I started a new lifestyle last year on September 5th, 2024. My bloodwork showed that I had eaten myself into Type 2 diabetes with an A1C of 6.7, my blood pressure was too high and the scale the next morning in our bathroom, without clothes, showed 348 lbs.
I started a new lifestyle; I have an autoimmune disorder (RA) and celiac disease (undiagnosed but verified). I cut out gluten and dairy, I cut out all processed foods, I cut out everything with added sugar, and voila. The scale went down. I felt better, I lost weight and my A1C four months later was now normal (5.6).
On February 5th, 2025, I was down to 306 lbs. and life was good.
On February 6th, I had a thyroidectomy, and while the surgery went well and I was sent home the next day, all hell broke loose in my body. The thyroid, such a small organ, but it’s responsible for so much. It even regulates your metabolism. I gained almost 20 pounds in two months.
At my three-month post-op meeting with my Endocrinologist in May, I learned that my weight gain was normal. It happened not just to me. June and July 2025 flew by, I lost a little but didn’t feel good.
Six weeks ago, I got serious again. As of today, I have now lost 59 pounds without weight loss injections or other magic pills.
No, sadly, I am not your typical success story because I had dramatic setbacks, BUT I am on it again.
I am no longer diabetic. My blood pressure is normal. I didn't accomplish losing 100 pounds in a year, but I know I will because now I know I can. I am still big but feel better. I will lose he weight because it happens automatically when you change to a healthier lifestyle.
It’s not a diet but a lifestyle change.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147326-determined-losers-on-a-weight-loss-mission-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle-change
