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My first "converts" lol
Hello All! Good news to share! In my family, literally everyone has diabetes type 2. When i mean everyone, its everyone. Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and even their spouses :( Its a terrible genetic defect coupled with a strong starchy mexican food diet of potatos, rice and beans (along with tortillas) at every…
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Sugar Alcohols?
Hello Everyone, One of the many reasons I like LCHF is the emphasis on real food, not processed junk. Anyhoo, I try to avoid sugar alcohols because I just don't trust them. Last night I made the most delicious cream cheese pancakes (no carbs!) and used a sugar free syrup with sugar alcohols. Today my fasting blood sugar…
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Exercise and LC
Question: Does excerise while lcing accerlate weight loss? or is it really about the diet? I like doing moderate exercising especially since I have a very sedentary job. But I don't like mfp adding additional calories to my plan because then I have trouble filling them. it's a mental thing for me. Thoughts?
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Anybody having trouble meeting calories?
I'm currently low carb not full on keto since I am allowing myself 40 g carbs per day. During the week I stick to a pretty regular schedule and I'm having trouble meeting calories. I started with 1200 a day and then lowered it to 1000 because I just wasn't meeting it because I was full on what I am eating. I have a very…
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Will Not Taking Medications Affect My Weight Loss?
Hello All, I am new to this group. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes since 2010. My Ac1 at that time was around 7.8. My dr proceeded to prescribe me 4 diff rx's to get my bs under control. I did not like the medications AT ALL and only took the metoformin. At that time I lost my job and was unable to get insurance. Fast…
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Off to a Great Start
Hello All, Went to see my MD for a follow up today and got some good news! My b/p dropped 20 points (still high but waay better) and I lost 5 lbs! Last week I was 173 and today i weighted 168! Keep my calories to 1200 and stregthn training 3 times a week (along with 30 min of cardio the other days) has really made a…