anyone with over 100lbs to lose?

[Etty]

Congratulations on your weight loss, you are doing really well. I lost weight for about 8 months with LCHF diet only , and then one day, to my surprise, I felt like going for a walk! I've been enjoying walking ever since, and do about an hour a day now. So hang in there, and don't get too hung up about the exercise, it might just happen when you're ready.

[viviennem]

On diagnosis in April 2010 I weighed 298lbs - over 21 stone

26 months later I weigh 236lb (16st 12lbs) - a loss of 62lbs. My BMI has dropped 10 points.

I would like to weigh 12 stone - 168lbs. Only another 68lbs to go 4st 12lb to lose sounds a lot better than 10st!

I've been dieting since I was 15 - 47 years ago - and all I managed to do in that time was double my weight! I finally found Atkins; the diet I use is in the 'Sticky Thread' section - Viv's Modified Atkins Diet. It doesn't suit everybody, but it works for me.

I can now do very little exercise, but I do garden, I do some armchair exercises, and I sometimes do housework ( ). When I can afford it I have a month at the gym, where I can only use the exercise bike. Exercise definitely helps, it's very good for your body and your blood pressure etc, but you can lose weight if you're not able to do very much.

I've just had a long plateau which I put down to regular drinking - red wine only! Now I've stopped that the weight loss has restarted.

Since diagnosis my HbA1C has come down from 6.5 to 5.2, and I'm never outside NICE guidelines for Type 2 blood glucose. In fact I'm hardly ever over 6 mmol/l, these days.

Onwards and downwards!

Viv

edited once to clarify

[claymic]

In 2000 I was at my very highest. I was over 21 stones. I went on a diet and lost quite a bit. In 2009 I started byetta and I was quite strict with my food.not knowingly I was doing a low carb diet. I lost nearly 40 pounds in a year. Alas I put back 30 of them
Now I can't shift any or stick to low carb for more than two days......ideally I should be about 175 so that is 80 pounds to lose

[hanadr]

Best of luck. i wish you both success. When you've done it, tell me the secret. I've been struggling for years and having lost over 3 stones, I could do with another 2 off. Difficult at my age. i haven't done the sums in pounds
Hana

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[quote="viviennem"]On diagnosis in April 2010 I weighed 298lbs - over 21 stone

26 months later I weigh 236lb (16st 12lbs) - a loss of 62lbs. My BMI has dropped 10 points.

I would like to weigh 12 stone - 168lbs. Only another 68lbs to go 4st 12lb sounds a lot better than 10st!

I've been dieting since I was 15 - 47 years ago - and all I managed to do in that time was double my weight! I finally found Atkins; the diet I use is in the 'Sticky Thread' section - Viv's Modified Atkins Diet. It doesn't suit everybody, but it works for me.

I can now do very little exercise, but I do garden, I do some armchair exercises, and I sometimes do housework ( ). When I can afford it I have a month at the gym, where I can only use the exercise bike. Exercise definitely helps, it's very good for your body and your blood pressure etc, but you can lose weight if you're not able to do very much.

I've just had a long plateau which I put down to regular drinking - red wine only! Now I've stopped that the weight loss has restarted.

Since diagnosis my HbA1C has come down from 6.5 to 5.2, and I'm never outside NICE guidelines



It's great that you've got your weight down so much and your blood sugar levels too! I shall have another look at Viv's modified Atkins diet - the thing is that I would like to eat more vegetarian dishes and a lot of Atkins meals seem to be meat based. It's good that your weight loss has restarted - I feel so much better carrying less weight, but today I got all achey again and I know that a lot more needs to come off. Hope to hear more about how you're progressing.

[viviennem]

Rose Elloitt has written a book about low-carb for vegetarians. Have a look on Amazon.

It's possible to do Atkins Induction if you eat eggs and fish, but if must get very boring. Easier if you go up to about 50g carb daily, rather than the 25g for Induction, if you want to eat partly vegetarian. You should still lose weight

Viv

[Ashleigh]

Well, just to update. I now weigh 20 stone - (one stone weight loss with low carbing) - but I seem to have got stuck at this point which is rather frustrating. I think its probably because I'm so inactive and I'm still on a psych drug (although i'm weaning myself off) plus there's the diabetes to contend with. I'm having trouble coming to terms with the fact that I need to embrace exercise. I can't afford gym membership and I don't have a partner to go out with and often feel self-conscious going out by myself and find it hard to get motivated. Words of experience or encouragement are welcome!

Hi

I've never been one for exercise until recently, I saw photos of myself from christmas/new years eve, got on the scales and decided that it was all change from 1st january. I have a dog so decided to look at what i could do with her & cheaply and came across the couch to 5k (c25k) plan.

A lot of people probably say this, but if i could do it, anyone can. Its a running plan, but you download podcasts and do them at your own pace. you go as fast as you are able, starting off with walking if necessary and you move up a section as and when you are ready.

I completed it, and was going to move on to the bridge to 10k plan but we had a bereavement in the family and that sent me off course for a while. I have just got back on track last week, and started the bridge to 10k, but think due to the time off in between, i need to go back on the c25k for a while to get back up to speed.

If you are worried about people seeing you outside, maybe look at getting a treadmill, I got one for use in really bad weather, from the local paper, for £15

Or you could try taking a friends dog for a walk, i felt really self conscious at first, and having my dog with me made so much difference. Although i do still wait for it to get dark before I go. I actually went running in the daytime for the first time on sunday morning!

Another idea to make you motivated to go could be to sign up to a volunteer programme where you walk elderly or sick people's dogs for them, that way you HAVE to go out the front door as they are relying on you. There's a charity called the cinnamon trust that does stuff like that. http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/

I hope you find an exercise that is right for you and good luck with the weight loss

[claymic]

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I too find it difficult to go walking outside because i am self consious and i have been to gyms before and i did enjoy the time there but all the time i was feeling more bad about myself looking at size 6 girls on the equipment next to me.

I was lucky to have been given a Wii for Christmas and Wii Fit so i started doing that in my living room with noone there....about a month ago i bought the Zumba Fitness 2 and i LOVE it!!!!! i mean i will have to be on my own to do it but hey if i am who cares how i look.....i am truly enjoying it and i am sticking to it and it burns sooooo many calories

take care
claudette x

[Sever]

I too have to loose half my body fat its a long journey ahead but im already loosing lbs and seeing that when i weigh myself is a proud moment and will keep me going good luck everyone!

[rtee]

I shouldn't really be here cos I don't have SO much to lose but just want to encourage you all and ask a silly question!
I did get up to 19.5 st at my heaviest. Lost 2 st. over several yrs then was 17.5 for yrs.
After diagnosis a yr ago I lost another stone (16.5 )then stuck at that or just under
I found this site about 2months ago and decided to low carb combined with some shakes.
This morning I weighed in at 14st 11lbs I'd like to get down to 12st.
You can do it too. Keep going.

I'm nearly 65 and I've started going to the gym! Also I do aquaerobics which is really great as the water supports your joints AND your body is under water most of the time and only you can feel it wobbling

Silly question: How do I get a 'count down strip' for the bottom of my posts? (showing my age now, not so IT savvy!)

[diva1977]

Im over 20 stone and type 2 diabetic.
I was size 18 in 2007 gave up smoking a week later found out i was pregnant . Id been trying and miscarrying for 10 years was only size 8-10 1st time i lost a baby. So feeling this pregnancy was different spurred me on . But i substituted cigs for sweeties and gained about 3-3.5 stone whilst pregnant. Traumatic birth and complications up to 6 months after PND my weight continued to climb.

About a year later on routine testing my doctor would do on me i tested positive for type 2 .This year i finally found the strength to go to a Slimming World class. I can suffer terrible panic attacks when im anxious , and this been preventing me going as was scared of being fattest person there.

My consultant runs 5 classes and often i am fattest there and i find the plan easy to do but hard to stick to with a young child , but since end of January ive lost 3 stone. My diabetic nurse so pleased as even on Orlistat (sp?) I wasnt losing more than few llbs a month.

On a good week i lose 3-5llbs but i often stay the same and have had a few small gains along the way. But as the weight is coming off im starting to get more active as its easier and i find i have more energy. I used to just fall asleep even watching Tv sat upright , not good with young child. Ive cut out 2-3 naps a day. Now I have one if hes in school and im at home but if hubby day off or im busy i go w/o and it dont bother me.

Its a long journey and the road is going to be bumpy but ive started it and i wont stop until i reach my destination

[catza]

Hi diva and nice to see you making your first post.

Well done on your weight loss.

I have so far lost over 80lbs and still have about 100lbs to go so I know how hard you must have worked to get this far. Feeling more energetic as the weight comes off is a great spur to carry on but I doooooo sooooooo hate the weeks when I hop on the scales and find that I haven't lost anything. At least with recording all my BG levels on my food diary I have the reassurance that I am keeping my Diabetes under control and, as you say, I won't stop my journey no matter how bumpy and will eventually reach my destination.

[Defren]

Im over 20 stone and type 2 diabetic.
I was size 18 in 2007 gave up smoking a week later found out i was pregnant . Id been trying and miscarrying for 10 years was only size 8-10 1st time i lost a baby. So feeling this pregnancy was different spurred me on . But i substituted cigs for sweeties and gained about 3-3.5 stone whilst pregnant. Traumatic birth and complications up to 6 months after PND my weight continued to climb.

About a year later on routine testing my doctor would do on me i tested positive for type 2 .This year i finally found the strength to go to a Slimming World class. I can suffer terrible panic attacks when im anxious , and this been preventing me going as was scared of being fattest person there.

My consultant runs 5 classes and often i am fattest there and i find the plan easy to do but hard to stick to with a young child , but since end of January ive lost 3 stone. My diabetic nurse so pleased as even on Orlistat (sp?) I wasnt losing more than few llbs a month.

On a good week i lose 3-5llbs but i often stay the same and have had a few small gains along the way. But as the weight is coming off im starting to get more active as its easier and i find i have more energy. I used to just fall asleep even watching Tv sat upright , not good with young child. Ive cut out 2-3 naps a day. Now I have one if hes in school and im at home but if hubby day off or im busy i go w/o and it dont bother me.

Its a long journey and the road is going to be bumpy but ive started it and i wont stop until i reach my destination

Bravo! Weight loss is not easy. This is such an inspirational story, and one that needs to be praised. I think, certainly from a person point of view, as you see the pounds slipping away it gives greater and greater incentive.

I wish you all the luck in the world, and say thank you for being brave enough to share your story here.

[LouiseW]

I too have over 100 pounds to lose. And although here in Canada, we've gotten used to the km per hour, measuring one's weight is still mostly in pounds even with my kids who grew up with metric. So I weigh 280 pounds. About 7 years ago, I lost 105 pounds through low calorie first, and then low-carb. I attribute that stretch to postponing the inevitable diagnosis of Type 2. I haven't actually been diagnosed yet but my blood sugars are in the diabetic range.

I'm got renewed commitment to a low-carb way of life with joint issues, mobility through bad knees, and now diabetes.

So as of yesterday, I have recommitted to staying low-carb. How are the rest of you doing who have posted in here?

[Fraddycat]

First of all Diva, well done! Its great to hear you are doing so well. A class like Slimming World can really help with motivation, stick with it you are doing brilliantly!

Louise, its great to hear you have recommitted to low carb, I started low carbing in July and since then have lost 18lbs - I have my first HBA1C since I started low carbing in a week's time and I am excited to see what a difference it has made. Determination is the first thing we all need when it comes to making the changes that we know will make a difference.

Just what I need, a bit of inspiration to start the new week! Thanks