Hi all,
Obligatory first time poster, long time follower. Please let me know if I violate any rules for this subreddit and/or should post somewhere else.
Background: So I’ve gone back and forth with my weight for a long time. I’ve always been a bit in the bigger side. Started to notice I was bigger than my peers around 5th/6th grade. But it was always managed well and I graduated high school in 2010, I weighed about 175-180lbs. I really started to gain freshman year of college. Freshman 15 turned into freshman 30. And I’ve gained progressively since then. I started seeing a doctor that specialized in weight loss in 2014 and was put on a diet and meds to help lose weight. It was very similar to the CICO plan I’ve seen people post about. And I was initially prescribed phentermine and that helped a good bit, but I didn’t tolerate it well and had to stop it. I then started a medication called Saxenda and it did wonders. But when I turned 26 and had to get my own insurance policy, it wasn’t covered on my new policy. So I figured I could manage my weight on my own with diet and exercise. That unfortunately is not the case, which leads to now (thank you if you’ve taken the time to read this)...
Current: So as I stated in my title, I am a 27 (almost 28) year old 5’8” 328lb female. I recently found out I am insulin resistant, but not diabetic. I have taken metformin in the last, but do not tolerate it well. I do not go to a gym or anything (too self-conscious...), but also my job has me up and walking A LOT (definitely not a desk job). I’m not a runner by any means (get winded walking up the stairs sometimes...). I am trying to find some help, tips, tricks, recommendations, etc on how to lose weight while insulin resistant.
Are there any diets that you all have seen that are effective for weight loss/weight management? What about exercises (preferably ones that I can do in/around home)?
Again, thank you all for who took the time to read and/or respond. I really do appreciate it.
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