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nancywoods102
nancywoods102 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2023 in Introduce Yourself
Hello, I am a 75 year old great grandmother, who suddenly realized that, Yes I can do it, and I will do it." Some weird paradigm shift occurred when I set a goal of 2 pounds a week. That is certainly doable my brain said and it's happening...of course I can do it. But there were some things I had to take care of first before it would start to come off. It occurred to me that the 37 and 35 units of insulin, (am and pm), needed to be cut back to basically nothing. Insulin is a great hinderance to weight loss. So I am following the calorie goal of 1630 cal/day, and the insulin is now down to 15 an 15 and the blood sugar are good. The weight is dropping 12 lbs to date. My head is good. I haven't felt hopeful in years. I used to be able to drop weight easily and will do it again. I'm not getting on the scale but once every two weeks. I have not had one unaccounted calorie and I feel good. I enjoy creating calorie compliant interesting meals and feel confident. I don't need to have it all gone today, my goal for the process is attainable. It is a good time in my life.

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,631 Member
    It sounds like you're doing great!

    If you have questions or challenges, post them here in the Community to see if experienced people can help.

    Apart from that, don't be afraid to read and participate. (I learned a lot from the Community, especially at the start, but still do learn years in, in maintenance now.)

    And keep up the great work . . . of course.

    Best wishes!
  • nancywoods102
    nancywoods102 Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks, Ann. I am sooo very grateful that my head is on right. Reading the 2lbs week would translate to 104 pounds in year, gave me hope. It broke it down and allowed me too see that it would not be impossible to achieve. I am beyond grateful for this right mindset. It's been 30+years in coming. Interestingly, I had a challenge that would have sent me straight to the fridge in the past. But it occurred to me that I didn't have to let the bad behavior of another affect how I treated myself. Eating would have hurt me, not eating emotionally, kept me on track. My goal was stronger than allowing this other person to derail MY behavior. I felt empowered that I put my health over the auto grab for a comforting carb. I will remember that feeling the next time I feel like emotionally eating. Yeah!! Go Nancy!!!!

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