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Man Salad Suggestions?
The hubby was so gracious to join my weight loss group to help me drop the weight. He lost 10 pounds since April but it's been hard for him. His diet plan is basically: Breakfast - 1 slice of whole grain bread, smear of greek yogurt, light jam Lunch - small salad from the cafeteria Dinner - larger salad that I make and one…
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Waist circumference vs. BMI
Had the first meeting with the diabetes nutritionist. It was a real eye opener. The three major takeaways from the meeting were: 1.) Spreading the carb intake evenly through out the day - never go below 120 grams carbs per day 2.) Shoot for 60 minutes of cardio for 6 days a week 3.) Get waist circumference down to 33…
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Give a shout out to our supporters
I've been reading a lot of posts about MFPers who aren't getting support while trying to get fit. This includes parents, siblings, husbands, wives, kids, and coworkers. It's awful - losing weight is easier when you have someone telling you that you can do it and someone who is willing to help out. Not digging too deeply, I…
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Strange BG readings (new test strips)
I have been using a ReliOn meter for a couple of years - haven't tested regularly until recently when I got a high A1C number (7.1). My fasting AM BG was 88-100 usually and I would test through out the day and got numbers that reflected my carb intake. Just got a new batch of test strips. The first fasting AM test on this…
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How do you sear beef without burning down the house?
I follow the instructions from the google searches. Somehow I always manage to set off the smoke alarms and inundate the house with smoke. Any tips?
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Who now weighs more than starting weight?
Just curious - who started out pretty here and lost weight only to gain it back and then some? I was losing pretty steadily and then had to travel a lot more for work. I made some very poor decisions about food while on the road. Instead of unsweetened tea - I started drinking diet soda. I tried to justify that a jr.…
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How to respond to a smug vegetarian?
Disclaimer - virtually all the vegetarians I know are incredible people who I respect because they joyfully offer support, recipes, and advice for my weight loss journey and are generally really pleasant to be around. Except this one guy. He is a coworker and unfortunately in my carpool. He and his wife are actually…
