flexi06
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hardest struggle is all around weight loss.
I've given up a lot of my Earthly pleasures such as homemade bread and homemade chips and I eat a fraction of what I used to eat but my weight seems stuck around the 12 stone 2 pounds level.
I am reasonably active and eat LCHF (with a few lapses) but I would have to starve myself to get down to my target weight of 11 stone 7 pounds (what I weighed in my late teens).
I would love to run, but my legs and especially my feet are just not up to it any more.
I enjoy cycling, but various dodgy calculations suggest that I would have to cycle for 2.5 to 3.5 hours just to burn off a pound of fat.
I've recently had foot problems (probably strained tendons on top of my left foot) which stopped me walking, and my knees are fairly knackered.
So exercise is complicated.
I find that I cannot give up booze long term as it is a relaxant and rounds off a pretty good day into a really great day. Beer is both my friend and my enemy.
Associated with this, I find it hard not to be critical (and possibly a little envious) of all those who are carrying a lot of excess weight. I tell myself that they may have IR and not be able to help themselves. However if I could weigh a couple of stone more and not have to compromise my lifestyle in any way I suspect that I might take it.
I have not tried it myself yet but I learned on a course that triple cooked chips (cooked, cooled reheated x2 are lower carb than normal- due to molecular changes and fibre increasing- so maybe you could have your home cooked chips if you wanna go the extra mile