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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 637825" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I took a look at Ms. 16s medications and they all make you feel very hungry. I felt that way and can still feel that way if I have anything sweet at all. And I used to be skinny and was brought up in a family that is all skinny, so it's not genetic. But once I was put on paroxatene I gained so much weight that I was like a walking beachball and I hated it. I also read that it's impossible to lose weight on Paroxatene, but I didn't really want to believe it so I did go on a monster diet and, after a while of sugar abstinence, I wasn't as hungry and I lost the weight. I have to be very careful not to have that one piece of cake because the Paroxatene craves sugar and I am not above eating the entire cake, then regretting it right after.</p><p></p><p>Like all addictions, your daughter needs to want to lose weight to do it. Sonic is way overweight too and I can't make him lose weight or care. Now that he is on his own, he chooses his food better because he doesn't want to spend all his money on food and is more active, since he doesn't drive (he rides his bike everywhere) and he at least is no longer gaining. I don't think that we have much control over weight issues with an older child. They can get whatever they want to eat on their own by the teen years. It does have to come from them. I always had mostly healthy stuff at home and Sonic is overweight anyway.</p><p></p><p>Once I lost the extra weight though, my arthritic back didn't feel arthritic anymore and a host of other good things happened. I did do it at Weightwatchers and still sorta know what is a lot of points and what isn't...I don't need to write it down. WW teaches you the good and the bad for weight loss and highly encourages exercise. But like everything else, unless the person wants to lose weight, and it's NOT easy to turn down fatty foods, WW is a waste of money.</p><p></p><p>When she is ready to lose weight, I'd take her to a nutritionist. the nutritionist takes diabetes into accounting when helping a person. I see a nutritionist now. They can set up a menu for her, with a variety of foods, and show her how to lose. They also tell you how much exercise you have to do to both maintain and to lose. Who knows? The diabetes may get better or even go away if she loses weight. But I think you will find that until she is ready to do the weight loss thing, it won't happen.</p><p></p><p>Weight loss surgery is a GREAT option BUT you have to also control your eating after surgery. Somebody I know had it and she was trying hard to eat well and exercise even before the surgery. Now she looks like a model. No joke. No exaggeration. But she is very mindful of what she eats and exercises a lot too.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, CG!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 637825, member: 1550"] I took a look at Ms. 16s medications and they all make you feel very hungry. I felt that way and can still feel that way if I have anything sweet at all. And I used to be skinny and was brought up in a family that is all skinny, so it's not genetic. But once I was put on paroxatene I gained so much weight that I was like a walking beachball and I hated it. I also read that it's impossible to lose weight on Paroxatene, but I didn't really want to believe it so I did go on a monster diet and, after a while of sugar abstinence, I wasn't as hungry and I lost the weight. I have to be very careful not to have that one piece of cake because the Paroxatene craves sugar and I am not above eating the entire cake, then regretting it right after. Like all addictions, your daughter needs to want to lose weight to do it. Sonic is way overweight too and I can't make him lose weight or care. Now that he is on his own, he chooses his food better because he doesn't want to spend all his money on food and is more active, since he doesn't drive (he rides his bike everywhere) and he at least is no longer gaining. I don't think that we have much control over weight issues with an older child. They can get whatever they want to eat on their own by the teen years. It does have to come from them. I always had mostly healthy stuff at home and Sonic is overweight anyway. Once I lost the extra weight though, my arthritic back didn't feel arthritic anymore and a host of other good things happened. I did do it at Weightwatchers and still sorta know what is a lot of points and what isn't...I don't need to write it down. WW teaches you the good and the bad for weight loss and highly encourages exercise. But like everything else, unless the person wants to lose weight, and it's NOT easy to turn down fatty foods, WW is a waste of money. When she is ready to lose weight, I'd take her to a nutritionist. the nutritionist takes diabetes into accounting when helping a person. I see a nutritionist now. They can set up a menu for her, with a variety of foods, and show her how to lose. They also tell you how much exercise you have to do to both maintain and to lose. Who knows? The diabetes may get better or even go away if she loses weight. But I think you will find that until she is ready to do the weight loss thing, it won't happen. Weight loss surgery is a GREAT option BUT you have to also control your eating after surgery. Somebody I know had it and she was trying hard to eat well and exercise even before the surgery. Now she looks like a model. No joke. No exaggeration. But she is very mindful of what she eats and exercises a lot too. Good luck, CG!!!! [/QUOTE]
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