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OK, so I'm tired of seeing the same numbers day after day...
For the past week or so, my fasting #'s are all high 7's. Post meal numbers are anywhere from 6.1 (after exercise) to mid-7's on average. 8's if I eat stupid things...
But I really want the fasting #'s to drop, and they're not. I'd be ecstatic if I could continually have them in the 5-6 range, but I can't get a fasting to ever be that low and the numbers are no longer getting better.
I figure either:
1. It's not working (the new diet, metformin, exercise) and I might need different meds;
2. I'm just impatient and if I keep it up things WILL get better;
3. I'm still pretty hefty and maybe being fat keeps BG high?
So questions: Does losing fat help the BG levels on it's own? Or is it the diet/exercise that lowers it? Or is it all three?
The only thing I haven't been able to do quickly is shed another 50 pounds. I'm quite on track with everything else, I think. I've quickly lost around 20 lbs (in about 3 weeks) but the loss is starting to really slow down. (Which is normal, i know.)
Ideally I think I'd look pretty good around 210-220 lbs. I used to weigh 225 when I played football, was ripped back then but obviously had more muscle mass then vs. now, so I'm thinking the 210-220 is a close to ideal weight for me. It's just going to take a while to get there healthily ... and if that's the last thing holding up my BG readings, I'll get quite impatient, lol.
Did I mention I'm not very patient and expect results of myself "NOW" for everything I undertake?
Argh.
Help.
Thanks!
For the past week or so, my fasting #'s are all high 7's. Post meal numbers are anywhere from 6.1 (after exercise) to mid-7's on average. 8's if I eat stupid things...
But I really want the fasting #'s to drop, and they're not. I'd be ecstatic if I could continually have them in the 5-6 range, but I can't get a fasting to ever be that low and the numbers are no longer getting better.
I figure either:
1. It's not working (the new diet, metformin, exercise) and I might need different meds;
2. I'm just impatient and if I keep it up things WILL get better;
3. I'm still pretty hefty and maybe being fat keeps BG high?
So questions: Does losing fat help the BG levels on it's own? Or is it the diet/exercise that lowers it? Or is it all three?
The only thing I haven't been able to do quickly is shed another 50 pounds. I'm quite on track with everything else, I think. I've quickly lost around 20 lbs (in about 3 weeks) but the loss is starting to really slow down. (Which is normal, i know.)
Ideally I think I'd look pretty good around 210-220 lbs. I used to weigh 225 when I played football, was ripped back then but obviously had more muscle mass then vs. now, so I'm thinking the 210-220 is a close to ideal weight for me. It's just going to take a while to get there healthily ... and if that's the last thing holding up my BG readings, I'll get quite impatient, lol.
Did I mention I'm not very patient and expect results of myself "NOW" for everything I undertake?
Argh.
Help.
Thanks!