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Dihydroberberine as a supplement
Anyone with any experience taking Dihydroberberine or Berberine? I'm seeing information that it is effective in reducing insulin resistance. I'm curious about it. I'm not a diabetic but I'm overweight and I'm seeing more and more information about the "weight loss drugs" - hence Oprah's recent loss - but how insurance…
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Mileage goals for new year?
I decided to start keeping a mileage log in January of 2016, just to see how many miles I would log for the year. I ended the year with 858 total miles logged and I did get to ride in every month of 2016 except for December (there were a few warm days in January and February- not typical for Indiana but it was a very mild…
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Now that I'm at maintenance- some advice please
I read through the "long term maintainers" posts but I still have a few questions. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. It took me a little over a year and have to lose 57 pounds- actually took about a year to lose 45 and then another 6 months to lose the last 10-12. So I was hovering around maintenance for quite a…
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55 pounds lost!
Starting date - 7/27/14 Starting weight - 180 pounds Ending date - 3/26/16 Ending weight - 125 pounds Hopefully I figured out how to post pictures. Anyway- thanks to all my MFP friends and everyone else in my life who told me I was looking great. Took about 20 months but I got there finally!
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Avoiding the mid afternoon blood sugar drop
I'm not a diabetic, but after I eat lunch most days I experience a drop in blood sugar brought on by my body releasing insulin from lunch. I don't eat a high sugar lunch (although I do eat some carbs). Usually lunch is a greek yogurt and a microwave low calorie meal and water. Any suggestions on how to avoid the drop in…
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Too hungry after a workout
Suggestions on what to eat right before a workout so I don't feel like shoveling carbs in my face afterwards? I stop on my way home and do about an hour or a bit more depending, and I usually am home by 5:00-5:30 afterwards because I'm off work by 3:00-4:00 usually. I have tried eating a banana and/or some air-popped…
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Questions about macros
I am on my last 10 pounds to lose and am having trouble. So instead of just counting calories very carefully I have decided to count macros as well for the first time. I'm just going to go by the MFP recommendations of 150 carbs, 60 protein and 40 fat. My question is, if I do (and I will) eat back a portion of my exercise…
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New favorite meal with new healthy eating habits?
What are some new recipes you have tried and now love to make? I love a good spinach salad with feta cheese, walnuts or pecans, raisins or apples, and hard boiled eggs- very filling, high fiber and high protein (not to mention very easy to throw together). Another things is now that my husband has gone vegetarian I have…
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Calorie King
Sometimes I found it frustrating to try to weigh and measure my food in the past, but there is an app I have discovered called Calorie King that does the work for you. On MFP it only has things listed in set amounts so if I try to log almonds it gives me choices like 1 oz, 1 cup, 28 g, 1 cup crushed, 2 oz chopped, etc, etc…
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Air popped popcorn question
Okay so I'm thinking of buying an air popcorn popper to have some healthy low calorie popcorn. But if I remember right, back when these were first popular in the late 70s the problem with them was that the salt did not stick to the popcorn because there's no oil involved, so I remember people putting lots of butter on it.…
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Best food scale
My weight loss has slowed a bit in the last couple of months (partly because of Christmas, but still). I am thinking I need to tighten up my logging and I am in the market for a good, reasonably priced food scale. What are your recommendations- those who use them daily to weigh your food? I bought one a few weeks ago (from…
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Best HRM?
I got a Polar H7 and it has worked about three times. I am going to return it for a refund. Can anyone recommend a reliable one that will work? And yes I did try everything that the support site suggested, including changing out the battery, turning the blue tooth off and back on, uninstalling and re-installing the app on…
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Any recumbent riders out there?
Hello, I have just started doing MFP seriously at the end of July, and about that same time starting riding a recumbent trike (until recently when the weather got a bit cold). I did a couple of tours this last fall and my personal best is currently 22 miles- a distance I never thought I would go as I have never been…
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Does lifting cause water retention at first?
I just started lifting three times per week last week- so I've been a total of four times. I always thought I needed to do a lot of cardio to burn fat, but the more I read about fitness the more I am realizing that building muscle is essential. In any case, I know that at first you can retain water when you start a high…
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Am I a grammar nazi?
Okay people, you LOSE weight, and then your pants are LOOSE. You don't loose weight, you really don't. I just had to say it somewhere. End of rant. B)
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Thinking about getting a food scale- recommendations?
I am thinking of buying a food scale. I looked on Amazon and of course there are often negative reviews about certain scales and some break right away, etc. What are some good, inexpensive ones out there? I noticed online that some are just flat- I'd like to have one that holds loose things such as cereal, oatmeal, and…
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NSV - 20.5 Mile Bike Tour
Yesterday my husband and I went on our first bike tour - 20.5 miles including some pretty significant hills. I rode 22 miles a few weeks ago but it was on a rails trail which has no more than a 3% grade. My SO was a competitive cyclist in college and although he doesn't ride like he used to, he is still pretty strong and…
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Juice Fast- any benefits?
Has anyone ever done a juice fast/cleanse? Or just tried juicing to replace one meal? I got a juicer from a rummage sale last weekend and I have read both good and bad things about juice fasts. I know that people lose weight on them but it's mostly water, etc but are there any real health benefits?
