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Ok, Need suggestions..... 15 g carb snacks.
Ok, saw the dietitian today, because of my diabetes she wants me to only eat snacks with 15g of carbs only. So I need suggestions as to what I can have. Thanks!
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Actos 15 mg and side effects?
I am a type 2 diabetic, I have been on Actos 15mg for about a year now. I have gained 20 lbs of the 33 I originally lost before being put on Actos. I have water retention, constant hunger and I am starting to have problems with my teeth. I went online and started researching and am finding that a lot of the symptoms I am…
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Before and After Pictures
I would like to see some before and aftershot s of woman who 5'3" and pear shaped! I need inspiration!
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Belly fat, looking pregnant when your not, how did you get r
I hate my stomach the most, people ask me when I am due all the time even after I have lost 24 pounds. I need real success stories in how someone went from a Buddha belly to flat and fab! If you have pics of before and after I would love to see them.
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I get very discouraged and I think it's because of my belly
People are always asking me when I am due even after I have lost 24 pounds. I am diabetic type 2 and have most of my fat in the belly, butt and thighs. the belly bothers me the most.
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How do you improve your posture, does strengthening your cor
I have noticed I slouch alot and when I straighten up I look so much better. How can I make myself more aware of my posture and can core strengthening help with it?
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Type 2 Diabetes!
I have been on this weight loss journey sice Dec. 2010. Lost close to 33 pounds, then was taken off insulin and put on Actos in April. My weight started fluctuating and did so for a couple of months and now it's just steady going up. I have gained 14 pounds of the 33 lost. Went to the doctors this morning because I have…
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For Type Two Diabetics, Medications and weight loss
I have been on this weight loss journey sice Dec. 2010. Lost close to 33 pounds, then was taken off insulin and put on Actos in April. My weight started fluctuating and did so for a couple of months and now it's just steady going up. I have gained 14 pounds of the 33 lost. Went to the doctors this morning because I have…
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Type 2 Diabetic: I need some info
When something is labeled sugar free and it has say 29 carbs on the label, is that true carbs or do I deduct fiber and /or sugar alcohols from that number? I am just trying to figure out sugar free affects on my carb counting. My doctor wants me below a100 carbs per day.
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Sugar free cupcakes
Ok, does anybody on here know how the sugar free products affect carbs? One of the girls I work with is always making cupcakes and bring them into work and I always turn them down. Well, this morning she brought in sugar free cupcakes! She found Pilsbury brand sugar free cupcake mix and frosting and she thought of me and…
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Getting so close to goal and yo-yoing!
I have had anywhere from 13 -18 pounds over the last month to month and half to reach my goal weight and I can't seem to get rid of it! I know they say the last 10 is the hardest to get rid of, but I can't even get to the last ten I keep fluctuating .I also keep finding myself grazing which I wasn't doing in the first few…
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Still looking for some great veggie ideas for lunches!
I am really falling in love with veggies and looking for some great ideas for lunch, please!
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Lunches
I have been making tuna salad lettuce wraps with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and onions and black olives this week for my lunches and have really enjoyed them. Is there something similar I can make for next week with lots of veggies? I am a diabetic and I would like to stay away from the starches and extra calories…
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Stomach Growling!
I don't remember my stomach growling in a long time and in the last week or so it has happened three times. It's in between meals usually a few hours after lunch and a hour or so before dinner. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Does it mean I am doing something right and my metabolisem is working again or does it mean I…
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3lb. dumbell exercises to strengthen neck and shoulders for
My hubby found me some 3lb dumbbells now I need some exercises to strengthen my neck and shoulders( I experience a lot of tension between the shoulder blades and neck) and some arm toning exercise , too.
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Does anyone else have a problem with eating in the evening?
It seems like I get most of my calories in the evenings, I feel like I don't get enough during the day, then spend the evening "grazing". Does this sabbotage what you've done during the day? How do you get a way from snacking after dinner?
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Cheap meal ideas, Please.
We want to have a cheaper grocery bill this week because our 8 year wedding anniversary is this weekend and we to have little extra left over so we can go do something. So I need some good ideas, I am also a type 2 diabetic.
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Florida Peeps.....Strawberry Festival!
Has anyone been to the Strawberry Festival in Plant City? What kinds of foods do they have there, besides strawberries? We want to go for the first time and we are wanting to know what there is there that we can eat that won't throw the diet off to badly.
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Exercise database
When I go into the exercise database, select strength training, it ask me for how long, it calculates calories burned but it doesn't give me an option to add it to my diary. How do I just add generic calories burned. I don't know what the resistance band is equal to in weight.
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Resistance band training!
I am very frustrated I don't know what I am doing wrong. I can't get it to let me log my resistance training. I don't know the weight the band is equal to . I try to add just the calories it says I burned but I can't find where to add it..It will calculate it, but not add it!
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Just Curious....Does anyone know?
I was wondering if anybody knows how much weight you need to lose to go a jean size smaller then what you have been wearing? Is it different for everyone or is there a "general rule of thumb", say like if you lost 20 pounds can you go to the next jeans size. My neighbor said my jeans are getting loose looking on me and I…
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Your Diet Profile on Goals page?
Can someone please explain to me the goals page and in particular the Your Diet Profile section and exactly what that means and how it works.
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Type 2 Diabetic
Ok, so I am fairly new to MFP,only on my second week. I have lost twenty one pounds since November and I need to lose another 20-30. I set my first weight loss goal at 17 pounds, because I joined a 12 week weight loss challenge through my employer and I thought that would be a reasonable goal for that time period. When I…
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resistance flat bands
I was told I could use resistance training for strength training, but It isn't in the database and I haven't invested in a heart rate monitor yet. Really unsure of how to accurately log this. Just did my first 30 min. work out that included about 6 mins. of warm and cool down. Thanks!
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resistance band training
I just bought a resistance band kit w/ dvd. I want to log that as strength training how do I do this?
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Daytona 500 and eating!
I get to go to the Daytona 500 tomorrow and I am wondering what to eat while I am there. I have been doing pretty well all week and I am thinking I would like to splurge, but nott to much.: :bigsmile:
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Hello, Introduecing myself!
I start a 12 week weight loss challenge tomorrow. We are using this site as a tool in helping us achieve our goals. I am a diabetic who wants to lose weight to help control my sugar better.
