tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post3152836571012994266..comments2023-03-22T08:01:18.998-07:00Comments on Do you have that in my size???: Day 45 - I struggle (and use a lot of profanity - don't read if that will offend you)Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554222495613649397noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-45581788551335753012010-03-12T06:43:49.799-08:002010-03-12T06:43:49.799-08:00I'm sorry Denise, I wish there was something I...I'm sorry Denise, I wish there was something I could do to help. I think it's great that you're realizing the problem and are taking action. I hope you find a good specialist.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266455361631525202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-38434335570106281742010-03-12T01:09:02.943-08:002010-03-12T01:09:02.943-08:00Godspeed dear denise. you are so honest and that ...Godspeed dear denise. you are so honest and that is the first step.<br />i would keep doing the loosing weight thing you were doing in the last few weeks. get some weight off then worry about the high sugar. after all right now you have it anyway....<br />also, i found as i lost the weight the diab went away too....<br />HANG IN!!!!<br />xxxxxxxmumtotwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724551270645497413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-55392817369426669422010-03-11T19:44:02.047-08:002010-03-11T19:44:02.047-08:00I am so sorry you are going through all this crap....I am so sorry you are going through all this crap. And swear all you want; my dad was a cook in the navy, and the apple didn't fall far from that tree. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-53897457291434663652010-03-11T13:07:14.710-08:002010-03-11T13:07:14.710-08:00Denise: I think we've all been where you are....Denise: I think we've all been where you are....and some (like me) have had repeat visits. Nothing like sitting on the roadside and watching that wagon run off without to make you feel like shit. But the best thing you can do now is pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start again.<br /><br />I was there last year. After months of exercising and watching what I eat, I was dscourage that the damn scare WOULD NOT MOVE! Finally, I gave up - to hell with it, I'm going to be fat forever. Instead, I decided to center my attention on eating better and eating with my "emotional baggage". <br /><br />Maybe it's time to do that ... focus on one thing (food or exercise or emotional stuff) and to hell with the rest of it until that one item is under control. I seem to do best when I focus on one thing at a time these days - life is too chaotic to try to do it all at one time!<br /><br />OK, enough from me. *hugz* I'm keeping you in my thoughts...<br /><br />Anne<br />http://workingonafullhouse.comAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028158646846120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-71574879710497487602010-03-11T06:40:37.870-08:002010-03-11T06:40:37.870-08:00You have no idea how much I can identify with you!...You have no idea how much I can identify with you! I,too, am a diabetic, menopausal , and suffer from back problems. Doctors think I'm making excuses but I am trying. Currently, I'm doing ww with modifications. I have bread only at lunch and I eat fruit with breakfast & lunch. I don't have it as a snack....without a protein it raises the sugar. When I do have a snack it's a carb and protein, such as humus and red pepper or a half an apple and cheese or celery with peanut butter. My weight loss is slow, but I'm taking one Day at a time. I am hopeful that there will be research to help us in the future. Keep the faith....I feel your pain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-70698684857039575952010-03-11T05:16:22.519-08:002010-03-11T05:16:22.519-08:00This was posted over at dietgirl today - it's ...This was posted over at dietgirl today - it's called "Things I have learned". I thought it was funny and true and might at least reassure you that you aren't alone in this! Take care!<br /><br />http://www.dietgirl.org/dietgirl/index.html<br /><br />• Laugh at yourself. Especially when you screw things up! <br />• Don't compare your progress to other bloggers, instead be inspired by them (ie. steal their ideas!) <br />• Try to reduce the self-loathing. I'm not saying you have to look in the mirror and chant, "YOU ARE A WINNER!", but it really doesn't help to stand around yelling at your thighs. <br />• Remember that the weight loss industry exists to make money, whether it's Weight Watchers or Slimming Magazine or the CSIRO or Dr Gillian McKeith. Even though they all help in their own ways, they don't have all the answers and they really want you to buy the Choco Crisp Bars or send away for the Pilates DVD. Take bits and pieces from what they tell you and clobber it together to make your own way of doing things. Don't let anything be a substitute for thinking for yourself. <br />• Don't put things off until you Get Skinny. Try something crazy and new. If you fail, just don't blog about it! <br />• Deal with The Past. <br />• Look at the Big Picture or look at the Little Picture. Whichever is easiest to stomach at the time! <br />• Don't disappear up your own arse. Losing weight seems to bring a lot of introspection and lightbulb moments, but don't let this journey take over your life. <br />• Accept that you are moody, inconsistent and full of contradictions. What worked for you yesterday may shit you to tears tomorrow, and for no reasonable reason! <br />• Never eat lentils before you do squats or lunges. <br />• Just because you think everything is about your weight, don't assume everyone else sees it that way. Often other people are much better at seeing past your fat than you are. <br />• Just because you lose weight doesn't mean your old fears and problems will disappear. Example: If you were scared of rollercoasters when you were 350lb you may still shit your pants at the thought of them 160 pounds later! <br />• Fage Total Yogurt is the best thing to come out of Greece since Plato. <br />• Things won't change overnight. It takes time, trial and error to forge a healthy lifestyle and figure out what works for you. The difficulty of this task increases by tenfold increments depending on how many times per week you used to visit McDonalds Drive Thru. <br />• Don't let the fear of loose skin, belly rolls or flabby arms stop you. Do you think Oprah worried about her bingo wings? No. She just flap-flap-flapped and flew away to world domination! <br />• If you're still worried about your flabby arms, move to Scotland. You can get away with long sleeves for about 364 days a year. <br />• Even when you royally screw up – over and over and over again – you can pick yourself up again. As long you never stop believing you will get there in the end.necahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979071284874862384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-59150650581347630802010-03-10T17:50:08.615-08:002010-03-10T17:50:08.615-08:00Congrats on making those two appointments! That...Congrats on making those two appointments! That's definitely a positive step. I think that professional help is what you are going to need here.<br />I don't have any advice but I must say that I agree with Gingersnapper...where was the cursing?? But I hear ya, there's a lot I refuse to say in my blog for the very same reasons. <br />I'm wishing you well with this.Melissahttp://www.running2me.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-75658623459380325852010-03-10T13:41:13.426-08:002010-03-10T13:41:13.426-08:00Hey Denise,
Wanted to share this show on PBS ab...Hey Denise, <br /><br />Wanted to share this show on PBS about diabetes with you: http://www.pcrm.org/newsletter/mar10/pbs.html<br /><br />It's a somewhat different point of view, but from a very well respected dr. <br /><br />First off, good for making those calls!<br /><br />My way of approaching this whole "get healthier" thing has been to approach it like I would a new hobby: research, learn about it, become an 'expert', and practice it. The packaged foods were easy, and doing a program is great b/c it doesn't require a great deal of thinking. What if you developed your own program based on your doctor's advice and what you learn about nutrition on your own? That might not be your way, but it sounds like you do well with structure, and if you can't find an existing program that meets your needs, then making one up might be a good alternative.<br /><br />take care!necahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979071284874862384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-66247226656502163452010-03-10T03:39:21.946-08:002010-03-10T03:39:21.946-08:00OK first of all, there is not nearly enough profan...OK first of all, there is not nearly enough profanity in this post, and I for one am rather disappointed.<br /><br />Second, take a deep breath chickie! I feel your pain and I'm not going to go all Susie Cheerful on you - you are facing some very difficult problems that are simply not going to be easy to solve. No, strike "solve," it's a matter of managing, not solving.<br /><br />This particular approach didn't work perfectly, but on the other hand there was success in some areas: you are more active now and you said you feel better. That is not insignificant!<br /><br />You are on the right track calling the EAP, as you say yourself this situation is not going to get better without dealing with the binge eating. That's the root of it, and whatever is the root of the bingeing. I know you can make big strides there, you have a powerful brain that you just need to point in the opposite direction.<br /><br />Denise, I hope you didn't take my joke about the martinis in a way I didn't mean. I've never thought that binge-eating is something one chooses or can control. Yes, if only it were all that easy...!gingersnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387125553595180101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233529.post-69985174121026910622010-03-09T17:31:43.190-08:002010-03-09T17:31:43.190-08:00Good for you for taking two really positive steps ...Good for you for taking two really positive steps in the right direction.<br /><br />You WILL find a way to get your blood sugar under control. You just haven't found the right combination YET. The most important thing is that you're still here and you're still trying!Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.com