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"Non-diabetic" with a reading of 234 half-hour after eating
This is probably about to get long, but bear with me because I would really appreciate advice from anyone who has some experience with diabetes. Also, I realize most or all of you are not doctors, and I'm not looking for a diagnosis! lol Just advice from anyone who might have some knowledge on the topic. A little…
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NSV: I can run!!(??)
Wow...I had such a great day. A little backstory: I've been doing anywhere from 2-4 hours of exercise on Friday-Sunday for the past couple months and sometimes an hour here or there during the week. I've been working out on the elliptical, doing Dance Central 2 and a workout "game" on the Kinect. I wear my Polar FT7 while…
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BodyBugg SP
I know there are quite a few posts on the BodyBugg SP but none very recent, so I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this gadget as of late. From the reviews I've read, it sounds like there tend to be a lot of issues with syncing to your smart phone in real time/general app issues. But I kind of wonder if people…
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Chat?
I remember a while ago there was an MFP chat floating around somewhere that people rarely used...is it still in existence? And if not, can we start one? I really would like to chat with MFPers in real time.
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Anyone feel like they've overcome chronic compulsive overeat
Edit: Just to clarify...the whole title is supposed to read "Anyone feel like they've overcome chronic compulsive overeating/binge-eating through MFP?" First, some background on why I'm asking this question. I lost 50 lbs. last year with the help of MFP. Then, on the day that I went shopping for new clothes as a reward for…
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Has anyone made their own seitan?
I've recently cut out animal products but am trying to limit my soy consumption to no more than 2 servings a day of organic soy products. Therefore, my protein intake isn't quite where it should be. I've never tried seitan, but I do know it's a great source of protein. I have seen numerous "how to's" online for making it…
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Vegans, esp. males, need your input on what (non-soy?) to fe
I've finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer purchase or prepare animal foods for my husband (I've already stopped eating them myself). When I first switched over and my husband thought I was ridiculous for doing so, I knew he wouldn't touch a lot of my vegan foods. Now he's getting used to the idea and likes…
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Flushed my cigarettes down the toilet
I wasn't really sure where to post this because it's not exactly diet-related, but it is another big step towards overall health. Anyways... I'm kind of laughing at myself right now. I tend to be a very analytic person, I rarely make decisions or do things without thinking them through or planning ahead, sometimes to a…
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Confused about sugar...
I have never looked at my sugar intake on here, I had my food journal set to track carbs, fat, protein, sodium and fiber. Well today I changed it so I could see my sugar and I'm shocked! For lunch today I had seitan, 2 cups of fresh green beans and 2 tbs ketchup (the ketchup being the highest here, containing 8 g of…
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Strong Family History of Diabetes-Best Ways to Prevent?
Both of my parents are diabetic and a scare this past week with my dad's eyesight helped to wake me up to the realization that I really need to essentially act as if I'm pre-diabetic in order to prevent myself from developing it, too. My fasting blood glucose was 96 this past week, down from around 110 when I was 40 lbs.…
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What do you do with lots of leftover cals at end of day?
Since cutting out meat, eggs and most dairy from my diet, I find that once or twice a week I end up being quite a bit below my recommended intake of 1300 cals a day. For instance, today I had lots of curried lentil soup, spaghetti squash, and an heirloom tomato for lunch and dinner and felt satisfied throughout the day.…
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Be Honest! How many big losers lost lots w/o exercise?
I'm guessing that the number is going to be very low, and don't get me wrong, I'm a total exercise-advocate for health, strength, endurance, and confidence reasons BUT: I'm having a very hard time this week getting myself to do anything. And when I say anything I mean, ANYTHING---I don't feel like talking to anyone,…
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Tummy Troubles: Too much fiber too fast?
For anyone who can't stand even the mention of bowel movements without getting squeamish, move on to a different post now :wink: . I work in the healthcare field so I'm pretty numb as far as poo-talk goes. I've been having some tummy issues over the past two days. I felt really bloated and gassy yesterday (wow, so glad I'm…
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Let's Play a Guessing Game-Chinese Food
I ordered shrimp/imitation crab/veggie stir fry that was either in a szechaun or teriyaki sauce from a non-chain restaurant on the road today. Anyone want to take a guess as to how many calories were on the entire plate? I didn't get any rice or pasta, but it was stir fried in oil from what I could taste. I would guess…
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Question Re: Transitioning from Very Low Cals Back to Health
In my intro post today, I talked a bit about what I've been doing the past month or so but I'll do a quick summary here: For the past 5 weeks, I've been eating around 1000 calories a day six days a week and eating maintenance level calories on Saturdays (my "Free" day). I've also been exercising 6 or 7 days a week so my…
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Saving up exercise calories for the weekend?
I've gotten into the habit of having one day a week where I eat maintenance level calories (which is about 2,350 for me at this point) so that I can have a few drinks and have just about anything I want for supper. I still count the calories in whatever it is I choose to eat, but I just have something for supper that…
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My sodium intake is outrageous!
I have never tracked my sodium intake before, so I'm hoping because of the fact that I'm having two servings of ham today, that today might just be an unusually high day as far as sodium goes. I still have a couple hundred calories to eat yet today and my sodium intake is 6,231 mg! Almost 4,000 more than my recommended.…
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New, Discouraged but Hopeful...
Hi everyone! I'm so happy to have found this site. I was actually doing some googling on the importance of eating 1200 calories a day when I found an excellent post with lots of links by cmriverside, so much good reading there! I've been doing a very low calorie diet for the past month or so, lost almost 20 lbs but my…
