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Need gluten free, vegetarian friendly recipes
I gave up meat almost six years ago. My mother said this won't help with weight loss, but frankly I'm scarred for life after we were shown a documentary in school about what really happens in slaughterhouses. Basically, I'm not giving up a vegetarian lifestyle because whenever I see a hamburger, I think about that…
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Type one diabetes most frustrating part of weight loss
I have had three juices today alone due to low blood sugar, plus chocolate milk at breakfast, and subsequently am almost out of calories because of it... and I haven't even had dinner yet! Unfortunately I also can't get free calories when I'm low, so I can't just exercise to gain some calories back for dinner. Next time I…
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Diabetic and celiac success
Not sure where else to post this. So, I stopped using MyFitnessPal a while ago because I was going through a tough time. I was extremely sick for a while, getting severe stomach aches, nausea, and intestinal problems whenever I ate. For a few days, I could not figure out what was wrong with me. I was diagnosed in mid July…
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Only lost one pound, but...
Obviously losing inches already, and I'm loving it! My very form fitting (at one point) yoga pants now are big on me, my face is already slimmer, and I no longer have love handles, plus a flatter (not completely there yet) belly. I was so surprised when I put my chin in my hand during class today, since I'm used to having…
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Guilty pleasure?
I'm honestly just curious. Anything that is not necessarily good for you that you either can't resist or have the hardest time resisting. For me, it's Nutella. The last time I tried (but failed) to lose weight, it was Hot Cheetos. I'm not really a big fan anymore.
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Type one diabetes
I'm brand new here, so I thought first off, I'd say hello! Second, I have been a type one diabetic for eleven years now. In case we are not clear, when people warn about having a healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes, this is not what they mean. The kind of diabetes I have is genetic and is an autoimmune disease; the other…
