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- Type of diabetes
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I didn't think you were shouty, @Janice2209 . I do think you are desperate for a solution. The wait for the psych consultation can't be helping. Can your GP assist in speeding it up?I thought I'd replied to this but obviously never posted it.
Did anyone listen to You and Yours yesterday (11th November 2014), specifically on weight loss surgery, available on listen again for the next week. Some very interesting comments about genetic pre-disposition and hormonal changes in obesity that make it very difficult to sustain weight loss.
I'm very sorry if I got a bit shouty about what I didn't want. What I do want from the forum is very simple, experience and opinions from people who have undergone or considered weight loss surgery.
Pipp, thank you so much for being so straight forward in your reply. I should have said that I'd gone from 116kg to 104kg 8 years ago before Dan died to make the roller coaster a bit more realistic. Whatever, I do know I have lots of issues to work through, Dan dying was one of the triggers over the years that has knocked me off course. I'm sure we can all name several life changing moments but not all of us end up putting weight on over it and not all of us can point at something quite so traumatic (fortunately). A couple of years ago a nurse really upset me (I think I've said this up thread) and that was enough to throw me off the weight loss course again.
I've had another look at the Newcastle diet and, whilst I know it could work in the short term, I'm pretty certain it is not something I could use to maintain weight loss. I'm very glad it has worked for you, 144 down to 92 is impressive and even though this has crept back up I hope you are successful in losing more weight.
Please note I have not said, "Well done you" or "You must be very proud of yourself". I've learned over the years that whilst I am very happy each time I have achieved weight loss it the comments come back to bite me when I put weight back on. The converse of "being proud of yourself" is to "be ashamed of yourself". My friends don't actually say (to my face), "You must be ashamed of putting that weight back on" but I do feel it. As if social and media shaming wasn't enough I can do it to myself as well. Thank goodness I'm not a catholic!
I'm a bit in limbo at the moment because waiting for the psych consult. I've gone through all the other tests, consults and meetings and would be on the maximum 18 week countdown if it wasn't for this. I'm not sure why the wait is so long.
As for Newcastle diet, for me it was the short term, rapid weight loss that got me started on the right track. Although I have had some weight gain, I remain considerably lighter than I used to be, and I have developed a taste for low carb foods. I do not use LCHF diet advocated by many on forum, because I want to lose weight quicker than that would allow. That will be something I will follow when I am nearer my correct weight. A fair way to go yet. I think being free of diabetes BG levels encourages me to stay on track, but have had blips. One following immobility due to having 2 major operations, another when I foolishly started testing limits on how much carb food I could consume without spiking BG. There was no effect on BG, but I put weight on, and found it difficult to stop eating high carb, addictive foods.
I appreciate you not saying 'well done'. I too find it intrusive when other people, sometimes casual acquaintances, comment on my appearance. Like you I wonder why they feel it is something I have 'achieved' when I have lost weight, and say nothing if I gain. I wonder what they must think of the fat me. However, I have come to realise that the only opinion of me that matters is my own opinion. There are all sorts of reasons why I have harmed myself with food. I may never fully control the reasons, but right now I am 'owning' my own health. To do this I have read, reflected, accepted that I cannot change the past, learned to be a bit kinder to myself, and to look after my body better, as I have so much I still want to achieve. We are of a similar age, and you describe some similar experiences and emotions. I really do hope that you too are soon going to be able to find the right way to conquer your health issues, both physical and emotional.