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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Lewis" data-source="post: 2148268" data-attributes="member: 479176"><p>Lots of talk about willpower and motivation which is great but these are often the result of the "stick" inside us - fear, poor health etc. You also need to set goals that you can meet and succeed then set more goals.</p><p>I started on low carb 15 months ago because I had been sticking needles in my stomach for insulin and in my fingers for bg testing for 6 months and I did not want to continue that for the rest of my life. This was the motivational "stick".</p><p>So I set targets. Firstly get my bg levels down so I could stop the insulin. Then I heard about the FS Libre and this gave me a way to almost stop the finger tests. My next goal was to cut medication and I am now down to just 2 500 gm Metformin a day.</p><p>My current goals are: get off the Metformin and end the neuropathy.</p><p>My bg levels are now indicating an A1c of 5.8 which, if I maintain with diet and exercise, should cut the Metformin back to what I was taking 13 years ago or less (0) and my feet feel better than they have for 2 years.</p><p>Figure out the targets that will work for you, set goals for the steps along the way and how you will reach them and keep coming back to the forum for help and hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Lewis, post: 2148268, member: 479176"] Lots of talk about willpower and motivation which is great but these are often the result of the "stick" inside us - fear, poor health etc. You also need to set goals that you can meet and succeed then set more goals. I started on low carb 15 months ago because I had been sticking needles in my stomach for insulin and in my fingers for bg testing for 6 months and I did not want to continue that for the rest of my life. This was the motivational "stick". So I set targets. Firstly get my bg levels down so I could stop the insulin. Then I heard about the FS Libre and this gave me a way to almost stop the finger tests. My next goal was to cut medication and I am now down to just 2 500 gm Metformin a day. My current goals are: get off the Metformin and end the neuropathy. My bg levels are now indicating an A1c of 5.8 which, if I maintain with diet and exercise, should cut the Metformin back to what I was taking 13 years ago or less (0) and my feet feel better than they have for 2 years. Figure out the targets that will work for you, set goals for the steps along the way and how you will reach them and keep coming back to the forum for help and hugs. [/QUOTE]
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