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I am freezing
I have been on a hike, I have eaten breakfast (not actually something I often do), I have a cup of Mint Medley that I am only take my hands off of to type, I am wearing my thickest yoga pants, socks, a long sleeve shirt, my nice thick sweater and a hat. The community hot tub is closed, I don't even know the last time I saw…
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The Good, the Bad, And the Ugly - household edition
As you make changes to your lifestyle, how do other members of your household impact you? The Good: -DH eats very well. He has veggies and eggs for breakfast most days. If he runs out of spinach, he might have oatmeal, instead. One day a week, at most, we share pancakes or french toast, made with whole grains and topped…
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Batch cooking/ meal prep
Do you find that these activities save you time or are you doing them to relieve weekday stress by moving the time spent to one specific day?
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Good news for once!
I just got back from my doctor's appointment. She was thrilled with my weight loss and approved my decision to take myself off Metformin while she was on vacation a few months ago due to having regular FBG <100. She said that if my A1C was normal we could take the diagnosis off my records, I let her know that I prefer to…
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Dying of thirst here
It isn't even 11am yet and I have already had several bottles of water and a cup of tea. I have also peed about a dozen times. Like, I had to leave yoga class twice to pee. My blood sugar is a little high (110 fasted), but not enough that it should have this effect. I suspect the blood sugar is a symptom of whatever else…
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A healthy breakfast to get you going
Nothing gets your metabolism going like a healthy breakfast you have to pick up off the floor!
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You Might Be Getting in the Swing of Things When:
You might be getting in the swing of thing when: You take your tea cup over to the scale to weigh the water, rather than heading straight to the microwave... Or maybe I needed coffee, rather than herbal tea? How do you know when you are on a roll?
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Daily Protein Question
How important is it to get your daily protein vs averaging out your protein? My husband is a naturally slender person with a healthy BMI and plenty of strength, but also some skeleto muscular issues that result in chronic pain. He is also a creature of habit, with exactly the same breakfast and lunch, and often the same…
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Setback central
Last week I had a perfectly reasonable restaurant meal and gained two pounds, which took me the rest of the week to lose again. With one day 100 over my calorie goal and the rest under, I maintained for the week. A new med was causing constipation. When I get constipated, it puts too much stress on my degenerative discs…
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30 Days of...
If you start today, 30 days will carry you right through the New Year. Your new year's resolution could already be your new year habit! I am committing to 30 days of yoga, accompanied by Adriene on youtube. My husband even bought me a shiny new mat last night because he doesn't like seeing the old gray one stretched out…
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Diabetics: have you found your ideal carb level?
There have been a few posts from newly diagnosed diabetics lately, so I thought those with more experience could share their experiences. I am in the fairly new category, myself. I have only been testing for a couple of months, but my glucose readings would be out of control if I were following the ADA recommendations. I…
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C25K question about the ramp up schedule
Now that I am walking at least 10k steps a day, well that is time consuming. Plus, my fasting blood glucose levels are best when I have more intense workouts the day before, so I need more intense options, especially with my bike currently blocked in the garage by 300 lbs. of anchor chain that won't be moving until we get…
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Certified Diabetes Education makes me stabby
Evidently, as long as you label something as a protein, you don't have to worry about the carbs in it for meal planning. Specific examples include Greek yogurt and peanut butter. Someone even tried to point out the importance of being aware of portion size for proteins, and she said they were making it too complicated. I…
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Arrghh - Sick and worn out
I have been sick for about two weeks. It seems like a bad flu lead to an infection that spread quickly: sinus, ear, throat, lungs and eyes all spewing forth. Now I am finally on antibiotics and slowly healing. And trying to figure out how to build back to fitness after two weeks of being in bed:( A half mile walk, with a…
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I need to take care if myself but...
I am staying in the office, staking out territory because I don't trust one of my colleagues to respect that any calls that come in today are mine. Heck, he doesn't even believe that his new cologne is making me sick, whereas I believe it is also making him sick, since he is sniffling and sneezing worse than I. SOLUTION: I…
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DECEMBER 2014 DAILY CHALLENGES
I need a bit of intense training before I go face family for a whole week at the end of the month. I need to focus on the skills I am learning to be a healthier me so that I have them solid throughout the holidays. My two Thanksgiving meals went just fine, especially with the most important part of getting right back on…
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treadmill questions
It was rainy earlier this week, so I approached the gym treadmill. The first time, I felt disoriented when I got off. After 20 minutes of walking along staring at the unchanging scenery outside the window, it was weird to start walking again and actually have things move. Has anyone else experienced this? The second day,…
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Thanksgiving traditions
This year I am having a turkey prepared by someone who a) is not from the US and b) has admitted to never making a turkey before. My husband and I will be the only native born Americans over the age of 10 in attendance, so I have no idea if there will be any other (attempts at) traditional offerings. Our private tradition…
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How much water do you drink?
I literally mean this as a poll. -I am of the "keep the urine light to clear," camp of hydration. For me, that falls somewhere between the "eight 8 oz. glasses" and "1oz per kg of body weight" rules. -I understand the science behind "everything counts," I just happen to like water. We do what it takes to make sure we have…
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Anyone else feel sorry for the moderators?
I see a lot of complaints about flagging and it seems like some people do it just for fun or stalk users to flag them. I just had a post flagged for spam. I included no links at all and had to re-read it twice to find that I had mentioned a brand name anything, and that was the totally free C25K program. I have seen it…
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May I Brag for a Second?
My husband, who is generally wonderful, came up with an interesting turn of phrase today. A friend brought very awesome German gingerbread Christmas cake and offered to leave it all here. Several times throughout the day he offered and I insisted he take most of it home. Hubby finally pointed out that I have been "working…
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Eggplant?
I accidently bought eggplant for making eggplant lasagna and a frozen pre made lasagna. What else do y'all do with eggplant? Is it good roasted plain?
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There are squats and there are squats
I am working on bulgarian squats right now. Would it have a negative effect to do regular squats daily, since they are so easy for me? Would it put too much strain on my muscles or affect the gains I am making?
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Wish me luck!
In an effort to not completely jump the rails while my parents are in town, I have just filled an entire box worth of snack bags with various snacks, carefully weighed out and placed in a bin where they are easy to grab when we head out for siteseeing, rather than making every excuse to eat dinner out at 3pm.
