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You're my inspiration! I'm a heart attack survivor and I love Zumba too :)
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Hi - I am a type II diabetic who is very insulin resistant. Oral medications were not helping and since the birth of my child I have been on insulin. I was doing Atkins, which is extremely low-carb, but high fat and it was great on my blood sugars...they were even and steady and LOW....but I ended up gaining weight. In the…
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Thank you to everyone who added me as a friend and had such kind words to say....I am so blown away by the sense of community on this site. I have used other sites (sparks, fatsecret, etc) and this is by far the most user friendly and the best overall. Thank you again :)
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I was trying Atkins for a while and with the low carbs, I didn't really need a lot of insulin either. My figuring was if the insulin was causing my weight gain then lower carbs = lower insulin needs. I was successful on that front, but I was gaining weight, not losing it. I am hoping that by restricting my calories…
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I recently went to a weightloss doctor and he had my BMR calculated (via some test I did by breathing into a hose, which was connected to some fancy machine) at 2600 calories. According to MFP, they have my BMR at 2450 (or something close), so I am just following what is calculated on here. My question is, at the end of…
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Thank you, I will look into that!
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I am eating carbs, just trying to eliminate unnecessary ones if you know what I mean? Like no breads (I do eat Julian Bakery no carb bread), pasta, or rice. This is only because I have proven to be incredibly insulin resistant. I should not have to take 40 units of insulin at dinner because I want to have a (normal) plate…
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Thank you all! I am looking forward to posting my success story in January 2013 :)
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Hi! I'm Sarah too! I have about 125 to lose, so I am with ya!
