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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / July 2004longer time lurker -- finally posting - "pre-diabetic"
hello all ... I got a wake-up call yesterday .. after years of being "a few pounds overweight (okay more than a few ;-), the fates have decided that my "extra pounds" need to leave or my pre-diabetes will become a roary diabetes sooner than later or so says my ever-lovin' doctor. Dang it! I was hoping for a few more years of decadence :-) I'm looking to do this "shedding" in a sensible manner because I've tried the fads and it's not worked. Lower carbs, lower calories (nothing excessively low), moderate exercise and a whole cart load of determination ... <?> I'll let you know how it's going ... mornings are always full of determination aren't they :-) more to come ... mary mag > hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > mary mag Imagine an imaginary person who is holding you at gunpoint and demands that you eat less, more correctly, and exercise more. This is, in fact, very close to your situation. i > > hello all ... > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > that you eat less, more correctly, and exercise more. This is, in > fact, very close to your situation. Wouldn't it be easier to change the way you think about food? The reality is that many of the former foods you ate are poison to you now. It worked for me. Regards, Gunn > Wouldn't it be easier to change the way you think about food? The reality > is that many of the former foods you ate are poison to you now. It worked > for me. That's just the phrase I use (borrowed from Overeaters Anonymous) when visually tempted by sugar, especially those lavish dessert cases in restaurants: "Poison in pretty packages." It works for me too! Mary M 325-160-148 Mary Magdalene?  Signature911 is good, but 1911 is better. -- SgtSilicon > hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > mary mag > Mary Magdalene? > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> mary mag Deja vu? 15:29:03 Fri, 23 Jul 2004misc.health.diabetes >>> I'm looking to do this "shedding" in a sensible manner because I've >>> tried the fads and it's not worked. >>> >>> Lower carbs, lower calories (nothing excessively low), moderate >>> exercise and a whole cart load of determination ... <?> Sounds like a good approach. You might check out my diet and fitness page if you feel like reading how I've managed it. My method in brief was to recognize that I don't have a lot of willpower and so to diet, but gently. SignatureMartin Thompson bin@tucana.demon.co.uk (use "martin" not "bin") London, UK Home Page: http://www.tucana.demon.co.uk Diet & Fitness: http://www.tucana.demon.co.uk/diet.htm Mobile Phone Ring Tones: http://www.ringamoby.com "Everything I do and say with anyone makes a difference." Gita Bellin Exercise, exercise ! More you exercise, more muscles you build, less you will eat, better your BG numbers will look. For stimulation, watch sports on TV, buy and read fitness magazines, read about it, talk about it. Find some one, friend willing to work out with you or play with you, like tennis, bicycling or other sports, join a club. Make fitness your life style. You'll feel stronger, healthier, smarter, no stress, takes you through work and dally life easier. Your diabetes will be a lot more controllable. Julius > hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > mary mag Welcome, Mary Mag -- so like my own name (Mary Margaret though I don't use the Margaret) -- and so like my own situation (lots of diabetes in my family and if I hadn't kicked the sugar habit 19 years ago I'd be in the same boat -- I don't believe for a minute that overconsumption of sugar doesn't contribute to diabetes, as many claim -- you can't put that much strain on your insulin/blood sugar functions without some kind of consquences). Your plan sounds good and we are here if you need support. Mary M 325-160-148 > hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > mary mag >hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >mary mag Welcome, mary mag! This is a good group (I'm writing from alt.support.diet, and not cross-posting to whereever else you sent your originial message) and I think you can get a lot of help with your new lifestyle. And it's surely better to start now than to wait a few years :-). Chris 262/143/ (145-150) > hello all ... > > Lower carbs, lower calories (nothing excessively low), moderate > exercise and a whole cart load of determination ... <?> Looks good. I think the main thing I learned from my loss is that shooting for slow & steady losses is the best way to go. I don't know how much you need to lose, but 1 or 2lbs a week will get you there without much pain or sacrifice, as long as you indeed cut out the empty calories and just eat for health & energy. I also found it useful to track my weight every day in a graph. The ups & downs every day diminish in importance when you can see the big picture in a graph, and seeing the trend go downwards was good motivation for me to stick with the plan and not torpedo it. Heywood 232/188/182 > hello all ... > > I got a wake-up call yesterday .. after years of being "a few pounds > overweight (okay more than a few ;-), the fates have decided that my > "extra pounds" need to leave or my pre-diabetes will become a roary > diabetes sooner than later or so says my ever-lovin' doctor. Check out: _Stop Diabetes: 50 Simple Steps You Can Take at Any Age to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes_, by gretchen becker http://tinyurl.com/4pzfz E I'm sure your doctor has told you about it but most people follow either carb counting or exchange diets. -g Welcome mary mag. I hope to see you posting often. Beverly > hello all ... > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > mary mag |
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