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Newly diagnosed diabetic. Need friends of all sorts
The family curse has struck. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Now losing weight and watching my diet isn't just something I should do, it is something I MUST do. My grandfather died from complications of diabetes and he was physically fit. My mother almost died from it, and she too is not overweight. I…
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Starting Over....
I started MFP back in 2012 or 13. I had a lot of success. I lost 40lbs. And then I gained it all back. And then I gained an additional 40lbs. *sighs* I have since been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which make exercising difficult and sometimes impossible. Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with diabetes. So now losing weight…
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Exercise Calorie Question
Ok I am sure this has been asked a million times but I'm new so please help me out.... When you exercise and it then raises the amount of calories you have left, do you get to eat that many more calories? And what if your food intake are unequal... For example my goal calories are 1540. Today I have eaten 617 calories and…
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How do you track food when you eat out?
I had lunch with friends today and I had a hard time tracking what I ate...I am not sure if it is at all accurate. I had a shredded taco salad minus the guacamole and cheese sause and I did not eat the bowl.... There was such a differences in the chicken taco salads in the date base that I finally just looked up each…
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Just getting started
Ok. I need to lose weight and live healthier. I have known this for some time and done nothning about it. I tured 40 a month ago, and I have decided that I need to do something about it NOW. I know my eating is terrible and I don't exercise much at all..... So I am starting to watch what I eat and exercise. I even dusted…
