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Fed up with the obesity tag
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Hi JennyDD.
Welcome to the forum.
Obese.....I kmow exactly what you mean. I used to weigh nearly 20 stone in January of this year.
Since joining this forum and changing my lifestyle and diet plan I have lost nearly 4 stone and now weigh 15 st 8 lbs. I am still classed as obese but I feel so much better, fitter, healthier and generally full of vitality. A new life ? To be a 'normal' weight I have to get down to 13 and a half stone - not sure if I ever will ? I shall try though as I know it will improve my overall health.
If you are happy at the weight you are then fine. Nobody is going to make you get slimmer. It is just a choice you make and you have to know the consequences of doing nothing.
Welcome to the forum.
Obese.....I kmow exactly what you mean. I used to weigh nearly 20 stone in January of this year.
Since joining this forum and changing my lifestyle and diet plan I have lost nearly 4 stone and now weigh 15 st 8 lbs. I am still classed as obese but I feel so much better, fitter, healthier and generally full of vitality. A new life ? To be a 'normal' weight I have to get down to 13 and a half stone - not sure if I ever will ? I shall try though as I know it will improve my overall health.
If you are happy at the weight you are then fine. Nobody is going to make you get slimmer. It is just a choice you make and you have to know the consequences of doing nothing.
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Jenny,
I was 18 stone 4 at Christmas, 17 stone 5 in May on diagnosis.
I am now 13 stone 8 pounds and according to the NHS I am still 24 pounds overweight!!
I have dropped from a 42+ waist to a 32 and my family are pleading with me to stop losing weight as they think I look too gaunt and thin.
My personal view is that I look about OK but could probably lose another 8 pounds of fat.
After that I will have to start trimming muscle.
PS I have fad dieted for 30 years without any success. Low carb has seen me trim 54 pounds in 4 months!
I have managed to shrug off the obesity tag, but afraid I will have to live with being so called over weight!!.
Regards Steve.
I was 18 stone 4 at Christmas, 17 stone 5 in May on diagnosis.
I am now 13 stone 8 pounds and according to the NHS I am still 24 pounds overweight!!
I have dropped from a 42+ waist to a 32 and my family are pleading with me to stop losing weight as they think I look too gaunt and thin.
My personal view is that I look about OK but could probably lose another 8 pounds of fat.
After that I will have to start trimming muscle.
PS I have fad dieted for 30 years without any success. Low carb has seen me trim 54 pounds in 4 months!
I have managed to shrug off the obesity tag, but afraid I will have to live with being so called over weight!!.
Regards Steve.
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:? I know the feeling! I have actually managed to get down to my "proper" weight about 3 times during the course of my life. It's so great to feel really energetic and well, plus whatever you wear looks real good. Every time I have told myself I'm not going to put it back on but addiction to food is such a strong thing, as has been said - an alcaholic doesn't have to have another drink however strong the desire, but we have to keep on eating.
The other thing that really bugs me is that doctors always refer to my weight at the slightest opportunity, I swear if I had a sore thumb it would still be brought up! If only one could be a slim jim we wouldn't suffer from a thousand and one complaints. I agree weight increases the effect of same but I know plenty of people that are really slim and they still have the same sort of problems.
(Anyone reading this who's in the medical proffesion please don't lecture me - Iv'e heard it all before.)
I can't remember how many times I have bought coats or dresses, etc., a size too small as an incentive to shed the pounds - it doesn't work.
Lead me not into temptation - I can get there on my own!
The other thing that really bugs me is that doctors always refer to my weight at the slightest opportunity, I swear if I had a sore thumb it would still be brought up! If only one could be a slim jim we wouldn't suffer from a thousand and one complaints. I agree weight increases the effect of same but I know plenty of people that are really slim and they still have the same sort of problems.
(Anyone reading this who's in the medical proffesion please don't lecture me - Iv'e heard it all before.)
I can't remember how many times I have bought coats or dresses, etc., a size too small as an incentive to shed the pounds - it doesn't work.
Lead me not into temptation - I can get there on my own!
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At diagnosis I was twice the woman I ought to be :? I wasn't simply overweight, but morbidly obese. Having lost 25% of the weight I need to lose I am now merely obese :roll: 
I have done this mainly on a low carb diet and this has also brought my HbA1c down to 6% and loads of minor niggly health problems have cleared up and I didn't get bronchitis this year in the oilseed rape pollen season as I have done for the last 2 years
Jenny Rhul who runs http://www.bloodsugar101 talks about the "diet" issues somewhere on her site. We are not losing weight to look good, we are losing weight because our health matters to us.
Most people who go on weight loss diets do it to lose weight and as soon as they return to their old eating patterns the weight goes back on.
Those of us who manage our diet because we have diabetes have a different motivation. We lose weight because this reduces the insulin resistance that means our bodies can't use the insulin our bodies either produce or we inject. High blood sugar in the presence of large amounts of insulin is laid down as fat, adding to the insulin resistance.
Starchy carbohydrate is addictive. When we eat it our blood sugar goes up rapidly, it triggers all kinds of hormonal responses that set us off on the hunt for our next meal. I was constantly hungry before I reduced my starchy carb intake. I'd be hungry waaaaaaaaaaaay before my next meal was due, in spite of having eaten large quantities of those starchy carbs (bread, pasta, rice potato) that were suposed to fill me up :? I can now tell the difference between a carb craving and real hunger.
I have diabetes and I can never let down my guard with my diet. I have to stick to this diet for the rest of my life, which is how long I will have diabetes. If I go back to my old eating patterns once I have lost the weight the weight will go back on and my blood sugar will go up. My blood meter tells me how I'm doing immediately and my regular HbA1c's will tell me that I have been doing okay (or not) over the last 3 months.
So, diabetics managing their diets are not like Weightwatchers or Slimming Worlders or any other group of dieters.
The diet I follow I will have to follow for the rest of my life if I want to have the same risks as the rest of the population for numerous health problems including stroke and heart disease. I'm actively working on becoming average (a bit of a challenge as I like to be an A student :roll: ).
Check out bloodsugar101 and the success stories on this website to find out about all the people who have good numbers and kept the weight off in the long term.
And on a personal level, I have dieted in the past and put all the weight back on and them some. I have never enjoyed low fat low sugar food, it is horrible as a long term diet. The low carb food I eat is delicious, I can honestly say I have never eaten so well and I'm not hungry between meals (except at certain parts of my menstrual cycle when I get carb cravings). It won't be a hardship to stick with it for the rest of my life and I'm learing how to manage the carb cravings before my period starts.
I have done this mainly on a low carb diet and this has also brought my HbA1c down to 6% and loads of minor niggly health problems have cleared up and I didn't get bronchitis this year in the oilseed rape pollen season as I have done for the last 2 years
Jenny Rhul who runs http://www.bloodsugar101 talks about the "diet" issues somewhere on her site. We are not losing weight to look good, we are losing weight because our health matters to us.
Most people who go on weight loss diets do it to lose weight and as soon as they return to their old eating patterns the weight goes back on.
Those of us who manage our diet because we have diabetes have a different motivation. We lose weight because this reduces the insulin resistance that means our bodies can't use the insulin our bodies either produce or we inject. High blood sugar in the presence of large amounts of insulin is laid down as fat, adding to the insulin resistance.
Starchy carbohydrate is addictive. When we eat it our blood sugar goes up rapidly, it triggers all kinds of hormonal responses that set us off on the hunt for our next meal. I was constantly hungry before I reduced my starchy carb intake. I'd be hungry waaaaaaaaaaaay before my next meal was due, in spite of having eaten large quantities of those starchy carbs (bread, pasta, rice potato) that were suposed to fill me up :? I can now tell the difference between a carb craving and real hunger.
I have diabetes and I can never let down my guard with my diet. I have to stick to this diet for the rest of my life, which is how long I will have diabetes. If I go back to my old eating patterns once I have lost the weight the weight will go back on and my blood sugar will go up. My blood meter tells me how I'm doing immediately and my regular HbA1c's will tell me that I have been doing okay (or not) over the last 3 months.
So, diabetics managing their diets are not like Weightwatchers or Slimming Worlders or any other group of dieters.
The diet I follow I will have to follow for the rest of my life if I want to have the same risks as the rest of the population for numerous health problems including stroke and heart disease. I'm actively working on becoming average (a bit of a challenge as I like to be an A student :roll: ).
Check out bloodsugar101 and the success stories on this website to find out about all the people who have good numbers and kept the weight off in the long term.
And on a personal level, I have dieted in the past and put all the weight back on and them some. I have never enjoyed low fat low sugar food, it is horrible as a long term diet. The low carb food I eat is delicious, I can honestly say I have never eaten so well and I'm not hungry between meals (except at certain parts of my menstrual cycle when I get carb cravings). It won't be a hardship to stick with it for the rest of my life and I'm learing how to manage the carb cravings before my period starts.
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Hi Jenny
I've been suck at 95 kilos for nearly a year, having lost about 18 already. I'm fairly tall, but it's much too heavy BMI 30.5. I don't eat sugary stuff. Hba1c 5.3% on minimal medication. HATE cola type drinks, eat chicken salad when I take grandchild to MacDonald's.( she shares my salad and MAY let me have the lettuce, whilst scoffing all the cherry tomatoes.I Avoid most carbs like the plague, exercise classes 5 per week and Health Walks up and down hills. I can do 4 miles on hard terrain in about 1 hour 20 minutes.
IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!! :evil: But I'm out of ideas and yes BMI 30.5 is Just into the obese category. I wear a size 18 below the waist and a 22 above, being rather generously endowed.
All I can say is that BG has to be the priority in matters of diet.
Hana
I've been suck at 95 kilos for nearly a year, having lost about 18 already. I'm fairly tall, but it's much too heavy BMI 30.5. I don't eat sugary stuff. Hba1c 5.3% on minimal medication. HATE cola type drinks, eat chicken salad when I take grandchild to MacDonald's.( she shares my salad and MAY let me have the lettuce, whilst scoffing all the cherry tomatoes.I Avoid most carbs like the plague, exercise classes 5 per week and Health Walks up and down hills. I can do 4 miles on hard terrain in about 1 hour 20 minutes.
IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!! :evil: But I'm out of ideas and yes BMI 30.5 is Just into the obese category. I wear a size 18 below the waist and a 22 above, being rather generously endowed.
All I can say is that BG has to be the priority in matters of diet.
Hana
