Starting my Journey to a thinner me

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Starting my Journey to a thinner me
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Tue, 10-04-2005 - 2:37pm
Hello everyone. I am new to the board, I have been reading for a few days some of the messages and just thought I would post my story. I am 33 and I weigh a lot. I want to lose about 100 pounds, that's the first goal I have set for myself. I have been struggling with weight my whole life. I have degenerate disc disease in my back and I have recently been diagnosed with Diabetes so it's a little more serious now that I lose weight. I want to do weight watchers, but it is a little pricey so I am going to have to do it on my own for a minute and could use all the help anyone can offer. I have lost weight in the past, by not eating after six and drinking water, and walking and what not, but I gained all that weight found me and it brought along a few extra pounds. I can't excercise a lot right now, because of my back, but I am looking into some pain managenment options that don't involve medication so that I can do a little more excercise. How are you guys doing it? I see a lot of people are more than halfway to their point, did yall use a certain diet, do it yourselves, PLEASE tell me your secrets.

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Registered: 06-17-2003
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 3:21pm

Hi Missy, I gotta ask...the OKC in your name, does it stand for Oklahoma City? I grew up in Edmond and still have family all over the place down there.

I lost most of my weight doing my own thing of cutting back on fat and eating "good Carbs". This summer I decided to join ww for the extra support since I was losing motivation.

Welcome and I look forward to getting to know you better. sharla

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 3:26pm
Yeah I live in Oklahoma City, close to Edmond. Been here my whole life. I want to join Weight Watchers, everytime I see the commercial they play on tv now, with the Cher song, I want to pick up the phone. Does it work for you to go to the meetings and stuff?
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Registered: 08-26-2005
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 3:40pm

Hello,

Glad to have you on the board. I lost weight once before too, about 120 pounds or so, gained almost all of it back...now i am back on track again. The first time i lost it i was on weight watchers. This time i am just counting calories and eating a lot of high fiber foods (the better to keep you full). And exercising everyday. Maybe even if you cant do a lot of exercise you could do some exercises in a pool. Sometimes your doctor and prescribe aqua therapy...that would be a good one that would be easy on your back. Unfortunately, if there are any secrets or tricks...i have never found them...just a lot of dedication and hard work but it can be done...i just have to remind myself, it can be done because i have done it before. Dont let the magnatude of it all overwhelm you...it did me at first, that first time i lost weight...but i read somewhere "i cant lose 100 pounds but i can lose 10 pounds 10 times" (i know i say that all the time but it really helps me sometimes when i feel like i am making no progress and will never get to that 100 pound loss again.)
Stacy

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Registered: 08-31-2004
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 4:30pm

Hi Missy (?) and welcome to the board!

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 4:37pm
Glad to see you here.. Before I got pregnant i was counting calories and using fit day.. Hope you stay around
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 10:25pm
I think I am definately gonna do the weight watchers. I think they have some kind of special for 10 meetings for like $99. That way I can see if I think it will work for me, going to the meetings and stuff. I actually think I may do better if I have that kind of setting, or even this one where you get cheered on and people understand that even the fewest pounds are some of the greatest milestones. I like the "I can lose 10 pounds 10 times" I think I may use that, if ya don't mind :o) I think one of my doctors suggested water therapy. I need to make an appointment for me to go to a pain doctor who can probably prescribe something like that, I really don't want to take medication for the pain so something like that would be great. Thanks.
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 10:27pm
Thank you for the web address, I will definately check it out.
Missy
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Tue, 10-04-2005 - 11:53pm

I haven't posted for a while, but I'm still hanging out. Missy, I'm a diabetic as well. I was diagnosed in June- and the absolute terror at the consequences of high blood sugar was the thing that finally got me to get moving and lose weight. I've lost 35 pounds in 4 months- maybe some of the things that I found helpful can help you as well.

We diabetics need to worry about things that non-diabetics don't. The first thing I would strongly recommend is buying "Diabetes for Dummies". It's an excellent book that lays it on the line telling you what you need to do to control your blood sugar- which is the first thing to focus on- and how to do it.

Part of controlling blood sugar is making sure it stays at a good constant level without going too high or too low. The best way I have found to do this is through medication and eating throughout the day.

I eat small meals every 4-6 hours; you can't skip meals and might find that not eating after 6pm isn't possible for you. A small meal for me might consist of a piece of fruit, a salad with low-fat dressing, some crackers and nuts, cereal with 1% milk, a frozen low-fat, low-carb dinner, etc. I was also told that if I eat carbs, that I should eat some protein at the same meal- for me, this often means crackers and nuts (which I carry with me for when I can't stop and eat). Carbs raise your bg, adding protein levels out that rise so it doesn't peak, then drop quickly. It's much better for you. Drinking lots of water has also helped.

You're going to have to find out what works best for you through trial and error. I started keeping a journal of what I ate and when and tested my bg to see how I reacted.

It's not easy, but if I can do it, anyone can do it.

Hope

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Registered: 08-26-2005
Wed, 10-05-2005 - 8:21am
Feel free to use the "ten pounds ten times"...i loved that. Another little jewel that i tell myself all the time is "nothing tastes as good as slim feels"...WW taught me that one the last time i went. I had a GREAT counselor. Plus ww is cool because it helps you ward off temptation if you know you are going to have to look at your counseler when you weigh in...it keeps you accountable. I liked it a lot. I plan on counting calories, as i am doing now until i/if I plateau and then i will head back to ww.
Stacy
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 10-05-2005 - 11:18pm
Hope...Thanks for the tips. It is hard to adjust my eating habits to work on controlling my blood sugar. My problem is that it is way high. My biggest problem right now with that is....I skip meals all the time. I sometimes only eat one meal a day and no snack or anything in between..That's bad, I know, but I can't help it..if I am not hungry I don't eat and then I find myself in a place where I can't eat until I find time for that one meal, and then when I consciously make myself eat the small meals, they turn into 4 or 5 big meals, not so much in quantity as in calories. I will definately try some of your suggestions though, there are way too many things that can happen as a result of the diabetes.
Missy

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