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Congratulations! Good Job!

I agree with your trainer. Cutting back on bread and other carbohydrates can help a lot with controlling blood sugar and with weight loss. The others on this thread are correct in saying that it needs to be done along with other steps, but bread and highly refined carbohydrates is a great place to cut back. Wheat may be a…

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It's not about sugar; it's about the carbs. A diet with too many carbs will make it very difficult for you to lose weight. There are three macronutrients: proteins, carbs, and fats. You want to keep these in balance. Myfitnesspal sets as default for your goal to be 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. Do that and you'll do…

I was diagnosed at the age of 35 with type two diabetes in April and started using myfitnesspal in earnest at that time in order to lose some pounds and to try to control this new and frightening condition. I'm trying to see my new situation a turning point in my life, an opportunity to improve myself physically in a way…

Great job. My story is very similar to yours. On January 1, I weighed in at 300. A short time after that I was diagnosed with type two diabetes and started making a lot of lifestyle changes. So far I've dropped forty pounds this year, and hope to lose forty more over the next twelve months to get down to and stay at 220.…

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