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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013?hl=in+place+of+a+road+map Check out this link and it will help you to set your calorie target. A few things to consider - MD's get only about an hours worth of training in nutrition back when they were in medical school. They tend to have no clue…

It is worth the investment - You will be amazed to learn how off your eyeball portions are! It is very useful when you buy snacks etc in bulk and need to measure out individual portions. Do you eat dry cereal - eyeopener! Peanut butter - what really is 2 tbs? Not much! Protein powder - is that scoop really a serving? How…

Check out Walmart - you can find them for cheap -look at the sets - and the price for home delivery is inexpensive as well. It was $.99 per item when I got mine. Sure beats lugging them from the store.

Have you read "Think like a Pancreas" by Gary Schiner or "Using Insulin" by John Walsh et al? They have a lot of good info on how to look at your patterns and figure out where the problems are as well as suggestions about how to fine tune your program. I was just diagnosed new onset type 1 at the age of 60 and have found…

^^^^THIS^^^^^^ Not a bad link or tip in the whole list! Plenty to read and understand. Much of it is worth a reread every now and then! Set realistic goals and you will get there and stay there!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 Read through the roadmap - it will help you to work out your activity level so you can find a more accurate TDEE so you can set your TDEE - 20% daily target. When you work the BMR calculations make sure you use your body fat % as it…

Many docs blow off the gestational diabetes - and do not do the follow up later to see if you continue to progress. They wait till you wind up in the ER in trouble before they act. Being borderline while pregnant makes you prediabetic, even if your MD was not concerned you should be, and keep an eye on it. Are you having…

Have you weighed and measured your ingredients and used the my recipe feature to see the calorie and nutrition in you smoothies? It will help you to see how much is in your smoothie and whether you should cut you smoothie into more than one serving. I make mine with pumpkin puree, spinach, banana whey protein powder, and…

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Having had gestational diabetes puts you at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. It would not hurt to get checked again to be sure that your current weight has not pushed you back over the edge from prediabetes to diabetes.

Steel cut oats are just oat groats that are cut into chunks rather than smashed/rolled flat like old fashioned oats or instant oats. The difference between old fashioned oats and instant/quick cook oats is how thin the oat is rolled. The thinner it is the faster it cooks. Since steal cut oats are not flattened but cut in…

Try using Mapmywalk or mapmyrun to measure the distance. Then divide by the time to get mph.

If you eat the entire amount that you weighed raw after it has been cooked then you are getting that much protein etc. If you are only eating a portion of the amount you measured raw then you should use the nutrition values for cooked chicken breast and log the weight of the cooked chicken you ate. You are only losing…

Look in the food log for how you weighted the portion you actually ate - as in chicken breast grilled or cooked versus chicken breast raw. When you are preparing a soup or stew you would build your recipes total calories by adding up all of the raw ingredients you used for the batch then splitting in to the number of…

Could be over training but it also could be that your electrolytes are out of whack big time. Talk to your trainer you may need blood work to find out for sure what needs replaced. If you do it wrong it could be very ugly!

This is why many lock the scale in the garage and ignore it. If your body composition is improving - as in your body fat % is declining then your program is working! Do not change things up. Measurements and body fat % are a better assessment of wether your calorie target is appropriate than the scale number that can…

Time to check your blood sugar levels - could be juicing is pushing you off the prediabetes cliff in to full fledged diabetes. Excessive thirst, excessive urination, are two of the classic symptoms. Are you more tired or shaky than before? Are you noticing blurry vision - trouble with night driving? Weight loss beyond what…

There are lots of reasons to step away from the scales - they lie! The first week was probably water weight that you lost. Then following your increase in exercise intensity you muscles are now holding onto fluids as the repair/rebuild form the increased stress of your workouts. This is normal. Get out the tale measure -…

look for fractional weights - they will let you nudge the weight up slowly - so you can work up to the full 5lb jump. http://www.amazon.com/CFF-Olympic-Fractional-Weight-Plates/dp/B005P7BPCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360802963&sr=8-1&keywords=fractional+weight+plates

If daily walking is causing this much trouble then you asthma is not under good control! You need to talk with your Doc about what meds you are on now - if you are using them properly and if you are then you need to change up your meds to get better control. There are preventative inhalers like advair that are used 2x a…

When you use the TDEE-20% method your daily calorie goal is actually an average of your total weekly burn minus your cut. So on some days your deficit is a bit lower, and on some days your deficit is a bit bigger. This gives you some extra nutrition/calories on your recovery days so you can rebuild muscle after a hard…

If your doc only used a fasting glucose as your screening test then it may be missed. The GTT is the test required since fasting sugar levels maybe normal in early stages of type 2 DM especially in women. How high you spike in relation to the glucose dose is what makes the diabetes. If you did not have to chug that nasty…

Have you had a glucose tolerance test done as part of your workup - many of the symptoms you mention are present in pre-diabetes or diabetes. You can have a normal fasting blood sugar but if you are developing insulin resistance as in type 2 diabetes you will have an abnormal 2 hour post postprandial sugar. If you notice…

Check out roadrunnersport they have a shoe finder as well as an awesome online chat feature. They can take your issues and give you ideas of shoe brands/models that fit your needs. They have a great return policy as well - they want you to use them under real conditions so you can tell if they really fit right.

good info here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 To lose weight in a sustainable way that will not rebound back with a few more friends you should be eating less than you burn each day. Your body burns calories just to stay alive this is your BMR or basic metabolic…

Just turned 60 - - TDEE by fitbit is around 1800 -- currently aiming for 1600 calories daily - exercising intermittently - Have lost 26 pounds since July - 5'6" BMI now 24.6 down from 28. Need to get back on stronglifts 5x5!

Two thoughts; Pinched nerve - it would be hard to get both pain in upper torso as well as lower extremities - glute and leg could be sciatic - but would need second nerve pinch for torso pain or it could be Shingles - have you had the chicken pox? any rash - bumps - pimples - blisters along the pain track? If it is…

Shin splints usually are due to inadequate support from your shoes/trainers/sneakers. If stretching does not help then look for a running store and get fitted for a pair that matches you running mechanics/size/weight. The other very important piece of equipment is a good jogbra. It can make a world of difference!

Rest, eat at maintenance, push fluids, do not worry about exercise - you need to recover before you go back to your workoust. Check in with your doc if your respiratory symptoms get bad as you can get a secondary pneumonia.

We kept the accounts separate and had one joint credit card. We decided who was responsible for which bill and had that bill in the respective name. Personal savings, investment and retirement accounts were kept separate. We both had college funds set up for our son. We bought our own toys with our own monies - expenses…