diabetic frustration

Oh don't give up! You can do it! Sometimes you just have to get over the hump and then you lose alot all at once! could be you are building muscle! Could be your body testing you to see if things are going to stay the same (levels I mean) I have low thyroid and am told to moniture my sugar. I know it can be frustrating (alot of diabetics in my family with low thyroid) it will happen! It will!

Go read up on diabetic side-effects to your health and you'll have all the motivation you need. Start eating right and exercising and you can beat this. You don't have to drop a pound every week but get serious about being healthy. Your diet is at least 70% of the issue. No amount of exercise in the world will fix this if you don't eat healthy. Log your food, plan all your meals out ahead of time and you'll be successful.

Most insurances will cover dietician counseling if you're diabetic. I would STRONGLY recommend taking advantage of that benefit if it's available to you! With diabetics, it's not just total calories consumed/calories burned, you have to be more mindful of consistant carbohydrates and the RIGHT kind of carbs.

Exercise EVERY day because you are a diabetic EVERY day. Exercise helps your body recognize your own insulin better and you'll have better control of your blood sugars. You don't have to go the the gym for an hour each time, but get out for at least a 20 min walk each day and try to get a sweat going (speedwalk, go up hills, etc.)

I hope this helps. Hang in there!

Have you seen a diabetes educator? See a diabetic nutritionist. They will show you how to eat. Or look online - in the proper places - it's a pretty simple diet plan, you just have to commit to doing it. The weight will come off, or at least it does for me.

Keep a positive attitude and follow the instructions they give you. If you do that, good things will happen, if you don't it won't - that simple.

Then I have to ask, are you honestly and truly logging every single thing you're eating? I say this because by not doing that, the only person you're cheating is yourself! (I have a sister that lived right next door to me... I'd hear her come in my back door, my cookie jar lid would open and shut, then she'd exit. In her head, the cookies she ate at my house didn't count!) If you're eating more calories than you're burning, of course you will gain, and if you're eating exactly as much as you're burning, there is no way you'll lose an ounce. Often, people estimate how much of something they ate, logging the 5 ounces they THINK they consumed when it was actually 10. Perhaps you need to be diligently weighing your food? I'm not trying to be harsh... I know exactly what you're going through! Gaining weight is the easiest thing in the world to do. Losing it is hard work and not always a lot of fun. Again, this isn't about looking nice in a pair of size 4 jeans. Someone else on here said you should do a web search of what Diabetes can do to your body, inside and out. It's the leading cause of blindness and that's just for starters! This isn't just about losing your weight but making permanent changes in the way you approach food... for the rest of what will hopefully be your long, healthy life!

It might also help (if your nutritionist hasn't done this already) to find out what your BMR is.

i have been seeing a diatician, which is why i have been able to get the numbers in good places. i also see a weight management specialist. neither know why i havent been able to lose weight.

For a lot of people the toughest thing to do is to be accurate with serving sizes... Spending some time studying up on serving sizes may help you.