making an effort, but blimmin' frustrated

[Crucible]

Hi, i'm new to the group, been lurking for quite a while. T2
10yrs, metformin 1500mg a day for past 3 yrs. Since Dx have
lost a bunch of weight and down to 67kg(slowly mostly over
last 7 yrs, have been fat all my life, a very portly kid).
Also have thyroid disease, asthma, fybromyalgia, and body is
a bit shellshocked from carting around excessive blubber.
Frustration is, even though I now exercise in a quite
structured fashion, gym, boxing, some MA - finding it
difficult to get my bodyfat down, or my weight any further
more to the point.I am 58 (F), generally come in with
reasonable numbers. Question: at present trying to balance
food intake and exercise. I have got the point about eating
after exercise (both for BG and for recovery), but keep
getting caught in the 'low BG-carb fiesta-high BG-do more
damn exercise' cycle.I suspect this is contributing to being
stuck at present weight.Any comments or suggestions most
welcome. Thanks.Lesley

[Priscilla Ballo]

In article <40E7857F.8080205@westnet.com.au>,
crucible <crucible@westnet.com.au> wrote:

> Hi, i'm new to the group, been lurking for quite a while.
> T2 10yrs, metformin 1500mg a day for past 3 yrs. Since Dx
> have lost a bunch of weight and down to 67kg(slowly mostly
> over last 7 yrs, have been fat all my life, a very portly
> kid). Also have thyroid disease, asthma, fybromyalgia, and
> body is a bit shellshocked from carting around excessive
> blubber. Frustration is, even though I now exercise in a
> quite structured fashion, gym, boxing, some MA - finding
> it difficult to get my bodyfat down, or my weight any
> further more to the point.I am 58 (F), generally come in
> with reasonable numbers. Question: at present trying to
> balance food intake and exercise. I have got the point
> about eating after exercise (both for BG and for
> recovery), but keep getting caught in the 'low BG-carb fiesta-
> high BG-do more damn exercise' cycle.I suspect this is
> contributing to being stuck at present weight.Any comments
> or suggestions most welcome. Thanks.Lesley

Lesley, how about talking to your MD about increasing the
metformin? My endo tries to get all his T2 patients to 2000-
2500 mg a day. That should help zap the insulin resistence
more and facilitate weight loss, I believe.

Priscilla

[Julie Bove]

"crucible" <crucible@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40E7857F.8080205@westnet.com.au...
> Hi, i'm new to the group, been lurking for quite a while.
> T2 10yrs, metformin 1500mg a day for past 3 yrs. Since Dx
> have lost a bunch of weight and down to 67kg(slowly mostly
> over last 7 yrs, have been fat all my life, a very portly
> kid). Also have thyroid disease, asthma, fybromyalgia, and
> body is a bit shellshocked from carting around excessive
> blubber. Frustration is, even though I now exercise in a
> quite structured fashion, gym, boxing, some MA - finding
> it difficult to get my bodyfat down, or my weight any
> further more to the point.I am 58 (F), generally come in
> with reasonable numbers. Question: at present trying to
> balance food intake and exercise. I have got the point
> about eating after exercise (both for BG and for
> recovery), but keep getting caught in the 'low BG-carb fiesta-
> high BG-do more damn exercise' cycle.I suspect this is
> contributing to being stuck at present weight.Any comments
> or suggestions most welcome. Thanks.Lesley

It's tough when you have a combination of medical problems.
I too have thyroid troubles and fibromyalgia. I've lost some
weight, but now seem to be stuck. Actually, the only part of
me now that has any excess fat on it besides my boobs is the
tummy. Makes me look pregnant. :( The fat came off
everywhere else, but not there. Wish I had an answer for
you. I don't.

--
Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/

[Alan]

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 12:20:15 +0800, crucible <crucible@westnet.com.au>
wrote:

>Hi, i'm new to the group, been lurking for quite a while.
>T2 10yrs, metformin 1500mg a day for past 3 yrs. Since Dx
>have lost a bunch of weight and down to 67kg(slowly mostly
>over last 7 yrs, have been fat all my life, a very portly
>kid). Also have thyroid disease, asthma, fybromyalgia, and
>body is a bit shellshocked from carting around excessive
>blubber. Frustration is, even though I now exercise in a
>quite structured fashion, gym, boxing, some MA - finding it
>difficult to get my bodyfat down, or my weight any further
>more to the point.I am 58 (F), generally come in with
>reasonable numbers. Question: at present trying to balance
>food intake and exercise. I have got the point about eating
>after exercise (both for BG and for recovery), but keep
>getting caught in the 'low BG-carb fiesta-high BG-do more
>damn exercise' cycle.I suspect this is contributing to
>being stuck at present weight.Any comments or suggestions
>most welcome. Thanks.Lesley

How tall are you? 67 Kg would give you an acceptable BMI at
anything taller than 165 cm or 5'5". Are you over-stressing
on the need to lose weight?

I'd be more interested, if I was your doc, in figures like
HbA1c, lipids, post-prandial BGs, blood pressure, than I
would be in what appears to be a reasonable weight. And even
if you are vertically challenged (like swmbo:-) then a
continuation of your current exercise program, with maybe
some tweaking of your carbs related to post-prandial
testing, should improve things. But don't stress about it.
It sounds to me like you're doing most things right.

You've probably been there already, but review Jennifer's
advice at http://www.alt-support- (http://www.alt-support-/)
diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm. That may help.

Cheers Alan, T2, Australia. Remove weight and carbs to
email.
--
dx May 2002 , A1C 8.2=>5.9, wt 117kg=>95kg, Diet and not
enough exercise. I have no medical qualifications beyond my
own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because
experience can be an expensive teacher.

Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.

[Crucible]

Alan wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 12:20:15 +0800, crucible
> <crucible@westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>> I have got the point about eating after exercise (both
>> for BG and for recovery), but keep getting caught in the
>> 'low BG-carb fiesta-high BG-do more damn exercise'
>> cycle.I suspect this is contributing to being stuck at
>> present weight.Any comments or suggestions most welcome.
>> Thanks.Lesley
>>
>
> How tall are you? 67 Kg would give you an acceptable BMI
> at anything taller than 165 cm or 5'5". Are you over-
> stressing on the need to lose weight?

Maybe, although at a stretch I just make 5'2" in height
i'm not too bad from the back, its not being able to get
rid of the belly
>
> I'd be more interested, if I was your doc, in figures like
> HbA1c, lipids, post-prandial BGs, blood pressure, than I
> would be in what appears to be a reasonable weight. And
> even if you are vertically challenged (like swmbo:-) then
> a continuation of your current exercise program, with
> maybe some tweaking of your carbs related to post-prandial
> testing, should improve things. But don't stress about it.
> It sounds to me like you're doing most things right.
yeah, thanks

> You've probably been there already, but review Jennifer's
> advice at http://www.alt-support- (http://www.alt-support-/)
> diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm. That may help.
>
> Cheers Alan, T2, Australia. Remove weight and carbs
> to email.

[Crucible]

Julie Bove wrote:
> "crucible" <crucible@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:40E7857F.8080205@westnet.com.au...
>
>
> It's tough when you have a combination of medical
> problems. I too have thyroid troubles and fibromyalgia.
> I've lost some weight, but now seem to be stuck. Actually,
> the only part of me now that has any excess fat on it
> besides my boobs is the tummy. Makes me look pregnant. :(
> The fat came off everywhere else, but not there. Wish I
> had an answer for you. I don't.

Appreciate your description, because that's part of the
problem for me, lots of loose skin (from weight losss)
around the body, that's not such a hassle, but an
excessively fat belly. I'll just keep exercising and trying
to eat right without having bg's spiking.Attending to all
this bizzo is quite a trudge, though isn't it?

[Ankalime]

"crucible" <avenue8@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40E9444B.1000408@westnet.com.au...
> Attending to all this bizzo is quite a trudge, though
> isn't it?

Isn't that the truth. I love the way you put that. I'd love
to have a t-shirt with that sentence on it!

--
anka
Type 2, diagnosed 3/2004
Amaryl/Avandia/Lipitor/Xalatan

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