Hi,
New year kind of new start. Attempting this diet for the third time after an overindulgent xmas and a sobering visit to the diebetic clinic. I was asked to start a cocktail of medication including metformin, ramipril as well as the victoza I currently use to prolong my life as apparently I'm at risk of dying before I get to cash in my pension in a few years time! Ideally I'd like to be medication free but need to completely overhaul my lifestyle to remotely achieve this. After 5 years of living mostly in denial I've finally decided to make 2013 the year to get to grips with diabetes and do something positive about it. The longest I have lasted on the newcastle has been 19 days and I lost well over a stone so sure I can do it and complete the 8 weeks this time.
Current weight = 20 stones
Last cholesterol reading = 6.4
Last HbA1c = 6.6
Last blood pressure reading = 153/100
Current medication = victoza - but will come off it for the duration of the programme.
My goal - full year weight loss of 8 stones
End of Newcastle weightloss target - to weigh 18 stones or less
Exercise goal - at least one hour a day.
Thanks to all those forum members who documented the highs and lows - very inspiring.
I start tomorrow - wish me luck!
New year kind of new start. Attempting this diet for the third time after an overindulgent xmas and a sobering visit to the diebetic clinic. I was asked to start a cocktail of medication including metformin, ramipril as well as the victoza I currently use to prolong my life as apparently I'm at risk of dying before I get to cash in my pension in a few years time! Ideally I'd like to be medication free but need to completely overhaul my lifestyle to remotely achieve this. After 5 years of living mostly in denial I've finally decided to make 2013 the year to get to grips with diabetes and do something positive about it. The longest I have lasted on the newcastle has been 19 days and I lost well over a stone so sure I can do it and complete the 8 weeks this time.
Current weight = 20 stones
Last cholesterol reading = 6.4
Last HbA1c = 6.6
Last blood pressure reading = 153/100
Current medication = victoza - but will come off it for the duration of the programme.
My goal - full year weight loss of 8 stones
End of Newcastle weightloss target - to weigh 18 stones or less
Exercise goal - at least one hour a day.
Thanks to all those forum members who documented the highs and lows - very inspiring.
I start tomorrow - wish me luck!