Struggled with weight, then found I was diabetic
I have been a long time member of these forums, and struggled and struggled to lose weight. I was told I was pre-diabetic but was not given any information and did not seek any out. Finally, I ended up as diabetic.
Though it seems terrible, the information I learned after being diagnosed as diabetic would be helpful to anyone trying to lose a lot of weight. The main thing I found useful was to read Jenny Ruhl's books about low carb diets and blood sugar.
Obviously, this may be something that is not relevant for you or your body. But if you have a large amount of weight to lose, then you might want to check this out.
Those two Jenny Ruhl books, along with buying a blood glucose meter, have changed my life. Google for Jenny Ruhl and blood sugar and you can find a lot of information. Weight loss was not even my goal -- my goal was to stabilize my blood sugar without medication.
Once I started to stabilize my blood sugars, weight loss has followed naturally. In other words, I noticed how my food and lifestyle habits affected my blood sugars and changed the things that made them high. When I did that, I found that my weight naturally followed. I'm not starving all the time.
I am sharing this information because nobody, nowhere, told me. Not one doctor told me (even a medically supervised weight loss program), and I did not see the information anywhere else.
The blood glucose meters are available for free sometimes from a manufacturer (call your manufacturer, or ask your GP for one) but the strips can be expensive unless you buy a Relion meter and strips from Walmart. Get a good lancet (I recommend a delica with extra fine 33 gauge lancets for women's skin -- available at any big chain drug store -- or for something simpler, go with a Fast-clix). You don't need a prescription, just go buy a meter and strips and a lancing device.
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