Not sure I'm doing the right things

kiminc1234
kiminc1234 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I am a 51 year old female recently diagnosed Feb 2 with Type 2 diabetes. I told my doctor, ok, I got the message. So, I almost immediately started using MFP and entered current weight which as of that date was 254. I've been consistently entering my food intake, exercise, and strength exercises (ok ok I may have missed a few days in all this time). I have been riding a stationary exercise bicycle 5 days a week for 35 minutes at a time. I lift weights sporadically and due to shoulder spurs and am having increasing pain from that so I am going to continue the strength training, just avoid the shoulder machines. I am trying to eat healthy, avoiding the things most diabetics should avoid and my Blood Glucose has been stable in the 110 - 120 range since 2/27 so I think I have been eating correctly to get the diabetes under control.

As of today, I weigh 233 pounds.

My issue is that I am totally confused about what portions, what amount of calories, how my exercise figures into all this and net calories because it seems I haven't seen much change in weight for the past couple weeks until I pared back my calories early this week.

I want to do the right thing but am so totally confused over "eat more to lose" and BMR since overeating is what got me where I am. Could some of you guru's check out my Diary and see what I am doing right? wrong? or if I'm on the right track?

I know this weight didn't get put on over night and it's not coming off over night but am getting discouraged.

If I keep up doing the same thing I'm doing now, will I reach my goal of 145 pounds or will I have to keep changing and changing? I know everybody and their body is different, I just would like to know what a realistic time frame is for when I will reach my goal.

:/ Kimi

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  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    I'm far from being any sort of guru but I'm eating and working to avoid insulin dependency. I can't see your diary since it's not public but please, feel free to add me if you'd like. This is a strange and wonderful journey learning how to take care of ourselves and my friends are such an amazing inspiration.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Welcome to MFP! I hope you'll find supportive replies and comments on here (and please ignore any negative ones as being a minority)

    The "eating more to lose" only applies to people near their goal weight, on a plateau. If you've just started, I'd stick with the MFP calculated intake for a few weeks and see how that pans out.

    Your diary isn't public btw...
  • THICKandFIT
    THICKandFIT Posts: 63 Member
    I really can't help you as far as analyzing your diary because I too am having similar questions but I do want to encourage you not to give up! Small losses=big gain in quality of your health. I worked at a diabetes research center in college and was shocked at how the level of severity of the disease could vary base upon decisions that YOU make. You've worked hard to lose the pounds you have lost. Do the right thing for yourself and manage your disease; you'll be thanking yourself this time next year when you still have your health! Best of luck!!!
  • nanliv32bm3
    nanliv32bm3 Posts: 27 Member
    I have been recently diagnosed type 2 as well. no insulin shots as of yet but I am seeing a nutritionist.

    You may want to go to the American diabetes website and see if they have any free counseling or course that you can take or that your doctor can recommend for you.

    Please feel free to add me as well and we can keep each other accountable.

    :flowerforyou:
  • kiminc1234
    kiminc1234 Posts: 2 Member
    I've made the diary public now. Thanks everyone who replied.
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