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Type 2 Diabetes and carb counting...HELP!
Hey Everybody! My mom was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I'm trying to help her figure out a diet that will work for her. I know that counting carbs is essential to managing diabetes. She drinks several sodas a day (mostly diet, but still...) and eats fast food every day for lunch. Cutting back on sodas and fast…
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Intensity Affecting Weight Loss?
I've been on MFP religiously for a little over a year, but the past 5 months I've really been struggling to lose the weight. I have shown my food diary to a nutritionist and several personal trainers and they all said to keep doing what I'm doing and the weight will eventually come off. Meanwhile I was working out with a…
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Help me name my cat
So, there's this kitten that has been hanging around my house for several weeks now. I thought that he belonged to one of the neighbors, but he's here all the time and never leaves. My family and I think that someone either put him out or moved away and left him behind. So we've decided to take him in and make him part of…
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Question about multi-vitamins
I've been on this weight loss journey for a year. I've hit plateaus before, but this one has been the longest. I had been taking green coffee bean extract to try to boost my metabolism, but that didn't help too much. So over the weekend I went to GNC to find something to help me. I told the guy who worked there what was…
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Any Speech Pathology Majors?
Hey everybody! I'm in my second year of graduate school getting my masters in speech-language pathology. I know that we're few and far between, but I was wondering if there are other SLP majors in this group. Feel free to add me. I'd love to be able to network and share the stresses and frustrations of school with…
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We Are Valuable
"We Are Valuable Value is now measured by two criteria: appearance and performance. Where does that leave the ugly or uneducated? Where hope does that offer the unborn child? The aged? The handicapped? Not much at all. We become nameless numbers on mislaid lists. This is man’s value system. But it is not God’s. His plan is…
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How to Cook Eggplant
I love eggplant, but they only way I know how to cook it is to fry it. We all know that's probably not the healthiest way of cooking it. I also like eggplant parmesan, but that's not healthy either. Ha ha! Does anybody have suggestions on how to cook eggplant the healthy way, but still taste good?
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Daily Devotion Book
Hey everybody! I hate to admit this, but since I started graduate school last year I haven't been faithful with reading my Bible. I miss it, but many times I feel overwhelmed when I try to pick up the Bible and read. So, I was thinking that a good daily devotion book would really help me out. Got any suggestions for a good…
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Unwanted Company
I'm at home on break from school. To simplify this complicated situation, my step-sisters' grandmother (on their mother's side) is coming for a visit this weekend. I've never met her, but this family is very strange and has been difficult to deal with. Her plane gets here any minute and I'm dreading the weekend. I'm…
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Stretch Marks
I've lost weight and gained it before, and I've always had stretch marks. This time I'm incorporating more exercise, especially strength training and toning. I noticed something interesting. This time I don't have many stretch marks, and the few that I have are very light and hard to see. This is great! I was just…
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Subway Angus Melts
Good morning everybody! Has anybody found the nutritional information for Subway's new angus melts? I've been on the Subway website and I can't find anything. I'm going to Subway for lunch, and they look so wonderful on TV so I thought I'd try it out. If it's too terrible I'll stick to my club or turkey.
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Suggestions for Progress Pictures
So, I weigh-in tomorrow and hopefully I've lost 1 pound so I'll hit the 20 pound mark. I'm planning on taking some progress pictures within the next week or 2. My question is, should I wear the same thing I wore when I took the first picture or should I wear something different? I can't decide what to do. What do you guys…
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Why am I so tired?
Hey guys! I just started getting serious with my diet and exercise about a month ago, and I feel great! But for the past 2 weeks I've been extremely tired for some reason. I figured that it's just my body getting adjusted to this new lifestyle and I even added another workout day. So because I'm getting more exercise, I…
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Need some advice, please.
I need some advice on how to get through the next few days. My dad is having surgery Thursday and, of course, I'm the designated caregiver. He is having the surgery in a bigger town that is a 1 hour, 30 minute drive from where we live, so we will leave early in the morning to get there on time. He will be kept in the…
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Shampoo Warning
I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I use shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body, and printed very clearly on the shampoo label is this warning : "FOR EXTRA VOLUME AND BODY." No wonder I have been gaining weight! Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo and I am going…
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Wii stopped working. :(
I do a lot of exercises on my Wii, but it quit working last night. The power flickered off and on, and now my Wii won't turn on at all. There is nothing wrong with the power outlet because my surge protector is plugged into it and everything else is working fine. Does anybody know how to fix it? I miss my Wii!! :(
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Getting Through the Weekends
Hey everybody! I'm currently a full-time graduate student and I live away from home. During the week I do great on my diet and exercise. I work out 4-5 days a week (Monday-Friday) and I usually burn 600-900 calories each time. My calorie goal is 1260, but on the days I work out I don't go over 1400. I go home on the…
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I'm new!
Hey everybody! I'm new to MFP and I'm so glad I found this group! It's hard to find people our age that want to lose weight, so I'm so happy I can connect with everybody and we can offer each other support. I actually joined MFP in September, but this is the first time I've taken it seriously. I want to lose about 80…
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Zumba Fitness
Does anybody know how many calories I would burn doing Zumba for one hour? It's not in the exercise database and when I put "dancing - aerobic" it calculated 503. I just want to make sure this is accurate.
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I'm new!
Just wanted to say hello. My name is Renee'. I'm 24 years old and I'm currently a grad student majoring in speech pathology. I've had a weight problem for most of my life and I've been on lots of diets, but have never had long term success. Hopefully now with the right tools I can accomplish my weight loss goals. Today is…
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Does size really matter?
I'm getting a bit discouraged here. I'm 25 and I've never been in a relationship before. It used to not bother me that much, but I'm at the age where I'm ready to find somebody to share my life with. All of my friends are either married or in serious relationships. I'm smart, funny, kind, patient (most of the time), and…
