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I accidentally lost 5kg without trying, I'm not really sure what happened. Hoping to lose another 5kg by cutting out milk and sugary drinks. My friend commented that I always have a glass of water in my hand, which was an unexpected compliment, lol. I usually have a glass of water with dinner and I encourage my family to do the same. Guess I'm a bit annoying, but they often go along with it. Hopefully next year is better, I am hoping to lose at least 25kg. Can't really complain though, I didn't do anything significant this year but still lost a clothing size and went down in weight. I wish I knew what had caused the changes, I just wasn't paying attention.

For the first eight months, I ate myself silly, because that's what I have been doing for quite some time. At the beginning of September, I had a doctor's appointment and my blood work was alarming. After years of being prediabetic or borderline diabetic, I finally managed to have type 2 diabetes. I weighed 348 lbs that day. My blood pressure was alarmingly high (over 155) and let's not talk about my cholesterol numbers.
My doctor wanted to put me on Ozempic because that's what they all do right now but I declined. I am taking medication already (I have Rheumatoid Arthritis) for inflammation and pain management. Too funny, I decided on the very medication so many use now to lose weight. I made a deal with my doctor that I would change my lifestyle and lose weight until January.

I gave up all added sugar and gave up gluten and dairy (to bring down the inflammation in my body).

As of last week, I have lost 38 lbs. My glucose numbers are in the normal range (I poke myself 3 times a day) and I can't wait to see my new A1C numbers (it was already down to 5.7 by the end of October).

My blood pressure is normal (127-78) and I know my cholesterol numbers will be much better as well. I feel better. I have been very active here (perhaps too active). I even founded a group for people like me
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147326-determined-losers-on-a-mission-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle-change.

I have been trying new recipes and I have learned to embrace my new lifestyle (instead of feeling sorry for myself). Around Christmas, I caved and had one day when I tried to eat myself into a chocolate coma (after baking for days) but I shook it off the next day, and -drum roll- my glucose numbers weren't bad either.

I am 61 years young (I don't feel old anymore) I wished for a dumbbell set for Christmas. I am using my new desk peddler almost every day and I have started chair yoga, which is not as easy as it might sound.

I have big plans for 2025. I wish to be under 300 by the 6th of February (I have surgery that day). I hope to be around 250 lbs by the 4th of July and my goal is to be under 200 by New Year's 2025.

Will I achieve it all? I don't know! But I will give it my all.

I don't have any New Year's resolutions like dieting or weight loss because I already started. *big grin*
Happy New Year!

I started 2024 driving over the road for work and wasn't taking the best care of myself. I had to do a physical in January of 2024 and I weighted 278 pounds. In April, I decided to try to be more active while over the road, and within a month, I went from 278 to 250. I lost that job unfortunately, but started a new job where I was home daily. On September 1st, I started my journey again. I started eating better, realizing that I need to eat to live, not live to eat. By January 1st 2025, I was down to 197 pounds (down 53 in 4 months and 81 pounds for the year). I still have a goal of 185 pounds, and I'm taking a slow and steady approach to it. The goal is to have a body worthy of the beach by the end of April (my birthday). Will it be hard? Yes. Nothing worth fighting for is ever easy. But when I look at the progress I've made, I can help but believe anything is possible!