New to MFP... need some friends for encouragement..

Hey Man,

You're doing yourself a great favor by taking your self on. Plateuing is difficult but challenging. You are doing a great job! I recently got nailed with my last and final Gall Bladder attack which landed me in the ER for the last and final 5th time. The first time it knocked me out and I was in the ICU for 3 days. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th times were just plain and simple dumb planning. I thought I could handle myself and take home remedies to recover but that theory worked until this last one. I was embarassed and now I am taking this diet seriously. One thing that also helped me to lose 20lbs which i recently lost was good eating habits. I hired a nutritionist for $7 month. She and her team have been hooking me up with dinner meals 7-days a week, recipes and a shopping list to Wal-Mart. My plan is low fat. I did not see a diabetic plan, but there are hopeful meal planner apps out there that take the hassle away from having to knock yourself around about what to eat. You may want to give them a whirl, e-mealz.com. But the answer also lies in moral support. God woke me up at 5am to check the weather status and complete my fitness tracker, LOL. He is a mysterious man. I am glad that we are crossing paths and I am writing to you. Consider this an invitation to friend you, keep me posted and don't be afraid to speak your mind. Sometimes, the sugarless coating (no pun intended) is the best advice anyone can get especially from strangers who don't know you. Oh, before I forget. the elliptical is a good trainer. I lost my weight using the stationary bicycle doing strength training at beginner level 1 for warm-up, level 11 to get the sweat rolling on a Nautilus. Give this a whirl. And finally, break up the routine with some other activity, ever try Wii's Just Dance games or their fitness games, they count on MF. Hope this was helpful. Salutations from Washington State.

Hi, well done for your great start, you are on the right track. Any amount if exercise is brilliant. If you have a prob with your lower body, don't forget to use your upper body.
Lifting weights up over your head raises the heart rate
Doesn't have to be too heavy weights either. Good luck on your journey am sure you will do your brother and Grandfather proud.
There is loads of support on here for everyone )

Hi there, really sorry to hear about your lost family members. I think you're right you could exercise more than once a day for 15-20 mins couldn;t you maybe?

Take a look at my profule and add me if you like. I'm doing quite well I've just lost 9-10lbs! (Hoping to crack going under 154 soon!).

Sue 8)

I think you're doing great! You have great motivation and I think it's awesome that you're not letting the issues with your leg get in the way of the cardio - 15-20 minutes twice a day is WAY better than nothing. That's actually probably what I get on most days, but I'm trying to break that. Keep up the good work!

Stick with it! If you use this website everyday you will see results. I started using this at the beginning of December, Im now down about 13 lbs. Its coming off very slowly, but very steadily. Using this website really opened my eyes to what I was eating. Now im going from just trying to stay under my calorie count, to planning my food and nutritional needs. You can do it!

You can also go to the "Groups" tab and put "diabetes" in the search bar. There are several support groups on MFP. Hope this helps!