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<blockquote data-quote="RosieLKH" data-source="post: 1384932" data-attributes="member: 108816"><p>Hi Kev,</p><p>Well, I suppose the good news is that it's taken under a year and you're taking the first steps to getting to grips with type 2 by coming and posting on here. I took a lot longer I'm afraid, as I believed taking the meds would sort me out. Since I've been on this website and have taken to the low carb way of life things have started changing for me and I am getting control of my blood sugars. It's been a bit up and down, with me going on and off sticking to the diet, but changing a lifetime way of thinking has been hard for my poor brain. Getting my head around not eating low cal has been the thing. I'd always felt guilt with food - I shouldn't be eating this - so cheese, cream, butter, bacon etc were not the things I previously ate. I used to have fizzy low cal drinks, low cal yoghurt etc, but now I am going for as little processed food as I can, no sugar substitutes, full-fat everything.</p><p></p><p>After years of not sticking to low cal diets and slowly getting bigger and bigger I have managed to lose weight - very slowly compared to some - but sustained loss - not going up in 2 years now. For me it has been a lot to do with getting my head around a new lifestyle around food, but came at a time when I was changing other areas of my life, which I think has helped.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, sorry for the ramble. Good luck with making changes. Read loads on here. Ask questions - people are very helpful and knowledgeable. Oh, and I use the My Fitness Pal website/app to record my foods (on and off - I don't do it religiously any more) as it's good for letting you know how many carbs you're taking in (as long as you check whoever entered the food put in the carbs!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RosieLKH, post: 1384932, member: 108816"] Hi Kev, Well, I suppose the good news is that it's taken under a year and you're taking the first steps to getting to grips with type 2 by coming and posting on here. I took a lot longer I'm afraid, as I believed taking the meds would sort me out. Since I've been on this website and have taken to the low carb way of life things have started changing for me and I am getting control of my blood sugars. It's been a bit up and down, with me going on and off sticking to the diet, but changing a lifetime way of thinking has been hard for my poor brain. Getting my head around not eating low cal has been the thing. I'd always felt guilt with food - I shouldn't be eating this - so cheese, cream, butter, bacon etc were not the things I previously ate. I used to have fizzy low cal drinks, low cal yoghurt etc, but now I am going for as little processed food as I can, no sugar substitutes, full-fat everything. After years of not sticking to low cal diets and slowly getting bigger and bigger I have managed to lose weight - very slowly compared to some - but sustained loss - not going up in 2 years now. For me it has been a lot to do with getting my head around a new lifestyle around food, but came at a time when I was changing other areas of my life, which I think has helped. Anyway, sorry for the ramble. Good luck with making changes. Read loads on here. Ask questions - people are very helpful and knowledgeable. Oh, and I use the My Fitness Pal website/app to record my foods (on and off - I don't do it religiously any more) as it's good for letting you know how many carbs you're taking in (as long as you check whoever entered the food put in the carbs!). [/QUOTE]
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