Starting over again and lost count as to how many times.

pjbrundage
pjbrundage Posts: 9 Member
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Hi everyone, my name is Pam and I have been dieting for the last 37 years. Within the last 3 years I have weighed more than I
ever have before and my doctor says I am close to be a diabetic and I better do something now before it is too late. So here I
go again only this time no sugar and a low carb diet. I need to lose about 150lbs Wish me luck.
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  • FluffBeGone
    FluffBeGone Posts: 8
    You can do this! Good luck. :-)
  • Mbiceo
    Mbiceo Posts: 9 Member
    Pam,
    we all have started over...I'm starting over this week too. We can do this together! Take care. Mary
  • mamo1014
    mamo1014 Posts: 129 Member
    Hi Pam...your story and my story sound alike. My health problem is my blood pressure. Add me as a friend if you want. We will succeed this time!
  • MardiGrasMichelle
    MardiGrasMichelle Posts: 11 Member
    Dear Pam....I can feel u completely....I am on day 5 of my new beginning also:) I am prediabetic and prehypertension as well as no thyroid for metabolism so we can cheer each other on!!!
  • AmazonAnnie
    AmazonAnnie Posts: 6
    I hear ya!! I'm starting again tomorrow!!
  • adokes
    adokes Posts: 4 Member
    Hi Pam,

    You can do it! We all have had to start over a few times.

    Thanks,
    Amanda
  • amuchison
    amuchison Posts: 274 Member
    Welcome Pam stop dieting and start making this a lifestyle change:) diets dont work so maybe try eating 5-6 small meals a day drink half your body weight in water,eat lean meats,veggies,fruits,cheese,nuts,etc and stay away from all of that fatty,high carb,high sodium,high sugar foods and drinks move your body 3-5 times a week cardio for 30-45 min and strength training 2-3 times a week...its really quite simple but does take work;) You can do it u just have to decide to change:)
  • scottydewwannalosewt
    scottydewwannalosewt Posts: 52 Member
    Hi Pam

    I wish you luck. I'm shooting to lose a 100 pounds or more myself. Please let me know if I can help you lose weight too.

    Scott
  • benjaminhunter
    benjaminhunter Posts: 2 Member
    Hi Pam
    I'm starting again today after a not very good month.
    Keep at it Pam.
    Ben
  • Samantha2118
    Samantha2118 Posts: 22 Member
    Good luck to you Pam :) You can do it, and it's never too late
  • 123Anon
    123Anon Posts: 2
    Good luck!

    Maybe not be too drastic and make changes for life.

    Personally I have been on too many diets to loose weight, then a few months later have regained the weight AND another stone!
    So now I am making small steps for a life change, that you can live with forever.
    NO food should be cut out completely and enjoy food while eating, NO GUILT, Stop when you have enough and God is good after that!

    I am very very over weight, and have managed to loose 30 pounds in just under 3 months doing this. I am not dieting.

    The only thing I can not understand is, IF i can do this now, WHY didn't i do it before, and prevent getting so big???
    Answers on a post card to me please! :laugh:
  • xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx
    xxx_Pink_Princess_xxx Posts: 875 Member
    Im starting over again today too we can do this ! xxx
  • chrishgt4
    chrishgt4 Posts: 1,222 Member
    Good luck!

    I would say, if you keep struggling with it, that if you have done the unsustainable fad diets in the past, that explains why you struggle to keep it up.

    You say that you are trying no sugar, low carb. If this is a response to the diabetic thing, then fair enough, but as a diet I would say you are bound to struggle if you arbitrarily cut out sections of a diet and will end up craving those.

    A low carb diet works because crappy food tends to be high in carbs, but there are plenty of foods out there that are carb based that are very good for you.

    The best thing is to do your own research and get a good understanding of nutrition, and hopefully in the process you will understand how you can eat less but feel fuller, normally by including more protein based foods and more fat based foods, but carbs are required as they help in the fat burning process, and also make sure you have the energy to exercise.

    I'm sure I'm teaching you to suck eggs and don't mean to be patronising if this is all old news to you.
  • hadlam83
    hadlam83 Posts: 140
    Good luck, forget the other times and KNOW this time is your time :)

    YOU CAN DO IT!!
  • Lipstickandlashes
    Lipstickandlashes Posts: 26
    good luck :) you got this!
  • winddancer57
    winddancer57 Posts: 9 Member
    Lots of luck to you,just put your mind to it,one day at a time,small steps,everything you do will be a success no matter how small you think it is
  • MarkAWhipple
    MarkAWhipple Posts: 77 Member
    You can do it. I know I have also yo yo'd a ton over the past decade. Good luck!
  • MarkAWhipple
    MarkAWhipple Posts: 77 Member
    Excellent reply, Chris.
  • chrishgt4
    chrishgt4 Posts: 1,222 Member
    Excellent reply, Chris.

    thanks!
  • suemarquis
    suemarquis Posts: 1 Member
    good luck pam!!we are all here to help each other :0)
  • Chunk2206
    Chunk2206 Posts: 34
    Good luck Pam! I know it's really hard to stick with it. I am trying fitnesspal after giving up on weight watchers/slimming world etc...

    Just keep trying and remember one slip up doesn't mean you should call it quits, accept it and just try harder the next day.
  • iFattoiFit
    iFattoiFit Posts: 4
    Hi Everyone

    I started all over again 54 Days ago, and not just with my body. I have learnt so much recently that I have setup a blog to document and share my progress.

    I'll share two of my most important lessons so far:
    1. Diets do not work, Diets are training programs on how to gain weight and feel like a failure!!
    2. If you're tired of starting over then stop giving up.

    In 49 days I have lost just over 27 lbs, that is almost 4 lbs per week. Without dieting, pills or potions.
    I still have almost 145 lbs to loose to be at my goal weight, and I intend to be at my goal weight before Christmas '12.

    Paulo
    ifattoithin.com
  • rosie1938
    rosie1938 Posts: 5
    Hi Pam. I'm Jacqui. I'm starting over again for the umpteenth time. Have a heart problem and need to diet for surgery. Need to lose about the same as you if not more. Wishing you all the luck you need. Maybe we could be friends and keep an eye on each other.lol
  • Eisskween
    Eisskween Posts: 84 Member
    Good luck Pam! I too am losing because of a history of diabetes in our family. I would love to have you as a fitness pal. Sending you an invitation.

    Have a fantastic day! :)
  • rkennedy54
    rkennedy54 Posts: 21
    Hi Pam,
    Just start with small goals and ask a few of the others on the board to become a "friend"(that way you can be accountable to each other). Perhaps look at signing into MFP as something on your regular to do lists every evening before bed (even if you have eaten more than you know you should have or not exercised that day). It will be a bit of up and down but if you start to see some progress in a week or so, you will be motivated to keep going.
    Hope it all goes well for you and you start to see results not only in weight loss but in lower blood sugar levels and feeling fitter and more energetic.
    Ruth x
  • illecl
    illecl Posts: 30 Member
    Pam,

    All it takes to succeed is to start one more time than you fail. I've been dieting since my kids were born. I must have joined some sort of diet club or new program five or six times a year for about the same number of years you have. Serious health risks like yours didn't come into play until about ten years ago. That didn't impress me enough until it got scary five years ago. I wish I could say I blew through the 100+ pounds I needed to lose in a year. But it's taken me five years to lose 82 pounds. Every day is a new day. Exercise a little more, eat a little less. One pound a week is 52 pounds a year. Dedicate an hour a day to it. You can do this! Diabetes is scary. What scared me most was the prospect of not being able to walk anymore from arthritis. I have about 30 more to go, but I exercise (retired now) a couple of hours a day. No problem with walking or arthritis pain anymore as long as I keep moving. You're staring down diabetes and risking your eyes, kidneys and heart. So go for it!

    Carol in Alabama
  • jml7403
    jml7403 Posts: 11
    I can relate to what you are going through. I just doesn't happen until you are good and ready in every fiber of your body. I will be 60 and I realized the only way I could get 'younger' again was to get heallthy. It took me 2 years to change my eating habits totally, but about 3 months ago, I finally found the correct diet combination and the weight started really coming off. I have lost 50 lbs in 3 years total, 37 of that since March. You can do it! I did alot of reading and research on healthy eating, and it has become an obsession. Good luck!
  • DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1
    DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1 Posts: 149 Member
    Good luck Pam. But if I may, I would like to give you one piece of advice. You wrote you have been dieting for 37 years. Well this time...no more dieting.
    You need to change your lifestyle!!! A diet is temporary. This is permanent. You want to change your life. You want to get healthy. You want to avoid DIABETES. You was to feel good about yourself. You want to have energy.
    You can do this...You will do this. No more fads, no more diets. Change your lifestyle and empower yourself!
    Good luck...
    Friend Request me if you like
  • HausfrauB
    HausfrauB Posts: 104 Member
    You can do this!

    I'm eating low-carb and low-sugar too. Here's what I've learned:

    - Realize that sugar is sugar whether from sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar), or carbohydrates from grains; this sugar is driving your appetite by causing huge swings in your blood sugar

    - You CAN have cake--Coconut flour and Stevia are helpful substitutions in baking. Grain-free recipe sites are abundant.

    - Once you get away from the sugar-driven appetite cycle, you'll feel more in control

    Wishing you all the best! Hang in there!
  • slimsconie
    slimsconie Posts: 46
    Piece of cake. EVERYONE YOYOS, IF THEY ADMIT IT OR NOT. WE AREN'T PERFECT, WE JUST WANNA BE HEALTHY. You can do it and no one can make you DO IT BUT YOU!!!!!!


    slimSCONIE

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