Definitely sounds like sleep apnea and you may need a cpap machine. I started using one years ago after nearly killing myself falling asleep while driving. At least now I can function and don't wake up feeling worse than when I went to bed.
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The way I lost the excess weight is just by slowly increasing my exercise and slowly cutting back on the eating. It took some time but it's been easy to keep it off.
For example if I would eat a pizza for dinner I'd cut out the last slice and then when that became normal I'd cut one more out. A lot easier then trying to dramatically change ones life style. Took a lot less will power.
It's very worth lossing the weight. Your whole body will feel better just not having to drag around that much extra weight. For example getting better rest is a clear example of ways you'll feel better.
Also alcohol is great for putting on pounds.
For example if I would eat a pizza for dinner I'd cut out the last slice and then when that became normal I'd cut one more out. A lot easier then trying to dramatically change ones life style. Took a lot less will power.
It's very worth lossing the weight. Your whole body will feel better just not having to drag around that much extra weight. For example getting better rest is a clear example of ways you'll feel better.
Also alcohol is great for putting on pounds.
The beauty of the Carnivore Diet is that you don’t have to push yourself away from the table or ever feel hungry. You eat as much as you want whenever you want. No calorie restrictions or portion sizes to worry about. Once you get past the carb cravings it is a piece of cake.
If a carnivore diet seems extreme, remember that the Inuit people had no chronic diseases until they were introduced to carbohydrates from the outside world. Here is a good article on the topic.
Vilhjálmur Stefánsson and the Fat of the Land | Price-Pottenger
A Canadian of Icelandic parentage, Vilhjálmur Stefánsson (1879-1962) was a famed (and by some accounts, infamous) Arctic explorer purported to be quite possibly the first person of European descent to come into contact with native peoples of the North American Arctic. During the winter of...
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I work doing clinical research in one of the top cardiovascular centers in the Midwest. I'm glad you're getting checked out. Sleep apnea is a significant risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias and that type of thing can lead down the road to multiple irreversible comorbidities. Sounds like you have lots of good options for treatment still available to you.
Yeah, I never even thought of it until my PCP told me that OSA can cause weight gain and that it'll make it easier to get my insurance to pay for the GLP-1. He said losing weight will help my OSA.
That's true. Allergies and other things can cause it too. I know a month or so ago the wildfire smoke plus pollen up here had me snoring and gasping for air all night long. I have a good friend who's a special ed teacher and he's quite obese. Or he was. A couple weeks ago I noticed he looked thinner and his clothes were sagging off him. He'd been on one of the inhibitors for months and was looking and feeling great.
Seeing an endocrinologist is a smart move.
I'm glad you are seeing medical professionals.
I've been told to get a sleep study because once in a while I present REALLY exaggerated restless leg syndrome. Good luck with everything.
If one can't exert self-control, burn more calories than you take in, then some sort of "crutch" may be called for. Meds are easier than taking control of your in-take, upping your exercise some and so forth. Some folks just want to go through letting others be in control of their life while smoking, over eating and other risky behavior. Why? No idea.
Well, 3 years ago I had you by 61lbs I was 360....
Had sleep apnea, high bp, pre-diabetic. Today none of that. It's taken 3 years and NO GLP1s. Totally the Keto/Carnivore diet and a lot of pipes. So you can do it, its not over night and you'll stumble. But fixing your diet is the number one solution - you can't out exercise the donuts. But you also don't have to starve yourself, replace the sugar with fat - which sounds counter intuative, but if you cut out the carbs and sugar - it works. Today I'm down 125lbs.
That shirt/suit on the left - 20" neck. the one on the right 17"
Had sleep apnea, high bp, pre-diabetic. Today none of that. It's taken 3 years and NO GLP1s. Totally the Keto/Carnivore diet and a lot of pipes. So you can do it, its not over night and you'll stumble. But fixing your diet is the number one solution - you can't out exercise the donuts. But you also don't have to starve yourself, replace the sugar with fat - which sounds counter intuative, but if you cut out the carbs and sugar - it works. Today I'm down 125lbs.
That shirt/suit on the left - 20" neck. the one on the right 17"
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So the idea is that dysregulated GLP-1 signaling is responsible for obesity and the physiological and behavioral manifestations that cause obesity. That's why treating it treats obesity and related symptoms.
"Glucagon like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) within the brain is produced by a population of preproglucagon neurons located in the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract. These neurons project to the hypothalamus and another forebrain, hindbrain, and mesolimbic brain areas control the autonomic function, feeding, and the motivation to feed or regulate the stress response and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) controls both food intake and feeding behavior (hunger-driven feeding, the hedonic value of food, and food motivation). The activation of GLP-1 receptors involves second messenger pathways and ionic events in the autonomic nervous system, which are very relevant to explain the essential central actions of GLP-1 as neuromodulator coordinating food intake in response to a physiological and stress-related stimulus to maintain homeostasis. Alterations in GLP-1 signaling associated with obesity or chronic stress induce the dysregulation of eating behavior. This review summarized the experimental shreds of evidence from studies using GLP-1R agonists to describe the neural and endocrine integration of stress responses and feeding behavior." Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in the Integration of Neural and Endocrine Responses to Stress - PubMed - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33126672/
It's easy to confound the causes of certain diseases with individual choice due to their historical association with lack of exercise and overeating, but there are physiological mechanisms that cause these behaviors and weight gain.
It's not simply a matter of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps when you have cancer or diabetes or schizophrenia. These are diseases with biological underpinnings that form the basis for targeted therapeutics to address the conditions.
I do. I am on some meds that caused me to gain a good deal of weight. Currently working on getting it off. You're probably going to need a CPAP till you get the weight off but it will be a game changer for your sleep. Although, sometimes even "fit" individuals need CPAPS. I know you did not ask but I have a recommendation and apologize if I'm overstepping. I recently read the book Atomic habits. It is a book all about how to change habits. So much of what we do is simply habit. We are built to do what is easy and conserve energy. Historically survival depended on it. The book has great practical advice on building better habits. One great takeaway for me was the idea of making good habits easy and bad habits hard. For example, lets say you have a problem with snacks at night. You could prepare a "healthy" snack in appropriate portion size in advance when you're not hungry. Then when the time comes in the evening when you're hungry you have a easy choice because the snack is already prepared. They also make fridge locks that have timers. You could lock your fridge at a certain time in the night and not have it open till morning. Those might help if you're like me and enjoy foraging for food at night. You can apply this technique to any habit you wish to change. This is just a fraction of a 250 page book but I'd like to note its a easy read. I wish you the best of luck.
Listen to you...
Running on like you're a legit biochemist/scientist who actually works in the field or something, when everyone knows you just kick back in your mansion making millions a year doing research for pipe historians and giving guided tours of your Ben Wade collection.
Though on the opposite end of the spectrum I understand completely.
Reread and parse my response. It starts with "if" and suggests meds may be necessary.
My, clearly, non-clinical response is based on years of anecdotal observation. Me being the most observed. Heart problems pushed me into exerting more self-control over diet and exercise. Sleep apnea, hip arthritis, and host of other minor distractions disappeared or abated.
A sedentary lifestyle is lethal at any age. I'm not a doctor, but fatigue can sometimes be a sign of high cholesterol and high blood sugar. It wouldn't hurt to get a general checkup. I just had blood drawn today. I get tested every year. I like to know how my glycosylated hemoglobin is doing. I wish you the best, my friend.
I'm very active. I've had my blood tested and it's normal. Had it done last week since they wanted labs first.