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The Obesity Code and Radical Acceptance
Ok, so I just finished the book THE OBESITY CODE, and some things kind of hit me hard. Here are some of the things I concluded that I find sobering in my situation. 1. I have insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome from years of disorder, which include overweight, a high carb diet, sugar, repeated low fat dieting, stress…
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Net carbs?
Hey peeps! Is there a way to set up the food diary to show net carbs? Sometimes I panic because I look at the wrong line! Thank you so much for helping me get off to a great start. Rosey
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Serious as a Heart Attack: A Starting Question
So I'm 5'6" tall, 61 years old, 200 lbs., bad family of coronary artery disease and diabetes. Just had annual physical with doc who warns me I am pre-diabetic and at high risk for heart disease. I don't doubt her---my fasting blood sugar was 104 mg%, and I have a big belly, markers for metabolic syndrome. I believe the…
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What is helping you most on your clean eating journey?
I just got Hungry Girl's Clean and Hungry cookbook and IT IS AWESOME! For dinner tonight, I made a chicken enchilada casserole using her whole wheat tortilla recipe. These recipes are simple, doable, quick, low calorie and TASTY. Highly recommended! This is a fabulous tool because all the nutrition information is available…
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New Motivational Photo
The photo in my profile is that of a special gown from Provonias Ucrania designer collection of 2011. The gown retailed for over $900 when new. I got it last year from a thrift shop, tags attached, for $35. Unworn. Donated from a local upscale bridal shop. I am approximately 20 pounds too heavy for the dress at present,…
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So Determined!
I am in a Really. Bad. Way. I am having a serious flare of my spinal autoimmune arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis. This morning, I was in tears because I was in so much pain. I couldn't straighten up all the way for a couple of hours. (You know how you sometimes see elderly people walking bent over, practically looking at…
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How'd you find your way to Primal/Paleo?
I'm curious to know by what route did ya'll come to end up in the Primal/Paleo diet camp? Seems to me there are two routes: those seeking "elite fitness"---ie, the Crossfit/fitness population, and those with health issues seeking healing from food. I wonder what else would motivate a person to buck the trend of American…
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New Member
Hi, folks! I'm Susie, 59, and looking to keep to a Paleo diet template both for weight loss and health. I have an autoimmune condition (ankylosing spondylitis) which is a kind of arthritis of the spine and large joints. I'm currently suffering from back and hip pain. I am trying to keep active despite this. I need to lose…
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Fit, Fine and Nearly Sixty!
The title of this thread, Fit, Fine and Nearly Sixty is a play on the title of an inspirational movie called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Truth is, I started to post the title, "Fat, Stressed, and Over Fifty" when I realized that title is neither motivational nor supportive---to myself!!!!!!!!!!!! So here's the deal. I am…
