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The Frightening Part of the Year
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Nov 20, 2018 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
I also have a battle with weight control. I lost 45 pounds since they discovered my diabetes 6 years ago; and still have trouble keeping that A1C down. I could still stand to lose about 25 more, but I have kept off the 45 pounds for 6 years so that is a miracle in itself, considering how much I love to eat! Perhaps I will never be at my ideal weight, but I am healthier than when I started on this journey. Don't fret too much about a few pounds, live--enjoy your life--when you get back to your normal schedule, it will even out. One of the things I have learned about weight is: the more upset you get about it, the more it tends to go up. Contentandwell, you still haven't sold me on the dark chocolate--it tastes like mud to me. I guess it is because I have loved milk chocolate for so long--if I could get it in an IV, I think I would be first in line!!!!! Have a great week, my friend!
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@chocolate5lover milk chocolate just tastes bland to me, I started eating dark chocolate when I was just a kid because my mother favored it. I suspect that dark chocolate was more in the 50 - 60 percent range though. I like it all the way up to 85% but more than that I don’t care for.
I have been gaining weight for a while now and vacation was really the icing on the cake - even though I ate no cake! I would like to lose 10 - 12 pounds to get back to a more comfortable weight where my clothes fit. Thankfully I still had some pants from a higher weight so I am stuck wearing them right now. Some of the gain is fluid retention from eating out so much - I use very little salt at home. Experience has shown me that even fluid takes a couple of weeks to make its way out of my tissues.
JK