Second time around and desperate.

pamelaory
pamelaory Posts: 2 Member
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Hello, this is my second time trying logging all my food in hopes that it will help me get healthier and lose weight. I tried once about 4 or 5 years ago and lost a few pounds but didn’t stick with it. At that time, I was a pre-diabetic. Now, I’ve graduated into full blown type 2 diabetes. I’m desperate for this to work as my numbers are terrible for triglycerides, alc, and cholesterol.

My doctor put me on ozempic and I’m hopeful that it will help control the cravings long enough for me to develop some better food habits and skills.

Anyway, I’m glad you are all here.
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  • Rxman1971
    Rxman1971 Posts: 422 Member
    Good luck
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,024 Member
    edited 1:18PM
    Welcome Back @pamelaory

    Can I make a suggestion?

    Your words indicate the path you will follow. “Desperation” implies aiming for quick loss.

    I bet that’s what you tried last
    time, and gave up in frustration, hunger, anger, exhaustion.

    Take it slow this time. You have all the time in the world.

    If you “only” lose half a pound a week, that’s 26 pounds by this time next year. My husband was obese and diabetic, and his numbers changed a lot after losing just twenty.

    Slow it down. Ask your soctor to refer you to a dietician and go in armed with a food diary and a list of questions so you can use every previous minute of your visit.

    Get a fitness tracker. Learn the relationship between, say, a three mile walk and a package of cookies. I was naive enough I thought the walk offset the whole package. Nope, it barely covered a serving size- 2 lousy cookies.

    That was a huge moment for me, understanding and bridging the knowledge gap between in and out.

    Start with small changes. No sugar in coffee. Less creamer. (I found a hand pump frother that almost fills my coffee cup with lavish milk froth using 1/3cup skim milk.) Substitute water or diet drinks for soft drinks. Eat a piece of fruit or carrot sticks in lieu of one processed food a day. Small steps.

    I learned that as I paid attention to what I ate, I literally cut my daily calories by 80%, felt fuller, and certainly got more nutrition.

    Read these boards daily for tips, suggestions what (and what not) to do.

    I lost ten dress sizes and have been mainaining for over five years now. I started as a senior, postmenopausal, nutritional idiot who was eating in excess of 10,000 calories a day-
    Mostly candy, cookies pie donuts etc. If I can do this you can do it, but just downloading the app and complaining (which I’ve done) doesn’t do anything.

    It requires a degree of application.

    And change your vocabulary. You’re not “desperate”. You want to do this for yourself. You deserve this. You can do it. You are in control of your own health.

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