Hey :O) I'm still here!! I was the last person to post so I've just been waiting 'til someone else posted :O) I'm doin' good, keepin' the food and exercise in check... How are you??

Glad to hear back from ya, glad to see you are doing well, has your ticker moved?? Looks to me like you are making some good progress. I have now been officially diagnosed as insulin resistant (blood value needs to be 4.5 or less to be insulin resistant and mine is 3.4) so I have been put on metformin at a low dose with orders to increase over the next several months. I am a little nervous about it, was put on it before and gained weight but not at the doses this guy is talkng about and was not monitored at all last time. He also recommended low carb diet (sugar busters) and i am trying that but still having major sugar cravings that unfortunately i keep giving in to. I feel a little better just knowing that i am not just a lazy fatso that can't loose weight but that there is a real medical reason this is so hard. he also told me that the process would be very slow and that he would expect a 5-10 percent loss of body weight in the next 6 months which works out to be about 15-30 pounds. of course i want that off tomorrow, but at least having the doctor tell me it would be slow helps some.

sorry probably a little more info than you wanted from how are you! anyway, we are enjoying beautiful sunshine here and i am trying to get outside a little while every day. Work is busy but that makes for good paychecks!

Well contratulations on your good work, keep it up! How much longer on your challenge at the gym??

Hey... I'm glad to hear back from someone!! Where did everybody go I wonder?!?! I hope you get yourself taken care of with this new medicine you'll be using :O) As if we need anymore obstacles in our weightloss struggles huh... I'm sorry for you, I can only imagine what you must've been feeling, trying to lose weight without any success!!
I know when I did SugarBusters for the first time, I learned the best way to get past those sugar cravings, was to avoid as much sugar as possible :O( Otherwise they never go away.... Good luck :O)

I've done sugar buster's once before but hit a plateau and finally gave up, i think i got sick too but anyway, the past is over and time to make a fresh start. Do you have a plan for the weekend? I know you have said that is when you really struggle.

I may try to send a few PM's and see if i can stir some activity up!

Have a great weekend! Erin

Still not sure where everybody went but thought i'd drop a note in to let folks know i am moving in the right direction again. My gaining had actually peaked out at 293 and i am now back down to 287. I am still wanting to binge llike crazy but am keeping it to a minimum at the moment. i am sticking fairly well to low carb and working on some low fat too. I have been on the elliptical and finally got it set properly so that helps. Definitely still struggling with it all, i tend to be mad about it and a little depressed in these early stages, focusing more on what i am giving up that what i am really gaining but i am working hard to change all that. Would love to hear from everyone again! Erin

THE STUBBORN WOMAN MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN!!!

You may or may not have noticed that my ostrich with his head in the sand is finally coming out from under the scale. I chose that character for the ticker because i felt like that really described me and probably still does. It is so much easier for me to just stick my head in the sand and wish my problems away, or wait for someone else's effort to do it for me but the switch has been flipped and i am on the band wagon and leading the parade!

I have been truly low carbing now for about 4 days and my cravings are going away, i am never hungry and the thought of a binge makes me want to be sick! Iit was a combination of many small things that made it turn the corner!! I am actually 1 pound below the orginal starting weight i had on here, which was 285. I have a tremendously long way to go and i am not sure how long this new found dedication will last, but i am trying desperately to focus on one day/hour at a time and just be excited for the little successes instead of getting wrapped up in the how far i am from the long term goal.

I pray for a good weekend for all of you!!!!! and stay strong!!!

Hi everyone...I am new to this site as several others are....Whats the best way to get started on this challenge? I am not on any meds at this time...starting the South Beach Diet and excersise. Battling alot of fatigue and not sleeping well...I am too young to feel this way. Oh and how do i use one of those weight trackers I see at the bottom of peoples quotes...I like them. Sunkissed quoute on getting started is how I found this site and her situation sounded like she was talking about me. Please advise...frustrated and anxious to get started.