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    Chronic pain

    My sympathy. I had a bad bout of sciatica couple of years ago. Was more painful and more lasting than either passing kidney stones or giving birth ( and I've done those both twice!) The only thing that helped me were certain stretches. Google figure4 stretch and pigeon stretch. Try them several...
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    High carb day - a day in hospital

    I hope @IanBish doesn't mind me using this thread to post this. He nearly missed his signs, as did a good friend of mine who thought it was bad indigestion and went for a 2 hour walk at 2 am. He had emergency surgery just 4 hours later! It's even more difficult for women, apparently...
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    "What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

    I've never managed to listen or get to a PHc conference yet. They always hold it in May and I will be away. Never mind Yoghurt saga continues. I looked back over the notes @shelley262 kindly sent me (thought it was last summer, but was June 22!!) And I think I muddled up the 2 methods of...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Edited, venison, not version! Nibbling day today, not planned just how it's panning out . No breakfast but thought I shouldn't go shopping hungry so had a few lc cheese biscuits that I made yesterday and a cwc Early lunch, an avocado with some homemade kimchi . A proper full sugar Portuguese...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    It doesn't have to be either / or I use both, food here, chat about other things there
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Up. :(
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    "What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

    Try swapping the "usual" from that sentence and replace it with "past" It's your "new normal", fingers crossed (whether they are feeling fingers or not ;))
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    When lifes tough and hectic, try to keep stocks of hard boiled eggs, cold meats, cheese and nuts handy. Better to grab those than any old rubbish :)
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    B: hm full fat yoghurt, with milled seeds and 8 blackberries (@shelley262 my yoghurt is too runny, can I reheat it and re do in the yoghurt maker for another 24 hours?) L: 2 slices livlife bread as cheese in toast. 2 cc chocolate pots with cream. Then planned to go out but nearest motorway...
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    "What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

    I find it doesn't come up in notifications so I actively have to search for it
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Active morning meant "breakfast" slipped to 11:30 Full fat yoghurt, 8 blackberries, 8 walnut halves, a splash of double cream. Later a big of cheesies D: 2 egg omelette with leeks and cheese. Green bean salad. 3 glasses white wine and soda. We had a vegetarian visitor so I did a leek risotto...
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    ‘Stop Eating After 7pm’ Challenge

    Nearer 19:30 tonight. After yesterday's late meal I did skip breakfast, not eating anything until 12:30 today to keep the longer fast and no snacking theory going.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Skipped breakfast Double dancing! Back on schedule after 5 week gap. Did pop out for a takeaway coffee halfway through, which I shared with hubby...but I'm not used to caffeine... Did couple of errands on way home. L: 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 thick slice of ham wrapped around guacamole and...
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    Oxytocin and diabetes

    I've long believed we only know a fraction of the complex puzzle that is the human body. That oxytocin may play a part in metabolism wouldn't surprise me at all. Like I'd like to know more about ghrelin and leptin too... and then of course there the interactions between them all, and insulin and...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    So today didn't go quite to plan ( tmad vegan lunch and streak dinner) Woke early and hungry so had full fat yoghurt, seeds and 10 blackberries. Got totally drenched walking to exercise class, even my wellies were wet inside! Got really cold in the wind. The vegan juice bar was expected...