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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024
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The heaviest I've been is 153 kgs but that was after coming out of hospital for chronic Respiratory condition have had lung function test to which no outcome was given to me, I had irregular heartbeat and put on Bisoprolol 5mg daily 11 months ago and the former 2 year's exactly and we still can't fathom why I felt like it was carbon monoxide but I had my home checked and them I was ex miner of only 18 year's they wondered if dust played apart, anyway I ain't logged into weightloss for about 6 weeks and I'm currently 145 kgs I'm down the gym on x-trainer sit down weights treadmill I'm active 3 to 4 times per week I feel fitter but finding it very difficult to lose more so alongside exercise I'm going to start mounjaro 2.5 weightloss injection Thursday to see how this goes, I hope having a 5 cm gallstone don't come alive whilst having weekly injection, I have passed numerous medical questions with repituble pharmacies, hope this helps my 115kg goal that seems a lifetime away 🤞

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone

You haven't referred to what you're eating.

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toBridgeGirl

I'm not doing a carb free but did have a treat with oven chips and breastfed of chicken slices with 2 eggs first time in 6 weeks, I've been having slimming world meals with microwave rice, never eat before 3pm in afternoon only 1 meal per day like Sunday dinner lots of vegetables and 5 small potatoes no dessert a sandwich of tongue and thin sliced cheese evening meal and small yoghurt and nectarine sometimes or 2 small plums, I drink 3 mugs of tea morning, 1 mug of coffee per day,

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone in reply toForestryPine6

Yes, Slimming World is definitely not low carb. Have you made any changes to your eating plan while aiming to lose weight?

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toBridgeGirl

Well I put plenty of various vegetables on plate, not small portions, but main meal is a smaller portion than I used to have, I have had odd pkt of crisps 25 grams smallish size, I'm eating less and incorporated some fruit pears or nectarine or plums, Yes I've had the odd small bar of double decker chocolate bar is that OK or not?

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone in reply toForestryPine6

It's all about whatever fits in to your eating plan. I asked because you're showing great commitment to exercise and yet struggling to lose weight, so it may be worth reviewing - the "what" as well as the "how much".

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toBridgeGirl

Yes a nurse I see every 2 months thinks there's something underlying like maybe thyroid, hormone or something to do with insulin that's why I'm going to try weight loss injections privately, was thinking about gastric sleeve, so I'm in the what's the next step saloon and it will be injection 2.5mg gradually building up to 15mg over time to see how that works for me, it could be my occasional snack or something going on that is not allowing me to lose weight with vigorous exercise and smaller portions Bridgegirl 🤞

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone in reply toForestryPine6

If it is to do with insulin (as it is for the vast majority of us who've got into the obesity range), then carbs are the main culprit. Good luck, whatever route you take :)

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toBridgeGirl

Thanks for your time and support it's much appreciated, I think its the carbs, a gym mate is w weeks into a carb free regime advised by gym instructor so I'm monitoring him on how much he's losing, it's worth it for my health to try mounjaro and I'll update on here as to how it works out 👍

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I'm not sure how I feel about weight loss injections. Unless your weight is life threatening and you've got uncontrolled diabetes I don't believe people should use them .

I put some really nasty things about side effects

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toBluelady-sing

No it's not life threatening nor do I have diabetes it's just I have a bmi of 42 and trained hard since after last Xmas don't smoke or drink this year and still haven't lost anything so it's weight loss injections next as I've ordered and hopefully start at low dose by end of week and see how it goes, I'll update on here 🤞

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Sharmian350Restart April 2024

good luck with your weight loss journey.

I hope you can join in to some of the other threads on here, something like the ‘Fit is Fun’ thread, or the ‘Daily Diary’. They really help to keep me on track ( it’s not a linear downward track, but being amongst fellow weight losers is very supportive).

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toSharmian350

Thanks for good luck wishes as excercise and less portion size with only 1 meal a day hasn't helped at all, just feel better within myself and fitter but my waistline still the same, its quite demoralising not losing weight only maintaining so much so I gave up on gym 2 months ago for 2 weeks as thought what's the point in flogging a dead horse and getting nowhere lol.. so need to try something different, I will have a look at Fit is Fun as if I kept daily diary I'd give up, once a week I think I'll try but it makes sense Daily Diary as I'll know what I'm eating then and beverages ☕️ I hope it keeps me on track Sharmian350 🤞

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The first thing you should do is ditch the crisps as the vegetable oil they are cooked in is probably adding to the effect of the carbs which are starch which metabolises as 100% glucose which has a higher GI than table sugar. You should also stop cooking with vegetable oil and switch to butter, coconut oil, olive oil animal fat or avocado oil.

youtube.com/shorts/YssO0IVZ...

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toEryl

Hi Eryl, I didn't know that about the crisps are worst than I had originally thought. But I do use sunflower oil for eggs, so I'll have to Google if that's ok when frying eggs 🍳 if not ill go down the route of butter which sounds nice.. 😉

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ErylVisitor in reply toForestryPine6

No, sunflower is an industrially refined seed oil, for frying eggs just add add a couple of rashers of bacon to you meal and cook in the bacon fat. This video is available but you need to click on 'Watch on youtube' youtu.be/pljQrjiDC9Q?si=TMA...

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toEryl

That's brilliant thanks for your time in sending me information 👍

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ForestryPine6Restart April 2024 in reply toEryl

Thanks for YouTube information about oils

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