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Help! I have so much weight to lose

@zand

For information (and I wouldn't advise anyone to use alternative therapies without checking things out with a doctor!)

The year my father retired was rather stressful for him, his had mother died, and the retirement came after a period of risk of redundancy.

He had been feeling rather tired, and looked a bit grey, but we all thought that it was the stress, and he would feel better after a few months of retirement.

Well, he didn't. He started sleeping in for the first time in his life, and the greyness persisted, and his twinkle faded. After several months of this he went for a doctor's checkup where he was told:
'You have a very mild arterial fibulation (sp?) . Nothing to worry about. Here, have a drug. Come back in 3 months for monitoring.'

This did not satisfy my mother (thank goodness). She is into alternative therapies and sent him to an acupuncturist who took his pulse in about 20 ways, said that one of the chambers in his heart was regularly missing a beat, (1 in 16 beats). They gave him a single acupuncture treatment. At the end of the treatment they took his pulse again, and said the problem was sorted.

The greyness had disappeared within 2 days, and the twinkle came back soon after.

The 3 month doctors checkup confirmed the heart was back on all cylinders and he could stop taking the tablets (that he had never started taking).

17 years later, he has had no further problems, and is as fit as a very un-grey, cheerfully twinkly, fiddle.

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zand said:
Hi, this is a very difficult post for me to make because I don't like admitting that I need help. I am a 56 year old woman who is morbidly obese and wants to lose 105 pounds. I am type 2 and have been for 3 years. I have been low-carbing, fairly successfully for 3 years, but after a few knocks have stopped for a while and find it difficult to start again. The LCHF diet is very good for my BG's which were within the 'normal' range for most of those 3 years. However I didn't lose much weight on it. The only time I lost a significant amount was when I cut down to 600 calories a day for 7 weeks. My weight then was 16 stone 9 lbs. Today it is 17stones 11lbs. (the highest ever was 18stone 5lbs)

Last week, after a referral from my doctor, I joined Slimming World. I was weighed today and have lost a pound. This may not sound like much to you, but to me it's amazing. It's amazing because I am the sort of person who is 'all or nothing'. When I am feeling good about myself I can work really hard and achieve loads. When I feel down I let everything slide. I have felt down for a couple of months now, yet somehow I managed to start something and achieve something, whilst I wasn't feeling good. I have done many diets before, but I have never done so well whilst feeling depressed and I am very proud of myself for trying. This is a big first for me.

Another big first is asking for help.

I intend to get back to LCHF properly as soon as I can. My Slimming World consultant won't be happy about the high fat bit, but as long as I keep losing weight I don't suppose she will be too bothered. I will not be buying any of the low fat/low sugar products that they like so much. I will eat real food. I intend to keep going to SW so that I am not so tempted to give up in the bad times. This is also the reason I am starting this thread - so I won't be able to hide away during the bad times. I have an appointment to see my nurse for blood tests just before Easter, and another to see my GP to ask for Metformin after Easter.

I haven't been checking my BG's much recently. Two hours after breakfast this morning it was 6.7. I expect my fasting one to be around 8.5. I will check it tomorrow.

I like walking but haven't really done any all winter. I went out for a short walk this morning. I used to walk 2 miles a day but stopped because I developed a heart problem (atrial fibrillation) which made me very breathless. I had an operation (called ablation) in November 2012. They put you to sleep then pass a catheter through to your heart and 'burn' away the circuits inside which are causing the irregular heartbeat. The procedure usually lasts 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Mine lasted 6 hours. I was told to have complete bed rest for 2 weeks afterwards (it's normally a week). I had this idea that I would do that for 2 weeks, then spend a further 2 weeks getting back to normal. The reality was very different. I had the 2 weeks rest, but after that time muscles had already started to weaken and it was 5 months until I felt I had any energy at all. I had problems with my back after all that resting, I could hardly walk and was doubled over like an old lady (OK, an older lady) I went to a chiropractor. I had had my heart set on going to watch a football match again, in April. How could I, when I couldn't walk? I found that the best way to walk was to straighten up whilst pushing a shopping trolley. So I went to the match. My husband dropped me at a supermarket about 1/4 - 1/2 mile from the ground. I limbered up walking with a shopping trolley (with only a pack of Nurofen in it- boy did I get some funny looks!). Then we walked slowly to the ground. This was the start of me getting better.

I have a target for walking too. Two years ago my husband and son did a 50 mile walk in London. They did a 10 mile stretch in the dark and would like to go back one day to retrace their steps and see what they were missing. I would like to go with them, but I need to be able to walk 11 1/2 miles in one day. (to take into account the walking to and from the tube). Last Summer I tried to get in shape, but kept getting stuck at 7 miles. So I need to get back to being able to walk 7 miles in a day, and then push through whatever barrier is stopping me from reaching the 11 - 12 mile target. I think that barrier is something to do with diabetes, because my legs just stop and refuse to function after 7 miles.

So, that's me and that's the plan. Please help me stick to it.
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im a type 1 male i cut back big style and was suprised how good i felt, for b/fast i had porriage with banana for lunch i had rivita cottage cheese and 2 slices of tomato for evening meal i had the same rivita with an apple and for supper i had toast, i started drinking black tea on a sunday i got a treat choc biscuit or cake and salmon steak or oily fish mackeral i kept to this diet for 2 months and walked everyware i went,at the end of the 2 months i was walking 5/10 miles + per day i was fittest ive ever been and i felt fantastic. i started twice a week going to heath clubs using the steam room and sauna ( the sauna ) about 10 minutes only. then the weight and inches started coming off
 
Thank you Brunneria, I will store your post safely in my brain in case I ever need to use that info myself. I wish I had known you 5 or more years ago.:)
 
i had accupuncture for a back ache, it did nothing for my backache but i became a bhuddist

well not really but i could have, it was awesome, i strongely advise it to anyone, just for the experience
 
i tried it, and hated it lol i think the one i got must have been sitting there for a month waiting for diabetic to come in
 
Andy12345 said:
i had accupuncture for a back ache, it did nothing for my backache but i became a bhuddist

well not really but i could have, it was awesome, i strongely advise it to anyone, just for the experience
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And now some health authorities are offering mindfulness courses as an alternative to anti depressants.


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spaceman said:
im a type 1 male i cut back big style and was suprised how good i felt, for b/fast i had porriage with banana for lunch i had rivita cottage cheese and 2 slices of tomato for evening meal i had the same rivita with an apple and for supper i had toast, i started drinking black tea on a sunday i got a treat choc biscuit or cake and salmon steak or oily fish mackeral i kept to this diet for 2 months and walked everyware i went,at the end of the 2 months i was walking 5/10 miles + per day i was fittest ive ever been and i felt fantastic. i started twice a week going to heath clubs using the steam room and sauna ( the sauna ) about 10 minutes only. then the weight and inches started coming off
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Thank you spaceman any tips on how I can lose my excess inches are gratefully received, this is going to be a long haul for me. It's encouraging to see how others do it.
 
Help. This is getting unbearable now. How do I cope with the mood swings? I was feeling fine 2 minutes ago and then I read a comment that hit a raw nerve and my mood has plummeted. It wasn't a nasty comment and not aimed at me, it just sent me downhill. How can I stop being like this? Any ideas? When I was having a high carb diet and not losing weight this didn't happen.
 
Step away from your screen and put on your dancing nightie! A quick boogie will take your mind to a happy place and relax you. The comment you read means nothing, just random pixels. All that matters is you, your health and your loved ones :) X
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
Step away from your screen and put on your dancing nightie! A quick boogie will take your mind to a happy place and relax you. The comment you read means nothing, just random pixels. All that matters is you, your health and your loved ones :) X
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OK, not sure about the nightie and am finding it hard to put one foot in front of the other right now, but I'll give it a go. Bye for now
 
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