Hey everyone,
Happy to have found this place. My reason for joining is that I'm trying to get my weight and overall health in order, and I figured I'd pick up tips from folks who are dealing with the same struggle. For the last year I've been taking Trulicity, which did a lot to make me feel full, though I'm still dealing with serious hunger during the day. Trulicity kept me from putting on pounds, but my aim is to drop weight. About 12 weeks ago I started Reta, and I've lost close to 40 pounds.
Over the years I've ridden the usual rollercoaster with weight loss. I'll stick with it for a stretch, then slip, then have to start over. Keto was one thing I tried, and it did work, but once I quit, the pounds returned. At 380 lbs (6 ft), my quality of life was bad enough that I looked into gastric bypass.
Diabetes isn't something I have, but I am pre-diabetic. Weight, insulin, and long term health are all tied together, and I get that, so my approach is to get ahead of it rather than deal with it after the fact.
What I really want is to create something sustainable, not yet another quick fix. And I'm here to hear about what has and hasn't worked for other people.
Thanks for having me, and I'm excited to learn from all of you.
Happy to have found this place. My reason for joining is that I'm trying to get my weight and overall health in order, and I figured I'd pick up tips from folks who are dealing with the same struggle. For the last year I've been taking Trulicity, which did a lot to make me feel full, though I'm still dealing with serious hunger during the day. Trulicity kept me from putting on pounds, but my aim is to drop weight. About 12 weeks ago I started Reta, and I've lost close to 40 pounds.
Over the years I've ridden the usual rollercoaster with weight loss. I'll stick with it for a stretch, then slip, then have to start over. Keto was one thing I tried, and it did work, but once I quit, the pounds returned. At 380 lbs (6 ft), my quality of life was bad enough that I looked into gastric bypass.
Diabetes isn't something I have, but I am pre-diabetic. Weight, insulin, and long term health are all tied together, and I get that, so my approach is to get ahead of it rather than deal with it after the fact.
What I really want is to create something sustainable, not yet another quick fix. And I'm here to hear about what has and hasn't worked for other people.
Thanks for having me, and I'm excited to learn from all of you.
