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ByeByetoDiabetes wrote: »I am 'only' 59 seeing the 60 on the horizon. Can I stay?
(Started today here at MyFitnessPal) Should I introduce myself? I did it today in the forum under "Introduction" but it seems not many are reading it or I wrote too much sigh (doesn't everybody who likes to talk also write a lot?)
I've never seen anyone here check IDs at the door: Welcome to the group!
It wouldn't hurt if you could tell us a little bit about yourself here, if you feel up to it. I'm sorry I missed your intro post: I admit, though I try to read the Intros section semi-regularly and reply (especially to people in this demographic), I go a bit in fits and starts at that. I'm probably not as good about replying to diabetes-related posts because I have zero personal experience with it. (I was lucky, because my history of obesity probably should've led there, honestly.)
I doubt you wrote too much . . . certainly not too much for me, because I'm a regular offender when it comes to long posts. I can touch type pretty fast, and that's not always a blessing!
Glad you've joined us: Wishing you success with your goals!2 -
ByeByetoDiabetes wrote: »I am 'only' 59 seeing the 60 on the horizon. Can I stay?
(Started today here at MyFitnessPal) Should I introduce myself? I did it today in the forum under "Introduction" but it seems not many are reading it or I wrote too much sigh (doesn't everybody who likes to talk also write a lot?)
I think many might have missed your post because it's a holiday and are celebrating, not so much on the Internet. I saw you, friend!
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@alteredsteve175, good to hear from you! I hope your wife's sobriety does stick . . . I'm sure that would be an improvement in diverse ways. Also, congrats on the good stress test.
As far as weight loss . . . you'll get there. You know how to do it, it's just harder when life is complicated, as yours is for sure.
Wishing you all the best!
Steve I hope your wife can stop drinking I know I drink too much buts it's hard to cut back particularly when we have so much stress around us it becomes a crutch unfortunately but I wish you both the best.2 -
Here it comes, the long introduction:
“You have diabetes!” my doctor told me last Tuesday and it shocked me. I knew it was coming. Last year in April I was already prediabetic. And what did I do? Nothing! I continued living in denial land.
I had it coming. I am heavily overweight (348 lbs last week). I am older (59 but feel much younger). I eat what I want, fulfill all my cravings and have a husband who enjoys ordering in as much as I do. What was a nice break from the yearly daily cooking at first, became a bad habit.
My blood glucose was 220, the A1C 6.7. Wow! That hit me hard as it should.
“I can put you on Ozempic,” my doctor offered and without thinking I heard myself say, “NO!”
I have done this to myself. I am very lucky and very fortunate that I haven ‘only’ type 2 diabetes. I have the chance to change my future and my health. I do not want to be on any kind of diabetes medication. For anybody who might be reading this who is losing weight with ‘help’ from the new wonder drug. I wish you all the best and good luck. It’s not for me.
Why would I inject myself with a diabetes medication if I can avoid it? I need to change my ways. I need to relearn to eat!
I ordered a glucose meter reader, which was delivered on Friday the 29th. With very thin needle and a pen I put a small amount of blood on a test strip for the very first time. 220 it read.
BIGGEST WAKE UP CALL EVER!
Since then I emptied out our pantry. “We are going to live healthy from now on,” my husband was told and he is all in. I stayed up until 11 pm and made a meal plan and wrote a long shopping list. I read articles about reversing diabetes and weight loss.
I check my glucose now 3 times a day. Today it the morning it was already in the normal range 108. We ate very healthy over Easter. The chocolate bunny sits on the kitchen buffet. It’s not even tempting.
Funny how this works. My focus is now not on the scale but on the glucose number. What a motivation it is. Weight loss is already happening. The scale showed 344 lbs today in the morning. I lost 4 pounds which is nice, but my glucose is down to normal, that's the real success. Yippiiee this is great!
It seems my obsession with fast food and sugar has been replaced with my desire to not be diabetic. The reader shows me that I am in control. I have the magic wand in my hand (or plate). Am I lucky or what?
The next doctor's appointment is on July 2, after 90 days.
I wish for friends here on MyFitnessPal. Maybe friends who have been successful already. I hope for friends who will be joining me on my journey. Maybe there are more out there like me who are trying to avoid a diabetes medication?
I am having fun with my new lifestyle. No to Ozempic! No to diabetes! Yes to health!5 -
Welcome, Diabetes is scary, avoiding it is part of my motivation as well. I see my APRN tomorrow. My weight is up, my A1 c is 5.6 the highest it has ever been. I get frustrated with myself for not just doing what I know I need to do. Good luck to you, I am sure you can do this.3
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I'm 73 and on a healthier path. One habit at a time. I'm developing a daily routine that is in its beginning stages and I am already seeing positive changes. The feeling of being more in control of my life has also affected my eating habits. I eat when I am hungry and enjoy the act of eating more. I am finding it easier to avoid anxiety eating and boredom eating. I am looking forward to hearing back from you . Let me know how it's going or if you just want to say high or need feedback. I am here...4
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My husband has various ailments cancer , diabetes arthritis, I monitor him carefully and do daily blood sugar checks to keep him on the straight and narrow so far we have got his diabetes under control as it wasn't back in August but is now and it feels so good to be back in contol but balancing his diet needs careful management but it is possible also exercise has helped to.
Good luck all of you add me as a friend it you want.3 -
@ByeByetoDiabetes A healthy diet and regular movement is so important, especially at our age! We're in this for our health and that's way more motivating than wanting it for vanity. My husband has had a lifetime of poor eating habits and little exercise. And he has the medication to prove it. I did not want that to be my future so buckled down in 2013 and lost 90 pounds. My saving grace was that even when I was at my "peak" weight, I enjoyed sports, walking the dogs, and regularly went to the gym. I'm convinced that that is what kept me from going down the same road of "lifestyle" presciptions that my husband requires.
I let 20 pounds creep back over a couple of years so I'm currently working on that. Even that small-ish extra amount made a big difference to my lower back pain.
Keep your eye on the prize (your health) and you will succeed 🙂
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Thank you so much.1poundatax wrote: »Welcome, Diabetes is scary, avoiding it is part of my motivation as well. I see my APRN tomorrow. My weight is up, my A1 c is 5.6 the highest it has ever been. I get frustrated with myself for not just doing what I know I need to do. Good luck to you, I am sure you can do this.
good luck tomorrow. "Avoiding diabetes medication" is the mental mindset I needed. I just gave the chocolate bunny on the buffet the middle finger and enjoyed a bowl of cabbage soup instead. WE can do this.4 -
ridiculous59 wrote: »@ByeByetoDiabetes A healthy diet and regular movement is so important, especially at our age! We're in this for our health and that's way more motivating than wanting it for vanity. My husband has had a lifetime of poor eating habits and little exercise. And he has the medication to prove it. I did not want that to be my future so buckled down in 2013 and lost 90 pounds. My saving grace was that even when I was at my "peak" weight, I enjoyed sports, walking the dogs, and regularly went to the gym. I'm convinced that that is what kept me from going down the same road of "lifestyle" presciptions that my husband requires.
I let 20 pounds creep back over a couple of years so I'm currently working on that. Even that small-ish extra amount made a big difference to my lower back pain.
Keep your eye on the prize (your health) and you will succeed 🙂
I am way too big to move with ease, but I just ordered a peddler I can use under the desk or in the evening when we watch TV. I will start with chair yoga. I hope moving gets easier when I lose the weight.3 -
ByeByetoDiabetes wrote: »ridiculous59 wrote: »@ByeByetoDiabetes A healthy diet and regular movement is so important, especially at our age! We're in this for our health and that's way more motivating than wanting it for vanity. My husband has had a lifetime of poor eating habits and little exercise. And he has the medication to prove it. I did not want that to be my future so buckled down in 2013 and lost 90 pounds. My saving grace was that even when I was at my "peak" weight, I enjoyed sports, walking the dogs, and regularly went to the gym. I'm convinced that that is what kept me from going down the same road of "lifestyle" presciptions that my husband requires.
I let 20 pounds creep back over a couple of years so I'm currently working on that. Even that small-ish extra amount made a big difference to my lower back pain.
Keep your eye on the prize (your health) and you will succeed 🙂
I am way too big to move with ease, but I just ordered a peddler I can use under the desk or in the evening when we watch TV. I will start with chair yoga. I hope moving gets easier when I lose the weight.
Betcha it will.
Also, moving gets easier when a person starts manageably, gradually moving more.
I started getting active (gradually!) in my late 40s after full bore cancer treatment, when I was class 1 obese and very, very physically depleted from an ultra-sedentary life plus the surgery/chemo/radiation plus a then-recent diagnosis of severe hypothyroidism. Despite staying obese (for another dozen years, to my detriment!), moving more bred more strength and fitness, and in itself increased what I could do (and made me feel much better, too!).
You're on a good course: Stick with it, and I predict you'll surprise yourself with what you can achieve!3 -
@AnnPT77 wow, that's so many bothersome things at once, so sorry, will pray you get it all resolved. I know what you mean about getting older, my body sure doesn't ask permission or even warn me about what's coming & some things I just have to live with & adjust my expectations. @ByeByetoDiabetes I'm sure you'll get stronger. I took to heart what Heather from "Half size me" says is to do what you CAN & not dwell on what I can't do. one step at a time2
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Hey 👋 hope everyone survived Easter with fond memories and not too many lbs lol... My chocolate is gone, 2 more Hot Cross Buns to go and that just leaves some ham, and ham is not a problem lol.
I am down like .5 today, week over week, so feeling good about making some real progress again.
How's everyone else managing? Is it Spring yet where you are - some frightful weather shown on the news!4 -
BCLadybug888 wrote: »Hey 👋 hope everyone survived Easter with fond memories and not too many lbs lol... My chocolate is gone, 2 more Hot Cross Buns to go and that just leaves some ham, and ham is not a problem lol.
I am down like .5 today, week over week, so feeling good about making some real progress again.
How's everyone else managing? Is it Spring yet where you are - some frightful weather shown on the news!
We still have 3/4 of our ham. I sprung for a big one, with a brown sugar glaze. My partner cooked it to perfection.
We’ve had it as the big Easter meal, and a bunch of other little ones. Tonight was tomato soup with ham chunks and some tillamook Swiss on the side. Gonna have to freeze it in portions in a couple days.
@annliz23 Good job caring for your husband. I’ve been my husband’s caregiver well over a decade now. At the beginning his A1C was ridiculous. I can’t remember exactly, but it was over 12. Yikes territory.
I had to be Nurse Ratched in the early days of his dementia. Denying him sooooo much.
No regrets though. His A1C is just under 6 now. He exercises daily on our NuStep, and he gets a fair amount of treats. All’s well enough.
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@AnnPT77
Also, moving gets easier when a person starts manageably, gradually moving more.
Over the last year or so I've lost 10 pounds and the difference it makes surprises me every day.
I am not a large person and still need to lose another 10-15 pounds but everything physical - even sleeping - has gotten easier.3 -
First official weight check today and I have lost 6 pounds. Bye-bye for good! (My blood glucose was under 140 several times *yippie* I check it now 3 to 4 times a day and I am going down :-)
My goodness, I have been hungry. Cravings were rolling in like waves. I think that's normal, my body must be in shock. "Where is the fast food?" "Where is the chocolate?" Too bad, it has to deal with it.
I use smaller plates now. The American portions are out of control. I have been out of control for a very long time. I haven't had any fast food in 10 days since I signed up here. I haven't been snacking in the evening. Guess what? A craving is not a command!
I am tickled pink. I will turn 60 by the end of the year and I will still be overweight, but much lighter and ***I will not be on any kind of diabetes medication*** that's the goal. Keep you Ozempic doctor! Don't underestimate me! I am not giving in without a fight! Keep your wonder drug.
Next week's meals will be exotic. Salad with strawberries and humus dressing. Quinoa bowl with beets and avocado. Chicken and sweet potato salad. I found a webpage called "Eating well" Oh my. It all looks healthy and good!
I am here to stay!
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That’s awesome!!! Continued success!🥳🙌1
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Hello peeps - happy Sunday!
Having a very relaxing day myself, just sitting out on the front porch with my tea and surveying the havoc last winter imposed upon my.plants. One of my large rose bushes shows no signs of life, yet the one next to it is growing like gangbusters!
the third rose over also may have died, but at least some of the stems are green, so keep looking hopefully.
My weight has been drifting down and I have strung several good days together (not 7 for any Survivor fans 😝).
I have been inspired to embark on a 10 day plan with several mini goals (like planning my food diary ahead, going for purposeful walks, getting good sleep and fasting periods daily), and 2 days in - so far so good!
ETA - A key component for me is that 2 days eating at maintenance will follow, which is where any denials or delays will be gratified, if still desired! Psych!
Could easily turn it into a 2 week rotation, but only for weeks with no vacations or holidays. Will have to see how it goes, but feeling optimistic. My goal is 1-2 lbs a week, nothing drastic. Just trying to find ways to manage ME!
Keep on keeping on folks!5 -
That sounds like a great plan, @BCLadybug888! Very smart. I feel like sometimes new people here think they need to follow some externally endorsed plan, maybe a named diet of some kind . . . but I think personalizing tactics to our own preferences, strengths, limitations and lifestyle is a key success factor.
Fingers crossed that your other rose will wake up and smell the Springtime!
Things here are pretty reasonable, with caveats. I managed to crunch my car (and someone else's) late on Friday afternoon, so there's some stuff to deal with on that front. All the humans were uninjured, but both cars got trucked away as undriveable. Mine's at the towing company storage lot now, until business hours on Monday when I can talk to the insurance adjuster and find the right body shop. I did call in a claim to the insurance company, so those wheels are turning, even though my car's wheels aren't. I'm driving a rental right now, kind of a sporty-looking blue compact . . . feels more like a midlife crisis car than my usual small SUV. Hoping they won't total my 2009 RAV4, given that it's old and low-value, but the damage wasn't something that would total a newer car, just some crunch on the driver side front.
We've had some nicer days here, so I've gotten in some nice bike rides on the nearby trails, but haven't rowed on the water yet. Soon, I think!
Saturday I helped my rowing club do an event at the local YMCA, giving people mini-lessons on how to use the rowing machines. Tomorrow the club is doing community outreach at a community garden with a greenhouse that serves a local food bank, and I'm signed up for that, too. We did an earlier gig there where I shoveled and wheelbarrowed wood chip mulch for a couple of hours (good workout
), but I don't know what they'll want us to do tomorrow.
I'm still a medical mystery with the weird ribcage pain I've been having. (Fortunately, if that's getting worse, it's doing so only very slowly.) I had an upper GI scope. They took some tissue samples, but everything looks normal with those. (Earlier, I'd had various CT scans, ultrasounds, etc., all normal, except for things that aren't too surprising given my age/history (bone spurs in my spine, stable ovarian cysts, etc.).) We're watching some new lung nodules that the pathologist thinks are benign, but that are a worry given my cancer history. I'll have a re-scan of those in the next month or so, and the symptoms I have don't relate to that, according to my medical team. I don't know what else is next, other than some routine blood tests that I have on the schedule. I'll see primary care around the end of the month, see what she says, I guess. It's always something, I guess.
Quite a few waves of different Spring things blooming here now, which is nice.
Double pink hellebore (Lenten Rose, something from the "Wedding Party" series):
Jeffersonia (Twinleaf), the white one, and some blue Chionodoxa:
There are also squills all over outside, including volunteers way out into the lawn, blue ones and white ones with a bit of a stripe. Indoors, this guy (Hoya carnosa, wax plant) is blooming, and smells fabulous in the evening. I love how the petals look fuzzy, and the centers sticky-looking. The flower cluster is about the size of the palm of my hand, and my hands aren't petite:
Best wishes to all - I hope you're chasing those goals, and catching some!
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I hope your vehicle and health issues get sort out soon, Ann.
That hoya is a stunner!1
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