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Total group loss 2011

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teapot8910 said:
Had my consultant appointment today and found out I've lost 5lbs since my last visit in December and am now just under 11st!

Think that brings the total to..... 13 st 8 and a 1/2lbs!!

Xx
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Yeah - well done Teapot - thats a good loss!
Do you want to lose anymore - if so look forward to seeing you in here again!
Well done!🙂


- Have you tried the Zumba yet?
 
Paid Online Qualatative Research Type 2 Diabetics

EMS Research are currently looking to recruit Type 2 Diabetics in the UK who are currently taking medication to treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain or Peripheral Nerve Pain for an online qualitative study.

The successful participants will receive an incentive as a small thank you for their participation. The amount varies between ?50 and ?140 depending on the methodology of the research.

We at EMS Research believe it is very important to gather opinions from patients for this type of study as well as speaking with physicians or nurses, as although opinions research among healthcare professionals is always valuable, speaking to patients gives us a deeper insight. We are members of various professional bodies such as BHBIA, EPHMRA, and ESOMAR all of which bar us from any involvement with promotional or sales activities, and we are of course bound by the data protection laws in each country where we conduct research.
If you feel you are suitable for the study or you know any patients who might be interested please contact us either on +44 208 741 6200 or send us an email to marian@ems.eu.com, which includes a contact telephone number for us to call and ask a few preliminary questions.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
 
Would a moderator like to move this to a thread of its own? It may not be read by all in this thread.
 
lucy123 said:
Would a moderator like to move this to a thread of its own? It may not be read by all in this thread.
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I'm wondering if this is essentially spam and not actually approved? Usually someone would remove the contact details at least.
 
I received a call from them this lunch time and they went through what they said on their post.
 
lucy123 said:
Yeah - well done Teapot - thats a good loss!
Do you want to lose anymore - if so look forward to seeing you in here again!
Well done!🙂


- Have you tried the Zumba yet?
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Thanks lucy 🙂 I'd like to lose a couple more pounds before my holiday in 3 weeks but I'm happy maintaining as I originally started off at about 13 and a half stone. Only get weighed at the hospital so may have to finally invest in some scales!

No not tried the Zumba yet :( Am going to see what Kate's wearing tomorrow then put the Wii on :D xx
 
Hi all,

As you are all probably aware last week I had my worst hypo yet - and as a result of that the next morning my weight had really shot up (and I mean by a lot!!). I was mortified.

The weight stayed up until this morning when I weighed again and found that all but 1lb of it had fell off overnight.

I have no idea what is happening but have contacted my consultant who hopefully can help.

I am now totally back on my low gi diet and I am hoping the 1lb gain now (phew) will be off next week with a little more too!

Thanks for the support this week - especially to Andy who has really helped me keep going - thanks Andy!🙂
 
Well done Lucy for getting some of that weight back off again. Keep it Up... err... down 🙄

Well done to teapot and Veganlass for losing too 🙂
 
1lb loss this week. Really slowing down now but feel good so not downhearted.

13st 9.5lbs
 
Well done Marg! I've slowed down so much it doesn't register! Very frustrating because I know I have about 10 lbs to lose (not much, I know) but whatever I do it makes not one iota of a difference...🙄
 
Well done Marg. I put on every slowly 1 lb this last two weeks. What with easter and a visitor coming down last weekend.

Back to 10 stone.:(
 
veganlass said:
Well done Marg. I put on every slowly 1 lb this last two weeks. What with easter and a visitor coming down last weekend.

Back to 10 stone.:(
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As you say, unusual circumstances, so I'm sure you'll be able to get back on track quickly 🙂
 
Northener, I feel your pain. That hard won 1lb loss will probably go back on this week. I have another 10lb to lose to reach my target and hopefully I will manage it this year!!!!

On the plus side, not piling it all back on so that has to be good. Right?
 
MargB said:
Northener, I feel your pain. That hard won 1lb loss will probably go back on this week. I have another 10lb to lose to reach my target and hopefully I will manage it this year!!!!

On the plus side, not piling it all back on so that has to be good. Right?
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Right! Ooh, we have the same target! 🙂 I did lose about 4 pounds after Christmas, but no change now for months - some weeks up a pound, some weeks down. Perhaps it has something to do with the relatively small loss desired. Keep going Marg - we'll get there! 🙂
 
Well done MargB.

I think once you get close to the "normal" ranges it gets more difficult to loose, because the weight you need to loose is not a significant part of your body weight.

What do you set your targets for out of interest? My formal target from my GP nurse is equivalent to a BMI of 23 - but my personal target is to hold the equivalent of 24-25.
 
Mark T said:
What do you set your targets for out of interest? My formal target from my GP nurse is equivalent to a BMI of 23 - but my personal target is to hold the equivalent of 24-25.
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You wouldn't be whingeing if you were me then! My BMI is currently 23.8, my target is 22.3. Obviously, this is my ideal BMI, but really I'd like to get rid of the middle-aged flab I appear to have accumulated, and that means either converting said flab to muscle, or losing it some other way. When I was diagnosed my BMI was 17.1 😱
 
I have looked at those charts and chosen a figure less than the top of 'normal' for someone my height. First target is to get BMI below 25, currently at 25.4 so slowly getting there. I was obese at diagnosis, just over 30 but still obese.

I am 5.2 or 5.3 and have decided to make 9.5 stone my target.
 
Well done MargB on the 1lb loss. Alan I think everyone is right - you are close to your target and am I not correct in thinking your BMI is healthy? If so, why not just relax a bit but still eat healthy and see what happens - you never know you might get a nice surprise! Sometimes a little bit of naughty can kick start too. With all the running you do, and if you are eating healthy I can't see what else you can do which tells me you are at a healthy weight which might be whjy you are struggling?? Maybe a bit more of your friend Gay on the tummy might help or a different set of exercises? Not sure if this helps but what I can tell you is that if I was 10lbs overweight I wouldn't be stressing - I would just keep it steady
 
I've lost 1.5 lb this week. So near, and yet so far. I've got my review with my GP's diabetes clinic (not the DSN, my GP has it's own regular clinic as well) and this loss puts my BMI at 25.1!

So this takes total group loss to:

13 st 11 lbs
 
I expect they will be very pleased with you Mark - you really are doing so well. Well done!
 
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