Greetings all....
Greetings all, I am Dressy and am a recovering compulsive overeater (aka binge eating disorder in my case). Been in and out of 12 step programs to address it since 1997.
Well, thanks to the lovely thing called food addiction, it's been awhile since I took things seriously. I went up and over 300 lbs and got really fed up. Then my best femme pal here in town and I decided to pair up and lose weight/work the OA program together. (insert a few weeks of going to meetings, a lot of driving back and forth to each others houses, and femme camaderie). So I have a "diet buddy".
I have been sugar abstinent for a month today! Yippee!! Went to the dr.'s this week and I lost 5 pounds, down from 297 to 292. I was (and am) so happy!
So per the dr. I need to start a regular program of exercise (which is really important) and also she has given me a prescription for metformin.... which scares me because that's a drug often given to diabetics/pre-diabetics (including my partner, Max who has been on it over a year now). Dr. said it should address the "metabolic syndrome" I have as a result of being obese, having high BP (which I'm also on meds for) and having high triglycerides. My best pal tells me not to worry, I'll only be on it for a little while while the weight goes down.
It's been really difficult being off sugar and junk food/baked goods & sugar free items, but the results have been worth it. So far so good! Plus I now have a face to face sponsor and am going to be starting step work next week.
Let's all keep up the good work! Thanks for listening.
DressyFemme
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