AlexIce
Silver Member
OK so 4 years ago I was 164 kilos and I signed up for stomach surgery. I made an effort myself and got to 154, then I started the hospital plan of pre op sachets and soups etc and lost a bit more. post op I quickly got down to 120 then 114 then stuck for a couple of years then suddenly dropped to 108 and stuck there.
Now ... I read about a professor from Newcastle University, UK (which is actually my home town although I no longer live there) and he's done an investigation of 2000 people and 49% ended up diabetes free. 2 years later 75% of them were STILL diabetes free.
So I trotted off to my local GP and asked him if this was a good idea for me and if he would hold my hand through it. He agreed and tomorrow I start. I'm going to do 4 sachets a day. The plan is to do a month, then a month of controlled eating. Having had stomach reduction it's not like I can over eat anyway.
I'm hoping to lose between 5 and 15 kilos. As I am at 108 now, I will be over the moon if I get to be under 100.
The aim is to be able to stop taking meds for diabetes. At the moment I take a Xigduo tablet morning and evening plus an appetite inhibitor injection once a week.
I honestly don't know if I am going to keep writing here. At the moment I am just saying what's in my head - I have been on here for years with cambridge diet and general diets etc. The Cambridge diet helped but the stomach reduction was what helped the most. I had an awful time afterwards and 4 years later am still vomiting occasionally. However, I'm so much more agile and healthy now and I am happy to have done it.
After being on a plateau for such a long time, I have decided to do the vlc diet for a month and I am actually excited. I feel like a kid before xmas. Im so excited to start tomorrow and even more excited to see the results after a month.
Deep breath! .... let's hope the type 2 diabetes goes away.
Love and encouragement to everyone who is trying to lose the extra weight. It's a tough journey but it's worth it.
x
Now ... I read about a professor from Newcastle University, UK (which is actually my home town although I no longer live there) and he's done an investigation of 2000 people and 49% ended up diabetes free. 2 years later 75% of them were STILL diabetes free.
So I trotted off to my local GP and asked him if this was a good idea for me and if he would hold my hand through it. He agreed and tomorrow I start. I'm going to do 4 sachets a day. The plan is to do a month, then a month of controlled eating. Having had stomach reduction it's not like I can over eat anyway.
I'm hoping to lose between 5 and 15 kilos. As I am at 108 now, I will be over the moon if I get to be under 100.
The aim is to be able to stop taking meds for diabetes. At the moment I take a Xigduo tablet morning and evening plus an appetite inhibitor injection once a week.
I honestly don't know if I am going to keep writing here. At the moment I am just saying what's in my head - I have been on here for years with cambridge diet and general diets etc. The Cambridge diet helped but the stomach reduction was what helped the most. I had an awful time afterwards and 4 years later am still vomiting occasionally. However, I'm so much more agile and healthy now and I am happy to have done it.
After being on a plateau for such a long time, I have decided to do the vlc diet for a month and I am actually excited. I feel like a kid before xmas. Im so excited to start tomorrow and even more excited to see the results after a month.
Deep breath! .... let's hope the type 2 diabetes goes away.
Love and encouragement to everyone who is trying to lose the extra weight. It's a tough journey but it's worth it.
x
I can't wait to see 104
