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If it stopped hurting when you got off the machine, it is likely to hurt again next time. Google "ballet for runners" and you will find exercises for stretching and strength building that you can do gradually building strength in your toes, feet, ankles and calves. Do them barefoot to fully engage the power of your soles…

Please also look at the diabetes groups here on MFP. you are not alone!

even though they don't shrink the waist, posture strengthening, standing crunches and good old fashioned touch your toes with opposite hand (forward bends) tone all around the area and make me feel tighter. Meanwhile back to vegs. :)

add me too. i work out at home 5 or 6 times a week usually to a stretch and or cardio dvd.

The best coaches are sometimes their own undoing - they give you a mantra that you can repeat and relive, and then you don't need to see them as often and lose track of them. I hope they are still out there sharing their wisdom with other lucky clients. I never feel alone working out if I can recall their guidance, and I…

Welcome - There are a lot of over 50s here at MFP! Weight and body resistance training (yoga, pilates) and posture exercises have vastly improved my stamina and weight control. Giving up meat and diminishing dairy has kept my blood glucose closer to prediabetic range. Weight loss however only happens when the vegetable…

P.S. Weight lifting on your own is more error prone plus you don't get the stretching eccentric muscle training as much. Google concentric vs. eccentric muscle build to learn more. But any lifting is better than no lifting.

I agree with all the posters about exercise not working for weight loss. But any type of stretching combined with weight training is great for challenging your muscles and toning your shape. I lost 15 pounds and no one said anything until I started a yoga/stretch program. Plus I feel stronger even after two weeks, to walk…

great work!

gave in to beer urge this week... it's been in the 120s every morning. Dieting is so tiresome!

toe yoga, balance exercises for runners, active sitting help 'root' the legs and glutes so that your back can relax. Two old timey posture exercises - imagine invisible thread holding your head up to the sky as you sit, stand or walk; imagine your shoulder blades and hip bones talking to each other.

Add vegetables, add exercise, before you try to take anything away. Budget high calorie days into your long term plan. Prioritize which high calorie foods are really worth it, because they likely are not all equally giving you enjoyment. Identify trigger foods and trigger situations where you always overeat, and try to…

After a week of 130s it was down to 110. I don't know whether to trust the meter or not since food did not change at all.

cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, pickle, avocado, mushrooms, eggplant, tomato, more broccoli.

I am concerned too. Mindfulness type exercises - mixing leg and toe flexibility exercises with examining your legs and feet for unhealed wounds - may delay the worsening of those symptoms. If you don't like walking have you tried Tai Chi? Or Feldenkrais?

1 block silken organic tofu in the blender with a cup of melted dark chocolate chips = 6 servings of delicious chocolate mousse, no cooking required, pairs well with low glycemic index berries. Adapted from Alton Brown recipe.

Have you changed your activities recently? Sleeping longer? Exercising harder? How much do you do in your waking hours to keep the circulation going in your legs? Sitting long hurts me. I am not a doctor, I am just guessing that the lack of circulation accentuates any problem. If my knees or calves hurt when I am reclining…

congratulations on finishing! i am working up to a similar event and am trying to add foot and toe flexibility trainng aka toe yoga to prevent more damage and keep circulation going... Cheers!

thanks for posting this. I use the Verio and got one finger at 92 then another at 116 this morning. I had no idea they could be so variable.

Healthy weight is not just about weight, it is also about strength, resilience, and forgiveness. There are going to be times in everyone's life when weight and appearance are not as important as being in the moment with friends and family. Luckily you can come to MFP and let your food log be your mirror to help you keep…

if you can't stand the notion of giving up unheathy habits, don't. Try to add one new healthy food each week or each day, like a vegetable with breakfast. Arugula loves peanut butter! Who knew?

Commenting on a partners' weight can be tricky. He may be scared of saying the wrong thing, or he might not want you to change. Regardless of his reasons, you need to ask yourself what are yours. Congratulations on losing three pounds. Are you doing it to be healthy, to fit better into your clothes, or both? You are a few…

You didn't list them but they are easy to add - greens like spinach, arugula, and other prepackaged salad green that are already washed. I add them to almost every meal. My favorite breakfast recipe is to microwave two cups of spinach with an egg or two broken in, it is fast and easy to make and easy to clean up, no frying…

Herbal teas can soothe or excite your digestion which may affect water balance to the degree that there is noticeable change in the scale, however it might be just temporary unless the tea makes you so full you can have smaller meals. Go to the library and read up on herbs or go to http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed. I…

Most of the time I try not to eat back exercise calories, and that works for weight loss, but not for muscle building. If you are trying to get functionally fit you need to feed muscle growth with whole foods. This also means your walking includes some hills or speed challenges, or you start working on weights and balance.…

The treadmill was an awesome tool for me when I didn't want to run alone in the dark or in running clothes in public in the light. I used it as a quad and foot strengthening exerciser by going slow and sort of steep, in my socks instead of running shoes. On the weekends I ran outside. I trained for a 10K in 6 months this…

You didn't eat for 3.5 hours after you woke up - if you do that regularly maybe your liver is just making sure you don't faint? Fasting is stress, stress releases cortisol, cortisol tells liver to release glucose to be ready to run?

Mine is in my calf muscles, very noticeable after any meal > 500 calories. Tai chi and other 'slow' exercise has helped a lot, but divvying up portions throughout the day has made the most noticeable difference.

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118. Plus I got my 90 day AIC today, 6.1! Now if I can only make this veggie life a habit!