(FORMERLY) pre-pre-diabetic at 14 years old...

Re: Pre-pre-diabetic at 14 years old...

Bump. Well, girls? How are you doing?

Hey! Long time no talk, sorry about that! How's everyone doing???

My update:
I'm much healthier than I was a few years ago, but with some more work to do, as I am technically still "overweight". Ultimately, I just want to be healthy, feel good about my body, and never have to deal with these problems again!

I'm currently at a plateau around 169-173 lbs. It's been this way since the beginning of last school year. But now, I think I'm finally ready to tackle this (relatively) new obstacle. IDK about the rest of you, but I find it much easier to lose weight outside of school. Right now, I'm on summer break and going into my senior year of high school. I know, it's been forever since I last posted or caught up with anyone :/ Anyway, it's easier for me to manage my environment at home. I'm more likely to make healthy decisions when eating at home because I'm not tempted by opportunities to eat fast food on weekdays, which is normally what I would do for lunch during the school year. I may elaborate later, but for now, I want it to be short and sweet so I can read what I've missed!

For those of you who go to school, when is it easiest for you to lose or maintain your weight, and why? And, for those of you who are finished with schooling, what factors impact your success (or lack thereof) in weight management?

Shimmer said:

P.P.S. I don't expect a FULL food and workout plan. I just need ideas and help. Hopefully I can soon post a New Year workout plan on this forum and update you all on how I'm doing

. It's good you see where you're at on this...no one can babysit you through all of it though. You'll have to do that. Get serious about weight watchers, get serious about doing some exercise no matter how much you hate it. Don't wait until New Year. Do it now. Waiting until tomorrow means it'll never get done.

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Looking back on this, nearly three years after it was originally posted, I see just how helpful this advice is, and I truly appreciate it. To be completely honest, I had yet to grasp the concept that I was (and I am) in control of my own body. I couldn't simply ask for people to baby me, hold my hand, and somehow make me healthy!

My first post in this thread consisted of weak excuses for not eating right, exercising, or doing anything else that would facilitate my success. This is actually how I approached most other areas of my life at the time: with the expectation that another person would drag me out of my problems, for which I refused to take responsibility. As a high school freshman, I was immature and overly dependent on others. It wasn't until I had an "epiphany", if you will, at the end of that school year when I decided to change things (and succeeded!). That in itself is a long story, but in regards to physical health, I've lost some weight since then. Now I'm at a plateau, around the high 160's and low 170's. My journey is not over, but I'm taking it a day at a time.

Shimmer, your response is a prime example of great advice that I should've taken to heart immediately. Today, as I begin to reread the posts in this thread that I have neglected, I find it incredibly helpful and still applicable to my life. Thank you so much for being honest, providing very helpful information, and not indulging my attempts to take the easy way out.

Thank you to everyone else as well. I have learned some great tips and tricks here, and I greatly appreciate your support <3

Jeez, this became a great thread... Why did I ever abandon it?

On my YouTube channel, I actually have two videos about weight loss so far. Here's my first one, from March 1st of this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAHx_b5VZQ0

And here's my most recent one, from a few days ago (June 27th):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yje-4s3dptE

And here is an incredibly motivational video that I like to watch from time to time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZEy3Zi0oE

If you're a normal person (not like me), you'll probably have your YouTube fix after watching these videos. As for me, I find it hard to get off of YouTube sometimes xD

Right now, I'm probably at about 170 lbs. I feel fat today. Serves me right because I mindlessly at leftover pizza from the fridge before sleeping in the very early morning (about 1 A.M.). It's about 9:13 PM where I am right now. I also ate junk food at my dad's place. I'll be better tomorrow!

Well I have type 1 diabetes and I can tell you you dont want diabetes that should be motivation enough lol . I didnt have it until recently a few years ago it runs in my family a lot of my family members have it for genetic reasons it doesnt have to do with weight but I got it in my 20s I noticed I was losing lots of weight dramatically and I went down to 90 pounds so I knew I had to go to the emergency room because I was losing weight like crazy and I was always thirsty and I had to pee all the time.I had blood sugar levels that were off the charts high because I was undiagnosed for at least 7 to 8 months prior.But everytime I eat anything I need to inject insulin and constantly check my blood sugar. I have had low blood sugars to the point where I have almost passed out and died if someone didnt help me or anyone was with me I would probably not be alive.It is very serious diabetes type 1 and 2 is really something you dont need in your life.I know this is from 2008 so I'am not sure if anyone will even read this but if you still need help losing weight I would suggest cardio working out on the tredmill and portion control eating less of the foods you crave and substituting alternatives to foods you like.

For instance I like baked doritos better than regular doritos and the baked frito lay chips are pretty good.
Diet soda I like better than regular sugar soda .
Sugar free candy / chocolate tastes better to me than regular chocolate / sugar does
Frozen yogurt can be eaten instead of ice cream
It is the little changes to your eating habits that will make a big/ huge difference.Even try eating tuna with lettuce and tomato if your someone who loves to eat sandwiches or bread maybe try chicken wraps they taste pretty good and are healthy.I happen to like peanut butter and chocolate protein bars they keep my energy up.

If you wanna try some healthy drinks I would suggest NAKED juice I think thats what its called it looks gross but it tastes good and its good for ya if your someone who likes to drink juice normally I would try that as an alternative.I wanna try coconut water myself.