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Good idea...I will do that! Talked to my doc; he is referring me to a nutritionist first.

I get bloodwork done every quarter to check my average blood sugars over that time period. I have had my meds adjusted to where I am now on minimal meds, but I definitely will speak to my doc about this. You could be right about my thyroid med as well. Thanks!

Thanks for the encouragement!

Thanks! I still don't know if I have done it correctly! Please be patient with me.

5'2" - 150

Thanks!

You ARE a gentleman:), but I don't mind being 60. I'm pretty happy that I can keep up with the youngsters at the gym. I really am going to be diligent about writing down everything I eat. I will talk with my doctor (excellent suggestion) considering I have thyroid problems and controlled diabetes. Everyone on this "board"…

No, I was still eating primarily JC food. The change occurred when I stopped walking for exercise and changed to strength training several times a week for an hour each, and then 1-2 hours of cardio per day (like Zumba, turbo kick, bag boxing, spinning).

I do enjoy working out and I must admit I get so excited about the ability to do something that I could not do 100 pounds ago. I wish I had been so committed to healthy habits before I reached 60. When I was losing the initial 120 pounds, I would walk 8 miles a day and 15 miles on Saturday. That would be about 2+ hours…

It was a flat 1200-1300 calories a day. I lost 120 pounds with Jenny Craig over an 18-month period and had been in maintenance mode until last year. My Jenny Craig person never told me to eat additional calories to "balance" my amount of working out. I totally get that now but I wished I had found this "community" a year…

Four years ago I lost 120 pounds and weighed 130. That was my weight until a year ago. A year ago is when I stopped walking 60+ miles a week and started my gym routine. Now I weigh 150.

As part of my gym activities, I do strength training (resistance work/free weights/bands) 3-4 times a week for one hour each. The rest of my time is spent on the cardio (spin, turbo kick, Zumba, bag boxing). I am going to be super diligent about logging in everything I eat and drink over the next two weeks and see if that…

Thank you so much for the link to that very informative and helpful website. Really good explanations and tools for me. I will definitely be logging every little thing I put into my mouth (like my coffee creamer). Additionally, I never knew that I could/should include calories burned from exercise into my daily caloric…

I am so grateful for all the replies on this message board. I started using the calorie counter for MyFitnessPal today. I will diligently chart it for the next week. I don't know how to allow you access to it, but I certainly will if somebody will tell me how to do that. I have been using the same scale for the last 10…

Thank you for your reply. I started my current gym regimen a year ago. I weighed 130 pounds at that time. Now I weigh 150. I am diabetic and I admit I do not do a good job drinking water. I think I only drink about six 8-oz. glasses a day (that includes the two bottles of water I drink while I am at the gym). I am on…