Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Yes, I also hear and know a lot of diabetics who are overweight, and it is probably true that fat people are more likely to become diabetic than skinny people. When one is talking about probabilities, one must always keep in mind that the statistics for the most part are based on a group of people rather than on an individual. For instance cataract surgery is successful 99% of the time in restoring vision and it only fails 1% of the time. For the one person out of the hundred who went blind it was a 100% failure. If you are only 55 ppounds overweight I feel you will be quite successful at losing this excess weight and keeping it off provided you adopt low carbing and consuming low calories as a life style for the rest of your life. You must always keep in mind that failure to do so will result in a rapid weight gain for you,. I feel very good about your chances of getting to your desired weight goal and maintaining it for the rest of your life, because you know the formula for weight gain and weight loss, and this knowledge along with your applying it to your life style wil mean a healthy and normal sized Rita. If you only lose a half pound per week you will be to your desired goal in less than two years, and better yet you would have established an dietary life style during that time. From age 10 to age 15 I was fat, but after the teen age growth spurt I was skinny for the next 45 years during which time I became diabetic. I have always loved sweets, and I ate plenty of them practically all of my life up until last year, when I discovered my out of control A1C reading last August and became insulin dependent. Even though most of my A1C's were less than 6.0 most of the time, I still suffered diabetic complications like atherosclerosis, heart trouble and stroke due to very high carbohydrate, sugar consumption on almost a daily basis. So this means that even a skinny person can become diabetic, if they persist in cramming those pies, candies, cookies, and cakes down one's face. In the last six years I put on about 30 pounds, and I was definitely fat. In the past six months I have lost at least 25 pounds by just low carbing and increasing my exercise routine. I have around 5 pounds of fat on my belly, which just seems to love me and it won't go away. I will keep working on getting rid of it, and I hope you keep working toward your goal, too! Harry > No one in my family has had diabetes accept one grandmother who became > diabetic at the age of 88 and controlled it with diet alone. > I am 55 pounds over weight. > I have read that people who are over weight > will become diabetic most likely. > Rita who is scared and has a deep respect and healthy fear of becoming > diabetic. I'd like to prevent this. So many friends have it. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Thank you Harry. This is encouragement indeed. I find I do not mind low carbing as much as I thought I would. There are so many really flavorful veggies I've never really tried. I plan to go for large amounts of very low calories but energy packed ones such as greens and some of the yellows like all the varieties of squashes. I am learning as I go. Long way though. Rita who even got on her bike this morning! > Yes, I also hear and know a lot of diabetics who are overweight, and it is > probably true that fat people are more likely to become diabetic than skinny > people. When one is talking about probabilities, one must always keep in > mind that the statistics for the most part are based on a group of people > rather than on an individual. For instance cataract surgery is successful > 99% of the time in restoring vision and it only fails 1% of the time. For > the one person out of the hundred who went blind it was a 100% failure. > If you are only 55 ppounds overweight I feel you will be quite successful at > losing this excess weight and keeping it off provided you adopt low carbing > and consuming low calories as a life style for the rest of your life. You > must always keep in mind that failure to do so will result in a rapid weight > gain for you,. > I feel very good about your chances of getting to your desired weight goal > and maintaining it for the rest of your life, because you know the formula > for weight gain and weight loss, and this knowledge along with your applying > it to your life style wil mean a healthy and normal sized Rita. If you only > lose a half pound per week you will be to your desired goal in less than two > years, and better yet you would have established an dietary life style > during that time. > >From age 10 to age 15 I was fat, but after the teen age growth spurt I was > skinny for the next 45 years during which time I became diabetic. I have > always loved sweets, and I ate plenty of them practically all of my life up > until last year, when I discovered my out of control A1C reading last August > and became insulin dependent. Even though most of my A1C's were less than > 6.0 most of the time, I still suffered diabetic complications like > atherosclerosis, heart trouble and stroke due to very high carbohydrate, > sugar consumption on almost a daily basis. So this means that even a skinny > person can become diabetic, if they persist in cramming those pies, candies, > cookies, and cakes down one's face. > In the last six years I put on about 30 pounds, and I was definitely fat. > In the past six months I have lost at least 25 pounds by just low carbing > and increasing my exercise routine. I have around 5 pounds of fat on my > belly, which just seems to love me and it won't go away. I will keep > working on getting rid of it, and I hope you keep working toward your goal, > too! > Harry > > > > No one in my family has had diabetes accept one grandmother who became > > diabetic at the age of 88 and controlled it with diet alone. > > I am 55 pounds over weight. > > I have read that people who are over weight > > will become diabetic most likely. > > Rita who is scared and has a deep respect and healthy fear of becoming > > diabetic. I'd like to prevent this. So many friends have it. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 lol. Thank you Harry and for the encouragement I did try a bit of huming, but got so out of breath I stopped huming. Someday maybe I can vocalize with the Washington Post March! lol! > Peddle, peddle, peddle and hum a tune! > Way to go Rita. > Does that bike have a distance indicator? > One must be very careful for what they ask for. It is important to know > what you really want and truely ask for, because in all probability they are > likely to get it. > Re: Harry > > > > Thank you Harry. This is encouragement indeed. I find I do not mind low > > carbing as much as I thought I would. There are so many really flavorful > > veggies I've never really tried. I plan to go for large amounts of very > > low calories but energy packed ones such as greens and some of the yellows > > like all the varieties of squashes. I am learning as I go. Long way > > though. > > Rita who even got on her bike this morning! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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