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Been struggling with my weight my whole life till about 6 weeks ago when I found out I'm type 2. Because I associate that with death and lost limbs and didn't know anyone who lived with it (healthily) I understood death or major destruction. I want to live! I want babies! I wasn't ready to hear it.
CAN'T believe I lost 14 lbs on a restrictive diet and portion control - I went through it, ugly attitude, bitter with everyone, hunger anger, crying cause I wasn't satisfied with my meals, like a child. It was bad, but once I got the hang of it, learned how to help my food taste better and chose the right combinations of foods to help me feel full longer and surprisingly delicious! I'm a much healthier and alive person for it.
It took throwing some $$ at new foods, herbs, whole foods shopping. And time, cooking and preparing. If I would have found a dietitian I would have paid for that too. Plus I am an awful cook! Because I broke my right hand, I spent every waking hr reading books, learning new recipes, researching online, studying food facts. I have one bad hand and one useless hand. I'm not going to act like like this was easy. Every time I attempted to diet before I would find myself bingeing later. Or I would work out and get sick. Lose weight and then gain it all back or more.
Not this time, something about feeling like you're in a life or death situation you've chose for yourself can really be life changing when the doctor tells you just take medication (WITH a long list of side effects). NO THANK YOU!
They say everything happens for a reason, I believe that because I'm an optimist. Shattered a bone = need surgery, pre op = found diabetes, home rest = time to study, eating right = lost weight, FatSecret = reminds me everyday.
Point being... I got my test results back today and my Alc is 6.4 just below my required 6.5!!!!! Of course I cried tears of joy. This simply means I don't need medication as long as I keep it here OR drop it lower, WELL I got a note from my other doctor I can start basic home exercises, my bone is 50% healed on schedule, so I've joined the 30min everyday challenge, it starts Monday and I'm starting today.
Wish you good health and good luck!
Diet Calendar Entries for 02 October 2014:
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779 kcal
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Fat: 32.35g | Prot: 20.45g | Carb: 109.27g.
Lunch: Kind Vanilla Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds, Pure Nature Organic Whole Blackberries, Earthbound Farm Organic Strawberries, Wallaby Organic Nonfat Vanilla Bean Yogurt, Maranatha No Stir Crunchy Almond Butter, Rubschlager Rye-Ola Black Rye Bread. Dinner: Pears, Cantaloupe Melons, Kirkland Signature Pine Nuts, Red Tomatoes, Kidney Beans (Canned), Simple Truth Organic Goddess Dressing, Simple Truth Organic Baby Spring Mix. more...
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1961 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 20 minutes, Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 45 minutes, Shopping - 15 minutes, Sitting - 3 hours, Resting - 12 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours. more...
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