Re: Hello from a new member

[Guest guest]

> The one thing I was wondering if anyone out there could help me with

> is a question regarding my weight gain.  I am currently 10lbs heavier

> than before the baby.  I don't know if it is because of the pregnancy

> or the insulin, (maybe both).  I have heard that people on insulin

> tend to gain a bit of weight.  Has anyone experienced this?  I

> excersise daily and eat well (with the occasionaly treat). I just

> feel that despite my best efforts the weight won't budge.

>

>

Im really glad you asked this! Im wanting to get a bit off (10 lbs or so)

after I get well from what happened in may and I was worried about the same

thing.

[Guest guest]

What have you tried? I ask only because I did the Atkin's diet, and

Tae Bo, and I lost 14 pounds, and this is coming from someone who has

a hard time losing weight. Only thing that I did different with the

Atkins, is that I kept some carbs in, and the rest was low carbs.

Jo

> Hi everyone,

>

> My name is and I have recently joined the group.

>

> I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic back in January of 2003. I was 29

at

> the time and the diagnosis came as a complete shock. I thought I

was

> in the best shape of my life. Funnily enough, at the time of my

> diagnosis I was trying to get pregnant and found out on the same

day

> that I was in fact pregnant. After a rather stressful pregnancy, I

> had a healthy baby boy. He is almost 10 months now and is just

> fabulous. Adjusting to a diabetic lifestyle has been really hard,

I

> was on a very strict routine during my pregnancy so I have been

> trying to relax a bit since his birth but I suppose my life will

> never be the carefree one it was before I was diabetic.

>

> The one thing I was wondering if anyone out there could help me

with

> is a question regarding my weight gain. I am currently 10lbs

heavier

> than before the baby. I don't know if it is because of the

pregnancy

> or the insulin, (maybe both). I have heard that people on insulin

> tend to gain a bit of weight. Has anyone experienced this? I

> excersise daily and eat well (with the occasionaly treat). I just

> feel that despite my best efforts the weight won't budge.

>

> I look forward to participating in this active and informative

group.

>

> Yours

>

> TANYA