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Hi there hoop and a warm welcome to the forum from me
 
Welcome to the forum 🙂
 
Singlehoop said:
...I just thought I'd say hello now I've joined the forum. 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, high cholesterol, stupidly high blood pressure, and a liver "abnormality"

It was a wake up call for me and I haven't ignored it. I'm just crossing my little fat fingers that I'm not too late to put things right. My doctor asked me to take fresh blood tests and I get the results tomorrow morning.

I'm twice what my weight should be so I've got a lot of work to do. I bought a cross trainer and go on it every day. In 2 weeks I've changed my eating habits completely. No more butter, no more salt in, or on anything, no whitener in coffee, no biscuits sweets or crisps, no white bread, no white rice, only completely fat free milk, I'm eating much more fruit and veg, as much low GI food as possible, etc etc. That's all I can do until my doctor starts the ball rolling on referring me to specialists I suppose. (Please feel free to add advice and tips, I have no idea what I'm doing yet)

The stupid thing is, I have a 20 year old son who is as fit as a butchers dog and for a couple of years he's been telling me that I need to change my lifestyle. I agreed with him but I never really changed much. This has been a wake up call and I've been amazed by my own response. I've been putting on weight for 20 years because I have no will power, but overnight I've changed. My son needs me alive and I can't let him down.
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Hi there, we sound so similiar; I was diagnosed with D because of fatty liver and I am determined to be around for my 18 year old son - need to keep him on the straight and narrow. Well done on all the changes you have so far made; it sounds as though you are on the right track....and you will definately see improvements along the way xx🙂
 
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Newtothis said:
Hi there, we sound so similiar; I was diagnosed with D because of fatty liver and I am determined to be around for my 18 year old son - need to keep him on the straight and narrow. Well done on all the changes you have so far made; it sounds as though you are on the right track....and you will definately see improvements along the way xx🙂
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Hi Newtothis

Yes we do sound like we're in the same boat. I've turned my lifestyle on it's head in the last 2 weeks but I had already made improvements to my diet over the last 6 months. The ONLY way I could do it was by asking myself a question whenever I picked up some crisps, or biscuits, or chocolate etc.... The question was "Do i care more about this chocolate than I care about my son?" After that I would have felt too guilty to eat it and I didn't. The guilt trip really helped me cut down. And now the Diabetes has made me go even further by completely changing my diet and starting to exercise for the first time in 20 years. I'm only 2 weeks into it but reading the stories on here has focused my mind even more.
 
Singlehoop said:
...I just thought I'd say hello now I've joined the forum. 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, high cholesterol, stupidly high blood pressure, and a liver "abnormality"

It was a wake up call for me and I haven't ignored it. I'm just crossing my little fat fingers that I'm not too late to put things right. My doctor asked me to take fresh blood tests and I get the results tomorrow morning.

I'm twice what my weight should be so I've got a lot of work to do. I bought a cross trainer and go on it every day. In 2 weeks I've changed my eating habits completely. No more butter, no more salt in, or on anything, no whitener in coffee, no biscuits sweets or crisps, no white bread, no white rice, only completely fat free milk, I'm eating much more fruit and veg, as much low GI food as possible, etc etc. That's all I can do until my doctor starts the ball rolling on referring me to specialists I suppose. (Please feel free to add advice and tips, I have no idea what I'm doing yet)

The stupid thing is, I have a 20 year old son who is as fit as a butchers dog and for a couple of years he's been telling me that I need to change my lifestyle. I agreed with him but I never really changed much. This has been a wake up call and I've been amazed by my own response. I've been putting on weight for 20 years because I have no will power, but overnight I've changed. My son needs me alive and I can't let him down.
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welcome to the forum, and thank you for posting such a honest account of your lifestyle. I wish you well and I'm sure your son will be very proud of the way you are dealing with this. You are definately going in the right direction. best wishes Sheena ps good luck with the blood test results tomorrow.
 
Singlehoop said:
Thanks for the welcome am64 🙂
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you 're welcome ..its very tough when you first get dx you will go through ups and downs but the forum will be here for you ...have you checked out the weight loss group ?
 
Catwoman76 said:
welcome to the forum, and thank you for posting such a honest account of your lifestyle. I wish you well and I'm sure your son will be very proud of the way you are dealing with this. You are definately going in the right direction. best wishes Sheena ps good luck with the blood test results tomorrow.
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Thanks Catwoman. It means a lot getting so much backing. (Loving the usernames on here by the way)
 
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