Before I start, I understand some stats will be helpful:
29F | 172cm | SW 98kg | CW 94kg | GW 70kg
Hello there - I'm on the hunt for any type one diabetics who have found a good, sustainable way to lose weight. I'm a huge mess at the moment.
Here's a little bit about me - there's some potentially triggering stuff in here though so I'm going to hide the text for those who don't want my sob story. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2017, so I'm coming up on my third year anniversary (yay...). When I was first diagnosed I was incredibly sick, well into DKA and I went from 64kg all the way down to 42kg over the course of a few months. I have a history of ED even to this day, and when I first left hospital well...I was SO happy that I was SO thin. The happiness didn't last long and I soon became overwhelmed with everything, especially due to the weight gain that happened when I started insulin treatment. I became so overwhelmed with my diagnosis that my 15-year struggle with depression also met its peak. In December 2019 I was in the emergency department with suicidal intent after a solid year and a half of heavy drinking and just feeling like I was an absolutely destroyed human being. Weirdly enough, the pandemic has been a big eye-opener, and I know it's time to take my health back. I'm sick of not being able to fit into clothes and sick of feeling disgusting all the time.
One thing I have been told by a diabetic nutritionist was that I'd "never be that weight [64kg, my pre-diabetes weight] ever again." I was pretty gutted and to this day that woman's words follow me around. From May to June I did keto + calorie counting and lost 4kg but I assume that's water weight loss from cutting carbohydrates, plus being in a calorific deficit. The biggest plus though is that keto seems to have somehow reset my appetite...I can eat breakfast and then not need anything until about dinner time.
I know calorie deficit + exercise is the way to go, but I get such different feedback from other diabetics I know. My best friend, who's had it since she was 14 months, swears she can't lose anything unless she goes on shake diets, a.k.a barely eats food. Personal trainers always tell me "it's going to be REALLY hard to lose weight". Basically I need something good to look forward to. Someone who has some insight, some tips, anything to get me to a reasonable goal weight of around 70kg/154lbs. I currently do light exercise of yoga and brisk walking (like, not a casual stroll, I am red-faced and sweating when I get in the door) 3 times a week.
Anyway sorry for the small novel.
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