Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Another 2 pounds!
Yeah! I've made it to 240. That's 2 pounds a week for the last 4 weeks. I don't feel hungry and I'm not denying myself anything - as evidenced by the Easter Cream Egg wrapper sitting next to me.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Styes
I now have another sty, in the same spot on the same eyelid. This is either the 4th one since before Christmas, or the same one that has never completely cleared up. They hurt like heck, my eyelid is swollen so my vision is off, and I'm getting headaches from it.
And it turns out the styes and other skin infections occur more frequently in people with diabetes, making me wonder, once again, if I've moved from pre-diabetic into actual diabetic.
And it turns out the styes and other skin infections occur more frequently in people with diabetes, making me wonder, once again, if I've moved from pre-diabetic into actual diabetic.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday Weigh in
Yeah!!!! I lost another 2 pounds!! I actually got in 2 exercise sessions this week. 1 with the new ankle weights and 1 30-minute dance session on the Wii. I also have not been denying anything, as evidenced from the Cinnabon I had for breakfast yesterday. As long as I keep the whole day around the 1500-1800 calorie mark AND I get in some exercise, I should continue to move in the right direction. This means that I have lost 6 pounds since January. Given the upheaval of January, I'm feeling pretty darn great about this!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Weigh in and update
Weigh In:
WooHoo! I lost 2 pounds this week, putting me at 244. I'm still thinking in terms of losing 10 pounds at a time, instead of the horrible thought of having to lose 80 pounds (!). So my current goal is to get to 238, so only 6 more pounds to go.
Doctor Appointment update:
It's official. I am pre-diabetic. My blood sugar was 6.0. Turns out anything over 5.6 when you are not diabetic and have been fasting is bad. The Dr looked at my chart from when I was in the ER and they had a blood sugar of 6.6 at 5:30 AM, so another very high fasting level.
The only steps we are going to take for the next 6 months is to keep dieting, get exercising and be aware of what I am eating. Then we will repeat a blood sugar test to see if it's come down.
Food:
I've been making good food choices this week! (as is evidenced by the 2 pound weight lose) I track my food and calories in Fitness Pal. For me, this is key. It lets me see how much I have had and makes me more conscious of portion sizes. To help with this, we bought a new digital food scale. Portion control is really my worst habit and one I'm trying to break. My goal is to stay under the 1800 calorie mark each day, and this week I have been closer to 1550. And bonus: I haven't felt hungry or deprived!
Exercise:
It's still not really happening. I'm walking more and taking the stairs, but I know that this isn't enough. I haven't even done the Wii Dance game since we've been back from Ontario. I just don't know how to get motivated to do more. It seems counter-intuitive, but not having a car makes it hard to get out and get exercise. By the time I get home from work at 17:30, it's too late to go to the gym/pool because it would take more then an hour of travel time on the bus. I can't go anywhere before work for the same reason. Saturdays are my day with Liam, and I'm going to try to see if he and I can start swimming together at least once a week. And Sundays end up being cleaning days or just crash and relax days. Why is it so hard to find a half hour 3 times a week to work out? Maybe because I don't know how to work out or what I want to do.
WooHoo! I lost 2 pounds this week, putting me at 244. I'm still thinking in terms of losing 10 pounds at a time, instead of the horrible thought of having to lose 80 pounds (!). So my current goal is to get to 238, so only 6 more pounds to go.
Doctor Appointment update:
It's official. I am pre-diabetic. My blood sugar was 6.0. Turns out anything over 5.6 when you are not diabetic and have been fasting is bad. The Dr looked at my chart from when I was in the ER and they had a blood sugar of 6.6 at 5:30 AM, so another very high fasting level.
The only steps we are going to take for the next 6 months is to keep dieting, get exercising and be aware of what I am eating. Then we will repeat a blood sugar test to see if it's come down.
Food:
I've been making good food choices this week! (as is evidenced by the 2 pound weight lose) I track my food and calories in Fitness Pal. For me, this is key. It lets me see how much I have had and makes me more conscious of portion sizes. To help with this, we bought a new digital food scale. Portion control is really my worst habit and one I'm trying to break. My goal is to stay under the 1800 calorie mark each day, and this week I have been closer to 1550. And bonus: I haven't felt hungry or deprived!
Exercise:
It's still not really happening. I'm walking more and taking the stairs, but I know that this isn't enough. I haven't even done the Wii Dance game since we've been back from Ontario. I just don't know how to get motivated to do more. It seems counter-intuitive, but not having a car makes it hard to get out and get exercise. By the time I get home from work at 17:30, it's too late to go to the gym/pool because it would take more then an hour of travel time on the bus. I can't go anywhere before work for the same reason. Saturdays are my day with Liam, and I'm going to try to see if he and I can start swimming together at least once a week. And Sundays end up being cleaning days or just crash and relax days. Why is it so hard to find a half hour 3 times a week to work out? Maybe because I don't know how to work out or what I want to do.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Starting over...again
The last 2 weeks have been a complete write off. Dad died last week, so I've had 2 whirlwind trips to Ontario. While I eat fairly well when I'm at my Mom's, I also seem to drink alcohol a lot more. I did a lot more physical work, shoveling and hauling wood, but I didn't lose any weight. My Mom is a great influence though. She's maintained her ideal weight for some time now. She's also been a great example of how to eat properly, and is even better since she was diagnosed with diabetes and became dependent on daily insulin injections.
And I may be on my way to becoming diabetic myself. I had some blood work done last week (on the one day I was home between trips to Ontario). The blood work was supposed to be follow up from my pre-New Year's Eve fibroid episode, but the Dr also wanted to get a fasting blood sugar level since we had discussed me being over weight and wanting to get in better shape. While we were in Ontario the office called to set up an appointment to discuss the results. When I called them back they said that it was to discuss my glucose level.
Mom did test my blood sugar on her meter one morning before I ate and it was 5.6, well within the acceptable range for a fasting level. It will be interesting to see what it was at the clinic. Either way, I'm going to try and watch my sugar intake as well as my overall calorie count each day. I say that with the lure of a Cinnabon calling me from the counter. I did so well today with food choices, but now of course I'm hungry and made the mistake of buying them, supposedly for Hilary and Liam. I KNOW that I have no will power, and I need to stop setting myself for failure.
The Dr appointment is Monday morning so I guess I will have more answers and directions then. I also need to get back to exercising. I did a lot of walking today while out doing errands, so it's a start. A small start, but I'll take it.
And I may be on my way to becoming diabetic myself. I had some blood work done last week (on the one day I was home between trips to Ontario). The blood work was supposed to be follow up from my pre-New Year's Eve fibroid episode, but the Dr also wanted to get a fasting blood sugar level since we had discussed me being over weight and wanting to get in better shape. While we were in Ontario the office called to set up an appointment to discuss the results. When I called them back they said that it was to discuss my glucose level.
Mom did test my blood sugar on her meter one morning before I ate and it was 5.6, well within the acceptable range for a fasting level. It will be interesting to see what it was at the clinic. Either way, I'm going to try and watch my sugar intake as well as my overall calorie count each day. I say that with the lure of a Cinnabon calling me from the counter. I did so well today with food choices, but now of course I'm hungry and made the mistake of buying them, supposedly for Hilary and Liam. I KNOW that I have no will power, and I need to stop setting myself for failure.
The Dr appointment is Monday morning so I guess I will have more answers and directions then. I also need to get back to exercising. I did a lot of walking today while out doing errands, so it's a start. A small start, but I'll take it.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Weigh in and Dr appt
I weighed in a 246 Sunday morning. I thought for sure that I would have gained, given the horrible week I had. So overall, I'm putting this one in the win column. 8 pounds to go to get to my first goal of losing 10 pounds!
I had my follow up appointment with my family doctor today to review the test results from the ER. There is only 1 fibroid and it is small, 1.5 cm on the posterior wall of my uterus. The doctor doesn't think that it was the cause of the pain, but simply coincidence that they found it during the CAT scan. She suspects that the pain has no diagnosable cause, and as long as it doesn't happen again, there isn't anything to be done.
The CAT scan also showed that I had gallstones. I had suspected this for awhile as I get these horrible bursts of pain right in that area every now and then. And same thing, nothing medical to be done about it right now, unless it becomes severe. She did say to watch my diet for fatty foods as that can aggravate gallstones.
Which brought us to the weight loss portion of the appointment. She calculated my BMI to be 36:
She would like me to get down to at least 200 lbs, but ideally she wants me to be around 180 (which still puts me at Overweight on the BMI scales). She's recommending that Hilary and I join Weight Watchers - me to lose weight and Hilary because she does all the shopping/cooking and for moral support. Hilary and I are so not joiners! I think we will keep trying this on our own, and if after a month I'm not seeing any decent improvement, then we will look into joining a program.
I had my follow up appointment with my family doctor today to review the test results from the ER. There is only 1 fibroid and it is small, 1.5 cm on the posterior wall of my uterus. The doctor doesn't think that it was the cause of the pain, but simply coincidence that they found it during the CAT scan. She suspects that the pain has no diagnosable cause, and as long as it doesn't happen again, there isn't anything to be done.
The CAT scan also showed that I had gallstones. I had suspected this for awhile as I get these horrible bursts of pain right in that area every now and then. And same thing, nothing medical to be done about it right now, unless it becomes severe. She did say to watch my diet for fatty foods as that can aggravate gallstones.
Which brought us to the weight loss portion of the appointment. She calculated my BMI to be 36:
BMI is between 35-39.99 (Obese Class 2)
If you have a BMI of 35-39.99 your risk of weight-related health problems and even death, is severe.
She would like me to get down to at least 200 lbs, but ideally she wants me to be around 180 (which still puts me at Overweight on the BMI scales). She's recommending that Hilary and I join Weight Watchers - me to lose weight and Hilary because she does all the shopping/cooking and for moral support. Hilary and I are so not joiners! I think we will keep trying this on our own, and if after a month I'm not seeing any decent improvement, then we will look into joining a program.
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