I'm killing myself with food

incognito

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I seriously need to lose weight. I have tried everything. I feel like I am an addict when it comes to food. I know I have high blood pressure and probably full blown type 2 diabetes. If I don't do something I think I won't live another 10 years.

Ok it is late and I am tired...just a little depressed here. Oh, ya probably pre menstral which isn't helping my mood.

I'll always keep trying to lose weight. *sigh* Never give up is my motto!
 
If you suspect you have diabetes, going to the doctor might be a good start! If you do have diabetes, they might want to put you on a medically supervised program.

Either way, we're here to support you, and we're (mostly) all in the same boat. Welcome to our ranks!
 
Hi incognito, It is very important that you find out if you do indeed have diabetes. I was diagnosed 6 years ago, when i was at my heaviest which was 350 pounds. I was very ill and depressed but didnt really know it, until i got treated and started to actually feel good. To be completely honest, i think the disease saved my life. (not that i would wish it on anyone,) for me, it made me more of aware of how to listen to what my body was telling me.

Btw, i was on medication, 3 times a day, but now im off all medication. I have not lost a huge amount of weight, but the changes ive made in my food habits have been enough to allow my body to work more efficiently.

Even if you are not diabetic, when you eventually get your eating habits to a more healthy place (and you will :) ) your body and mind will respond and youll feel better.

Message anytime if you need sounding board
Michelle :)
 
I know all about worrying over diabetes. I had it with one pregnancy (gestational diabetes), so I'm way at risk to get it later. Not to mention, my father, my father's father, and my mother's mother all have diabetes. My grandmother has a little trouble controlling hers because she's battling lung cancer, but my father and his father have, combined, lost roughly 300 pounds. Because of my father's weight loss, he does not need medication, just regular check-ups. My fear is that I will just keep gaining weight until I get it. I'm pretty much border-line. I don't have it yet, but I could. So I'm putting my act together, losing the weight, and treating myself better.

Self-confidence will bloom as you start losing weight. Just never let those 2 pounds you gained one week hold you down! We're here if you need us. Good luck!

SoSel
 
Hi incognito,
Welcome to the WLF

If you have any health concerns, you really should go and get a full check up. Part of feeling depressed comes from feeling like you're out of control - but you're not...just put yourself in the driver's seat and take the reins.

Make an appoint with the doc, get a full once over, then make a plan about how you want to go about reaching your goals!

You CAN do this :D
 
hey there, i was in the same situation i was 340lbs. type 2 diabetic, on my way to hypertention litterally. when my doctor tells me u have 3 choices, a)you can loose weight on your own the good way,b)we can do gastric which i did not want or c)i can give you a nice pill let you lay here and leave you for a few minuets when i come back you'll be gone, i would rather u do that than have your kids find you dead somewhere. i left the office feeling like owe my god myown dr. has given up on me. well then i realized i had to figure out what was most important to me, if it be food, feeling ill all the time, depression, and a sence of loss than so be it. but i decided that i would choose my children, i thought about what would happen to them if not only i died but god forbid i killed myown self with sugar and calories, and when i started realizing what was important more than myself was when i started, little steps just keep telling yourself that little steps that lead to great big ones. if you are diabetic than start eatting like one which is what i did believe me not telling you what to do, just what i did. like the no bread thing, no refined sugar, fruit became my best friend vegtables my companion and after a while excersise my drug of choice. i know what your feeling and i am telling you that i completely understand. i went from 340lbs. to 200lbs. and am healthy, i am a controlled diabetic it will never go away so i always have to be incontroll, no hint of hypertention and my children put there hands around me and give me hugs, one day my daughter turned to me and said mom i like the you now and it felt great. i screw up we all do just remember none of us are perfect but we can be the best person we want to be. i know this is long and winded but i hope it helps a little.
 
Hey incognito,
I was at the same exact place as you are for a good couple of years. I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't afford to go to the doctor and get it fixed. In the US, it took about $450 for the visit and blood tests, and another $75 to get a blood glucose tester (at Walgreens, the store brand with 100 strips) and I am paying about $30 a month for medication.
Diabetes sucks, there's no way around it. The Doc told me "Within a few weeks, you'll be feeling better than ever!"; that was flat out wrong. But I am starting to feel healthier than I have in a long time, and I don't spend time sleeping off my sugar coma after meals.
It's tough, but you don't have a lot of choice left at this point, so take some control of what is wrong; depression is almost always anger that you cannot act on, but this is something where you CAN act on it. The real issue (for me) is that I can no longer just ignore things and pretend the problem doesn't exist, and that is such a nice thought sometimes...
 
I know what u mean when you say you feel like an addict. It is an addiction in a sense. I once watched a TV show about drug abuse and after this guy got off of drugs he gained a bunch of weight, he said that losing weight was HARDER than getting off of drugs and I do believe it because with food, you HAVE to eat every day!
 
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