If you are over weight

[Mr Buckaroo]

Please change yourself today, dont wait until you get diabetes or a heart condition to make you want to change..

I waited until its too late and now I am hurting and struggling to stay out of pain every day.

[beefytee]

Don't wait, but also don't give up. It's never too late as long as you have a heartbeat.

You can control diabetes with diet and exercise and reverse some of its effect.

I have 2 uncles that have diabetes. The one watched his diet and exercise and has had a great life.

The other didn't and has had trouble with his health. There have been times that he has tried to do things right, though. A few years ago he and his wife rode their bikes across Canada. It made for a remarkable improvement. His insulin levels were better and his health improved dramatically. He had been doing better off and on since then and this last summer he set out to ride across the country in the other direction. Unfortunately a few days into the excursion he had a stroke. He has has more strokes since then but is recovering.

Seeing these 2 has been good for me to see what a difference managing your lifestyle makes.

[happyone]

Don't wait, but also don't give up. It's never too late as long as you have a heartbeat.

You can control diabetes with diet and exercise and reverse some of its effect.

I have 2 uncles that have diabetes. The one watched his diet and exercise and has had a great life.

The other didn't and has had trouble with his health. There have been times that he has tried to do things right, though. A few years ago he and his wife rode their bikes across Canada. It made for a remarkable improvement. His insulin levels were better and his health improved dramatically. He had been doing better off and on since then and this last summer he set out to ride across the country in the other direction. Unfortunately a few days into the excursion he had a stroke. He has has more strokes since then but is recovering.

Seeing these 2 has been good for me to see what a difference managing your lifestyle makes.

I am one of those - It took about 2 yrs after diagnosis with diabetes, but I am now completely off of meds and religiously walk (everyday) I also lost about 130 lbs ( however I put about 30 back on and am now working to get it back off)
Now I really wish I had taken it seriously earlier

[San Juan Sun]

95% of morbidly obese people who attempt to achieve significant weight loss by diet and exercise alone will fail. Mainly because they cannot maintain a healthy lifestyle after losing weight (most don't even make it that far).

Of course, morbid obesity is a surgical disease, with stunningly good responses to hypertension and diabetes after bariatric surgery. I've seen people on twenty meds go down to two. I've seen insulin dependent diabetics not only get off insulin, but get off diabetes meds all together.

While there are certainly issues with any surgical procedures (rearranging your internal plumbing is anything but benign), bariatric surgery can get a person healthy.

[mtnbiker]

Sorry about your pain and challenges, Buckaroo. About 20 years ago there was a big guy in my ward (big in height and girth) who was diagnosed with diabetes. He was probably 60-ish or so at the time. He went on a diet and exercise plan and a year or so later had really slimmed down and was no longer diabetic. He was even able to climb to the top of Timpanogos. I still see him around, and he's kept the weight off pretty well. Good luck to all those who struggle with that kind of thing.

[Donuthole]

Here's a very interesting story on Jared Lorenzen, former Kentucky QB, and his battle with weight. The reporter is also someone who weighs over 400, which provides an interesting perspective on the issue. As someone who frequently looks at my 300+ lb dad and wonders how much longer he'll defy the odds, I found this very interesting:

Most people have something in their lives that they can't beat back with willpower alone. But when you're fat, your problem is obvious to the world. And here's one difference between having a problem with food and having one with cigarettes or booze or drugs: You can't quit cold turkey. You have to eat something.

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/stor...-battle-weight

[Katy Lied]

Jenna Jameson slams fat shamers after she's ridiculed for weight gain.

[old_gregg]

Jenna Jameson slams fat shamers after she's ridiculed for weight gain.

don't let napper see this, it might be the last straw

[TripletDaddy]

im not overweight.

[Commando]

Jenna Jameson slams fat shamers after she's ridiculed for weight gain.

“Posting this to all you fat shamers...Yes, I gained weight, reasons that are personal...But attacking someone over their weight is really petty, I pride myself in being a well rounded human being...Thick or thin,” wrote the former Playboy model

Looks like she got an expungement.

[hostile]

im not overweight.

You are under-tall.

[jay santos]

Jenna Jameson slams fat shamers after she's ridiculed for weight gain.

I can get over the fat, but what did she do to her face?

[hostile]

I can get over the fat, but what did she do to her face?

Fat injections

[Dwight Schr-ute]

I can get over the fat, but what did she do to her face?

Come on. It not so much what she did to her face as much as what others did to her face.

[Commando]

I can get over the fat, but what did she do to her face?

It was for personal reasons!!!