hypoglycemia isn't making things easier

[Ozarra]

hi, ive been reading a bit on this forum, posted a couple times and I think this is the best forum ive been to esp for info and support which I could use. You see I now weigh 295lbs and i'm only 5'2 so it's kinda urgent for me to lose a bit of my weight. Ive got the onset of hypoglycemia now and if I stay this way it will only get worse from here on out pretty much.

Ive got DDRMAX2 so I try to do that for exercise when i'm not so tired after work but i'm only on beginner mode for now. Once I start playing it I can't hardly stop myself so I play till I really feel it which takes probably like an hour or so. (did I mention I love DDR) Ive got 2 pads for when I compete with my sister-in-law whom is like 12 years old and 200 lbs herself so it gets me and her active in a fun way.

I used to be a major cola drinker not long ago but since I realized my hypoglycemia Ive started drinking diet dr. pepper and I think it's helped a bit with my diet even though I know I should be drinking more water. I try to watch what I eat now but as I said in another post my schedule makes it hard to eat like normal people do. I get up at 3pm normally and don't go back to bed till about 4am or later, sometimes I stay up till 8am and get my sister-in-law off to school.

Usually I go to work an hour after I wake up and eat something on my first break which is 2 hours into my shift. Then a couple hours later I eat a can of soup or something not too terrible with crackers and after I get home around like 11pm i'm wanting to eat again and that kinda makes me feel guilty because people are always telling me it's bad to eat so late at night. whats your oppinions on that?
Is it better to stop eating at 8pm or okay if you have a nightowls schedule?

I used to go to the dietitian years ago when I had ballooned up to 261 and managed to lose down to 210 with a bit of yoyoing on the way. So... I kind of know how to do it and have an idea of portions sizes but it seems so hard to moderate myself these days.

I know that you don't like pills but I started taking weight smart one a day and it seems to be helping because i'm not as tired as I normally would be. I dunno if it's because it's a multivitamin besides a pepper upper but I think it will help me get motivated and not feel so sluggish.

Any advice you could give me is greatly appreciated.

[abrannan]

You're right, I normally don't like pills, but a daily multi-vitamin like One-a-Day is just fine.

As for the hypoglycemia, you probably want to talk to a doctor again, maybe work with a nutritionist again as well. There has been a lot of new research and rethinking of what makes a good diet the past few years, so they may be able to give you better advice this time around.

[orangina]

There are several schools of thought on eating late. Some say eat after 8 and you will gain weight. Others say it doesnt matter when you eat bottom line is calories.
The French eat late in the evening and they are a slim culture.

That aside YOU are on a totally different schedule and if there are rules they dont apply to you.

What I have found for weight loss is I eat so I go to bed just a little hungry and yes I eat after 8. But I go to bed a wee bit hungry. Then I know I will access my fat stores for energy. ITs simple and works great.

In your case your eating should fit your schedule not someones idea of when you should or should not eat.

[orangina]

BTW I think a daily multivitamin is a good thing. With soil depletion and food thats been tampered with who knows what vitamins we are or are not getting BUT I agree with A. and dont believe in mega vitamins. They can be harmful.

[Ozarra]

thanks for the info I tried going back to the dietitian but this time around it didn't seem to help much so I was only going to get weighed. which I can do at home and not waste gas. I wanted to try it on my own this time and see what happens. Your right about me needing to go back to the doctor though, I also need to get my thyroid checked out because the last time I was at the doctor they mentioned I may have a small problem with it.


I had asked my dietitian the last time I went to her if eating late was ok and she basically said the same thing but I wanted to get your oppinions on it as well since youve already been through what i'm going through with weightloss


Ive got another question though.....how long did it take you to get off the beginner level on DDR?

[orangina]

I am slow...It took me a while to get off beginner. I do DDR alot! and it took me months..

Now I am working on standard more but just beginning to and I have been playing since around July.

So I would say I am slow..but it varies by individual.

[abrannan]

I started with DDRMAX, so there was no beginner level, but it took me about two months of playing to make it off Light, and a lot longer than that to make it to Heavy. If I'm fresh, I can pass 9 footers now.

[Ozarra]

I'm making like AA's on beginner so i'm almost to the point of taking the next step but will be a while i'm sure some songs I still make C's

OMG your on heavy? wish I could watch ya when you do heavy mode I went to A mall today and when I peeked in the arcade I was jumping up and down when I saw the DDR setup was my first time seeing one around here in an arcade.