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tinkerbell, you're so sweet! but for me, i know even an extra 10 lbs adds to my insulin resistance; its a very chicken and the egg type of problem, the insulin resistance makes it very hard to lose weight, but the extra weight adds to insulin resistance. however, walking, aerobic exercise allows the cells in the body to utilize glucose better, that helps. my biggest problem was when i couldn't do any form of exercise, couldn't even take a walk for an entire year due to a pulled tendon/ligament in the hip area (where they attach to the trochanter), exercise aggravated it and i had to lay off even walking to allow it to heal. that was a bad year for me, and saw my weight go up 5-10 lbs during that time, and my blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure all becoming borderline high. things are a little better now, now that i can walk again. the lbs still are hard to take off, but the numbers are looking a bit better.