success
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to take a few minutes and thank every one for tips
and recipes that i found on the group.
I also wanted to take afew minutes and tell my story. In november
04 i was diagnosed with diabetes. I had a fasting blood sugar of
over 350 my glyco hemoglobin was 14.2, my blood pressure was above
140 over 96, i also weighed over 400 pounds, i was wearing a size 58
pants(and they were tight), i also was wearing a size 5x shirt.
well when my doctor sat me down and said things have to change i
listened. i have a member of my family that does kidney dialysis and
i have seen almost every bad thing that diabetes can lead to. My
doctor suggested the south beach diet, i did some research found
this groups as well as some others and now my succes is an
inspiration to all of my friends.
let me tell you about my succes.
my blood pressure at my last doctors appointment was 122 over 66.
wow.
my glucohemoglobin level down to 6.2 average for normal people is 5.1
wow.
my blood sugars are hovering around 100.
wow.
my pants are down to a loose size 46. wow 12 inches lost
my weight (drum roll please) 330 pounds
wow.
what did i do? followed the south beach diet removed sugars and
white flour from my diet. smart eating. also i started walking 3
times a week for 10 min. slowly working my way up to 30 minute a day
for 6 days a week.
wow.
my wife can hug me again. we both love that and when i look at
pictures of the old me i can’t beleive that i only have 80 pounds
left to go to my goal of 250 pounds.
any way just wanted to relay my story and possibly some inspiration.
any questions or if you would like to read more of my story e mail
me.