UPDATE: I'm already down to 202 in a very short amount of time. The cravings for the junk are getting better. I definitely feel better already and have noticed inflammation in my joints has gotten much better. I'm eating between 1800-2200 clean calories per day. I've cut all processed foods. I'm not a beer or soda guy anyway so I'm still drinking water, black coffee, and unsweetened tea like I always do. Eating clean, it's hard to get enough calories per meal so I supplement with a protein shake per day to help. What I'm doing now is maintainable and will be successful if I just stay disciplined. The end goal is to get off of blood pressure meds, or at least greatly reduce them, and just feel better. I'm getting over covid now but plan on renewing my expired gym membership later this week.
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First, congratulations on awareness . Has to start there
Second, make it a lifestyle you love and can easily enjoy and keep
Third, I believe the 'why' is more important than the 'what'. Have a powerful compelling reason why you want to be healthy and that clears the focus on the " what to do" .
Lots of good tips in this thread.
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Tired of being fat!
If you need a reason ‘why’ read about pre-diabetes (type 2, adult onset), the percentage of people who don’t know they have it, and the contribution lifestyle and weight make.
Among U.S. adults ages 18 years or older, 96 million—more than 1 in 3—had prediabetes in 2019. A higher percentage of men (41%) than women (32%) had prediabetes in 2017–2020, when data were adjusted by age.
Of those with prediabetes, more than 80% don't know they have it.
A Hemoglobin A1C blood test added to your blood panels at an annual physical exam tell you the 3 month average of blood glucose.
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Originally posted by joey1656 View PostI am 5'8" and was 233 back in october. I started taking Mounjaro and was able to get it for 3 months. I lost 25lbs. After that, my insurance cut me off because i was not type 2 diabetic.
I was able to get semaglutide and have been taking that. I am currently down to 192 and holding steady. I would like to lose another 12 or so lbs and get to 180.
My experience was the mounjaro was incredible! never hungry and easy to stay on diet plan. the semaglutide makes me nauseous, and sometimes very hungry after the nausea has passed. I wish I could get back on the mounjaro.
the two posts above mine are spot on.
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Originally posted by Bill View PostIf you need a reason ‘why’ read about pre-diabetes (type 2, adult onset), the percentage of people who don’t know they have it, and the contribution lifestyle and weight make.
Among U.S. adults ages 18 years or older, 96 million—more than 1 in 3—had prediabetes in 2019. A higher percentage of men (41%) than women (32%) had prediabetes in 2017–2020, when data were adjusted by age.
Of those with prediabetes, more than 80% don't know they have it.
A Hemoglobin A1C blood test added to your blood panels at an annual physical exam tell you the 3 month average of blood glucose.
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No joke, one time out west snowmobiling, we had a guy from Dallas meet us. He was bragging that the Dr said he needed to change his diet, or get on pills because he would have a heart attack. He said "I told that Dr, might as well put me on the pills because I ain't changing sh*t."
That is the mentality that leads to everything you said. Blows my mind.
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Originally posted by Shane View PostYou'll never out work bad nutrition. Don't eat ANY sugar or processed foods. Eat natural whole foods that came straight from a farm. Don't eat fake foods that came from a factory in fancy packaging. Eat more natural animal fats, NOT processed seed oils. Olive oil and avocadoes and avocado oil are good too. Avoid carbs. Eat protein - meat, poultry, fish, eggs, etc.... You won't need to count calories or eat less. Just stop eating junk food.
DO exercise. Strength training and HIIT. Be active. Get outside in the sun as much as you can. Stand up and walk around during the day. Don't just sit all the time. Basically, try to live like a natural human being, rather than a modern tech-addicted sedentary junk food lover (like most people are these days).
just like one other post refered to... i look at old pics from 70's and 80's and you can easily see and remember that there were very few obese people. its mostly our diet now that does it.
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Originally posted by rjtkdplus View PostDefinitely change your diet. You can’t exercise a bad diet away. It’s mostly just self control. Educate yourself on caloric content of foods and you’ll be able to eat plenty. It won’t taste as good as what you’ve been eating but how it makes you feel is worth it. You can do it. Www.calorieking.com is a good resource for finding out calorie content.
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Originally posted by Pineywoods View PostUPDATE: I'm already down to 202 in a very short amount of time. The cravings for the junk are getting better. I definitely feel better already and have noticed inflammation in my joints has gotten much better. I'm eating between 1800-2200 clean calories per day. I've cut all processed foods. I'm not a beer or soda guy anyway so I'm still drinking water, black coffee, and unsweetened tea like I always do. Eating clean, it's hard to get enough calories per meal so I supplement with a protein shake per day to help. What I'm doing now is maintainable and will be successful if I just stay disciplined. The end goal is to get off of blood pressure meds, or at least greatly reduce them, and just feel better. I'm getting over covid now but plan on renewing my expired gym membership later this week.
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Originally posted by TeamAmerica View PostHow we doing? Did you resist those Cadbury eggs over Easter?
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