Hi, I am new to this site, my nutritionist recommended it to me. I am type 2 and obese - 5.5 @ 250#. Very discouraged as well. I am on meds now to help with my sugar level. it was in the 250-400 range a couple of months ago - i am finally down in the 100's and want to get in the acceptable range. I need help. The nutritionist has recommended 200 grms of carbs per day and total 1600 cals per day. some days i do good, others i just fail....if anyone out there can give me help/encouragement i would surely appreciate it. it seems the harder i try to lose, i just gain it back plus...any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey stitch...you have come to the right place.. i know exactly how you feel.. i am 53, from alaska,a gramma of 4,wife of 33 years,2 beautiful daughters and am diebetic..with asthma, hi blood pressure and hi colesteral..i ahave alot of weight to loose too..and i am 4ft 10 inches tall..i was scared to death when i was first diognosed 1 and 1/2 yrs ago...but managed to loose 30 #s the first year and then when my colesterol was high i cut out all fats and have lost another 21 #s..mainly due to all the help i have found on these web sites..every one is very encouraging and helpful and some of the nicest ladies..my advice is follow your dr,s advice..go slowly and see what works for you..follow a diebetic diet..watch what raises your sugar levels everyone is diff..make small life style changes..try not to beat yourself up and feel guility as we are all human..if you goof up..keepon trying..educate yourself about diebetes..write down and keep a journal of what you eat and how you feel..take one day ata time..if i can do this you can do this also..its not easy..but so worth it..i feel so much better than i did a year ago..the gals on this web site have helped me with encouragement and pats on the back..and lots of advice..jump in on the posts and you will meet lots of people all in the same place we are..good luck on your journey..you can see i post on dieting with health problems..you can read more about me..also post in the buddy forum...its geat..if i can help just ask..talk soon..rosey ..ps..exercise helps too..but you notice i barely mentioned it..and that is becuzit is so hard for me...its the last thing that i have not mastered...exercise is not easy for me..but i know that it is key to weight loss and am working on that..rosey

Thanks Rosey, I have never visited a web site for support or help with weight or anything else for that matter. But I am willing to try anything that will get me going and HELP! I have 12 grandchildren that are absolutely wonderful, a wonderful husband of 15years (2nd) and so much to be thankful for...yet I think I keep sabotaging myself for WHY? Mylife has been in the spin mode for the last 5 years. Early retirement, ovarian tumors (huge) which were diag. as cancer, thank God, not....sold our new home, gave all possessions to children, moved into motor home for 3 years, moved to ny from nc (where my 2 daughters and 8 grands are) spent winter in Jax, FL while my husband had shoulder replacement done, and lastly, moved into new home in march with house fire 1 week after....now, just getting our house back together....I know I use food as a comforter, I pray that I would look to Jesus instead, and mostly that He would be my comfort (as He is in most every part of my life). It sounds like you are doing great with your weight loss. When I was 1st diag. the dr. put me on sugar busters....well I did good for about a year and then fell off like a drunk..gained back the 30#'s and my sugar has been out of control since.....Just started back with dr. up here in ny and dietician...they are giving me some good advice I think and I want to follow it ...... limit my carbs to 200grm per day, with 1600 cals. total....Thank you again for your encouragement.. Stitch

Hey stitch...glad i could help..i really know how you feel..i do the same thing..the more crazy y life gets the more i turn to food..we just have to find another outlet..my whole lfe is centered around family and get togethers and cooking..and i love to eat what icook..thats why i look like i do..one of the things that has helped me is the fact that my dad died from diebetes at 60..i dont want that to happen to me..so when i am tempted i think of that and my grandkids..and how i want to see them grow up..its a sobering thought..also i feelso much better..now if i could get the exercise thing together i would be really pleased with myself..dont get me wrong some days i just eat something i knw i am not suppose too..and then i feel guility..but guilt is so self defeating so i just get back withit..i really love deserts..and sweets but even harder was giving up reg.soda..also i love bread with real butter..but i dont eat any of that now and really limit bread and other carbos..im really sensitive to them..by writing down what you eat really keeps you honest..i never used aweb site before either..but you will see me on here several times aday..i love talking to all of you and it helps..in your profile you said you liked to sew?? what kinds do you do..i make my own clothes, love to quilt..do srapbooking..design and sell greeting cards..have designed beaded jewelry.. and just about any other fun craft there is..i have sold my stuff in co-ops and at holiday bazzarrs..i would be lost without all my "projects" so whats your favotite?? hope you have great success in your journey..just keep at it..you can do this..one day at a time..talk soon rosey

Hey Rosey, Thank you for your response..You have already encouraged me...thanks so much. Also, thru this site, I have found fitday.com which I have begun to use and wow- yesterday I could have been a whale with all the fat I took in....it is a neat site because it is showing me visually the types of food I am eating....helpful....You asked about my sewing, I love to sew for my grandchildren and others - me too. I quilt 1x per week at a library with several other women...we quilt quilts for folks then the money received for work, we donate to library. The fellowship is great - the "youngest quilter" is 93 and going strong....the others are in the 70-80 range, I think I might be one of the youngest...I just finished a quilt from leftover scraps and it turned out pretty, purples, oranges, pinks, and hand quilted with a flower in center of plain blocks. I have also sold some of my stuff at craft shows and independently. It is fun. Think I might like to do some shows again - I love seeing th epeople and selling my stuff - just that someone else likes it too..... My youngest daughter has intersted me in rubber stamping - much fun...I love to make cards for people and personalize them. She is just getting started using her stamps for scrapbooking. Family is so important to me too, my mom (82) and dad (78) are still living and I so enjoy seeing them, my son and his family live near but we don't get together too often.......my middle daughter lives near, she is single and busy in school...and as I mentioned, my two other daughters live in nc with 8 grands, and I get to see them infrequently....my husband, Tom, is the step father and his daughter lives in ohio with 2 grands...so you can see we are spread out....Tom is very tired from work and still recovering from his shoulder replacement - he has rhumetoid and osteo arthritis - and his work is very physical....he has been going thru quite an adjustment since surgery...trying to figure out what he can and can't do. I know when he is in pain because he gets quite grumpy and negative...otherwise he is very tender hearted and caring. Physical activity is not one of my strong points, although I do have a great garden this year and weeding does require some physical stuff.....I like to walk but haven't been doing it lately - but I am going to try to do a little every day - I know you mentioned it is hard for you too - maybe you could get some scrapbooking ideas from walks? Have a great day, and keep moving, you are a real encouragement and I am enjoying getting to know you . stitch

Morning stitch..nice to get to know you better..i think we have alot in common..my husband has just recovered from his 4th shoulder surgury..i know those grumpy days well..he is a welder in an oil refinery and has to be real physical in his job.he plans to retire in afew years..i am retired..i did home day care fro 20 years..i loved it..now i am just gramma at home..my youngest daughter lives in town(i live 18 miles from town) and see her often..my oldest daughter lives nere anchorage and i see her at least once a month.. i love my crafts..they keep me sane..have made all grankids a blankie quilt and the 2 older ones got big boy quilts for xmas this year..one had horses appliqued on it and the other was abug jar quilt..they were fun to make..yes exercise is hard for me..everything hurts and i am prone to falling and tripping easy so..am very careful when i walk..use a cane..but more than that i think it is just avoidence on my part..a bad habit..exercise should be as important as a shower or brushing my teeth but its not and every day i procrastinate..dont know why..maybe cuz it is just easyer than getting out and doing it..i need to workonit tho..so how goes it for you?? every one is diff..so experiment to get the right balance for you..and write it down..hope you have a great day..rosey