What's your current Aprox. weight ?

[Drama Queen]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

Inquiring minds want to know.

I was kidding... But I do have a huge list of things I'd like to change.... NLYP thinks I'm nuts....

NO RANDY..... MY NOSE ISN"T ONE OF THEM!

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Drama Queen

I was kidding... But I do have a huge list of things I'd like to change.... NLYP thinks I'm nuts....

...and he is at the top of that list right?

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Drama Queen

Muscle weights more then fat... just remember that.

muscle may be more denser or whatever - 5 lbs of fat takes up more "space" probably but......

but 5 lbs of fat, weighs the same as 5 lbs of muscle


5 is 5 no matter how you look at it LOL

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

This is great!!!

You might not be losing weight but you are gaining more muscle. I'm sure you feel better physically. Is your diabetes better? Keep it up!

Actually, I am not progressing well in my weight or my diabetes. To clarify my situation, I have been a workout and fitness fanatic for years because i am very aware of family tendencies for obesity and the associated ills like diabetes and heart trouble so I never was really unfit... just had a sudden unbelievable weight gain due to extreme insulin resistance and the onset of type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, insulin resistance makes you gain weight in the abdomen and gluteal region which exacerbates insulin resistance which causes more fat retention in the aforementioned areas which causes more insulin resistance... you get the picture... I can't lose weight because I am insulin resistant and I am insulin resistant because I can't lose weight.

They currently have me only on glucofage for my T2 Diabetes and it is not really doing enough... my fasting blood sugar this morning while on the medication was 161. The past 7 days it has averaged about 145. Normal is between 70 and 90 and prediabetic is 91 to 120 or 125. Anything over 125 is considered full blown Type 2 Diabetes.

I meet with my doctor on the 19th and I am hoping that at that time she will add other medications to try to get the sugar under control. I am already suffering from Diabetic neuropathy (numbness, burning and real pain) in my feet and hands. I don't want this to get out of control.. they say the problem comes when you no longer feel the numbness, pain and burning....

I appreciate your interest, encouragement and most importantly your prayers!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Carpenter

...and he is at the top of that list right?

sounds like my husband...

sometimes he's a quick 280# I could stand to lose

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Theresa

sounds like my husband...

sometimes he's a quick 280# I could stand to lose

Lol....a couple years ago I did say I'd lost 185 lbs. (divorce was final)

[Drama Queen]

Originally Posted by Carpenter

...and he is at the top of that list right?

HAHAHAHAH....

Nah... guess I'll keep him awhile longer.. After all... I've almost got him trained!

Originally Posted by Theresa

muscle may be more denser or whatever - 5 lbs of fat takes up more "space" probably but......

but 5 lbs of fat, weighs the same as 5 lbs of muscle


5 is 5 no matter how you look at it LOL

This always cracks me up. I work out at the YMCA and they actually have a poster on the wall that says "muscle weighs more than fat"...

I pointed it out to the director and he argued with me for a few minutes before the concept of density, volume and mass finally soaked in.

IN their March poster, it said it correctly... muscle is denser than fat and therefore the same weight takes up less volume resulting in less mass!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by philjones

This always cracks me up. I work out at the YMCA and they actually have a poster on the wall that says "muscle weighs more than fat"...

I pointed it out to the director and he argued with me for a few minutes before the concept of density, volume and mass finally soaked in.

IN their March poster, it said it correctly... muscle is denser than fat and therefore the same weight takes up less volume resulting in less mass!

Wow, do you think you could go to Washington and help them update some of their laws?

When Phil speaks, people listen!

[QueenEsther]

Originally Posted by philjones

Actually, I am not progressing well in my weight or my diabetes. To clarify my situation, I have been a workout and fitness fanatic for years because i am very aware of family tendencies for obesity and the associated ills like diabetes and heart trouble so I never was really unfit... just had a sudden unbelievable weight gain due to extreme insulin resistance and the onset of type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, insulin resistance makes you gain weight in the abdomen and gluteal region which exacerbates insulin resistance which causes more fat retention in the aforementioned areas which causes more insulin resistance... you get the picture... I can't lose weight because I am insulin resistant and I am insulin resistant because I can't lose weight.

They currently have me only on glucofage for my T2 Diabetes and it is not really doing enough... my fasting blood sugar this morning while on the medication was 161. The past 7 days it has averaged about 145. Normal is between 70 and 90 and prediabetic is 91 to 120 or 125. Anything over 125 is considered full blown Type 2 Diabetes.

I meet with my doctor on the 19th and I am hoping that at that time she will add other medications to try to get the sugar under control. I am already suffering from Diabetic neuropathy (numbness, burning and real pain) in my feet and hands. I don't want this to get out of control.. they say the problem comes when you no longer feel the numbness, pain and burning....

I appreciate your interest, encouragement and most importantly your prayers!

I currently have gestational diabetes - I truly feel for you!!! I am praying that I do not develope T2 diabetes when I get older. It must be a pain!