need to lose and do not want surgery!

cindygraber
cindygraber Posts: 2 Member
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Hi my name is Cindy, I'm 54 and a type 2 diabetic. I need to lose about 150 lbs and do not want to have the surgery. I talked to my new family doctor and at first he was hesitant to belive I could do it. He Was really worried because it take dedication, and a real desire. I explained to him that I had just lost 47 lbs. Before joining his practice. I did that in less than 3 months. He than encouraged me to join a group for encouragement and go for it.

Today I started by drinking 64 oz of water and taking a walk. Looking into leasing to count carbs and eating healthier.

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  • drivennightrunner87
    drivennightrunner87 Posts: 302 Member
    edited November 2016
    Forget the surgery....just keep pushing yourself a little bit every day and you WILL make progress. All these complications are signs that it's TIME to ACT NOW... I believe in you!
  • drivennightrunner87
    drivennightrunner87 Posts: 302 Member
    edited November 2016
    Also, congrats on the 50 lost! : )
  • alphastarz
    alphastarz Posts: 55 Member
    When I started I was morbidly obese. You can do this! I found it really motivating at first to make small changes that would add up... Like I realized I was eating a lot of bread, so shopped for a new lower cal bread then would calculate how many calories I'd save over a whole year eating the new bread instead. Or started walking, only could make it around the block, so started doing that multiple times a day to build up stamina... Now I'm training for my first half marathon! Persistence and lifestyle changes is where it's at.
  • dejavuohlala
    dejavuohlala Posts: 1,821 Member
    You can do this, don't go surgery route you don't have to do that, take one day at a time, keep focused, if you have a bad day it does not matter just get back to healthy eating the next day. Move some evening just stepping on the spot. Good luck you can do this
  • efburdell
    efburdell Posts: 1 Member
    Dont go down the surgery road unless you really have too. I did 2 yrs ago and i am still having problems, eating food for reasons and still not losing weight. Still got another 3 stone only good thing is that i only have vitimins and vit d and now off all medical ones. You will do well, keep your goals in mind. Take care.
  • Madwife2009
    Madwife2009 Posts: 1,369 Member
    You can definitely do this.

    I started out at the end of July 2015 with 168lbs to lose. I'm now down 142 of those, so 26lbs to go. It actually seems possible - no, likely, that I'll get to my goal weight.

    There are good days, bad days, indifferent days but you just have to pick yourself up and carry on. As another poster said, one day at a time :)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,202 Member
    :) Surgery is not a miracle solution....even with surgery, you have to change the way you eat and monitor everything that goes into your mouth. Decide today to monitor what you eat, log it in your food diary, and make changes that will allow you to eat so you're not hungry all the time and still nourish your body and promote weight loss. Find a supportive community on MFP (my personal favorite is Women Ages 50+) and check in with them every day. Also be willing to read about healthy eating and exercise so you learn more to help you.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Be prepared for a long haul (think years) and be patient. I suggest taking measurements of your body and photos (no one needs to see these but you) so when you hit bad/down days of struggle, you can look back and seehow much less of you there is.

    I lost 173# in 4 years. I don't have diabetes, just high blood pressure. I know you can do this without surgery.
  • kshatriyo
    kshatriyo Posts: 134 Member
    cindygraber wrote: »
    Hi my name is Cindy, I'm 54 and a type 2 diabetic. I need to lose about 150 lbs and do not want to have the surgery. I talked to my new family doctor and at first he was hesitant to belive I could do it. He Was really worried because it take dedication, and a real desire. I explained to him that I had just lost 47 lbs. Before joining his practice. I did that in less than 3 months. He than encouraged me to join a group for encouragement and go for it.

    Today I started by drinking 64 oz of water and taking a walk. Looking into leasing to count carbs and eating healthier.

    Cindy, please add me as a friend if you would like a copy of the book Conquer Type 2 Diabetes with a Ketogenic Diet. It's free and written by a doctor and my doctor told me about it. There are plenty of people who "miraculously" transformed themselves who are in your age and weight range after following a medically monitored, highly controversial high fat, very low carb, moderate protein diet. In fact, even people without diabetes are following this method (such as myself for the health benefits and reduced cravings).

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