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Help! I have so much weight to lose

If its a nurse or junior dr then it probably won't be up to the standard of high level research. It looked more like audit questions to be honest.
Nothing wrong with being cynical by the way , its the way modern life makes us lol.

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zand said:
Aaaarrgghh! OK on the diabetes week 2014 thread I half-jokingly said I would spend less time on this forum so I could be more active. Well, that is exactly what I am going to try to do. It will be hard 'cos I'm addicted, but some days it doesn't do me any good. Like tonight for instance. Everyone seems to be talking about foods which I am craving for and alcohol which I am now craving again. This isn't a moan about everyone else it's a moan about me and where I am at right now. So I will still pop in and post once or twice a day but will try to limit my time here. I'm not saying I will succeed though, but sometimes this virtual world isn't very safe for me. I have rediscovered another world to lose myself in when the real world gets too much - a book which I started to read 25 years ago, then life got too busy to find the time to read anymore so I forgot about it, well there's 10 of them to get through now. It's so good to find 'me' again.
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I think we could all do that a bit Zand. I had a hobby before I was diagnosed which included a lot of time on another forum as well as the hobby itself, and whist I am still involved this diabetes thing has taken over much of my life at the moment and that has gone by the wayside a bit. I know this is a lifetime thing but I don't want it to be my whole life if you know what I mean. But for now I think I will be on here a lot at least until my next bloods coming up next month, my first since diagnosis. After that I might also drop back a bit.

What's the book if you don't mind me asking?
 
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It's called Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson. Well, this book was recommended to me by someone I used to work with. At the time there was a set of 6 and he was starting book 4 when he told me about them When I started to read it I loved it because the descriptions were so good I could just transport myself to another place by reading it. I did not really identify with the main character then though. When I was packing for my holiday recently I thought I'd need a book for the flight and knew it was this one I had to find. I didn't know why because I have lots of books that I haven't read yet. Anyway it's about a man who is a bit of a loner and has a progressive disease and finds himself drawn into another world that maybe does/doesn't really exist! :)
 
Im on here quite a lot just now because I need motivation to loose weight and stop me being a couch potato , my default position ....

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zand said:
What's the book if you don't mind me asking?
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It's called Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson. Well, this book was recommended to me by someone I used to work with. At the time there was a set of 6 and he was starting book 4 when he told me about them When I started to read it I loved it because the descriptions were so good I could just transport myself to another place by reading it. I did not really identify with the main character then though. When I was packing for my holiday recently I thought I'd need a book for the flight and knew it was this one I had to find. I didn't know why because I have lots of books that I haven't read yet. Anyway it's about a man who is a bit of a loner and has a progressive disease and finds himself drawn into another world that maybe does/doesn't really exist! :)[/QUOTE]

I read his books in the late 70s. They are part of " the adventures of Thomas Covenant , white gold wielder" series if I remember correctly. I read 4 ( possibly more?)but I think more came out later.. I really enjoyed them because they filled a gap after I had finished The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.



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Yes peacetrain that's him, Thomas Covenant. When I started to read the first one there were 6, then I looked on holiday and found number 9, so now I have ordered 7,8 + 10. I haven't read much more than the first 100 pages yet because I've got other stuff to do and I am reading it really slowly so that I can take in all the detail. It's going to take me a very long time to finish all 10 books!

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And in that world Thomas Covenant no longer has leprosy and his white gold wedding ring has powers. I wonder if it will get rid of the diabetes?


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And yes, I smiled and wondered that myself! Then I ate some cheese.
 
I still haven't forgiven the "friend" who introduced me to that bloody series - I've never been so annoyed by a character in a novel before or since. But once I read the first novel, I felt compelled to read them all, even though I absolutely hated the books. I'm still trying to forget them! Ugh.
 
lol, well I still love them at the moment! I'll let you know when I get irritated by Thomas Covenant, at the moment it's just so nice to see someone else who constantly messes things up and doesn't seem to fit anywhere (but then I am only on page 150, book 1!)
 
Good morning. I am looking forward to weighing this week because I am sure I have lost weight because my clothes are looser. I am going to have to find something different (but the same weight!) to wear to SW

So Pedro's steps.......not so good this week!
Tues 5348
Weds 8603
Thurs 1532 I mislaid Pedro for most of the day I reckon it was about 6000 really
Fri 13809
Sat 10491
Sun 10762
Mon 11164

I have not been very enthusiastic about exercise this week.

This week I have got myself back on track. Food wise I have stuck to the plan and am now having the full amount of calories that myfitnesspal says I should have, 1200. ( average is 1228 a day) My carbs for the week have averaged at 38g. Both of these figures are a whole lot better than last week! However I am glad I increased my calories last week, because my exercise was increased dramatically too, it's a pity I don't enjoy eating protein and fat without carbs because if I did the new plan to eat more would have been a good one. Also last week I just got fed up with always drinking sparkling mineral water and knew that diet coke was a definite 'No' for me because it takes me so long to stop craving it. I didn't fancy wine and I thought one beer would be OK for a change as I was never really that keen on beer/lager before. Yes, that was the huge mistake of last week! But hey I'm not beating myself up about it now, I'm just explaining what my motives were and where it went wrong. I still believe it was less wrong for me than eating very little and walking lots which had been the original holiday plan. Next time I go on holiday I will learn from the mistakes I made this time.

I got up really early this morning and went out walking at 4.20. I met a very nice man and we had a short chat. Nope, I don't think you will understand what I am saying, so I'll try again. Um...well ..He was a good looking man about my age and um...I havn't chatted to a man in that way for around 15 years;) :shy: So I'm feeling a bit more confident now. When I told hubby he smiled and gave me a hug and a big kiss......yes of course I told him ...I'm happily married, it's just nice to be noticed again after so many years, that's all.

OK so today is SW, I will do an update afterwards, maybe lunch time if I have the time. Tomorrow I have a chiropractor appointment which is good because my back is a little stiff again, Thursday I have a doctor's appointment to discuss my blood test results (it wasn't the best idea to have a blood test a few days after getting back from holiday) and also to discuss metformin again and I have an appointment with the nurse too, to check that my warfarin dose is still OK.

Phew finally found some different clothes that weigh the same as my old SW ones.....well almost the same, I just need to remember to put 2 x £1 coins in my pocket, then it's the same.

So see you later, with at least 2 new posts sometime today.
 
Zand, I think you should be extremely proud of yourself that you didn't eat shed loads of yummy carbs whilst in the USA. I'm sure they'll have been everywhere, and I know I couldn't have resisted some delicious carby delights. I love carbs and am struggling to find replacement food that satisfies me.

Good luck with your weigh in today. xx
 
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Zand, I think you should be extremely proud of yourself that you didn't eat shed loads of yummy carbs whilst in the USA. I'm sure they'll have been everywhere, and I know I couldn't have resisted some delicious carby delights. I love carbs and am struggling to find replacement food that satisfies me.

Good luck with your weigh in today. xx
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I did eat (and drink) shed loads lunarlinda! I'm not proud of it, but I'm over that now! Yes I know what you mean about struggling to find replacement foods. I am just such a fussy eater it's difficult. Thanks for your support, I am so looking forward to the weigh in, I hope I am not going to be disappointed. xx
 
Well, I'm sure you're very aware, it's not just weight figures that are an indication of how well you are doing. As long as you feel good, clothes fitting better, you're doing well. I don't stress over my weight any more, it can destroy me when I've done really well and been very disciplined with my diet and excercise, only to find i've gained 2 lbs. I don't weigh myself so much thesedays. ;) xx
 
Yes very true, I am still stuck in the 'weight is everything' frame of mind, but I need to get out of that way of thinking because one day it will demoralise me - it's done it before. I've just made a note reminding me to measure myself soon. :)
 
Well if you were surprised by my last post...wait till you've read this one!
Today I made the decision that from now on, whenever possible I will stay at SW for the whole meeting. Why? Well I found myself writing in another thread yesterday that I have been so focussed on myself and my goals that I had forgotten how to think of others. I want to be 'nicer'. Then the revelation came that Yes, I do want to be nicer again, but unlike in the past it's not because I need others to like me, I won't be a 'people pleaser' again. I just want to be me, if people don't like me, they don't like me. Does it really matter? So if I am in a group of 20 women and 2 men :eek: and they don't like me...am I going to be bothered? I don't think so! :) I can't believe I have reacted so badly to the comments of others. I had more maturity at 5 (when my friend said she had new friends and didn't want to play with me anymore) than I had at 55! Now if someone doesn't like me does that mean I shouldn't tell them something that is going to benefit them? Of course not, well not if I have a conscience anyway. :) So today when I was sitting with all those people and was asked about how I had lost so much weight, I told them. :) I was careful to stay within boundaries, after all I feel I need to have some respect for Slimming World when I am on their territory, so I kept it light. Now I need to build relationships there. I did start conversations with several women today.
Sometimes I get a little irritated by a minority of people on this forum when they refuse to listen to good advice even when the same advice comes to them from very many people. But hey there's a whole world of people out there, all talking about 'that programme about diabetes' last week, and some were at the SW meeting today. So if they don't fancy the Newcastle Diet, don't they deserve to know at least the LC bit of my diet? I've lost more weight this time, both per week, and in total, than I did when I had only 600 calories for 7 weeks. I spoke to the SW consultant privately to tell her I was doing my own diet and she was really helpful and gave me a different booklet with recipes and meal ideas that mostly suit LCHF (I'd just need to substitute the low-fat fats in their recipes for the real stuff that I eat now)
My weight is now back to what it was in May 2008, which was when all my health problems started and when I first discovered LCHF ( I didn't know the name then though!), but I couldn't continue it then as my kidneys weren't doing well because my blood pressure was so high. I am so grateful that I have had my heart operation now and that I was given the chance to have a new procedure tested on me. I really appreciate being able to walk as far as 14 miles in a day; this has undoubtedly helped my weight loss and yes metformin is helping too. I have done the morning walking alongside a good diet before and not lost weight, so I am convinced that metformin and occasional long walks are the difference this time.
 
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That sounds really positive on all fronts Zand, well done!
 
Well done Zand. That's a fantastic fugure to loose just after your holls. I'm really pleased for you love. xx
 
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