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for the Type 2 in your life
hey all. my dad is coming to visit this weekend, and he has type 2 diabetes. it's not under control at all (i think his avg. blood sugar levels according to my mom are around 300-ish). anyways, i want to provide the best meals for him while here but have no clue how to cook for a diabetic since he was diagnosed shortly…
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looking for creative ideas
ok, so this is going to sound like a sob story, and i'm sorry. that's not what i'm going for. i just would appreciate a few creative and helpful tips on how others might have dealt with a similar issue. i've been on MFP since january, and lost 44 lbs. then because of personal family reasons, my hubby and i and our 17 month…
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4 months Scale and Non-scale victories!
March 15th, I started a program called Y-Be-Fit at my alma mater. they took a bunch of measurements, then i had 3 months of coaching to get healthy. Here's my before and after Y-Be-Fit stats. Weight: 222 lbs--> 195.5 lbs. BMI: 33.8 --> 30.6 Body Fat %age: 51.2% --> 44.6% Fat Weight: 114 lbs --> 87.3 lbs Fat Free/Lean Body…
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3 Months Progress in Body Fat %age!
March 15, I was able to use a BodPod to measure my body fat %age. It said I had 51.2% body fat. *The lady who administered the test pointed out to me though, that since I was nursing my daughter at the time, that number might be inflated by up to 2%. I weighed 221.968 lb. So my "fat weight" was 113.668 lbs; and my "non-fat…
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NSV--- it may seem small, bit it's HUGE for me!
I have asthma and I HATE running. I've never understood people that enjoy it. After my zumba class, I normally walk home from the gym. But yesterday... I had this strange urge to just start running... so I did. I ran all the way home from the gym (about 1/2 - 3/4ths of a mile or so). I only stopped once ot cross the…
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not new, but could use some motivation friends
I joined MFP in late Jan. this year and have lost 28 lbs so far. My starting and goal weight are in my signature. I'm just looking for some motivational friends with similar starting weights and goals, no matter where you are on your journey! I'm also a proud mommy to a beautiful little girl who just had her first birthday…
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measurements confusion...
my question is probably pretty dumb, but i don't know WHERE to measure my hips and waist. is my waist my smallest part, or at the level of my bellybutton (because my smallest part is about an 1.5 higher than my bellybutton)? and my hips... is that AT my hips bone or my widest part (which is really around the middle of my…
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5K Success
This past November, I ran my 1st 5K in a charity run for a family friend that had cancer (he's in remission now, yay!) and finished with a 59:29 time. I joined MFP in late January and have since lost 21 lbs. Today, I ran my 2nd 5K and my time was ***49:30*** That's right. I beat my first time by 9:59. Oh yeah!
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what to do with those pants that are too big
turn them into cute baby skirts! i found this awesome tutorial on how to turn old pants into baby skirts. it's so neat. now i know what i'm going to do with my pants that are starting to fall off-- http://helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com/2010/04/recycled-pants-into-ruffle-skirt.html what do you do when your pants get too…
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marinades
so, in our home, we like to marinate chicken... and i was looking at the nutrition facts and it goes by tablespoon. but we usually let it marinate overnight and then bake or pan cook (with water, no oil) the chicken and veggies and discard the excess marinade. my question is this... how do i account for the marinade's…
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Breastfeeding and weening
i'm just starting to ween my 10 1/2 month old daughter from breastfeeding. i'm just replacing 1 breastfeeding meal with 1 bottle per day for now, and plan to slowly increase bottle feedings and decrease nursing. for my calorie intake, i've been just putting "breastfeeding- 6-12 month old baby" which adds -300 calories per…
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confused-- need a real explination
so. when i started out, i noticed that i was gaining weight, but losing inches. i was frustrated, but i was told and ever read articles on other fitness sites that it was just because i was "building muscle" and losing fat and that "muscle weighs more than fat" (though I'm pretty sure that really mean that equal weight of…
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hungry all day after a morning workout
anyone else every feel hungry ALL day if they work out in the morning? during the week, the fitness classes i attended are in the late evening and it's a struggle to eat all of my calories on those days, not counting the one earned from exercise. but on saturday, my power pump class is in the morning and I feel starving…
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can i really reach the mid-range healthy BMI?
so, according to all the charts and things that I've seen, the middle of a healthy BMI range would put me at 140-141 lbs. I'm currently 228 with a body fat %age of 40.02%. meaning, my fat weighs 91.3468 lbs, and my "other" weight (muscle, water, bone, organs,e tc.) is 136.6632 lbs. I look at those numbers and wonder... if…
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Met my first mini-goal!
8 lbs down! i've been on mfp for just shy of 1 month and it's the first time i've ever been motivated enough to keep going. i'm loving exercise and i'm feeling so good! i joined after the first week of a family biggest loser challenge when I was feeling really depressed that I wasn't losing weight (but instead, gaining…
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question/clarification
someone please tell me if what i'm thinking is correct or not. hypothetical situation: two women, both 5'5", both weigh 160. woman A has a body fat %age of 27%, woman B has a body fat %age of 35%. would woman A need more calories than woman B?
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zumba wii vs. zumba dvds
anyone have these? what do you like? what do you not like? which do you think is better? i'm thinking about getting one or the other... i've gone to maybe a dozen classes the past 2 months and have so much fun but still feel pretty out of the loop on a lot of the moves. but i love it!
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eating, exercising, and trying to win
In an effort to be healthier and have some fun with my in-laws, we're doing a Biggest Loser Challenge. These are the components of my eating plan goal. Eating Plan 1. Do not eat after 8pm 2. Do not eat more than 3 dessert per week; do not eat more than 1 dessert in a day. 3. Eat at least 1 veggie and 1 fruit per day…
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family "biggest loser" challenge
so my family is doing this big "biggest loser" challenge. i joined myfitnesspal after the end of the first week because i was frustrated with myself for gaining .5 lb. when everyone else seemed to have lost upwards of 4 lbs. i was told to not get upset because of any of the following reasons... -boys lose weight a lot…
