now.

Were the "cheat meals" at restaurants or at home? If you didnt prepare them, especially if you ate out, more than likely you dramatically underestimated the calories and could easily have wiped out a deficit from the other 5 days (although I vote for BM/TOM/Water weight being the main reason). Restaurant plates are ALWAYS…

I am confused too... *Anything* in excess can be harmful... I.e. water is essential to life, has MANY health benefits and every doctor on the planet will tell you to drink more of it. But drink too much too fast and it can kill you. Pick your poison :) Personally, for those early morning workouts, I set an alarm for about…

I get what you mean, but sometimes weight gain is gradual, and clothes naturally stretch over time. Also I dont like tight clothes so buy mine a little loose anyway - I can easily gain a whole size in pants before noticing - one day they will seem a little tight, so I go to buy new pants and have to go up a size. Check the…

YES. When you tell the foot doc or shoe salesmen you have "flat feet" they immediately assume you need to correct that with arch support to force an arch in there. But putting an arch in a place that does not have one HURTS. Not just a little. And you know what - you DONT need an arch. Switching to zero drop shoes with no…

I started a very nasty regiment :) I used the "instantized" (or ionized?) vitamins/combos in a powdered format so they dissolve and are absorbed faster. I took a multivitamin combination in the morning, then a Vit D/K specialized combo (had other stuff too) at lunch, then a Potassium combo at bedtime (all 3 included some…

How many calories anyone burns doing anything depends a lot on how much you weigh and how fit you are. An obese woman running full out for ten min is not going to burn the same as an olympic sprinter doing the same - she will burn more than him, as she has more weight to move and is not conditioned to the activity so…

There is also a link between vit D and testosterone... I was having coma-like low energy issues a year or two ago and my labs showing very low D and testosterone not even on the chart. Even as woman, you need some! I started researching low testosterone in women (doc said they will not supplement that in women) and the…

Low carb AND Low fat? Definitely not going to feel well! Generally if you lower carbs you *increase* the fat, or you typically are going to have no energy and be starving all the time. Fat is what makes for strong nails and shiny hair, makes most people feel full, and regulates some hormones i.e. in some people low fat…

5 cups of lettuce=5g carbs 1 whole medium tomato = 5g carbs 1 whole medium green pepper = 6g carbs 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese = < 1g carb 2 large hard boiled eggs = 2g carbs 1 full large cucumber = 11g carbs 1 full medium carrot = 6g carbs 1/2 cup artichoke hearts = 7g carbs Thats a lot of food (more than I can eat)…

HA! I small lemon poppyseed muffin from the gas station near me has ***680*** calories. I could easily eat 3 for breakfast... more calories than my whole day should have.

I guess I feel the need to point out that "I know LCHF is the right/best/healthiest WOE" is not really true. It is absolutely the best *for some people* and most people could stand to cut back on carbs, and probably everyone might feel better on it, but there really is no one "healthiest" way to eat for everyone. Its about…

Google chair exercise videos - you can get your heart rate up and exercise pretty well while sitting. Its great for wheelchair users and those who have a hard time standing or doing traditional exercise. And most of the time those videos are adaptive because of the wide range of ability/disability of people doing them...…

If you still want to walk with her (either because you like her or just need motivation), I love the suggestion of the weighted vest/backpack. Many times people who successfully lose weight are excited and think they have found the "answer" to losing weight and think it is for everyone... And they forget that they didnt…

Lol I have licked doritos many times, then thrown them away. A whole bag once or twice :) No clue how many calories/carbs I end up with, but usually all I really want is the taste in my mouth - I dont need the physical chip in my stomach to quench that craving.

"Lifting weights" simply means using muscle in a progressively harder fashion as it becomes easier. You can do the same thing during your walks... Stop every 5 minutes and do 1 pushup as best you can (knees, against a bench, etc) . Try to "feel" the muscle in your arm and chest contract/release. After a few days when you…

Are you breastfeeding? If yes, your calorie burn would be higher than "normal", causing weight loss if you dont eat enough to make up the difference. For the sake of your baby, you NEED to feed yourself enough. If not, being pregnant you likely slowed down some from your normal activity. Add that to now having a little…

*Many* times people who are sleeved who feel really hungry are actually having excess stomach acid (heartburn but different symptom). Have your doc recommend/prescribe an antacid and take it regularly for awhile... it can really, really really help! Oh and there are different kinds, so take his recommend but if it doesnt…

I am a fast eater as well, and sitting at a table staring at my plate counting bites would drive me out of my mind. I do everything fast and I have to multitask or I will lose my mind. But I had a few issues caused by eating too fast - heartburn, and finishing and wanting more because my brain hadnt quite registered what I…

NO! It was on a plastic plate from ikea, they melt all the time in there but usually not unless I leave it longer than 2 minutes, and never with smoke! The plate was intact, and it was only in there 30 seconds cause the smoke alarms went off. All it had on it was the ham. It did have a rind (that I ate)...?? otherwise, not…