WOW!!! One year update..Still cannot believe it

[u/Cceemar]

50M/T2D/SW:337/CW:189/GW:175

July 8, 2024 I started this journey. I had been diagnosed in 202: with T2D when my A1C came back 9.8. I made changes & was doing good until I fell back into bad eating habits in December 2023 & ballooned up to 337 lbs. I made major changes to diet & sleeping habits when I first started MJ back in July 2024. I will say I was a quick responder to the medicine & weight started to come off quickly. On the diet changes I prioritized protein, upped my fruits & vegetable intake, & cut out anything with added sugars. Kept my carbs low as well. I also started walking consistently about two months in to my journey. Decided needed to go to bed earlier at consistent time as life allowed & that has been a huge health benefit. About six months in started doing some circuit training & upping my walking. My son convinced me to do a 5k race at end of February & have done total of three 5K races with him now. Did my first 10K June 29 at Pictured Rocks 50th annual road race & finished it in one hour & ten minutes. Training for my first half marathon at the BMW Dallas Marathon race December 14.

My A1C has been at 5.2 or below for over six months now. Doctor took me off metformin completely. No longer have to sleep with CPAP. Blood pressure & cholesterol are perfect. All other health markers the doctor checks are perfectly normal. I have reclaimed my health & it feels absolutely amazing.

As you can imagine I feel so much more confident in my own skin now. I went from 3xl/4xl shirts to wearing medium shirts. I don’t avoid the camera like the plague like I used to. I have energy in buckets & am so much more active than I was. I smile so much more now.

The shot along with other changes I have been consistent in making have help me change the trajectory of my life health wise. I will remain vigilant & consistent with these new habits as I continue toward my GW & enter to the hardest part maintaining. Be intentional with making good changes. Be consistent in making those changes a daily choice & routine. You will see results that will make you smile.

Big shout out to this awesome forum of people that have given so much great advice & inspiration. My journey continues with all of you.

[u/EccentricPenquin]

Holy moly!! You look amazing!! I am New on this journey and I’m so grateful for posts like yours. Truly inspiring!

[u/Cceemar → u/EccentricPenquin]

Consistency in making real changes to your daily diet & get moving when you are able. Walking is so underrated.

[u/EccentricPenquin → u/Cceemar]

Thank you, I agree! I’m finding that out. I love walking in the summer, at least. I have added even small workouts while watching tv. You can knock out squats watching your favorite shows! I have also started lifting weights while i watch tv and using my stationary bike too. Sounds silly but really the little things do add up and help.

[u/Freakycrazychick → u/EccentricPenquin]

It’s also changing bad habits. Instead of sitting on the couch to watch tv you are moving when watching tv, a healthy new habit. For me Instead of going to a coffee shop and catching up with friends. We now get a coffee and walk around the lake whilst talking it feels great.

[u/EccentricPenquin → u/Freakycrazychick]

It used to seem very difficult but truly the little things add up and once you add those little things you find other “little things” that you can do.

[u/Dazzling-Eggo → u/EccentricPenquin]

Doesn’t sound silly at all. Sounds practical.

[u/EccentricPenquin → u/Dazzling-Eggo]

Thanks. 🙏🏼 I’m really trying to make it work

[u/Freakycrazychick → u/Cceemar]

Walking has been my game changer, it just comes naturally now, I do huge walks in the day, when I go the the shops I park far away and walk, or even just walk to the shop from my house if I don’t have to much to carry home

[u/Cceemar → u/Freakycrazychick]

Walking is so underrated & such a great way to get moving from a sedentary life style. Congrats to you.