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First marathon tomorrow, and worried
I have run 2 half marathons last year, and tomorrow I will be running my first full, the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Training was a mess - injuries, time constraints, a death in the family, and illness. I am overweight (started running 2 years ago to help combat Type 2 Diabetes and lose weight). I am slow. That…
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One med down!
My doctor took me off my glyburide completely today, as I am still having a lot of low readings mid-morning after exercise. That was good news #1. Good news #2 was that my A1C is now 5.4%! Down from 7% in November and 8% from my original diagnosis a year and a half ago. Exercise and small adjustments in my diet have made a…
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Question about glyburide
I will be talking to my doctor as well, but thought I would ask here if anyone has experience with this: my doc dropped my Glyburide from 5mg to 2.5. Since then, my fasting levels have risen slightly, but I am no longer having the crashes after I exercise. Has anyone ever taken a higher dose at night and a lower dose in…
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Huge NSV
Last year at this time, I was diagnosed with a complicated case of Type 2 Diabetes. My metabolic values were all over the place, my chloresterol was high, everything was bad. I found a work out buddy and started working out 5 days a week. I had my annual labs today and everything is back within normal limits! I am so…
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Water question
I struggle with water. Don't ask why - I just don't like plain water. So I mix in Kool Aid (35 cals) or Propel (0 cals) so that I will drink more. I started that last month. I went from literally drinking no water to drinking 4, 16.9 ounce bottles a day. But that water always has added flavorings. So my question: can I…
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Sabotage? Hubby vent...
I was talking about how happy I have been with my overall toning (no weight loss for awhile, but definitely getting smaller - clothes fitting better, can see definition in my stomach and shoulders....), and my husband told me that he didn't want me to change - he married me looking one way and he doesn't want me to be…
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NSV - abs and back fat
OK, so I don't know what they are called - the two vertical lines that begin just below the rib cage and end at the top of the pelvic region - but the reason I don't know what they are called is because until this week, I never had any - and now I do! I also noticed that I am losing my back muffin top - that roll of back…
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Scale recommendations?
After hubby's weight shot up 23 pounds overnight, and my weight dropped almost by that much, we've determined our 10 year old scale may be losing its' grip on reality and may need to be replaced. We are thinking digital scale, but I know not all scales are created equal. Any recommendations for a good, affordable digital…
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HRM eye opener
I bought a heart rate monitor and realize now why my weight hasn't changed! What an eye opener - according to the machine, I burned 250 calories doing 30 minutes of elliptical. According to my HRM, it was only 148 calories! Then I did my strength training and according to MFP, I should have burned around 68 calories - my…
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Calories here versus calories on the machine?
I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, 3.6 mphs, 5.0 incline, and according to the machine I burned 205 calories. When I inputed the info here, it said I should have burned 302 calories (without taking into consideration the grade). Which is more accurate? I don't want to overestimate my calories so I use what the machine…
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NSV
I had lost about 40 pounds over the course of 2 years and gained back about 20 of it (stopped going to the gym - bad move on my part!). I of course outgrew a lot of my jeans that fit when I was at my skinniest. I've been back to the gym and back on track and this morning, I put on the largest pair of small jeans I had and…
