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I lost 40 lb too. I no longer had to gear my lunches to what would be safe and appealing at work, so I can just quickly throw an omelette together at noon while working from home. I haven't eaten out a single time since COVID began and I don't do takeout at all, so that means I have saved money and calories both. I have…

I am as skeptical as I can possibly be about her claim to be anorexic. Some type of ED? No doubt. But as claimed.... I think not.

Well, looks like this thread kind of blew up. I have tried eating various things and checking sugars 2 hours later, then presenting findings to the endocrinologist. I'm super carb sensitive even if those carbs are whole grains, high fiber veg, etc. So I eat a lot of nonstarchy vegetables, fish, lean meat and poultry,…

Here I am after about a year of seeing the endocrinologist and following her recommendations. She has me on a low carb (not vegan) diet and it has been working well to keep sugars within target, without having to use medications. We did a continuous glucose monitor for a month to reveal the daily patterns. There is…

Here we are a year later lol and I'm still working out at home. Can't manage a gym workout with a mask on the whole time. About to cancel Planet Fitness and just buy some more weights and stuff for here. I'll say that yoga routines on youtube and a weighted hula hoop have been very useful!

That sounds TOO low carb. Even as a diabetic I eat more than 30 carbs a day. If your previous method of counting calories and macros was working, I think you should go back to it.

If your hair is falling, I've got a couple recommendations. Get a HairMax red laser, or other FDA approved red scalp laser, and also get some Rogaine or other brand of minoxidil. Use these two things religiously. Additionally, if you can get Nioxin shampoo and conditioner, or other similar product with…

It may be time for the doctor to see if you have cysts on your ovaries or something like that. Docs like to go straight to BC pills as a way for forcing periods to return, but that doesn't tell you why they haven't come back in the first place. If the doctor doesn't find a reason, I would consider cutting back to minimal…

The 3 pounds overnight were literally overnight. I thought it would be a fluke and come right back off. But it stayed. Now, clearly I didn't exceed my calorie allowance by 10,500 kcal that day lol! The only thing I could pinpoint as a change was cold turkeying the vape because I had become so annoyed by cleaning off sticky…

Big veggie salad (don't add croutons, cheese etc) with balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar with chives and herbs as dressing is a good hole-filler.

Right, water chug it is! lol. Can't hurt (obvs I'm not going to extremes.)

I use almond flour in pancakes because I'm diabetic. It works surprisingly well but does require some oil to be added to prevent breakage. A good topping is sugar free strawberry jam that I make like this: 1 lb strawberries, chopped up couple tbsp water 2 tbsp chia seeds sucralose to taste Boil until thickened, generally…

Along with the other good advice, I'd suggest looking for ways to make vegetables appealing, like roasting and adding herbs. Kids want to eat things that are tasty. Saying "good for you" when I was a kid translated to "tastes like crap/hate" and Mom boiled everything. If veggies are something tasty to enjoy, not something…

I got all bent out of shape at my job today and ended up soaking in the tub instead of working out. sigh.

My stomach did not flatten out until I went low carb (which i did because I became diabetic.) It also made weight loss easier for me.

A lot of people like evening primrose oil. I take valerian at night just so I can get some sleep. I lost a bunch of weight and now even with HRT the hot flashes are back because losing fat cut my estrogen levels. BLARGH

Magnesium citrate supplements might help, along with this adjustment in fat consumption.

You can sell the clothes on various online thrift sites and turn the money around into replacement clothes.

The more specific you are, the better people can help you. Is there a particular calorie limit you're looking for per meal, or certain macros like low carb, whole foods, etc?

Well, you're still the same person. Just with less fat. Maybe it's time to do something to reward yourself, whatever your budget permits, to acknowledge the achievement. Some new clothes that never would have fit before, something that makes you look really good. Or something for your hobbies. Like say new paints/brushes…

Great, thank you so much. I'll see what Mr. Duff has to teach me. I have to learn new ways to do things to prevent the same rotation of 4 or 5 meals. I won't be adding extra fat on purpose the way people on keto tend to do, but yeah, it is close. That pizza crust was so bad lol. I found a different recipe that includes…

I like guided meditations (free on Youtube) to get me through stuff like this. Favorites are Joe Treacy, Michael Sealey, and Jason Stephenson.

We have a lot of debt too, and all of it is from repairs to our house and cars. Debt is the most stressful thing I can think of. I think the beer and carby snacks are causing a cycle of food cravings for you. Such things raise your sugar and then drop it rapidly, making you feel hungry again. If you switch to a single…

The appointment with my doctor is on the 28th. I did get my lab results showing normal insulin production, but still any time I try to eat a starchy vegetable in even tiny quantities, my blood sugar shoots up alarmingly. I don't see how this is going to work. If meat and dairy are out, I can't live on nothing but…

I have peanuts, almonds, and tofu right now which I am experimenting with. Almond flour is terribly expensive so maybe I would do better to grind up the almonds in a food processor than buying it in a bag.

Have you had abdominal surgery? I have. It changes the shape especially when you lose weight. In time the skin will probably tighten up somewhat. The doctor told me to expect it to take 2 years to tighten as much as it is going to.

I've messaged the insurance company about nutrition counseling for diabetics and await a reply. They used to cover 4 visits a year for any reason, but that changed.

I am not wild about squash either, but this is about me dodging the Grim Reaper, not about my favorite foods, so I will just have to adapt. Soup is fine with me. I would have to test pumpkin versus applesauce in my blood sugar readings to make the best choice. I like pumpkin curry soup and could see myself preferring…