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I can do this!!!!!!!

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Thank you so much Alan, Pottersusan and Grovesy. Susan your post did make me laugh because it sounds so familiar about me🙂 Well I am now officially back to being a gym bunny. Lovely workout, combination of sitting and standing machines leading to a total of 30 minutes aerobic workout as measured by my heart rate:D I feel good but not sure what my legs may say in the morning🙂
 
Good morning well I feel ok after gym workout - no sign of CFS/ME payback, touch wood. However it did have a major impact on my overnight BG levels. Six hours hovering around hypo which I was too tired to deal with, eventually managed to deal with a 2.7 at 6am - this was with an overnight 80% TBR. Two weeks until I go back to University so hopefully I will have sorted out the effects of the gym by then 🙂 Today's plan is 10-15 minutes of Tai Chi stretching 🙂
 
Just turned my basal down to 20% so that I can go to the gym in an hour🙂 I'm hoping that the basal reduction will stop me from needing the 30g of carbs that were necessary when I went to the gym on Monday. UPDATE I had a TBR of 20% for two hours, including 40 minutes in the gym. I went up to 12.8 so I've bolused one unit and set the TBR back to 100%. I'm going to be cautious with my insulin today to avoid hypos 🙂
 
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Well after I posted about the gym visit on Tuesday my levels stayed around 12 and I needed various corrections. Total opposite today.
9.45 reduced TBR to 30%
10.15 BG 3.9 15 g fast acting carbs
11am arrived at gym 8.2 and TBR still 30%
Finished workout and got back to car (TBR still 30%) I tested and I was 3.5 aaaagh frustrating!!
15g fast acting carbs and TBR back to 100%
I think I will try a 20% basal on Saturday and 15g fast acting carbs before the work out unless my levels are above 8. Does anyone have any other suggestions please?
 
Good morning and it is indeed a good morning :D I really don't know how but I've lost FIVE lbs in the last week and weigh 14st 10lbs which is my target for the end of January:D
I've been to the gym four times in the last week and kept to my calorie target on Saturday and Sunday but apart from that I've had quite a lazy week. Not complaining though, I'm thrilled that this weight has come off so quickly:D
 
Yay another day yesterday of keeping to my calories and another 40 minute workout :D
 
Good morning everyone. I've lost another 2lbs :D That's half a stone in ten days:D not drinking alcohol is definitely helping 🙂
 
Hi Amanda, I have only just seen this thread, yes you can do it! I done it and need to get back on track and get to goal. So far ive lost just under 7 stone in 2 years (joined weight watchers and started walking more). I found not drinking alcohol definately helped me too. I put 4lbs on over the 2 weeks of christmas and new year so hoping to get that back off when i get weighed next tuesday.
 
Thank you Stitch. Wow you have done so well. You are a true inspiration. I've tried WeightWatchers but I found it too complicated when also counting carbs. I've started using MyFitnessPal app this time and I find it much easier and motivational. All the best with your weigh in on Tuesday. Please let us know how you get on.
 
Keep up the good work. You can do it.
 
Thank you for the vote of confidence Susan 🙂
 
Yay I nearly forgot to post :D I've lost another pound so that's 8lbs in a fortnight and I now weigh 14st 7lbs. I'm expecting it to slow down to a pound a week now, hopefully not less than that🙂
 
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Yay I nearly forgot to post :D I've lost another pound so that's 8lbs in a fortnight and I now weigh 14st 7lbs. I'm expecting it to slow down to a pound a week now, hopefully not less than that🙂
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Excellent! Well done Amanda 🙂
 
Thank you Northerner. I think that when I lose the next pound I will be the lowest weight that I've been in a long time🙂
 
Werll done Amanda, slow and steady wins the race! I need to get back on (giving myself a kick up the butt!)
 
Thank you Stitch 🙂 Good luck with getting back on 🙂
 
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