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Losing Fat With Type 1 Diabetes: Pam's WarriorBabe Story

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Pam is 37, a middle school science teacher and a mom of two. She has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was three, so tracking food was nothing new. Before WarriorBabe she was already lifting heavy, squatting and doing cardio, but her nutrition was all over the place. She wasn't losing body fat or looking leaner, and her blood sugars swung from high to low. The frustration finally pushed her to join and get her nutrition dialed in.

Three months in, Pam says she eats real, wholesome food, eats often, and doesn't cut foods out. She describes her blood sugars as fantastic and says she is taking far less insulin than before, while losing body fat at the same time, and that her endocrinologist is impressed. That is her own experience, shared in her words. She also feels stronger and has the energy to work out, teach and spend time with her family.

The biggest shift she describes is in her head. Pam spent years without confidence in her body or in the gym. Now she no longer beats herself up for not being where she wants to be yet, because she trusts that applying what she has learned will get her there. She also credits the supportive community and weekly Q&A sessions with Nikkiey Stott.

Key takeaways

  • Pam was lifting heavy and doing cardio but saw no fat loss until she dialed in her nutrition, which she says was the missing piece.
  • She shares that eating real, wholesome food and eating often went hand in hand with steadier blood sugars and fat loss for her.
  • Pam says she is taking much less insulin than before joining, and that her endocrinologist is impressed, as her personal experience with type 1 diabetes.
  • She describes the approach as non-restrictive: she doesn't have to cut foods out and still gets results.
  • Learning how her body uses the food she gives it was one of the most valuable parts of the program for her.
  • She stopped beating herself up over where she is today, trusting that consistently applying what she has learned will get her to her goal.
  • Pam credits a supportive community of women and weekly question-and-answer access to Nikkiey Stott with keeping her going.

Questions answered

Can you lose body fat with type 1 diabetes?

Pam, who has had type 1 diabetes for 34 years, says she is losing body fat after dialing in her nutrition with WarriorBabe. She describes it as her own experience, alongside steadier blood sugars.

Why wasn't I losing fat even though I was lifting heavy and doing cardio?

Pam was squatting, lifting heavy and doing cardio but wasn't burning body fat or looking leaner. She says her nutrition was all over the place, and fixing that is what finally brought results.

Do you have to cut out foods to lose fat with WarriorBabe?

Pam says no. She describes it as non-restrictive, says she doesn't have to cut foods out, and that she eats real, wholesome food often.

Did eating this way affect Pam's insulin needs?

Pam says her blood sugars are fantastic and she is taking way less insulin than before she started, and that her endocrinologist is impressed. This is her personal experience, not medical advice.

How long did it take Pam to notice changes?

Pam had been in the program for three months when she recorded this. In that time she says her confidence grew, her body started changing, and she feels stronger with more energy.

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Pam: Hey guys, I'm Pam. I'm 37. I teach middle school science and I have two amazing kids of my own, age 7 and 5. WarriorBabe has been the best decision I have ever made for my health and well-being. And I've only been doing this program for three months. I know without a doubt that this is something I will do for the rest of my life. I just love this program.

Before starting WarriorBabe, I never had any confidence in my body. I never had any confidence working out. I was self-conscious and I let that hold me back for a really long time. My confidence has grown so much in only three months because I know I have it in me to get the body I want in a healthy way by implementing this program in my life. I'm still working toward where I want to be, but I'm no longer upset with where I am today.

I no longer beat myself up for not being where I want to be because I know it will happen. I know if I implement what I've been taught in this program, I will get to where I want to be and then I can just keep improving from there. I just feel so much better physically and I have such a better self-image.

So I joined WarriorBabe after seeing it on Facebook. Before joining, I was lifting heavy. I would do squats. We have a squat rack and I would do cardio. But my nutrition was all over the place. I'm not a stranger to tracking what I eat. I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was three, so I've had type 1 diabetes for 34 years.

So I was exercising and I was working out, but I just wasn't getting any results. I wasn't burning any body fat. I wasn't slimming down. I wasn't looking leaner. I just wasn't getting results. And then on top of that, my blood sugars were all over the place. I'd go from high to low, low to high, high to low, low to high. So I couldn't control my sugars. I couldn't burn fat. I wasn't getting results and I was starting to get really frustrated.

So I joined WarriorBabe to dial in my nutrition. I watched the videos I saw on Facebook and I thought, okay, Nikkiey knows what she's talking about. This woman knows what she's talking about.

So now that I'm in WarriorBabe, I'm eating real good, wholesome food. I eat all the time. My blood sugars are fantastic. I'm taking way less insulin than I did before I started WarriorBabe. And I'm losing body fat all at the same time. I'm getting those results that I wanted. My endocrinologist is really impressed. So I'm seeing my body change physically. I feel stronger. I have the energy to work out, to teach, and to spend time with my family.

I cannot express how much I love this program. I've learned so much about how my body uses the fuel that I give it, uses the food that I give it. I don't have to cut foods out. It's non-restrictive. It's not a diet. I get to eat. It's fantastic. And for somebody like me, who's been a type 1 diabetic their whole life and had to really track what they eat for diabetic reasons, this is just another win for me.

The other thing that I just love about this program is the amazing, strong community of women. They're supportive. They're uplifting. They build you up. It's just an amazing community. Nikkiey is available to answer questions once a week. You actually ask the questions and she answers them back. And she's genuinely excited in your success. She's genuinely happy to answer your questions.

This is just a fantastic program, and it's one of the best decisions I have ever made for myself. I would recommend it to everybody I meet if they're interested in listening to me talk about it. So, thanks.

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