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Blood Sugar
This topic might be completely dull so feel free to skim. I just wanted a place to log my sugar levels as I'm going to be taking measurements for the next 3 weeks. I'm making an appointment to see my Dr in 3 weeks and am curious to see how my sugar levels respond to ketosis. Because of 2 days in a row of low sugar, I'm…
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Timing your last meal of the day
It's starting to make me curious if it would be best to finish my last meal of the day 4-6 hours before going to bed. I've tried many things and do trust that if I decide to try this, I will. A dear friend that follows this WOE and who seems to have a good grip on the science of it all and I were talking at dinner tonight.…
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June Challenge-Let's measure!
Hi friends, We've had a few members who'd requested we take our measurements and I think that's a great idea. Let's post them here. They can be any measurement you'd like. I'm gonna log neck, waist, hips, upper arm, upper thigh and bust (unclothed). But you can log any measurement you'd like to see a change in. I do…
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Fast Paleo App
I hope it's okay to mention something like this here on MFP. I'm not affiliated with Fast Paleo, other than 'liking' them on Facebook. They've developed an app with the same name. It's a huge collection of recipes that you can have at your fingertips on your phone. Really handy for when you're needing ingredients. I got it…
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Mixed Results
Here it is, the end of the 30 days of our challenge. To say I'm disappointed in gaining 4.2 lbs is going to sound worse than it really is. Who knows why my body decides to add weight like it does, or lose it. I can't figure it out. What I do know is I seem to take 2 steps forward, 1 step back rinse and repeat. It's been…
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Weigh in
Three days til our first weigh in. Has anyone been able to access the weight chart spreadsheet? Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al2TW0PcYs1tdE1hNExtR2VwdDlkcDE4aVFWYktOdXc Please let me know if you have trouble adding your name and weight. I'll be glad to see what I can do.
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Major Victory
If any of you have followed my escapades, you know I'm type 2 diabetic. I've had it for 8 years and have managed it fairly well with 5mg of Glyburide a day, one pill. After going low carb-into ketosis I found I was having low readings, so I went to half a pill a day. But even that was creating lows, so knowing I had 4…
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Victories, scale related or NSV
It looks like many of y'all are in good practice mode already for our upcoming challenge. I see people putting in their ketostix results and starting conversations about this way of eating. I thought that it'd be nice to have a place where we could come and celebrate our victories, whether it's weight lost or…
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30 day personal challenge
Hi All, On Monday, April 9th, I'm going to tweak my eating even more than I have been. I've eaten Primal since Dec 1st and it's been life changing. Cravings have nearly disappeared, control is back and better than ever, losing weight slowly but surely, feeling a general good in most all respects. What I've found is my late…
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30 Day Ketogenic Diet Challenge
Starting May 1st there'll be a ketogenic diet challenge group here on MFP. It's a 30 day challenge for anyone curious to see how they respond to ketosis. The group has just been posted a few minutes ago. Anyone is welcome to join. You're also welcome to start topics and ask questions. I've created a simple weekly weight…
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Links to Keto Information
Here's some handy links to information about ketogenic dieting http://www.free-workout-plans-for-busy-people.com/ketogenic-diet-plan.html http://www.theketogenicdiet.org/sample-ketogenic-diet-menu/ http://www.kriskris.com/ketogenic-diet-menu/ http://garytaubes.com/works/ Please add your favorites, I love to devour…
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Is it just water weight?
A friend on Facebook has been video blogging her 90 plan, something called 'tuf'er'. She's been a big girl (as I am) as long as I've known her. She mentioned her type 2 diabetic status, how she blamed herself (as I have). She's about 2 weeks into her challenge, which is diet and exercise. She mentions gentle yoga and…
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Ketostix Test Results
If you're a bit new to this, you might want to purchase a bottle of Ketostix. They run about $12 for 50 strips. They're made by Bayer, who also makes KetoDiaStix, which test the ketones AND glucose in your urine. They're a little more expensive at about $15 a bottle. Most likely, all you need are the Ketostix. I think it'd…
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Oh My!
This topic was started just a few days ago and there are already 9 pages of it. After reading one page, I thought I'd run back here and post it for us all to see. Oh my! There is such a canyon of divide separating folks from SAD-ing and low carbers. Wow. It sure riles people up. I'm not one for controversy. I'm not one…
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Helpful tips for ketosis
I'm thrilled to announce we have 18 members signed up for our new challenge. We start in 2 days, though it's great if you want to get a headstart! I hope you all will find this challenge to be helpful and eyeopening. I've been 22 days in ketosis and have had personal success with it. Feel free to browse my posts,…
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Logging the Food Diary with this way of eating
Does anyone else find that they're not logging as often now that they've switched to eating Paleo/Primal? For nearly 6 weeks I've barely logged my food, partly because I have this bizaare guilt for eating this way and feel I need to hide it from curious eyes! Silly! Even sillier is that this way of eating has helped me…
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Anybody hit a wall at about 2 weeks?
I'm curious to know if any of y'all experienced a tough time about 2 weeks in? Grouchy, temperamental, tired, wandering thoughts towards sugar...? Yesterday from about 5pm was awful. I didn't cheat, but oh, I thought about it. Little things that don't normally send me off had me fired up. And then, I couldn't sleep a wink.…
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Cool link including Mark Sisson and Robb Wolf
A friend posted this link on Facebook today and I just finished reading it. It's a list of 100 influential people in Health and Wellness, and both Mark Sisson and Robb Wolf are listed in the top 100! I'm so happy for them! I hope y'all find it interesting, I did!…
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Autumn Leaves November '11 Challenge
As the Thanksgiving holidays approach, I know there will be challenges to the goals I've set for myself here on MFP. I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels the pull of all the tasty foods that are soon to come our way. Whether it's a party with a huge spread of food, or whether it's people bringing in goodies like…
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My first 5K...and it was so fun!
At 48 years old, I walked my first 5K today. It was nice and cool like you'd want an Autumn day. There were hundreds of participants, all seemingly as excited as I was. I enjoyed every step and at 2 miles, when Ricky Skaggs "Country Boy" came on my playlist, I kicked it up just a little bit more. I normally walk about a 20…
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First Challenge! A place to celebrate and grizzle
Today's the day I'm starting my very first challenge. I give all credit to Elana for starting this. If you're interested in joining, today is the first day and you can sign up at: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/340706-halloween-challenge-sign-up-challenge-will-start-9-19 I appreciate her organization of this,…
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This food related movie is free til Oct 8
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/02/food-matters-the-movie.aspx?e_cid=20111002_SNL_Art_1 You might have to log in to see it. It's called Food Matters. I don't think I'll ever go full vegetarian, but this movie does push me to continue to get more of them in my eating every day.
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"Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead"
In another of my late nights where sleep seemed elusive, I prowled around the internet last night, finally landing on Netflix. There on my page was a recommendation for a movie by an Australian man named Joe. It's title caught my eye, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". It kept me intrigued til about 3am when I finally got…
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Compost advice...to pile or bin
Every time I throw away ends of veggies, peelings, egg shells etc, I feel this pang of guilt. It's been occurring to me that I should invest in either a compost bin or pile. Being a novice gardener, I appreciate that home compost might just be the finest thing I could do for my gardens...and be a good citizen by recycling.…
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From Big D and looking for friends and advice
I'm new here as of three days ago and can see quickly why this is such a great site. I'm introducing myself here and really hope to be a daily user of MFP. I'm amazed at what I've learned in 3 days about calories! That part alone is a HUGE reason I've become such a fast believer in MFP. I've lived my life oblivious to what…
