Just starting with MyFitnesspal, 50 year old Diabetic

The changes I made in the last 2 weeks have been easy to keep up with. This week I will start to take a few OTC vitamins when I take my morning pills. I have One a day Men's, An oat brand, and B12. I found out that b12 absorption slows with diabetes meds and I need a fiber supplement and had the Oat brand that supply's that. I also see I have to lower my salt intake, my next shopping trip I will take a closer look at the sodium content.

Let me know how everyone else is doing.

Williams442
I have been making small changes, see if they help, if they do I make them become my "go to" habit. example, I use to drink anywhere up to a 12 pack of soda a day, I could not get away from the stuff. One thing I learned about myself is If I have to get up and get it, I will wait before doing so, The first change I did was to quit drinking diet soda, counter intuitive I know, but for me I was drinking diet and then an hour later getting a candy bar. when I switched to regular soda, I stopped getting candy bars, I did not have the cravings for them anymore. about 2 years ago I stopped buying can soda and started buying bottled. at that time I dropped my intake to around 2 bottles every 3 days. I also found I wasted less because I would forget the cans somewhere. About a few months back I got tiered of always wanting soda, then still feeling thirsty no mater how much or how cold it was. I decided to try drinking tea, I took my under used coffee pot, put tea bags in the pot, and started brewing a picture of tea. I have been mixing tea bags, and trying different blend. I now drink maybe 3 sodas a week. and only if I forget to bring my stevia packets. A plus is I like the cinnamon tea and add it to a mint, very refreshing.

Noticed I have been slow to drop weight since using this program. my numbers are leveling out, and I am watching my salt intake. Today I am starting to measure the bulk items before adding them to my food list. For others to use as an example. here is the changes I did to get where I am today.

1) I had hit my heaviest point (269) about 6 to 7 years ago. I was eating candy bars and drinking diet soda. Changed to regular soda. started to feel better, realized I was reacting to Aspartame in the diet soda. the result was eating less candy and drinking less soda.

2) about 4 years ago, tried going to a gym, did help, but pushed myself to hard. Had family stressors and other issues that brought this to an end. this is when I realized I needed my own plan. I became more active in finding ways to relax and enjoy life. The change I made that helped the most was picking better takeout to eat, not over spending on what I ordered. I reach 245 around then.

3) about 2 years ago, I found myself starting to get tiered of soda, it was not satisfying, this lead to me trying new things, I don't drink hot drinks, but tried Coffee. It was ok, but not my style. it works on cold nights and mornings, not to many in AZ. I started buying Juices, but didn't like all the sugar, I started Juicing. this was ok, but a lot of cleanup and time. I started buying bottle water, Tucson water is just horrible. this expanding, trail and error time I started formatting the plan I am using today. I reached 230.

4) my plan now is to make small changes, I do not diet, I don't deprive myself. I make educated choices. I don't beet myself up if I falter, every day good or bad is a restart. one major change was I would make a small meal, say cook a hotdog, if I was still hungry I had to decide if it was enough to make a 2nd. now I don't buy things that I can eat right out of the bag. I am now reading labels, watching the sugar and salt levels I am eating. I find myself not wanting items that use to be my main stays. Today is the first time I am now being more accountable on the amounts I serve myself. I have measuring cups and portion out my servings. I may still eat 2 servings, but now I have the info entered into this app. Last weigh in 209