Diabetics

Hi Becky5Pal.. I live in Phoenix as well. Howdy neighbor. I, too, have Type 2 Diabetes and Hypothyroidism on top of that. I gained 40 lbs in ONE year. My primary doctor was clueless until I yelled at her, "I gained all this weight and you never say anything. What the hell???". So I went to see an endocrinologist who diagnosed me with Hypothyroid. Now it's very difficult to lose weigh and I am fatigued from low thyroid activity so I haven't exercised in a long time. I know once I start, I will be hooked. Zumba is awesome. I did a class 1 1/2 years ago. Made it through the class but my muscles in my lower back tightened up very quickly. I am on disability for my back problems and I am 60 years old. Sounds like you are plateauing for some reason. I am trying to keep a handle on my diabetes through diet and exercise. Five months ago my A1C was 5.7. I saw him 3 weeks ago and it was 7.5. He was not happy. It was the holidays and I was depressed so I didn't care and stopped using this tool. I don't want to go on Metformin, so I am working pretty hard to eat right. Here is a question for you. What kind of fruits do you eat? I eat citrus which I thought was a good fruit. I eat navel oranges and little cuties mandarins. I am over on my sugars on here even with just a few cuties. What gives with that? In answer to your question, I think once you start doing some weight training, it will kick in. The more muscle you have it will burn fat faster. That's what I believe. Let's stay connected so I can see how you are doing, okay?

Robin

Hi.... I am also diabetic, however, I have controlled it without medication for over 10 years. When originally diagnosed, I lost 65 lbs - but slowly but surely, I managed to put 35-40 of it back on. That's why I joined MFP - because I really want to keep my diabetes under control. Since mid- January, I have lost 15 lbs.
I was really shocked to read that your doctor put you on an 800 calorie diet. When I first went to see a nutritionist, the first thing she told me was that "you have to eat to lose weight". I said "huh?" :-) then she explained to me about what happens when your body goes into starvation mode. It literally starts holding on to the fat you have and also weakens your muscles. You can google it and read a lot more about it. That's also why MFP recommends no lower than 1200 calories a day. You could finally find some blogs on here about it.
I actually found 1200 calories to be too low and upped mine to 1350.
You should definitely find out what your BMR is (Basic Metabolic Rate). This is the number of calories you will burn in a day if you did absolutely nothing. There are a lot of web sites for that.
I hope I don't sound too pushy. I don't really know your health situation and I am not a doctor - but I do know that I would pass out if I was only eating 800 calories a day. Add me as a friend if you would like - I love to chat.