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Thanks lodro. Good idea about changing the values. As others noted, I'm going over on fats, but I'm doing that slightly on purpose because I'm trying not to eat as many carbs. I've found that 130 net carbs a day (not including fiber) is a good number for me. When I was first diagnosed I was only eating about half that and…

Thanks lodro. Good idea about changing the values. As others noted, I'm going over on fats, but I'm doing that slightly on purpose because I'm trying not to eat as many carbs. I've found that 130 net carbs a day (not including fiber) is a good number for me. When I was first diagnosed I was only eating about half that and…

Wow! Thanks for all the great suggestions. You're right, I do eat much more at night than in the morning, so I need to work on that. What do you mean by macro-nutrients?

Oops! Now it is. :)

Congratulations, and thanks for being an inspiration.

Hi Boo Bear. I don't know if I can explain the exercises very well, but I will try. (Or maybe you can find a better explanation for them online.) 1.) Lace your fingers through the toes of one foot, ie finger-toe,finger-toe-finger-toe, and then you move your hand in a circle to stretch your arches and loosen things up. Then…

Congrats! I reached the four-pound mark this morning, and in about the same amount of time as you, so it looks like we're at the same pace. Keep it up! I've always found that writing down what I eat makes all the difference, and this web site makes it so easy! I love MFP!

You dumped the most important weight first -- the 150+ (or whatever amount of pounds) that jerk weighs! Keep him out of your life. You don't need that kind of crap.

Thanks Jessy. I will look for those. There is a health food store near me so I'll check there.

Great thread. Can't wait to see what people post. I love granola in trail mix but it's got too many calories. Here's something I threw together a few weeks ago that was pretty tasty: Kashi Go Lean cereal Dried cranberries (Not too many. They have a lot of carbs!) Shredded coconut Emerald cinnamon almonds

Eureka!! I took a yoga class immediately before Zumba, and I mentioned to the instructor that my flat feet give me trouble. She incorporated some foot stretches into the yoga class. I thought they were pretty silly and I was doubtful they'd make a difference, but then I got through the Zumba class with hardly any pain. For…

I have the same problem. I tried three different kinds of shoes for Zumba. 1.) Old Keds with the treads pretty well worn down. These were OK, but still were kind of sticky for lateral Zumba moves. 2.) Nike Musiques, which a lot of Zumba people swear by. These things felt good for about 10 minutes and the turning points…

Way to go! You look terrific!

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