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Susan Losin
Susan Losin
Joined March 2014
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Start Weight
220.0 lb
Lost so far:
6.0 lb
Current Weight
214.0 lb
Performance:
losing 0.4 lb a week
Goal Weight
145.0 lb
Still to go:
69.0 lb
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Say NO to sugar
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Thanks
Very befuddled by my lack of success after giving up starches, breads, sugars, etc. sticking w the LCHF eating plan. Saw the endocrinologist yesterday for the first time in 20 yrs w insulin dependent DM2. She said not too bad, but suggested tied bariatric surgery right off the top. I burst into tears. She said I'd still need to use the insulin after that "even if it was successful & I got lucky." Since it is a high risk surgery & some people, the Unlucky, end up w serious complications. Jeez. But you don't have to be morbidly obese to benefit from this surgery, says she, & all the media outlets after some study just came out.
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03 Apr 2014, 11:43
Trying to find success
Thanks. Yes, I am so aware of that and it is just this worst kind of punishment isn't it? the very "medicine" that is supposed to treat this illness causes the condition to worsen. I am trying desperately to get off the insulin and have been experimenting with it for years. Even though the LCHF diet helps immediately to reduce the need for insulin, I find it so hard to maintain. But yes, I am back at it especially as I see that when I first entered my start weight I guessed and was off by like 5 lbs. Today I am up even from that, higher than ever in my life. Maybe this is the kick in the (ever widening) butt I need but being honest here anonymously might be the biggest step I have taken towards success so we shall see. Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. Good luck with your own journey. Nice abs btw!
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17 Mar 2014, 13:47
Trying to find success
Thanks so much for your kind support. I actually gave up therapy after 30 plus years, including almost 10 years of psychoanalysis on the couch 4 times/week. Pretty much talking about these problems. My mother is very thin, anorexic even when I was a kid. I was always fat. Lots of issues and I am aware of them all, very successful as a therapy patient generally, overall. Except on the food and weight issues, believe it or not. Plus the statistics are not on our side on this one. Thanks for the idea though.
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17 Mar 2014, 11:41
Trying to find success
Type 2 diabetic for almost 20 years. Using more and more insulin with little control, increasing A1C levels (8.4 most recent) and though I exercise regularly (bike 4-5 miles and swim 30-40 minutes MOST days of the week, at least 5), I am unable to lose weight and maintain stable blood sugars. I try to avoid or at least count carbs, though I am pretty addicted. Eat a lot of fresh organic vegetables and not too much meat. I never eat fast food or soda, and barely any processed foods, grow my own vegetables, make green smoothies, etc. Only gaining weight. Gained like 15 pounds since the summer, trying various diets, like Dr. Fuhrman, Dr. Hyman, Dr. Atkins, etc., and I feel like an idiot buying these stupid diet books and then only gaining weight. Lots of dried fruit and beans and nuts and hidden carbs in those diets.
Can't really stick to the low cal hungry all the time diets either. Sickened by paleo and meat-centric diets, blood sugar spikes with nearly anything these days and on at least 70 units of insulin a day. Have tried and failed at the 12 step overeaters anonymous models (various groups, though I have tried those for more than 30 years), Weight Watchers, etc. Reminds me too much of my mother controlling me when I was a child. Here's the thing: my HMO offers NOTHING in the way of support or care management for weight loss, except a medically supervised liquid fast (at over $4K for me on top of costly insurance premiums. Seems crazy and so demoralizing.
It's all I think about every day and night. Such a big waste of time and energy. I am writing here anonymously in hopes that I can find some inspiration and support, some new idea or willingness to find the strength and eat a low calorie, low carb food plan without feeling deprived or famished all the time. My goal is to lose a significant amount of weight and get off the insulin. All ideas and suggestions appreciated. Not sure how this web site works yet but I will give it a go. Thanks in advance. Losin'Susan
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17 Mar 2014, 02:40
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