[adiantum]

Cheer Up Barb, Spring & your A1c just ahead might give you the inspiration to 'soldier on' once more.
Do you take regular BG readings? I'm finding them to be my inspiration to eat less or exercise more

[barbieguy]

Originally Posted by adiantum

Cheer Up Barb, Spring & your A1c just ahead might give you the inspiration to 'soldier on' once more.
Do you take regular BG readings? I'm finding them to be my inspiration to eat less or exercise more

Well, I did take regular readings, but have stopped.
I know, I know----that's not the right thing to do!
Barb

[Kim_in_TN]

Originally Posted by jacobsam622

My wife got me a really cool watch that counts every thing steps, calories, etc. I had to take a break from my exercise routine for the past week or so because my back was acting up I going to start back tomorrow. I have an elliptical machine, a stationary bike, an Ab machine and a machine that works like ski's No idea whats it called. I do at least an hour on the machines every day and throw in weights a few times a week.

That's great that you have so many tools to work with. I've had exercise bikes and even a treadmill long ago and they ended up collecting dust!

Originally Posted by Emm

Kim and all the rest of you - how great are you!!

This is wonderful stuff you're doing, and quite inspirational

I'm not totally unfit, but I have been lazy for a good few months. I gave up my daily walk (why?? I have no idea!! it just faded away) and I feel like a slower person all round for my lack of exercise.

I started looking on youtube for exercise routines - I remembered how the TV used to be full of stuff like that back in the 80s when I was a kid, and it seemed like a good way to start. At least I'm in the comfort of my own room, where I don't care what I look like or if I have to quit half way through!

Well that was a few days ago, and I've done two routines, both on the same day, and I haven't done anything since. Ho hum. SO perhaps I'll hang around this thread and let you lot pose as a reminder for me to get off my butt.

Those baby steps are a great idea. I'm the kind of person who often wants to be doing the best I can, right now... without the practice or lead up! I know that sux, so this thread is my kick in the pants. Thanks

I tend to be the same as in expecting too much from myself too soon. That is why I have decided to allow myself to start with these "baby steps". I am hoping that it will give myself the freedom to go at my own pace instead of trying to keep up with someone else!

Originally Posted by barbieguy

Hi all.
I was reading your posts and a lot of it describes me.
When I was diagnosed in January 2007, I immediately ate less, watched my carbs, and exercised (mostly walking.) I dropped 30 pounds and did so well, doctor took me off Metformin.
Well, fast forward to today.
I got lazy. I gained 15 pounds. My eating is out of control. I have a part time job in a pizza/sub shop and we can eat for free during work. Well, it's like a kid in a candy shop!! I overeat every time I'm there. It's like a Carb-Monster has taken over my body!!!
I feel sluggish. My PMS (heaven help the people around me) has gotten so bad and I want to yell and scream at everyone for 2 weeks out of the month! I really dislike myself right now.
The weather here in Pennsylvania has been cold and snowy and wintery for the last 6 months, or so it seems so I don't get out much.
Sorry if I sound like I'm whiny, but I am. I am so disappointed in myself. I am usually upbeat. I think the carbs have an effect on my mood. Is this possible?
I go for my 3 month bloodwork, fasting and a1C, in mid April.
Well, I'm done whining about myself.
Take care,
Barb

Barb, you sound very much like me! I have a terrible time with the PMS thing and it is nearly always what sets me back! I get very "down" and in what I call quit-mode. We just have to remind ourselves that in a few days our outlook will be better and we can start fresh again!

[barbieguy]

Hi all.
Well, thanks to your little "pep talks", I have been doing better for the past 2 days. Baby steps!
I exercised at Curves today. I ate a cheeseburger with a bun and that was the only large amount of carbs I had for the day.
I had some ranch dressing to dip veggies in and I had some green beans that said 5g of carbs per serving. So I don't know my total carbs, but I know it wasn't alot. 1 hour after my burger I was at 150. 1 hour after that I was at 98.
I felt good about those numbers.
Even last week, I would have had a burger and fries and other carbs. So thank you for caring.
I have to stick with this.
Barb

[Kim_in_TN]

Originally Posted by barbieguy

Hi all.
Well, thanks to your little "pep talks", I have been doing better for the past 2 days. Baby steps!
I exercised at Curves today. I ate a cheeseburger with a bun and that was the only large amount of carbs I had for the day.
I had some ranch dressing to dip veggies in and I had some green beans that said 5g of carbs per serving. So I don't know my total carbs, but I know it wasn't alot. 1 hour after my burger I was at 150. 1 hour after that I was at 98.
I felt good about those numbers.
Even last week, I would have had a burger and fries and other carbs. So thank you for caring.
I have to stick with this.
Barb

Good job, Barb! Maybe next you can lose one of the buns and tear the other in two pieces to hold the meat with! Eventually, no bun! BABY STEPS!!!!

[jacobsam622]

Originally Posted by barbieguy

Hi all.
I got lazy. I gained 15 pounds. My eating is out of control. I have a part time job in a pizza/sub shop and we can eat for free during work. Well, it's like a kid in a candy shop!! I overeat every time I'm there. It's like a Carb-Monster has taken over my body!!!
Barb

Its the Pizza I worked at pizzeria UNOS for 5 years. I was diagnosed 1 year after I left. I worked as a chef for fifteen years when I decided enough was enough and went back to school. I earned a 2 year degree in computer programming and was hired by the bureau of Engraving to work on their Y2K Issues. I gained about fifteen pounds sitting at a desk and was rewarded with this wonderful thing called Diabetes. The first 5 years I worked as a programmer I worked at UNO's as a waiter, I ate pizza all the time. In the past month I have given up just about every food I love but they will not get my pizza

So basically I was over weight for 1 year and developed Diabetes. I have known people who were fat their whole lives and never developed Diabetes. Maybe this is punishment for surviving 9/11. I was on my way to the pentagon to drop off a report when the first reports came in about the world-trade center being under attack. I think its g-ds way of saying I have given you twins and to balance it out I am giving you diabetes. At least I have my twins and pizza. The boys love it when the pizza man comes.

[Kim_in_TN]

Pizza has always been a weakness of mine. When I had my 1st baby, I ate so much I thought I would give birth to a pizza! LOL!

With the "kids" coming home on the weekends, we still usually eat pizza one night. I cut the crust off before even putting it on my plate and I only eat 2 slices. I remember the days of eating 4 slices!!!

[genie86333]

Hi, everyone.

Well, I guess I'm a baby-stepper. I *hate* exercise. I got hit by a car when I was 14 and have constant back pain, so when I exercise, it's got to be something fun or I just won't do it, because it's not worth the pain.

When the weather's right & I have access to somewhere to swim, that's what I do when I have the chance, since it helps ease the back pain in addition to being something I enjoy. But, since I live in the middle of nowhere where it snows, that's not an option most of the year.

So, I just moved earlier this month & while moving I found one of my old Tae-Bo dvds...so the other day I stuck it in my DVD player while I was cooking dinner. I only hung on for 8 minutes, but it was 8 minutes that I was really moving that I wouldn't have been doing otherwise, so I'm proud of myself for that. Maybe tonight I'll try for 9!

[Kim_in_TN]

Originally Posted by genie86333

Hi, everyone.

Well, I guess I'm a baby-stepper. I *hate* exercise. I got hit by a car when I was 14 and have constant back pain, so when I exercise, it's got to be something fun or I just won't do it, because it's not worth the pain.

When the weather's right & I have access to somewhere to swim, that's what I do when I have the chance, since it helps ease the back pain in addition to being something I enjoy. But, since I live in the middle of nowhere where it snows, that's not an option most of the year.

So, I just moved earlier this month & while moving I found one of my old Tae-Bo dvds...so the other day I stuck it in my DVD player while I was cooking dinner. I only hung on for 8 minutes, but it was 8 minutes that I was really moving that I wouldn't have been doing otherwise, so I'm proud of myself for that. Maybe tonight I'll try for 9!

I can certainly understand how an injury could limit your desire or ability to exercise! I think it is awesome that you rekindled your interest in Tae-Bo! I don't know much about it but from what I have seen it is quite a workout! Keep it up!

[Scrabblechick]

I hate exercise too! But I do it. Problem is, I don't really make enough to join a gym and there just aren't a lot of good, safe places to walk that are reasonably nearby where we live. It's not a BAD neighborhood -- just one where you wouldn't want to walk, mostly because of the lack of sidewalks.

However, there is a church at the corner, about .2 miles from our front door. We walk up to the church, circle it four or five times and come back, and that's about 1.25-1.5 miles. I wear a pedometer when I walk the church, just to make sure I'm getting that much distance in every day. I try to walk 5-6 days per week, unless it's a severe thunderstorm (tell non-Southerners about OUR thunderstorms, Kim!) or otherwise pouring down rain, or if my tendonitis in my ankle is just too painful. I've made it 12 out of the past 14 days. I'm working up to 2 miles.

I also park on the other side of the lot from the front door at work. It's one-tenth of a mile from my car in that space to the front door. Doesn't sound like much, but going that route four times a day (counting lunch), and that's an extra 2 miles a week!

If I can't walk that day, I have a resistance band and I try to do strength exercises with the band for my arms and legs.

I also have a boatload of exercise videos I use occasionally. If you like to dance, I recommend "Viva Elise!" by Elise Foss. She teaches some Latin steps and is very motivational without being terminally perky. The combinations can be a little hard to pick up, but after about three times through, I caught on and enjoy that one. And, if you can stand Richard Simmons for that long, the "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos are great for beginners. He's really good about having overweight people do the moves and fully participate, which is great for them, obviously, but also makes the rest of us in plus-size world feel better.

Leslie Sansone also does the "Walk off the Pounds" videos that are also good and low-impact.

Whatever will get you off the couch and moving is a good thing.

[Kim_in_TN]

I used to love doing Richard Simmons ... back when I was young and thin ... lol... and also the Jane Fonda workout! I agree that if you like dancing, then any type of "jazzercise" type workout is a great tool! When I was younger, I had one of those mini trampolines! I would turn on great music and jump around on that to the beat. I made up my own steps and arm motions. It was a blast! I've thought about getting another one but with the foot injury and surgery I had a few years ago, I am afraid of turning one or both of my ankles. I can't afford to not even be able to walk! *sigh*

Mapping out miles anywhere you can is an excellent idea as well! Just knowing how much you have walked is a great mental bonus not to mention the great physical one!

[Gunnie]

Kim,
How are we doing? I'm up to 800 yards in the pool, and my trainer has me doing weights. I hate the weights, but try and do them when I can. My goal is to go 5 times a week, but that can be very difficult with my work schedule. Don't give up!

[jacobsam622]

I have a new exercise program when its nice outside I take my twins outside and we play hide go seek, tag frizbulee(Joshs way of saying frisbee) football Ben has an all pro arm afterwards my bs Is normal or lower

[gfxdude]

Greetings everyone,

I'm not quite sure if I qualify as a baby stepper just yet, perhaps a Fetal-stepper at this point.

I think I passed Morbidly obese 3 months ago and have now progressed to "OMG WHAT IS THAT THING??!??! " I now know never to wear half T's outside ever again.

When I was first diagnosed back in 2004, I was just beginning to lose weight, I stopped drinking Coke, I cut out the snacks and sweets, and I lost 15 lbs in a little over 5 weeks.

I tried to walk outside but found that my legs didn't like that, so I took to walking inside. This was much better as it kept my back from protesting or going on strike, as well as preventing the neighborhood children from having nightmares about that thing from next door trying to eat their dog.

My doctor has always said that I'm doing fine with my BG levels and so far the only thing he's concerned about is my weight. I have difficulty moving around at the moment, so it's been a while since I have been in to see my doctor. And by a while, I mean will he remember me the next time I make an appointment.

He'd once mentioned Gastric bypass surgery, but I'd rather have my tongue shaved by a blind Franciscan Monk with Parkinson's disease and a clubbed hand....so there have got to be alternatives that are less invasive and more tongue-friendly.

My biggest problem I feel, is motivation. My body does me in every time and I get discouraged. I get up and walk around the house every hour or so. Sometimes I forget and then feel guilty. It's a chore when I do excercise because I get winded so easily. I have a big gut that weighs me down and it feels like gravity has pointed its finger at me and says "HA HA" like that bully kid from The Simpsons.

I've been thinking about looking for a treadmill, but so far the ones that I have found that would actually support my weight are far too expensive. So I am trying to find other ways that I can get the movement I need without the stress on my body...

It's great to know that there are others here that know how difficult it can be. I'll be grateful and appreciative of any suggestions or ideas that you may offer.

Thank you for your time and attention. I should end this post now, as it is, if this was on paper I'd have to get a publisher.

Sucralosily yours,

MMV

[sprzepiora]

I have just finished my first week of walking daily for 30 minutes. In that time I cover 2.2 miles, all of it is uphill both ways

Seriously, it has been a little hard on my hips and knees I am probably going to cut back to walking every other day and weight lifting on the off days. Sears has a weight bench on sale right now with 80 pounds of weights for $79 and I will probably pick it up in the next few days.