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Net Carbs Script
Anyone else having trouble with the Net Carbs Script this morning? Mine is not showing the Net Carbs column, but instead has a column on the far left that says "NaN" in every slot. Can someone please help me to do the math to calculate percentages until I can get this fixed? I have discovered that the number of Net Carbs I…
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Strong Curves
I am considering purchasing and starting Ben Contreras Strong Curves. Can anyone tell me if this is a complete program? I've read the first couple of chapters in the Kindle sample, and he of course focuses on the importance of strong glutes in the intro. Does the program focus only on the glutes and posterior chain, or…
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Calculating TDEE, using weight lost
I understand all online calculators use generalizations and estimations to determine TDEE based on height, weight, and gender. Using ones individual consumption and weight lost is more accurate, but do I figure in calories burned through exercise? Example: Averaged 1386 calories per day for 7 days (9700 total) and lost 2#…
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The BEST NSV!
I began this journey to better health barely able to walk more than a few feet. Pushing a grocery cart around the store would lay me up for two days. My heart rate, sitting on my butt in a chair, was 88-90 bpm. I began exercising by doing simple stretching and spending no more than five minutes at a time on a recumbent…
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Ladies - clothing sizes
Is any one familiar with the sizing at Lane Bryant stores? How do their sizes compare to other stores? Do they use vanity sizing? I bought a few tops today in the smallest size they had in the store. I don't want to go into another store and try on a 14 and be disappointed because it doesn't fit. I'd like to think I have…
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Muscle weakness
I need help identifying which specific muscles are weak. When I attempt to complete a standard crunch/sit-up (lying on the floor, knees bent), I can only lift my shoulders off the ground. However, when I attempt a crunch/sit-up while lying on a weight bench (feet on the floor), I can sit all the way up into an upright…
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Painful knees
Let me begin by saying I am calling the doctor when the office opens in the morning. Today I have been experiencing pain in my knees. I have never experienced this before. The pain is just below and to the inside of my knee caps. I took two days off exercise, so I have not done any exercise since Thursday. On Thursday I…
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Suggestions for exercise routine additions
In April, I was very limited physically due to my size and lack of conditioning and dealing with arthritis related joint issues (a form of RA). I began attending physical therapy and have consistently lost 3# a week and I am now able to use the treadmill, elliptical or stationary bike and have begun some strength training.…
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Opinions/discussion please!
In April, I was very limited physically due to my size and lack of conditioning and dealing with arthritis related joint issues (possibly a form of RA). I was diagnosed with several health issues (prediabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, to name a few) and testing continues to determine the joint pain issues. In…
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Help with squats
I have been struggling with my squat form. I am a 47yr old woman with very weak core and legs attempting to do body weight squats only. I read the article "So You Think You Can Squat?" ( http://hurststrength.com/2012/11/07/so-you-think-you-can-squat/ ) listed in a post earlier this week. I attempted the "Wall Squat" and I…
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Carry Me
When my boys were little, when they got tired or things got tough, they would turn to me, arms raised and say, "Carry me". Recently a song by Josh Wilson titled "Carry Me" has been ringing in my head. "From my sinking sand, to Your solid ground, The only way I'm ever gonna make it out, Is if You carry me, carry me, carry…
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NSV! Huge for me!!
I started this weightloss journey in December. Three months ago I seriously started working towards health because my blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides were too high. In a short three months I have dropped my fasting blood sugar 25mg/dL, my cholesterol 75 points, and my triglycerides 125 points! All values are…
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Need dinner ideas
I'm working another 12 hour shift tomorrow. I won't have an opportunity to eat dinner until I get home at about 9:00p. I need something fast, low carb, low fat and high protein. I had an omelet tonight, so I don't really want to do that again. My old standby for late night quick dinners has been sushi. My take out sushi…
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Activity and Heart Rate Monitors
Is there an activity monitor and heart rate monitor combination that syncs with MFP? I am beginning to look at my options...
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Suggestions for low carb diet
I'm staying with relatives this week, for a funeral, that are reluctant (read refusing) to try low carb. I want to go to the store and stock up on low carb items that I can have on hand. I need/want dinner ideas for when they fix a "healthy" vegetarian dinner of corn, beans, and potatoes, and then look at me crazy when I…
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eat to your meter
Can someone explain exactly how to do this? In early April I had a too high FBG level. I started cutting out carbs and losing weight. My day time levels are good following this, but my morning numbers are still too high. My GP agreed not to put me on medication for three months to see if I could get the numbers down…
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BMR, TDEE and weight loss
Help me understand how these numbers apply to me. MFP has set my daily calorie limit at 1600. I am truly sedentary due to physical limitations. I am unable to do very much, including walking. According to Scooby's calculators my BMR is 2100 and my TDEE is 2490. TDEE minus 20% is 1990. I have been eating between 1400 and…
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low carb and exercise
My question is for those that are maintaining their blood sugar by eating low carb. I am currently eating 75g or less each day. This has brought my day time numbers to an almost normal range. However, my fasting is still too high. I am physically unable to do much exercise at this time. So, I am not eating back what few…
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Indian Food
Help!! I'm trying to eat low(er) carb, 30g per meal maximum. I do really well if I am preparing my own meals. Tomorrow my son wants to take me out for Indian food. I have not eaten much Indian, so I don't know what to expect in the way of carbs. Can anyone make suggestions for lower carb items? Thanks Shari
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Additional questions regarding morning BG levels
I've been testing my blood sugar after meals. I've followed someone's suggestion of testing every 15 minutes to determine when my peak is. What I have determined after only two meals (both between 10 & 20g carbs) is that I do have a small peak of approximately 10mg/dL between 30 & 90 minutes after eating. My pre-meal BG…
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New and perplexed
Hello all, My name is Shari. I am morbidly obese and recently diagnosed pre-diabetic. Some history, in 2005 I had a BMI of 55 and was pre-diabetic. I tried to lose weight and could not, so I chose to have bariatric surgery. I had LapBand surgery in 2006. I lost 70% of my excess weight. I was still over weight, but no…
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Introduction
I hope I am welcome here... I was almost 400# in 2007 and had LapBand surgery. I lost about 70% of my excess weight. In 2011, my LapBand eroded and I ended up with a severe abdominal abscess. The band had to be removed and I never fully recovered from the illness. I have been unable to exercise (due to complications from…
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Frustrated!!!
I am incredibly frustrated today. Because I have reactive hypoglycemia and I am borderline diabetic, my doctor sent me to see a dietician to help lose weight. I saw her the first time three months ago. She suggested I follow the “My Plate” plan (divide your plate into three sections, 1/2 Carbs, 1/5 protein, 4/5…
