hi everyone...new here.

[shortcake77518]

Im a diabetic type 2, found out about 2 years ago. was very shocked and scared..and depressed....still get that way from time to time...angry and depressed because i cant eat like everyone else. etc.
anyways Dr. wants me to lose wieght....but its very hard.
ive lost a few pounds post sergury....i had one of my overies /tumor removed two weeks ago.
and ive lost 17 pounds in about two weeks.....but i think most was water wieght....because i swelled up like a baloon in the hospital.
anyways its a daily struggle for me....because i love to eat....love food.
and cant do alot right now...as far as exersize.
till i heal completely.
i currently wieght 233 and im 5'4 so im way over my ideal wieght ...to say the least.
and im 37 yrs old.
and have problems with stress and anxiety.

[silverbull]

[QUOTE=shortcake77518]Im a diabetic type 2, found out about 2 years ago. was very shocked and scared..and depressed....still get that way from time to time...angry and depressed because i cant eat like everyone else. etc.
anyways Dr. wants me to lose wieght....but its very hard.
ive lost a few pounds post sergury....i had one of my overies /tumor removed two weeks ago.
and ive lost 17 pounds in about two weeks.....but i think most was water wieght....because i swelled up like a baloon in the hospital.
anyways its a daily struggle for me....because i love to eat....love food. hi there same boat 6 feet 3 inches 400 lbs. I am on oxygen have been for 2yr now unable to exerise very active regardlist likes to hunt & fish limited to walking any distance.Need a friend have a good day bless be

[silverbull]

Good day why me HELP

[Wolfstarr]

Hi Shortcake and silverbull! Welcome!

I have an eating disorder, too. I started out this January at 232 lbs and now am down to 189. Still a ways to go, and yes it is a struggle.
But, I feel better and can get around better, and you can, too...
Work the steps and talk to your sponsor...it does help so much.

I found that exercise is important, and what is the most important on exercise is
Taking it very very slow at first. You can and will build up strength and time. I started walking, and a half a mile seemed like forever. Feet hurt, legs hurt and I was short of breath. I kept on and now am walking 3.5 to 4 miles per day. I just added weights and WOW what a difference. I could only go 2 miles and was exhausted.

Just remember exercise is cumulative...make a committment to yourself that you will do some kind of exercise every day, no matter what. Of course there are days when we just can't do it depending on what events take place, but, keep in mind you are doing this FOR YOU.

My best and sincere wishes to you both...and again, welcome to a great place with lots of support and love.

Peace,
Wolfstarr

[silverbull]

Howdy i am 6ft 3.5in 400lbs on oxygen have a lung problem. cant walk very far without rest need suport from someone. Thanks for the email. Til we meet again bless be

[shortcake77518]

Thanks Silverbull and Wolfstarr, well i have to take things very slow for now...just recently walking around more, I had abdominal surgery about 2 weeks ago. (Thank god it wasnt cancer!) And had my staples removed last monday. So when i walk, i have to go slow, and not overdo it.
I guess right now....my main deal is i get very bored, around the house...not working, and food sometimes is a comfort, and been having other personal problems in my life...that are kind of stressfull, and sometimes get me down. I have never been to an OA meeting, but my bf's freinds wife went to one and i guess stuck with it...and lost about 45 to 55 lbs! And seems to be very happy these days.
Actually my bf goes to NA and hes even having problems with food, overeating...hes been sober for quit a while now....i am very proud of him, but we both dont know when to quit when it comes to eating...Ive tried to get him to go walking with me, but he works alot and has to go to his meetings and has a little boy hes raising on his own... whos in the boy scouts, and that takes more of his time.
I just dont understand how the steps would work, on food.....most people say just dont eat as much or have more willpower. But its not that easy...at all.
I used to exersize at least an hour a day when i was in my late teens and eat only one meal a day, practictly starving myself, and i weighed 125 back then! lol...but had to kill myself to keep it.
I thought i was fat back then! Can you believe that! geez!
Now i actually am fat, and its like sometimes i almost give up on me.
But i dont want to go as extreme as in the past, to lose wieght.

[Pony]

Hi Shortcake, I am glad that you have found this forum.

First off I would like to say that you are not alone. All of us here suffer from one type of food issue or another.

I would also like to tell you a bit about myself. I am the mother of 4 girls....three of which are adults now and have also made me a grandmother....of 4. I still have one daughter at home with me. I have battle with my weight most of my life...started in my teens and stayed with me. I have been married, divorced and am currantly in a live-in relationship that is not working. Right now it's a togetherness for financial reasons.

I have tried to lose weight many times but have really gotten serious in the last 4 yrs. That is when I learned to make a plan and do everything I can to be consistant. No, it doesn't always work out and I fall, but I just get right back up and go on with it. It's a life style change...NOT a diet. I choose to eat healthy foods over junk, exercise on a routine basis and work on me....the issues surrounding my usage of food.

I have very addictive behaviors. For years I used to trade off food and alcohol to cover up, escape from andother wise not deal with whatever. You know what I mean? I got sober mostly on my own (without an actual program) but I believe in AA, NA, and OA for the support system and sponsors and the 12-steps in getting and staying clean and learning how to deal with life on life's terms without geting high or drunk or sick with food.

Those people that spout off about just eating less and having will power are ignorant. Look at their lives and see if they really have it all together as well as they let on.

Take a look above in the Power Posts and find the link to OA and check out the site. I think it will answer lots of your questions. We are here to support one another and share our experience in an effort to help ourselves and others to acheive a healthy manageable life.

When your Dr. clears you for exercise maybe you could find a friend that would be willing to go walking with you.

I hope this has helped. Keep coming back.

[Wolfstarr]

(((shortcake)))

Girl I know where you are coming from. Pony had some great thoughts, and I just wanted to add...I was cleaning out a closet yesterday and came across an old bra.
I about fell over.
It was a 36B. I haven't been a 36B in forever.
I am currently a 40D. See how I've grown (and without implants)?
My point here is that I don't feel or need to be that size again...maybe
just down to a comfy 38D or C? That would be great and I would be happy with that size.

Yes, when your Dr clears you for no restrictions, ask about an exercise plan or go to a local fitness center for some advice on exercise. Usually Dr's just say "go exercise" without giving any solid program. Remember to take it slow and easy...we are doing this for our own good and to develop our own healthy habits. It takes a while.

Best Wishes to you and also to silverbull. Keep coming back!!!

Hugs,
Wolf

[shortcake77518]

Thanks wolfstarr, for words of encouragement. well here lately ive been watching alot of movies at home, u know the old blockbuster thing lol....fairly cheap, and entertaining. I have been going shopping to get groceries and so forth lately, and usually take one of my kids with me to help, there 15 and 17, there usually pretty good about helping me. So thats some exersize...walking around the walmart store...takes forever lol... and not always too easy to find a parking spot. esp not a close one.
When i get better, i will probibly park alittle farther out...just to get alittle extra exersize.
I guess borebom and some depression is whats been getting me down lately.
I miss going to work, and having a regular scedule, u know.
And personal other problems as well...between me and my bf. He doesnt come around as much anymore...because my daughter and him dont always get along, or see eye to eye. He has done things in the past to hurt me, not physicaly, in which he has apologized for to her and me, but she just doesnt like him, plus i dont think no man would be as good as her dad, in her eyes.
In wich her dad and I are still freinds, and we still talk, and that sometimes bothers my bf also.
Anyways its just a mess....my bf has his own problems too....and were both working on those, just wish he would let the past go...and wish we could come to some common ground.
sorry for rambling on...just had to get it all out.

[shortcake77518]

Thanks Pony, Ive been thinking about finding an OA meeting. I know of someone who started going, and worked the steps on food addiction, and lost like 45 lbs. or so...
Around here theres not alot of meetings....esp when i go back to work, i work 12 hour shifts, and its days and nights....i work different shifts..and my scedule is very hetic sometimes, so i thought maybe if i just keep posting here...and maybe get an online meeting might be better esp for when i cant make one closeby.
Like tonight i make homemade roast and potatoes and carrots and onions. and i had seconds lol...god it was soo good.
I know i should have just had one small bowl of it, but i didnt.
I also made some sugar free lemon pudding and put low fat whipped topping on it. wich was good but i ate alittle more than i should have.
I just get caught up and dont realize how much im eating i guess.
I wish i could get a handle on this.
I have diabetes type 2 and found out recently....i have a small heart condition.
Wich shocked me.
anyways...thanks for reading my messages, and for all your support.