Sat, Apr-19-14, 04:59
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Senior Member
Posts: 811
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein (modified )
Stats: 298/205/199
BF:
Progress: 94%
Location: Smithtown, NY
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Wow, lots of people are here. I stopped visiting about 1 to 1 1/2 years ago.
I read Dr. Bernstein and no matter what I worked at controlling my T2 diabetes and keeping it in the 5's even if I had to use Novolog fast insulin to do so.
The problem was I kept straying away from low carbing. I was up to 90 units of insulin a day. That gets expensive.
So, I made the decision to go for gastric bypass; a decision that I will never regret. I am down 80 pounds now. I have controlled my diabetes by being relatively low carbs; generally 100 to 150 grams a day, but often under 100 grams a day. I am off meds completely both diabetic meds as well as blood pressure meds.
I expect to see my cardiac vascular disease to reverse. I have slowed it down tremendously.
So, lots of good things. Can I destroy this effort? Certainly, many have done so. I am 70 a new grandpa and looking forward to making 80. Had I not done the surgery, I probably wouldn't make it through my 70s. Now I believe I have a chance.
5 months ago I was 290 now I am 210 and still dropping. I have gained new energies, feeling fit for the first time in a long time and under control. I simply need to surround myself with success. This forum as well as the American Bariatrics forum as well as my Weight Watcher friends will help me to do so.
Today I manage a high protein diet that doesn't exceed 1200 to 1500 calories a day with net calories often under 1200 or even under 1000 a day. I am doing a light workout now at least 3 times a week. I am getting out in the yard and doing things myself that I had a gardener do for so many years and so on and so forth.
Thanks for being here.
Ralph
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