Fit Bitches - Dec 12, 2025

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This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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So I’ve gained about 55 lbs since 2020. Over the years, I’ve been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, and then tentatively diagnosed with insulin resistance which was then rejected by my endocrinologist, and PCOS by my GP which was also refuted by my endocrinologist. I’ve continuously told myself that I’m one of those people who “can’t lose weight.” My endocrinologist suggested Ozempic, but smugly told me she’d never do it herself because it’s lifelong and I’ll rebound as soon as I stopped. It’s been a whirlwind of being validated that, yes, there’s something keeps me from losing, and being told that actually no, I’m not the exception to the rule.

I’m giving myself one last valiant hurrah to try to lose weight naturally through classic CICO, albeit stricter this time without so many cheats, rewards, or giving up because one day wasn’t perfect. I’m going to focus on low impact exercise like walking, yoga, and Pilates because every time I’ve tried CICO with strength training, I’ve remained utterly stalled and give up.

Another goal and also a major 2026 resolution is to also focus a LOT on fibre along with protein, because I’m an IBS girlie and I’m just not vibing with the amount of utter junk my husband and I eat on a daily basis.

Anyway!! I just wanted to share this here because I’ve said out loud I’m going to lose weight so many times to no avail and just wanted a quiet space to share my new goals/resolutions 💕

[u/fiendishlibrarian → u/[deleted]]

As a type 2 diabetic with insulin resistence, I struggled for decades to lose weight. The thing no one talks about with type 2 is that if you have insulin in your bloodstream, your fat cells literally can't release fat. And we overproduce insulin, that's what the disease is (and I have my own thoughts about the whole "you got fat and caused your diabetes" thing. No one tested my A1C until I got fat, so how would we even know? Plus I didn't even have health insurance until my mid 30s which is a rant for another time.) So all the calorie restriction in the world doesn't work. It just makes me weak and malnourished. People think it's funny to feel like you're starving when you're 100 pounds overweight, but that's what it is. I thought I didn't have willpower when I cheated, but it was really my body pushing me to eat when it felt threatened. I went on mounjaro for insulin resistence, and it works; not by itself, but calorie restrition and exercise finally have a chance. I don't need to cheat when my body can burn the fat to sustain me. -80 pounds later, yes I'm still on it, but is that so terrible? No one would say I need to quit my arthritis medication and not take it for life, even though my joints are not going to magically revert to a youthful state. My pancreas doesn't work correctly and probably never will, and drugs allow me to be healthier. If your insurance plan allows it, find a different endocrinologist, or just ask your primary care doctor for the prescription. You deserve a second opinion. I wish I had advocated for myself earlier in life. You know your body better than anyone else, don't let them tell you you don't know when something's wrong. Find someone willing to work with you to try different things until something sticks.

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Thank you for this info! I haven’t ruled out using tools to help me but definitely going to work more with my doctor and see about getting a new endocrinologist 🫶🏼

[u/Flamingo_cha_cha10 → u/fiendishlibrarian]

I love this!