only 148lbs & pre-diabetic BUT GETTING HEALTHY!

panamapups

Hi! I am also new to fitness pal. I am 5'4" and weigh 148 pounds at 41 years old, I am use to weighing in around 125 pounds but my honey began traveling more & more often (via his employment) and I found me eating out more & more with my 13 year old son & sitting more & more watching TV missing him... Suddenly about 3 weeks ago I realized that I felt fat & Sluggish, exhausted & from doing nothing but sitting & feeling fatigued. I went to our family doctor who sent me for bloodwork & he warned me that I am pre-diabetic type 2 (fasting blood glucose was 128) and that is a large part of the reason that I feel so tired. He says that studies have shown a healthy diet with exercise & weight loss can reverse diabetes type 2, so he suggested I lose a few pounds and get moving, a healthier lifestyle, exercise, eat healthy... I explained but I have no energy to get off the couch despite sleeping 8-9 hours a night, he put me on one pill a day "Adipex" (monitoring me weekly, blood pressure, etc...) and said it is NOT A MAGIC PILL rather a support to get me motivated to move & supress my appetite. I have since lost 2 pounds in a little over a week. I'm trying to eat more veggies & healthier meat choices (grilled skinless chicken, turkey, fish) and leave little debbie & burger king alone! I'm excited but have no idea about all the carb counting, "Atkins" or what's good & bad as their are so many opinions, I know I'm cutting out what I KNOW to be trash like potato chips, soda, fastfood, ice cream, etc... I am cutting my portions down & that is the MOST DIFFICULT PART for me, as I LOVE that STUFFED LIKE A PIG FEEL, I am happy eating TONS of food (even if it's healthy) as long as I get BIG PORTIONS, that is my challenge! I have always loved the stuffed, un-button your pants feel from LOTS of food, so I'm making a effort to push away when I know I am full, NOT stuffed! I'm excited & determined, I weigh more now than I did when I was 9 months pregnant 13 years ago weighing in @ 9 months pregnant at a whopping 141 pound, today 148... I will get back down to a healthy 120-128 range SOON! I just want to be able to make this something that I can continue for life, not a quick fix that leaves me just to balloon up again so PORTION SIZES are my monsters to battle! Good luck to us all!!!

Docmahi

Just reducing your overall weight by 5-10% will drastically, drastically reduce your chance of developing diabetes.

This is an awesome step you def want to stop insulin resistance while you can! Feel free to add me

lewcompton

Sounds like you are making the right first choices. I've been at this seven months now and have gone from prediabetic to normal, blood pressure 145/95 to 122/82, pulse rate from 92 to 64 and weight from 425 to 297. Anyone is welcome to add me my food diary is open to friends. I eat very little preprocessed food and fast food. I also incorporate lots of great choices using the principles in "The Amen Solution" "The Blood Sugar Solution" and "Eat to Live." I don't have all the answers but I have figured out somethings that work.

AutumnLeaf81

I have insulin resistance as well. I'm also changing my eating habits trying to prevent type 2 diabetes. I'm on Glumetza for min. I'm hoping to lose the weight and start lowering my dosage and maybe even come off of it eventually!