Hardest struggle is all around weight loss.
I've given up a lot of my Earthly pleasures such as homemade bread and homemade chips and I eat a fraction of what I used to eat but my weight seems stuck around the 12 stone 2 pounds level.
I am reasonably active and eat LCHF (with a few lapses) but I would have to starve myself to get down to my target weight of 11 stone 7 pounds (what I weighed in my late teens).
I would love to run, but my legs and especially my feet are just not up to it any more.
I enjoy cycling, but various dodgy calculations suggest that I would have to cycle for 2.5 to 3.5 hours just to burn off a pound of fat.
I've recently had foot problems (probably strained tendons on top of my left foot) which stopped me walking, and my knees are fairly knackered.
So exercise is complicated.
I find that I cannot give up booze long term as it is a relaxant and rounds off a pretty good day into a really great day. Beer is both my friend and my enemy.
Associated with this, I find it hard not to be critical (and possibly a little envious) of all those who are carrying a lot of excess weight. I tell myself that they may have IR and not be able to help themselves. However if I could weigh a couple of stone more and not have to compromise my lifestyle in any way I suspect that I might take it.
I have not tried it myself yet but I learned on a course that triple cooked chips (cooked, cooled reheated x2 are lower carb than normal- due to molecular changes and fibre increasing- so maybe you could have your home cooked chips if you wanna go the extra mile
I think that is what the "since diagnosis" part covers..Did you diagnose yourself?
I think that is what the "since diagnosis" part covers..
I think that is what the "since diagnosis" part covers..
ah sorry.. unfortunately tone is lost completely on the interweb...I was being sarcastic.
Thanks.
Sadly that is the start of the slippery slope for me. I cope better with just giving things up completely.
Just to add.
One unexpected problem is the weight loss.
My bum used to be nicely padded but now it is bony so it is uncomfortable sitting on hard surfaces!
@Lilimp69 and @LittleGreyCat After my transplant I went from 75kg to 61 in 2 weeks, mainly muscle wastage, especially from the padded cushion! My sister bought me an orthopedic cushion which was marvellous. I hope you at least manage to get the full benefit of sitting down - it's otherwise a pain in the...!Lol! Had to reply to this! Know exactly what you mean! I have lost some weight but it has all disappeared from my rear - and it wasn’t huge to start with! I have been T2 for 6 years and still struggle with diet. I had no real support from gp as they started off telling me my bloods had to be between 4 and 7. This was really hard and I became quite depressed but no matter what I said regarding things like low carb, etc, they told me I couldn’t do it. This year, however, I went to a Diabetes UK day where I finally found doctors who happily recommended diet changes and I was finally able to ‘bully’ my gp into allowing me to find my own way with their monitoring. You have to push for help these days. I still have high readings in the morning which is annoying but they level out during the day. I found the nearest thing to my home made chips is using celeriac.
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