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I am anxious to get to the 10% lost mark (5.5 lbs more) where the biggest health benefits are realized.

Good Healing for you KnitOrMiss![/quote] @jill5280 - I just wanted to clarify one point - are you saying that the slow trickle of bile triggers the release of insulin, regardless of presence of glucose? Because that makes SOOOOO much sense to me personally. If I have constant bile, and I have constant insulin, when on…

I am so glad that you found a good reference for support of the Cholacol. It is the specific brand that my dietician recommended to me and recommended it for life. I have seen it on Amazon, but I buy mine directly from my dietician as she is just a little less expensive. I am working to drop my H1C and Blood sugars and…

I stay very low at the recommendation of my dietician. I take Cholacol at her recommendation. It is a supplement that helps with the missing bile process that was available with the gall bladder. She said that the problem that she was trying to avoid me experiencing was this continual "drip" of bile (how attractive right?)…

My Nutritionist recommended that I take this supplement and I have been doing so for almost one month now. I do take Metformin as well. She wanted me to take it for "liver support." My finger stick blood glucose has been trending downward, but that could be the lchf diet along with everything else. She also recommended…

Hi...I am diabetic and working to control my body's reaction to carbs. I am working with a dietician and on a LCHF plan. It is working well for me. I have cut out all bread, pasta and grain products and don't miss it at all. I only eat fruit occasionally as I discovered that the "spike" in my finger stick blood sugar…

I made the Fathead Pizza on Sunday. It is wonderful! Now, in saying that it is not a deep dish kind of wonderful, but it is a Thin Crust kind of wonderful and when the sauce and toppings are to your taste, it fills the desire for pizza. Load up with veggies and enjoy your pizza.

Hi DTibbets! I started my Low Carb plan on 2/27 and I feel that I am adapting well. My goals, in addition to weight loss, have to do with dietary regulation of Diabetes Type II, so under the supervision of a Nutritionist, I am working to incorporate these healthy changes to my life. I feel wonderful so far and I feel…

I thought I was the ONLY one who knew how amazing Mids sauces are. I am from Canton and Mid's used to have a restaurant when I was a girl. What a treat to go there for dinner. Now I don't live in Canton, but my sister sends me Mid's when she can and I practically scrape the jar clean to ensure that I get every drop! Yum!

I have lost and gained quite a few times over my adult life. I think that a couple years ago when I lost 50 lbs, I realized that I have an addiction to food (instead of alcohol, tobacco, etc.) This unhealthy relationship between food and emotion has been the source of much angst in my life. Whenever things get stressful, I…

Thanks....made me smile!

Adding to all the comments that negate this as an "excuse" for not doing something. There is NOTHING that is off limits to me and fortunately my husband and sons encourage my exploring new avenues for fun and fitness. I am biking 25 miles per day every day that it isn't storming after work. (I will start a new fun thread…

I agree....Bananas...nothing good there...smells horrible, texture is worse.

I recently stopped using WW. It is a great nutritionally sound program. When I started using it in December, I had every intention to use it for a few months and then switch over to MFP or Loseit.com. My reasons to start with WW was to get myself on track and used to counting again. (Points vs. Calories) Once I got in the…

My husband and I are going to do that except that we are having our larger wedding clothes tailored and going to go have professional portraits made (we didn't have a professional photographer at our wedding 2 yrs ago.)

Thanks for the reminder on "Master Cleanse". Agree that life style change is the only truly long lasting and successful way to get and keep healthy.

Slimfast: Always hungry Weight Watchers: Great loss, too proprietary to manage without membership Extreme: Some cleanse thing that involved maple syrup and cayenne pepper.

I am not a doctor and that is the person to give you the best advice. I have found that when I take a break from exercising for whatever reason, I feel the loss of being able to start back where I left off, but I also find that if I am gentle with myself, I gain that momentum back quickly. Not sure that pushing harder is…

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This just happened for me today as well (199.) I weigh as the others do, in the morning. I think it is most important that you do whatever you do consistently considering time of day and clothing worn. We should friend up for the rest of our journey!

I started out with Weight Watchers for the first few months and switched away from that for the past couple using MFP for tracking purposes. SInce I consider this to be a long term change and not just a way to get the numbers on the scale to cooperate, I find that I cannot be successful without the food and exercise…

I started WW in January and had good success with the pro points plan. I decided to move over and do this for awhile after double charting for about a month. What I disliked about the WW plan was that everything is such a proprietary secret. (I understand that it is how they make money.) The reason I disliked it and moved…

Me too me too...Northern Colorado has those stores!

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribble and Elyse Resch. Written by two Registered Dieticians, it works to change your attitude toward food and eating. Pretty radical stuff that is a little scary to consider, but it all works together well if viewed as a process.

I would retire and move to the mountains and run a bed and breakfast. Each day would be filled with people on vacation in a beautiful location.

It is critical that you get agreement on and commitment to the Destination Statement. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........................

Loveland, Colorado

I weigh everyday and find it to be motivating....if I am up a bit, it is the reason to go the extra 30 minutes at the gym, if it is down, it is the reason to keep doing what I am doing. I try to figure out WHY my weight is not going down, not in a negative way, but think about my food for the previous few days and where I…

I agree that getting in to the right frame of mind about my relationship with food is key to long term success. I am reading and recommend the book "Intuitive Eating." It is written by two very forward thinking registered dieticians and some of the stuff they are writing about is tough for me to consider. The entire book…