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  • Hello, I do believe a bmi of 40 would qualify you for surgery, should that be a path you wanted to take. A bmi of 35 plus 2 comorbidities (high blood pressure, diabetic, etc.) also is typically covered. You can call your insurance to confirm. I did go through a weight loss clinic, and it can be helpful for sure. It can…
  • I have the NuWave, and almost never use it. The appeal to me initially is speedier baking. The only reason mine might be considered faster is that you are able to skip preheating the oven. The trade-off for that though is very uneven baking. Anything in the center cooks/browns faster than the perimeter. I have only…
  • You may be caught in a nasty insulin cycle. Eat sweets, insulin floods, fat is stored, triggers cravings for more, repeat. Detox from the carbs. Then what works well for me is alternating 15 net carb snacks with 30 net carb meals. Of course, I am smack in the middle of a sugar binge so what do I know, other than I need to…
  • I usually cannot seem to lose a pound the week before TOM, consider it successful if I do not post a gain by day 1 of TOM, and by the end of TOM I lose 3-5 pounds I really like the report function on the site for progress- the line graph shows a clear pattern. Makes it easier to not beat myself up the week before TOM :)
  • I was 20 when we were engaged after dating a year. Married at 21. We went to high school together, but didn't start dating until college. Lived together for one year. Married now almost 22 years. I am almost two months older then the DH.
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