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Hello, I am new to this group, and I hope to learn a lot about how to become healthier on this website. I am diagnosed with Fatty Liver, non-alcoholic type of liver disease. I'm 77 years old and for the past about 8 years the weight has been slowly coming on. I weigh 195 and I'm 5'2" so I'm considered obese. I would be happy to get back to about 150 as I do not have a small frame. I know I'm addicted to crunchie salty items, and it's not a dill pickle :-). Sugars at times. So I am limiting my breads/carbs now. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. My doctor tried to get me a script for Wegovy, but insurance denied it. Now that I am pre-diabetic maybe the insurance will reconsider his request come December when I see the doctor again. Thanks for your attention, have a great day.
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@gigihammett
Welcome to group, there is lot of knowledge and experience from members of this group. Some members of group have had or are exploring weight loss surgery; others are using weight loss medication. Weather you're using either of those options or just trying to lose weight without surgery or medications, some of the tools needed to loss weight are the same. @celia16 offered some great ideas.
You might want to check out the Weight Loss blog under Connect:
Newsfeed: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/tab/newsfeed/#ch-tab-navigation
Lifestyle: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/tab/lifestyle/#ch-tab-navigation
Most dietitians recommend meal planning and a food journal so have written record of what your eating. I think if you have to write it down, your more conscious of what you eat. I am not a fan of journaling, but plan on starting again to make myself more accountable.