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Help! I have so much weight to lose

Jamrox said:
Anyone up for pledging 30 minutes of your day to doing exercise. I need to keep going.

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I did 30 mins this am and just did another 40 mins. BG is 7.7 so wondering if I should wait to eat veg and fish dinner or just eat it now? I hate monitoring bg's!!! I feel quite defeated sometimes when its up.....

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I would probably eat it now. I am finding that walking often puts my BG's up and then they go down after food. I am no expert though, I can only speak for myself and as you already know, I can be a little strange at times......Maybe no-one else reacts like this.
 
zand said:
I would probably eat it now. I am finding that walking often puts my BG's up and then they go down after food. I am no expert though, I can only speak for myself and as you already know, I can be a little strange at times......Maybe no-one else reacts like this.
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I am eating now. Was 7.7 before. I'll check what it is after an hour


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zand said:
Yes....... I am my own worst enemy. This is what I do all the time. I just don't like doing things gradually. If something is easy I don't want to do it, if it's difficult I am interested, if it appears impossible that's when I think....'I wonder if....' It's not always a helpful attitude.
To answer your earlier post..... I love being able to do long walks and am so grateful that I can, I am sorry to hear about your joints, I am so fortunate only have one small one (in my left foot) that's permanently messed up and that is bad enough to try to work around.

No, I don't like swimming at all. I can swim but I don't enjoy it and you are right I would be too self conscious to do it now anyway. I was put off even more when my kids were little. I swam possibly the farthest I ever had (yes.... having not even been near a pool for the previous 10 years....) Afterwards my husband took our eldest son to change, and I took our 2 year old in with me. I dressed him first and then pulled a muscle in my back when I was trying to get myself dressed. Reading this back, I can see this is an excuse, not a reason. If I liked swimming I would get past any fears I had, but the truth is I don't want to do it. I may have to do it in the future, but I hope I can get a bit thinner first.

Lastly, you are not trivialising my discomfort. It's impossible for you to do that, because it is in fact trivial......compared to what I have already gone through and what others have gone through/are still going through, it's extremely trivial. I will be kinder to myself, I will revert to ironing etc. whilst sitting for a while.

Thanks Pipp and I wish you all the best with your personal goals too.
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But now that you are on a roll to re evaluate things, why not give swimming a try? You might gain from the experience.
 
autumn64 said:
I go to an aqua aerobics class twice a week. It's free which is good - some money from the government I think "well being " classes. My doctor didn't know about it but I got the info from a friend, and I can go because I am diabetic and overweight. The rest of the class are fatter and older too, so no-one feels silly, and WE HAVE A GOOD LAUGH. I go home and have a sleep.
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Aqua aerobics plus Newcastle diet was what worked for me in weight loss and getting BG below diabetic range.

It was so scary going to the pool for the first time. I had not been for 15 years, and hated the thought of being so exposed. I went first to a group for obese people, but after a few times started going to public pool sessions. Yes, some people stared, but it was no longer an issue. I loved the water exercise, the freedom of being able to move in the water, as I could not on land, and the fact that it was doing me good. If anyone had an issue with the way I looked it was their problem. I do not intend to allow the prejudices and narrow mindedness of others prevent me from being there. Who said they had perfect bodies anyway?
 
OK , Totto and Pipp. My excuses (and they are only excuses)
I have never really enjoyed swimming. It was something I did as a child because I was forced to. I went swimming when my kids were young to help teach them to swim. I went swimming with them on holiday because I wanted to spend time with them. It has always been something I did for other people, not for me.
I hate loathe and detest getting dressed in the changing rooms afterwards.
I hate wasting time doing something I don't enjoy. I really would rather iron or clean the bath.
Yes I still get upset when people make comments about my weight. I can't just shrug it off. In some ways I am very strong, in others I am oh so weak. This is one of my weaknesses. I care too much what people say about me. Having been ostracised by a certain group of people in the past, my confidence has been badly affected. (no, this wasn't because of my weight, it was because I was misunderstood) People only see the fat, they don't see me. This is why I can only really communicate on this forum. You can't see me. I don't think I would ever enjoy the water exercise, though if the day comes when that is the only decent exercise I can get, then I am prepared to try it.

Sorry I am probably sounding very stroppy here. I don't mean to sound like that, and I am hearing you both. I appreciate you both for mentioning it, thank you. I am not saying never, just not yet. I am prepared to revisit something I didn't like in the past if it will improve my health, and I can see that it would. Just not yet.
 
Well, you are changing and reconsidering things, so why not give swimming a go?
 
Totto - Yes, it's an excuse, but you need to understand that I have been fatigued for many years. I have let things slide at home. I am enjoying being able to finally do housework. I enjoy that more than swimming. What's so wrong with trying to get things sorted at home first?

Andy - the loo seat threat worked a treat, thanks. When my back was really bad I struggled to put the loo seat down if it was left up, so family are well trained now - just don't tell them it's not a problem for me anymore please.
 
zand said:
Totto - Yes, it's an excuse, but you need to understand that I have been fatigued for many years. I have let things slide at home. I am enjoying being able to finally do housework. I enjoy that more than swimming. What's so wrong with trying to get things sorted at home first?

Andy - the loo seat threat worked a treat, thanks. When my back was really bad I struggled to put the loo seat down if it was left up, so family are well trained now - just don't tell them it's not a problem for me anymore please.
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Nothing at all, enjoy your ironing! But you may want to challenge yourself to go swimming afterwards.
 
Yes Totto. I might actually do that. Thanks for all the good advice you have given me over the past couple of months. I recognise that this too is good advice, it will just be a bit harder to follow than the rest. I would say remind me later......but then you probably would...so I am not saying it!
 
Great miriamy I have another post re the challenge so people can add their activities if they want starting 19th May for 42 days.

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Don't worry about it Zand. It's not until the 29th and going for 42 days ( 6 weeks) feel free to join in if you wish , no pressure x


....sorry for the confusion people its the 19th May not 29th ...it was a typo.
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