Midwest jiggle in the middle
Hi all - I'm a newbie! I'm 46, 5'8", and have been struggling with my weight all my life. As a teen/early 20's I was anorexic to stay thin. My metabolism has always been so slow that even with extreme excersize I have to stay under 1200 calories a day to just maintain my weight. A large milkshake a day and a very light supper such as a bowl of cereal would do me fine and kept me at a cute 129 pounds for many years. To lose weight with exercise my calorie intake must go down below 1000 calories, tho the doc's can't figure it out. (Thyroid is fine - had it checked). I stopped starving myself and now I'm over 200 pounds. I eat very little sweets, no fried foods, and no sugared soft drinks. I've been diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic where I produce plenty of insulin but my cells just reject it. So what does my insurance do? - requires meds that increase insulin! I gained 20 pounds in 2 weeks last fall. Switched meds and am stable again - but I need to drop the weight. Maybe a support group might keep me on track. Glad to meet all of you - I've been reading threads with great interest!
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