I've always been on the larger side. I was born at 10lb 3oz (my poor mum!) and it has blossomed from there. I've tried many types of diets and healthy life changes along the way, but I still seem to put all the weight back on. My crowning glory occurred in my mid 30's when I managed to slim down to 69kgs, a size 10, but the low fat diet I was on made sure I was unwell, eating like a bird, and it took a mere couple of years to creep back up.
My heaviest was at 122.4kg about five years ago. I decided that I was going to create a healthy lifestyle for myself, and lost 24 kilos. I was feeling pretty fabulous and proud of myself. Then I strained my hamstring doing cartwheels in the back yard.... a few months after that I fractured the top of my arm when I was roller blading and went head first into a wall. Due to inaction, I put most of the weight back on, as you can imagine. Now, it seems that no matter what I do as far as health is concerned, I can't budge the fat off my 115kg frame. If I exercise a little less one week, I will put on weight. And now, I'm feeling depressed and frumpy with no motivation to do anything past exercising a few days a week and trying to watch what I eat.
I saw a new Dr at my health clinic a week ago, and he mentioned Duromine as a way to reset my body set-point. So desperate, I wanted to try just about anything! Because my blood pressure is not the best, I have been taking 15mg as a starter for the past week, with a follow up visit with the Dr in another week. What makes it all slightly more difficult is that I am taking medication for other issues as well. I take medication for an underactive thyroid, genetic hair loss and depression.
I'm just hoping that this treatment will work. If not, I haven't got anything to fall back on....
My heaviest was at 122.4kg about five years ago. I decided that I was going to create a healthy lifestyle for myself, and lost 24 kilos. I was feeling pretty fabulous and proud of myself. Then I strained my hamstring doing cartwheels in the back yard.... a few months after that I fractured the top of my arm when I was roller blading and went head first into a wall. Due to inaction, I put most of the weight back on, as you can imagine. Now, it seems that no matter what I do as far as health is concerned, I can't budge the fat off my 115kg frame. If I exercise a little less one week, I will put on weight. And now, I'm feeling depressed and frumpy with no motivation to do anything past exercising a few days a week and trying to watch what I eat.
I saw a new Dr at my health clinic a week ago, and he mentioned Duromine as a way to reset my body set-point. So desperate, I wanted to try just about anything! Because my blood pressure is not the best, I have been taking 15mg as a starter for the past week, with a follow up visit with the Dr in another week. What makes it all slightly more difficult is that I am taking medication for other issues as well. I take medication for an underactive thyroid, genetic hair loss and depression.
I'm just hoping that this treatment will work. If not, I haven't got anything to fall back on....
