3SGTO Biggest Loser Competition

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Originally Posted by DuTTch

This thread could loose some weight by keeping ipd out of it!

Anyways I am in, I need to get some exercise going to overall feel better.

I am 6'1.5" at 243.5 current will repost on 12/16

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you shut your whore mouth

If the two of you can't behave I'll send you to your rooms.

if thats what it takes to keep IPD of this forum so be it. I will have done the community a big favor!

Granny, you're in, so just deal with it. :p

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Originally Posted by Alan92RTTT

I am Type 2. I found out last March when I weighed over 330. I decided that I would not just live with it and get by on meds and risk all the complications that can come from being diabetic.

How am I doing it? With a ton of help from Lori in the meal creation/prep I've totally changed my diet.

I eat between 3 meals a day and 2-3 snacks.
Normal meals have 30-40 carbs. Most carbs are from fruits or multi-grain breads. Lean meats and a ton of veggies(veggie carbs do not count)
Snacks run about 20 carbs. Snacks are normally crackers and cheese, fruit with a protein(cheese, peanut butter,...)

I get on an elliptical m-f I started at less than 5 minutes and not am over 10 minutes(I can go longer but available time is a factor)


When I was diagnosed My fasting Blood glucose over 350 and my A1C was 10.5.

My fasting blood sugar is now 80-100 and my A1C at last check was 5.4. I was on cholesterol and High blood pressure meds. I have stopped them all. According to my Dr's all of the improvement I have seen is from diet and Excessive the meds alone would not get the number that low.

I expect to get to the 220-240 range.

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Wow, awesome job, 50lbs is like a 4 to 6 year old child! Good you getting support, whatever you need to do to make it stick. Nice to hear about success stories. Dramatic bsl change...they probably also mentioned you are borderline type 2 now...? Well, my last a1c was 5.8 (couple of weeks ago), I also am in the 80 to 100 fasting (100 in the am) and thats what my endocrinologist said. Most all of predominant ailments..ie hypertension/diabetes is very much weight related so you are improving your survival statistics :)

I tried cutting down portions, but had difficulties feeling full, and would splurge. Check out information on Adkins/High Protein diets when you can. I am not strictly doing Adkins @ the moment, but am predominantly eating meat with some fruits and veggies, very few carbs. The high protein does make you feel full and digests longer (no bsl spiking), more constant energy levels...the added bonus is lower bsl.

There is a criticism about cholesterol on high protein, I am on a statin already and I am hoping the exercise will help with countering this.

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Originally Posted by stealthee

The other thing that concerned me the last time I checked the blood pressure was my heart rate. I normally have a heart rate anywhere from 55-70 BPM. It was at 100. I am more questioning the results now just due to that. I don't remember if that was a particular stressful day, but the raised heart rate alone could be a main factor for the raised blood pressure.

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You can check your bpm whenever using index/middle fingers on your wrist or artery near adams apple. They also sell those BP monitors for your wrist that work pretty well and give your bpm. If you really are having high bpm constantly you would notice a weight loss, nervousness/anxiety, be "on edge" and perhaps some skin issues. A constant condition like this is a metabolism problem and its probably thyroid related. Hope you don't have that, but its manageable.

I recommend you get checked out annually...somehow. There may be a "lower tier" coverage @ work. Another option can be those clinics they have for minor issues that you can just walk in. You should get blood work done; its the only way they can tell whats going on. Hypertension (high BP) is know as the "silent killer" as it does not have any obvious symptoms...except for the sudden heart attack and stroke! :eek4:

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Originally Posted by DuTTch

if thats what it takes to keep IPD of this forum so be it. I will have done the community a big favor!

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Just for the sake of keeping the signups somewhat organized, I am going to update the first post of who's in and who is not.

First Post Updated, keep checking in and more updates will follow.

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Originally Posted by Roybatty

I tried cutting down portions, but had difficulties feeling full, and would splurge. Check out information on Adkins/High Protein diets when you can. I am not strictly doing Adkins @ the moment, but am predominantly eating meat with some fruits and veggies, very few carbs. The high protein does make you feel full and digests longer (no bsl spiking), more constant energy levels...the added bonus is lower bsl.

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I've done Atkins in the past. I don't recommend it. A healthy diet with lean meats, seafood and lots of veggies is easier to maintain for the rest of your lift. You have to learn what is ok and whats not. Atkins just deprives you of carbs and you don't really learn to eat healthy. If you ever stop Atkins you'll shoot right back to the weight you were at.

I would definitely fail this competition. When i moved to Taiwan I was 6'1'' and 206lbs. Ive dropped to 187lbs and honestly have nothing but muscle left to lose. Good luck to you guys and gals!

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Originally Posted by VR-4 0wnz j00

I would definitely fail this competition. When i moved to Taiwan I was 6'1'' and 206lbs. Ive dropped to 187lbs and honestly have nothing but muscle left to lose. Good luck to you guys and gals!

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People like you make people like me sick. :D