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Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-23-2007, 02:19 PM
Replies: 10
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Posted By MariaOfColumbia
That's cool... but what does "NSV" mean?

That's cool... but what does "NSV" mean?
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-23-2007, 10:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,661
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Of course my husband knows! We have a mechanical...

Of course my husband knows! We have a mechanical beam physician's scale and half the time I forget to move the weights back to zero when I'm done. That's how I see how much he's lost, too, by...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-21-2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,298
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
ACK!!! :fr: You are right! I used to know...

ACK!!! :fr: You are right!

I used to know that stuff! My memory is going. :( :faint: Senility approaches. :( I'd better start doing some sort of mental exercises to try and preserve what's...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-20-2007, 02:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,298
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
So, what are you giving up? Just Beef and Pork? ...

So, what are you giving up? Just Beef and Pork? Or really anything that moves on 4 legs? Alligator? Rabbit?

Are snakes OK? Would a 3 legged cow be OK? Is it just mammals you are avoiding?...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-20-2007, 02:43 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,015
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Yikes! And I was mad because the doctor had me...

Yikes! And I was mad because the doctor had me pushing too soon with my third baby, and she went back in, instead of out. That's nothing, I can see now!

9+ lbs at 8 months! WOW. That's...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-20-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,191
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Here's my stats: 43 years old, 5 ft 5 in...

Here's my stats:

43 years old, 5 ft 5 in tall.

Start weight: 193 lbs, 46% body fat, January 2006
Goal weight: 135 lbs or 20% body fat, whichever comes first

Monthly weights:
(lost data...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-20-2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,015
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
It was a *JOKE*! :rolleyes: Albeit, one with...

It was a *JOKE*! :rolleyes:

Albeit, one with a sting of truth....

I've had good doctors and bad doctors, and have no idea of what their class standings were. The point was, an "M.D." or any...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-19-2007, 11:04 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,430
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
The last time someone did this to me, I was...

The last time someone did this to me, I was biting back the reply, "It would be better for me to hit myself over the head with a hammer than eat this!"

But, I didn't. Just smiled and said no...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-19-2007, 10:58 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,015
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
What do you call a person who was last in their...

What do you call a person who was last in their class in medical school?
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"Doctor"
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-19-2007, 10:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 612
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
I prefer to look at my weightloss in large...

I prefer to look at my weightloss in large chunks. When I started out, I had 50 lbs to lose, which is exactly the weight of the big bags of feed we get for our animals that I can hardly lift. It...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-19-2007, 10:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,033
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Made from scratch wholewheat/ oatbran waffles or...

Made from scratch wholewheat/ oatbran waffles or pancakes with syrup. I've been having this for breakfast for years, even when my kids were still little. It really doesn't take long- sometimes it...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-19-2007, 10:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,387
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_sy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup
Forum: Diabetes Support 02-16-2007, 09:59 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
He did have labwork done, and they did order an...

He did have labwork done, and they did order an A1C, so we'll find out in a few days what his official numbers are-- as well as how far off our meter at home is. It's not exactly consistant in it's...
Forum: Diabetes Support 02-15-2007, 04:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
The doctor did NOT diagnose him with diabetes...

The doctor did NOT diagnose him with diabetes today. She said the numbers she's seeing do not qualify as actual diabetes yet. He asked about the several times his glucose tester gave morning readings...
Forum: Diabetes Support 02-15-2007, 09:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Thanks for the input. I knew all this already......

Thanks for the input. I knew all this already... but am having a hard time implementing it! It's like watching him cross a street without looking and a truck is barrelling down on him and if I...
Forum: Diabetes Support 02-14-2007, 02:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Thanks for your answer, HarleyMom. I've read...

Thanks for your answer, HarleyMom. I've read quite a few books now about diabetes, but my husband won't... he just asks me for the "cliff notes" version. So, I've told him about what can happen...
Forum: Diabetes Support 02-14-2007, 10:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
To nag or not to nag?

My husband has been hovering right below actual diabetes range. He's still technically "pre-diabetic". When he goes really low carb, he can get his next day morning glucose down into normal range. ...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-05-2007, 11:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,952
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
thanks

thanks
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-02-2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,952
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Thanks, Beach Patrol :D , but he was right. I...

Thanks, Beach Patrol :D , but he was right. I thought he might be. He's a genius level scientist with a PhD and deeply interested diet, nutrition and human physiology. So, I take what he says...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-02-2007, 10:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,952
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
fiddler, do you have any links to any articles...

fiddler,
do you have any links to any articles or info on that? I told my boss my little epiphany today and he told me it was absolutely absurd to believe that fat cell numbers are limited. :( I...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-01-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,952
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Prior to reading this book, I was under the...

Prior to reading this book, I was under the impression that we only formed new fat cells in our teens and during pregnancy. The author of the book I read didn't mention pregnancy, so I don't know if...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-01-2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,952
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
Limited numbers of Fat Cells

I just read that one's number of fat cells is set in your teens, and you don't grow any more after that. As one gains weight, the fat cells just fill up more and more. The book showed a...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-01-2007, 03:35 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 44,074
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
I don't like our doctor, either. That's why I...

I don't like our doctor, either. That's why I spend so much time reading books on the health problems that are in my family. We bought a glucose monitor and started monitoring my husband after he...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-01-2007, 02:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,047
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
I usually get terrible cramping with my period,...

I usually get terrible cramping with my period, but tried extra magnesium supplements this last one-- and the pain diminished by at least 75% It took a lot of magnesium- close to 1500 mg spread...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 02-01-2007, 11:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,047
Posted By MariaOfColumbia
ACK! Start taking things out and you are risking...

ACK! Start taking things out and you are risking pelvic prolapse, which really, really sucks. All those organs support each other inside and are interconnected. Take one out and the others move a...
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