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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andydragon" data-source="post: 2305479" data-attributes="member: 521079">I started losing weight about a few weeks into lockdown when the news articles started to really push hard how COVID was more of a risk for T2 who were heavier. I also had a hba1c of 78 and had extra drugs put into the mix. I was well on the way to insulinI have, at my heaviest, been 111kg but was about 105kg when I started in earnest around 8th May.First off I got an exercise bike, and started some walinkg. I now do a minimum of 30 mins exercise a day and my watch move goal I have set to 620. It keeps trying to go up but I am happy with thatI also found this site and read about low carbs, so dropped to 130g and currently 75 alongside a calorie goal of 1850.I have my off days. Sometimes have Pizza Hut or fish and chips but mainly sticking to the salads and the meats/veg and it’s working. Starting to get a bit fed up of the foods so need to get the menu improvedtoday, 86.5kg. So total drop of 18.5kg. Hba1c is also now 46BMI now overweight rather than obese and fit size 36 rather than 42.Am now being told by some that I shouldn’t lose too much as I’ll look unhealthy. I had an aim of 70kg but I will see how it goes. I hope to drop my meds a bit too, need to chase up the nurse at some pointonly problem is the tum and arms going a big “saggy”. I know it’s minor compared to some and I hope it will start to fix itself. I should just be happy</blockquote>

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