What is the biggest threat facing 'Plus-Sized Influencers' today?

[Tonka83]

Originally Posted by Brody Wa

Diabetes isn’t a threat. I’ve had it for 31 years now and I’m still healthy.

Most people with diabetes continue to eat like chit though.
I think it's still in the top 10 in leading cause of deaths in the US.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by Tonka83

Most people with diabetes continue to eat like chit though.
I think it's still in the top 10 in leading cause of deaths in the US.

This is true, but they do so because it's extremely hard to find food that won't send your blood sugar through the roof. The Mrs was recently diagnosed, and if it weren't for me doing all of the shopping and cooking, she would have already given up. I've been having to get really creative with our meals to make them both appealing and delicious.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by FlaChief58

This is true, but they do so because it's extremely hard to find food that won't send your blood sugar through the roof. The Mrs was recently diagnosed, and if it weren't for me doing all of the shopping and cooking, she would have already given up. I've been having to get really creative with our meals to make them both appealing and delicious.

Have you never heard of the Keto diet? Its not really that difficult. Yea its a change but once you make it the change its not a big deal.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Have you never heard of the Keto diet? Its not really that difficult. Yea its a change but once you make it the change its not a big deal.

Yeah, that's essentially what I'm doing, but she's not too receptive to the whole thing, so I have to be creative to keep her on it. I'm also doing 18-6 intermittent fasting to lose some weight, which she absolutely refuses to do. That would likely help her as much as the dietary changes, but alas...

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by FlaChief58

Yeah, that's essentially what I'm doing, but she's not too receptive to the whole thing, so I have to be creative to keep her on it. I'm also doing 18-6 intermittent fasting to lose some weight, which she absolutely refuses to do. That would likely help her as much as the dietary changes, but alas...

Oh yea, my wife is the same way. Adds multiple degrees of difficulty when you add that factor in.

[HemiEd]

Lots of good points in this thread. Obesity is an evolving epidemic the last decade or more. Like Rainman said, it wasn't that way back in the day. So something has changed.
To be honest, I don't know diddly squat about Diabetes, I have empathy for those struggling with it, but for many of us it's all about the calories consumed vs. those burned, simple as that.

My observation is this:

1) Fast food, or already prepared food, is ****ing loaded with calories to easily prepare and make it taste good and bring you back.
Here is an example: One of the tastiest fast food items I have found, SuperSonic Double Cheeseburger is 1159 calories! That is without the fries! When you are trying to do 1400 a day, that makes the rest of the day pretty darn lean.

2)Lack of exercise to burn those calories. Sitting on one's ass, whether it is hairless or not, playing video games or watching the tube does not burn the calories consumed. Especially if your wolfing down a bag of chips while doing so, no matter how much air is in the bag.

The app (sp?) "Lose it" makes it simple for me

[loochy]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Lots of good points in this thread. Obesity is an evolving epidemic the last decade or more. Like Rainman said, it wasn't that way back in the day. So something has changed.
To be honest, I don't know diddly squat about Diabetes, I have empathy for those struggling with it, but for many of us it's all about the calories consumed vs. those burned, simple as that.

My observation is this:

1) Fast food, or already prepared food, is ****ing loaded with calories to easily prepare and make it taste good and bring you back.
Here is an example: One of the tastiest fast food items I have found, SuperSonic Double Cheeseburger is 1159 calories! That is without the fries! When you are trying to do 1400 a day, that makes the rest of the day pretty darn lean.

2)Lack of exercise to burn those calories. Sitting on one's ass, whether it is hairless or not, playing video games or watching the tube does not burn the calories consumed. Especially if your wolfing down a bag of chips while doing so, no matter how much air is in the bag.

The app (sp?) "Lose it" makes it simple for me

Yeah, the premade, prepackaged food options are perfect for consumption while sitting on your ass.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Have you never heard of the Keto diet? Its not really that difficult. Yea its a change but once you make it the change its not a big deal.

Yeah, when I first did keto, it felt like everything was loaded with carbs, or at the very least it was really difficult to stay under 75g/day.

I haven't done keto in a few years, but these days I probably don't go over ~100-150g most days unless I eat out somewhere, due to all the substitutions out there for pasta, keto bread options, etc.

The challenge can be not dying from high cholesterol problems while you're trying not to not die from high carbs problems, but there are also a lot more plant protein things out there now.. beyond burgers, plant protein powder, etc.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, when I first did keto, it felt like everything was loaded with carbs, or at the very least it was really difficult to stay under 75g/day.

I haven't done keto in a few years, but these days I probably don't go over ~100-150g most days unless I eat out somewhere, due to all the substitutions out there for pasta, keto bread options, etc.

The challenge can be not dying from high cholesterol problems while you're trying not to not die from high carbs problems, but there are also a lot more plant protein things out there now.. beyond burgers, plant protein powder, etc.

Recent studies have shown that high cholesterol foods don't necessarily lead to excess cholesterol production in the body. Sugars are a worse culprit.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by loochy

Recent studies have shown that high cholesterol foods don't necessarily lead to excess cholesterol production in the body. Sugars are a worse culprit.

Yeah, it's interesting stuff. In my case, I was eating a ton of red meat, cheese, etc on a lower carb diet and my cholesterol shot up to dangerous levels. Steered towards chicken, fish, less cheese... and it went back to normal relatively quickly.

Not to say there weren't other factors, but those were the two big reductions in my diet without (knowingly) changing carbs much.

[headsnap]

Originally Posted by FlaChief58

This is true, but they do so because it's extremely hard to find food that won't send your blood sugar through the roof...

nah, that food is easy to find, the problem is the bad sugary food finding it's way to the mouth.

[Brody Wa]

Originally Posted by FlaChief58

This is true, but they do so because it's extremely hard to find food that won't send your blood sugar through the roof. The Mrs was recently diagnosed, and if it weren't for me doing all of the shopping and cooking, she would have already given up. I've been having to get really creative with our meals to make them both appealing and delicious.

Does she have a Freestyle Libre? It’s a blood sugar monitoring device that reads your blood sugar on your phone. It dropped my A1C down by almost 2 and a half points. Good job with taking care of the Mrs.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by Brody Wa

Does she have a Freestyle Libre? It’s a blood sugar monitoring device that reads your blood sugar on your phone. It dropped my A1C down by almost 2 and a half points. Good job with taking care of the Mrs.

She's wants thay, but she's also been dealing with shingles for the past 2 months. She wants to get that under control, then she'll check into it

[luv]

Originally Posted by Tonka83

Most people with diabetes continue to eat like chit though.
I think it's still in the top 10 in leading cause of deaths in the US.

My mom has been diabetic for 30 years. She takes insulin, and she can't figure out why it's not helping. She says she's insulin resistant. She's amazed that I was able to improve so much. She then complains about all of the candy and junk food my stepdad buys. I tell her she doesn't have to eat it, which she does.