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NSV I beat diabetes
Three months ago, right after I had just started to shed weight, I was diagnosed with diabetes. It was devastating. My doctor told me he would give me three months to try and bring my blood sugar down and if I couldn't we would need to talk about treatment. One month after my diagnosis I had to go to my doctor to get…
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Is it ok to work arms and skip legs after ankle injury
I had scheduled to start a beginners weight training routine tomorrow that included some squats for the leg work out. Unfortunatly I sprained my ankle three weeks ago so squats hurt too much for me to do. Do you think I would be ok starting off my routine and leaving out the squats and and just focusing on the arms stuff…
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My first NSV and the first time I realized I've changed
I have been losing weight at a pretty good pace and I always tell myself I'm starting to look and feel different but I never really believe it. Last night I went to the movies with my brother in-law and for the first time that I can remember I could sit in the theater seat comfortably without having to lift one of the arm…
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Advice on calorie counts
Today I started my commitment to ride a stationary bike for 30 min 3x a week. I got a heart rate monitor with the chest band and it says I burned 1120 calories. Is that possible? I am 6'4" tall and 426 lbs. My fitness pal says it should be around 600. I want to go with the lower number I think but i dont want to be…
