Dieting Club: 50 - 100 Lbs Community

Hi thisle
Great job on the pounds removed You must be doing something right 46 down from your top weight 29 down from starting weight thats awsome
Hope your ride home is good
thanks for checking in
Hugs Judy:)

Hi Thistle, Glad you checked in. Way to go on the loss - weight and meds! We welcome your 2 cents!

Hey Thistle,

Add your 2 cents worth more often! Good for you to be down 46 WTG!!!

Barb

Welcome!

And excellent job so far!!! Must be great to be off the insulin.

Hi Thistle, welcome!
Isn't it liberating to get off a medication by losing weight. Especially for something scary like Diabetes. What a wonderful way to "PAY BACK" your body! And great incentive to continue on your journey to see what else your body can recover from.
Congrats on the weight lost so far, and I'm glad you've decided to make your presence known. Another body to keep us warm!
Huggs
K

Thanks everyone for making me feel welcome!

My journey actually has been a lifelong one; genetic insulin resistance runs in my family, and two out three women on my mother's side of the family have PCOS and have developed either diabetes or other conditions (endometrial hyperplasia). I will probably have to take a minor level of Metformin for the rest of my life but I am willing to negotiate that concept once I reach a healthy fat-to-muscle ratio. Regardless, knowing I am genetically predisposed only means that I must be more vigilant than someone who is not.

That being said I have never been truly sedentary; I've hiked, biked, jogged, been in marching band, earned seven belts in TaeKwonDo, been a rapier fencer, etc. But the truth is, I NEED to move; I am someone who cannot hold still. I would go through times of increased activity and see slow weight loss and then I would become less active and watch it creep back. I have ramped up my activity to 3-4 hours of exercise a day, cardio and weigh training, and my eating habits are gluten-free and 90-95% whole foods. Between the two I have steadily lost weight, and my moods/mental altitude (and I do mean altitude) are much improved.

I am active for life at this or a higher level, and the eating habits are lifelong as well; the only time I had problems with uncontrollable cravings is when I tried a gluten food just to see if I could get away with it once (I felt so lousy that I will NOT be repeating that experiment). I went gluten-free because of symptoms I had and completely normal test for celiac/allergies. In my case it fixed all of the health issues I was experiencing.

I would love to talk more but I have to get back to ther things, I will be around again soon!

April

Congrats! What an accomplishment!

Welcome April,
Thanks for sharing your journey. I see that all it takes is a lot of determination and commitment.

Congratulation on your success. 3-4 hours of training a day what is your typical day? Do you train in interval or all in a row?

I really have trouble sitting still, so yes I aim for 3-4 hours of exercise per day. I get up between 3 and 3:30 in the morning (assuming I am working day shift) and do upper body weights (10 lb. dumbells now, moving up to 12-15 by September) one morning and then lower body/core the next. This takes about an hour and usually after 4 days of alternating I have to take a morning off to rest my muscles.

Then I bike to work (used to be a 30 minute ride but now it's a 20-25 minute ride and I am on the higest gear combination). I try to move as much as I can at work, though sometimes it's a standing still or sitting job (hospital lab).

I bike home, try to fit in some core/abs training in the afternoon and then another quick (mile or two) bike ride with my kids, and a one to four mile walk with the husband/kids. I can only sleep 4-5 hours a night when I'm fit, so I don't run out of time to do things during my day.

On my days off I try for longer walks/rides (12 mile walk or 17 mile bike is the biggest I've done this summer so far). I am also going to be adding a conditioning drill set that my first martial arts instructor taught me years ago to "mix it up" when I need a change or my weight gets "stuck", or even to hit my muscles from a new direction. When in doubt I can do TKD "patterns" or "kada" as they are called.

When the snow flies in October (thanks, Alaska) I will drive to work and use the stationary bike here in the gym for my rides and I have cross-country skis and snowshoes. I also have a 15mph 10 degree treadmill at home that was purchased second-hand from a local gym and is rated for people up to 350lbs. I plan to climb hills and run even when it is -60F outside.

If I miss a day I go nuts and I will make up excuses to go to the store just so I can get out and walk. When my bike needed a new handlebar stem I biked 5.3 miles to the shop and walked home rather than drive it to the shop. That's me; the ADHD child in the overweight body (not for long). Smiles!

Oh! I forgot! I stopped my Victoza two days ago and my fasting blood sugars are normal, as are my 2-hour post-meal numbers. In another month I will step down my Metformin by 500 mg.

Highest weight = 297
Start weight = 280.6 5/26/12
Current Weight = 249 (oh yeah!)

Oh to have your energy... LOL. Anyway, grats on yet another medication out of the equation. Isn't the body a wonderful machine? Give it what it needs to be healthy and it will begin to work it's own magic in healing.
k

Congrats on another med gone. Keep up the great work!

Way To Go April on your weight loss and getting rid of a medication ..

Wow .. to have 1/2 of your energy would be wonderful .. I did buy a stationary bike this morning from an online yard sale. Paid $25. for a Nordic Track Audio Ride.. new batteries in and ready to ride this evening.

Good Luck on your journey and Welcome to the group.. feel free to chime in anytime.

WTG!!!

Keep up the good work and let us know how you do. Your body is definitely happy with all your work!

Barb