After having multiple back surgeries I became extremely inactive afraid to move because of pain. This led to weight gain and I developed diabetes. That was my wake up call. Not being a fan of medication I began following a diabetic diet and through reading I found so much more information that I was getting from doctors or nutritional coaches. Walking has been my main source of exercise. Weights are out due to my back issues.
Recently I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease. A healthy vegan type diet, is working watching protein, sodium, potassium and phosphorus, while staying away from processed and packaged foods, I would love to eat meat every day, but the protein is too high. Was happy to find that frozen is okay as that cuts down on grocery store visits. I'm at the high end of my BMI normal weight. I am skinny so I don't worry about that number but I am slowly dropping more weight. Any loss is a success. Seeing my blood work number for GFR climbing is a motivator. Being in Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease and seeing improvement from diet helps me stay the path.
Following groups of others doing the same things reminds me I am not alone and promotes motivation for me to continue forward rather than giving up. My goal is to maintain health. Eating what I want doesn't work. The reality of kidney transplant or dialysis is more unappealing than the temporary taste of blueberry pie that only causes me more damage.
These groups, in my opinion, are to helps us support others as we are on the same journey. We all need encouragement because we all have those bad days but we don't all have to have bad at the same time.
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It sounds like you've turned things round for yourself in many ways, yet you still have a lot to deal with. I hope you find the support and company here to help you on your journey.
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Hi Alan, like you I have a bad back after an accident in the army in which my back was broke in 4 places along with most of my joints were compressed which caused wear in them, I stopped work at age 48 as my doctor would not give me a good medical report he had been telling me for 7 years that I was to disabled to be working and no medical = no insurance = no work so as my ex had left me a year before I decided to sell the business plus house and go sailing in the Caribbean ( I was going to go to the med until I found out it gets cold there in winter ) I managed to live aboard my boat for 10 years until it became dangerous as I had fell in the sea 3 times getting on the boat from the dinghy so I returned to the UK when I first came back I was a size 14/16 but with not getting enough exercise I have put on weight and I am now a size 20/22 and have developed type 2 diabetes my problem is I can not manage to stand up long enough to prepare and cook a meal so I eat ready meals from the freezer which I know is not good plus when I am sat down (which I do a lot of) I like to nibble on something to pass the time and whilst I know I shouldn't do it I do try to stop but after a few days of not nibbling I always end up back at the same point trying to think when did I start again but can not work it out I know that the meds I am on cause weight gain it is not the meds that make me eat so much, one other thing that makes me bored is that I seldom speak to anyone from one week to the next if I do not count people who deliver things I would go months without speaking to anyone.Anyway the only thing I started this reply was to say good luck with the diet and loosing weight and you are not alone with your problem.
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Alan33 etc. My sister got Wegeners Granulomatosis a few years ago. Her kindney function went down to 2%. She was on daily blood transfusions. One of the things that helped her recover was drinking Rooibos tea. Her kidney function returned sufficently to get off the transfusions, she puts it down to the tea.
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