Riah Loves: Reviews & Life

  Hi Everyone! Yesterday I posted all about how I'm trying to lose weight and start a healthy lifestyle ( read here ), and today's post is going to be all about the struggles to achieve this goals of mine& how I will try to over come them. So I've been diabetic 14 years now, and I still have my struggles, if you can relate please leave comments!   My Struggles Feeling hungry even after eating; this is because artificial insulin actually makes the body hungrier!  Combating low blood levels when working out; taking glucose tabs isn't going to help me lose any weight -_- Keeping the weight off; I have fluctuated for years now     Since insulin makes me feel hungry it's hard to not fall into a food binge! So instead of doing what a lot of bad diabetics do (taking less insulin then they should), I've been taking my insulin about 20-30 minutes before eating instead of the 10-15 min recommendation. How does this help me? I feel as if waiting longer help...

  Hi everyone! Lately I've been slacking a lot on my blog, and YouTube, Why? Because I'm trying to start my life how I've always envisioned it. Several things in the past 5ish years have made me become unhealthy, and just sad. I've been trying to start a new lifestyle change off and on for a few months now and today is the day I'm starting it and not ending it. I need my life to be full of positivity and happiness; one thing I can control right now is my weight loss and healthy eating journey! The rest will come to me soon (wait for that post or vlog!)   Now I've never been a small girl, I like myself with some meat on my bones and wouldn't have it any other way! However I just have a bit too much meat ... fat ... on these bones right now! Here are my goals and my game plan!   Please note I am a Type 1 Diabetic (genetic; diagnosed at 8 or 9 y/o). Goals Lose about 50lbs (22kg), or until I feel satisfied. Tone my body. Eat a low carb diet with mini...