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- Type of diabetes
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It may seem bizarre to post a thread celebrating being overweight but as usual it is all in the context!!
As I have posted before, I started my diabetic journey back in September 2019 (All the figures in my signature). It was the wake up call I finally needed to take some real action to improve my long term life chances and given the situation that is unfolding around us now that is never more true.
Today, after 7 months of very focused hard work, (with some slip ups along the way!) I dropped out of the Obese category and into the Overweight category for the first time in decades. I know all the caveats about BMI and it is just a number but it marks a significant and positive milestone for me and gives me a real positive feeling in a time when positives are in short supply.
It would be very tempting at the moment to slip into bad eating habits but fortunately I am able to resist this and live in a place where so far I have been able to access the food I need and am able to use my daily exercise session to walk many miles in the country without meeting anyone. I really understand that for those of us living in large towns and cities this is not as easy and I wish all of those people the very best.
I now have my next target in sight which is hitting the 'normal' weight category and I will continue to work towards that but for today I am celebrating and looking forward to the time when we move beyond CV19.
All my best wishes to everyone.
Keep healthy, happy and socially distant!
As I have posted before, I started my diabetic journey back in September 2019 (All the figures in my signature). It was the wake up call I finally needed to take some real action to improve my long term life chances and given the situation that is unfolding around us now that is never more true.
Today, after 7 months of very focused hard work, (with some slip ups along the way!) I dropped out of the Obese category and into the Overweight category for the first time in decades. I know all the caveats about BMI and it is just a number but it marks a significant and positive milestone for me and gives me a real positive feeling in a time when positives are in short supply.
It would be very tempting at the moment to slip into bad eating habits but fortunately I am able to resist this and live in a place where so far I have been able to access the food I need and am able to use my daily exercise session to walk many miles in the country without meeting anyone. I really understand that for those of us living in large towns and cities this is not as easy and I wish all of those people the very best.
I now have my next target in sight which is hitting the 'normal' weight category and I will continue to work towards that but for today I am celebrating and looking forward to the time when we move beyond CV19.
All my best wishes to everyone.
Keep healthy, happy and socially distant!
