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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,952 posts)

13. I lost over 50 pounds

Reply to brewens (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:38 PM

Apr 2020

Now I am very close to my ideal weight. Still diabetic tho. I keep my sugar levels between 80 and 100 .
Been diabetic 3 years and determined to keep the fat off.
Size 44 down to 34.
Haven't needed insulin.

I do keto.
Glad I lost the weight too.

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New Orleans' Coronavirus Death Rate Is Nearly 3 Times New York's: Coronavirus & Obesity [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2020 OP

K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

Boy did I ever pick the right year to lose a bunch of weight. Actually about the last 18 brewens Apr 2020 #2

Terrific job, good for you. If ever there was a time to lose weight, appalachiablue Apr 2020 #4

I'm also off BP meds and blood thinners, and they cut my anti-cholesterol in half. I just refilled brewens Apr 2020 #5

Improving your health and saving$$ is great. Some yrs ago I appalachiablue Apr 2020 #6

I started out just cutting portions. That stopped working so I started seriously counting brewens Apr 2020 #9

Counting calories is best, and we can eat more whole, healthy food appalachiablue Apr 2020 #11

I lost over 50 pounds I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #13

This will be bad for all those red states w/poor health degage Apr 2020 #3

Louisiana also has a high prevalence of smokers, past and present..... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #7

Thanks for posting the harsh truth. We've got a ways to go appalachiablue Apr 2020 #12

Obese people have always been descirnimitated against in health care Runningdawg Apr 2020 #8

Valuable info. and quite an eye opener. This would be a good post for appalachiablue Apr 2020 #10

Being both fat and now thin I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #14