I'm new here but definitely not new to being overweight. I'm really good at starting diets and never sticking to them and I'd really appreciate some support, help and advice. I've just been diagnosed with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and I desperately need to lose weight, exercise more and do what it takes to stop my IGT turning into diabetes.
I like the website, there's lots of good ideas and suggestions but I'd like to hear other people's experiences especially about how they manage to keep going.
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It's only left for me to wish you well on your journey
Hi Grumblebee - I like your name!! I am sure you will get support and encouragement on the forum, keep logging in, the more you read, the more you join in will give you all the words of wisdom that are on here.. make it work for - you as you work on you.
Welcome Grumblebee I suggest that frequent visits to the forum is what helps keep people motivated. Joining in the conversations and challenges.
Only you can decide how you want things to change but I reckon a lifestyle change that is for good and ever beats any dietbinto a cocked hat.
I presume you are thinking about getting rid of sugar from your food. Will you go cold turkey or will you have to wean yourself off the white stuff? Have lots of plans for cooking healthy meals and stick to them.
Have an adventure with food and make it your friend not your enemy.
It is everywhere but it doesn't have to be in your body-you choose that.
My mantra is that if it isn't good for me it doesn't do in my body. This is a positive mindset, not a denial one.
Get started, every little thing you do will help
Hi good to meet you. Take the word 'diet' out of your vocabulary and replace it with 'healthy eating' and that's a good start. Diets only work if you stay on them for life, but healthy eating is sustainable.
Grumblebee that's scary when you realise Diabetes is a risk to you....
I would recommend reading Dr. Michael Mosley's book 'The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet'. Your local library may have a copy you could borrow. It's written specifically for people like you, who need to reverse a tendency to high blood sugars. I've read the book, it's very inspirational! Lots of factual stuff but presented in a way that's easy to read, and there is proof out there that even people who have Diabetes can reverse it, with his diet and a good exercise regime. Personally, I found the 8 week target too rigid for me but it's still a good book for dipping into for ideas, if you hit a low patch.
As for not sticking to diets, I think you have to get your head around the idea that you are not just dieting but changing your lifestyle for good. Believe me, I never thought I would achieve my objectives but I got so fed up with feeling (and looking!) like a tub of lard that I got 'tunnel vision', and even on the bad days when I craved sweet things, found some inner reserves, with the help of this forum, and kept focussing on my dream of being slim and healthy. You can do this! Good luck on your weight loss journey, and keep posting/reading other posts.
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