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Originally posted by chideltjen
I didn't realize this was a weightloss support thread. HEHE... YAY!
Anyway, I used to drink diet sodas all the time. I am also a type 1 diabetic. (Lady Pi Phi I think we have talked to each other before about this.)
I started working out at the beginning of the year. I don't NEED to lose weight, in fact my endocronologist was kind of against it. I guess when you start losing fat, your insulin can start acting funny because the large amounts I was giving last year were all being absorbed into the fat. Well now that I don't have as much fat as I did, I have had to hack my insulin levels in half! I am telling you, 2 units of humalog goes a long way for me now. 
I started working out because I like having energy. I sit behind a desk all day. I need something to keep me going. While I wasn't overweight, I still liked the idea of having muscle and tone over just fat... which is pretty much what I was.
Anyway, my weight fluctuates every day. Just as long as you keep weighing yourself on the same scale you should be fine. But since I started working out in January, I have lost a grand total of 3 pounds overall and over 5 pounds of fat alone.
And ladies, if you don't already know this: if you are working out and eating right but aren't seeing overall weight results, get your body fat measured. Gyms/trainers do it. You are probably losing fat but gaining muscle... which weighs more.
And if you lose weight: reward yourself. I bought a new pair of shoes after I lost my first 5 pounds. 
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Yes, we have talked about our diabetes..woohoo go type 1 diabetes!!! No, not really, but being bored at work makes me a little crazy.
Yeah, when I started losing weight I had to cut back my insulin too. I was eating less and excercising more.
Basically the more fat one person has the more insulin they have to take and the more insuling you take the harder it is to lose weight...it's one vicious cycle.
Now I haven't been doing so well lately, but I'm slowly getting back on track. Hopefully I didn't gain any this week. I'll find out saturday.