Lady_in_London
Member
Hi all. You all seem to be doing so well and I am wanting to do as well. I am joining WW tomorrow morning. Luckily I have found a Sunday morning class which is wonderful as I don't have the energy for a class after work. My energy levels are at an all time low due to my weight. I am very inactive too. I never leave my flat from the time I get home on a Friday evening till the time I leave for work on a Monday morning. I have the problem that if I am on my feet my ankles and instep are not only painful there and then, but also ache the following day after a night's sleep so I avoid standing or walking. My weight is mostly on my hips and legs. I even have a lot of fat below my knees down to my ankles. Hence walking is difficult. It is not so much that I get breathless, but heavy legs are hard to move! I am sitting all day in front of a computer at work, and when I do need to get up from my chair my ankles practically give way and the backs of my knees are so painful. At my age (55 next month) all this is no good at all.
I have just in the last month been put on Glucophage by my GP, which is a slow-release version of Metformin, which controls blood sugar in diabetics. I was on Metformin up till almost 3 years ago, then stopped it to low carb and was controlling the blood sugar levels, but as my weight has risen the diabetes is now back with a vengence. Luckily though the Glucophage is also working as an appetite supressant, so I don't have the appetite that I had before last month. However, it is not just appetite which drives us to overeat - it is also boredom, emotion, and just plain liking of food. I think though that not having a huge appetite is 50% of the battle. The other 50% will hopefully be helped with staying at WW meetings and support of the class and also this forum.
I will try to post as often as I can, but can't guarantee it will be as regularly as I would like to.
Best wishes to all of you. Stick with it.
I have just in the last month been put on Glucophage by my GP, which is a slow-release version of Metformin, which controls blood sugar in diabetics. I was on Metformin up till almost 3 years ago, then stopped it to low carb and was controlling the blood sugar levels, but as my weight has risen the diabetes is now back with a vengence. Luckily though the Glucophage is also working as an appetite supressant, so I don't have the appetite that I had before last month. However, it is not just appetite which drives us to overeat - it is also boredom, emotion, and just plain liking of food. I think though that not having a huge appetite is 50% of the battle. The other 50% will hopefully be helped with staying at WW meetings and support of the class and also this forum.
I will try to post as often as I can, but can't guarantee it will be as regularly as I would like to.
Best wishes to all of you. Stick with it.