- Messages
- 657
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I was doing well. I was diagnosed in late April, with a HbA1C of 106. Seven weeks later (after listening to this forum's advice and low-carbing) I had gotten it down to 66 and had lost a stone. I had also gotten my cholesterol down from slightly high to well within normal range. My DN and GP were pleased, although of course there was room for much improvement.
My birthday was on June 9th. I had an ice cream as a birthday treat. Since then, my diet has been terrible. It hasn't be *quite* as bad as it was before, but still bad. It seems that one ice cream spiraled into all kinds of sugar-laden foods. It's also been a very stressful time for my husband and I, as he's lost his biggest client and our income has been greatly reduced.
The trouble is, I don't feed badly physically, as I did before I started low-carbing and went on Metformin. I've also lost 4 additional pounds. I still feel fairly energetic. I think if I felt like ****, or had gained back some of the weight I lost, it would kick my butt into eating better. I am fully aware what it is doing to me inside though. Of course I stopped testing as well.
If you've fallen off, how did you get back on the low-carb wagon again? How do I get that determination to be healthy back again? I really feel like I've failed. I think once the novelty of low-carbing went away, it just became "too hard" when I realized I would have to do this for the rest of my life. How do you keep up the momentum, day after day? I am off to bed feeling very low and have no clue how I'm going to get back to proper eating.
My birthday was on June 9th. I had an ice cream as a birthday treat. Since then, my diet has been terrible. It hasn't be *quite* as bad as it was before, but still bad. It seems that one ice cream spiraled into all kinds of sugar-laden foods. It's also been a very stressful time for my husband and I, as he's lost his biggest client and our income has been greatly reduced.
The trouble is, I don't feed badly physically, as I did before I started low-carbing and went on Metformin. I've also lost 4 additional pounds. I still feel fairly energetic. I think if I felt like ****, or had gained back some of the weight I lost, it would kick my butt into eating better. I am fully aware what it is doing to me inside though. Of course I stopped testing as well.
If you've fallen off, how did you get back on the low-carb wagon again? How do I get that determination to be healthy back again? I really feel like I've failed. I think once the novelty of low-carbing went away, it just became "too hard" when I realized I would have to do this for the rest of my life. How do you keep up the momentum, day after day? I am off to bed feeling very low and have no clue how I'm going to get back to proper eating.