Saturday, January 29, 2011
Eye Exam
Ok so yesterday I had to go for a "diabetic eye exam" WOW. I have never had my eyes dilated so that was weird! At first it wasn't so bad, they put the drops in, then took me to another room to take pictures and when they flashed that bright light in my eyes for those pictures OMG, that was awful, well that made my vision kinda fuzzy. But it still wasn't that bad and I was thinking so what is all the fuss about getting your eyes dilated. Well then I had to go outside to the truck and damn it was bright outside! The light was INTENSE, to say the least. And they told me this would last anywhere from 2 -4 hours. Everything looked like crap, it was like looking threw a bright haze. So I thought ok come home, take a nap when i wake up everything should be ok. NOT. My vision didn't get back to normal till sometime after 9 last night!! I mean it was slowly getting better after about 5 but it was still fuzzy. About drove me insane! And I have to do this every year???? UGH
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Scales 1-27-11
Ok quick post to post scales weight. 341.8. Now that is down from the 344 at the doc's office, so I do not know if it is a difference in our scales are if I actually lost that much since seeing the doc. Anyway we will use that as a starting weight since it is my scales and will post a pic of the reading at least once a month.
Still need to get MY picture... ewww. But I will get that posted soon.
Here it is
I know the quality sucks but I took it with my cell phone LOL but it is legible.
Ok hubby just got back from hunting and I need to go to the store, I need more knitting needles!
Till later....
Still need to get MY picture... ewww. But I will get that posted soon.
Here it is
I know the quality sucks but I took it with my cell phone LOL but it is legible.
Ok hubby just got back from hunting and I need to go to the store, I need more knitting needles!
Till later....
Side tracked
Yes I got side tracked. My BFF taught me to knit and she had me knitting a hat. I got so into it I couldn't think about anything but finishing this hat. Here is a picture of my daughter wearing the creation.
Ok so now, I need to get myself back on track. Checking the gym out this week is out of the question. Hubby is on vacation and our truck blew the transmission. So hopefully when he goes back to work next week I won't be so distracted.
One good thing about learning to knit. no time to think about snacking lol. Course that wasn't a huge issue anyway, but it is an issue none the less. It also had me going to hobby lobby which for me was great exercise because that store is HUGE and the yarn is all the way in the farthest back corner :)
Will get the scales out this afternoon and see where we are. Will also try to get a pic posted.
Till later......
Ok so now, I need to get myself back on track. Checking the gym out this week is out of the question. Hubby is on vacation and our truck blew the transmission. So hopefully when he goes back to work next week I won't be so distracted.
One good thing about learning to knit. no time to think about snacking lol. Course that wasn't a huge issue anyway, but it is an issue none the less. It also had me going to hobby lobby which for me was great exercise because that store is HUGE and the yarn is all the way in the farthest back corner :)
Will get the scales out this afternoon and see where we are. Will also try to get a pic posted.
Till later......
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where to start and Goals
Ok so where do I start. I guess I should start by making some diet changes. My doctor told me my last visit, last week, that my blood sugar was back to normal range. So I asked him if I still had to take the diabetes medication and he said "yes unless you loose 50lbs and things are looking good with your sugar" So I guess my first goal is to loose 50lbs. I don't want to say well I want to loose down to 135lbs and then get discouraged because that is taking to long. So I'll set myself up with smaller goals and then move on when I reach those.
So first goal, loose 50lbs.
So I will sometimes post new healthy things and recipes I've found that I like. I'll post a "Before" (which is a now picture) sometime this week and will post a picture of my scale reading. So no cheating LOL the 344lb is from my doctors office scales from my last visit, so my scales might be a bit off from theirs and will probably give me a new total to loose. I will get that picture this week. And will also post any exercise logs and how I felt afterwards.
Maybe a picture of the scale reading each month to show my progress, or lack there of, and WHEN I have success reaching my goal a new NOW picture.
Any suggestions anyone has for any of this please feel free to let me know in the comments section. Any encouragement is also welcome. I can use all I can get LOL.
And if anyone is reading this... Thank you.
None of this is set in stone, this is just my ideas and we will take it one day at a time and see where it leads.
Most of the new posts will come at night I'm sure because we are a night shift family here with husband working nights.
Till I have more to add, later
So first goal, loose 50lbs.
So I will sometimes post new healthy things and recipes I've found that I like. I'll post a "Before" (which is a now picture) sometime this week and will post a picture of my scale reading. So no cheating LOL the 344lb is from my doctors office scales from my last visit, so my scales might be a bit off from theirs and will probably give me a new total to loose. I will get that picture this week. And will also post any exercise logs and how I felt afterwards.
Maybe a picture of the scale reading each month to show my progress, or lack there of, and WHEN I have success reaching my goal a new NOW picture.
Any suggestions anyone has for any of this please feel free to let me know in the comments section. Any encouragement is also welcome. I can use all I can get LOL.
And if anyone is reading this... Thank you.
None of this is set in stone, this is just my ideas and we will take it one day at a time and see where it leads.
Most of the new posts will come at night I'm sure because we are a night shift family here with husband working nights.
Till I have more to add, later
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Beginning.
Ok, here it is, my weight loss blog, to hold myself accountable for everything when it comes to my health. To start with I weigh at present 344 lbs(OMG, did I just tell that to the world?). Long story on how I got here to this point, but now its time to take control of my health and change it. I have things I want to do and enjoy that if I don't do something now, it'll never happen. Just 2 months ago I was at 360 and diagnosed with diabetes, and was put on medication. The medication has helped me to loose almost 20lbs so far. But I want MORE off. I'm ready to change my life, my existence and start living!
So here I will post my ups, my downs, my triumphs and my failures, I might bitch, I might moan, I don't know what all will happen here. I hope this will help me most of all, and maybe somewhere along the line, help someone else if I'm lucky.
My goal? Well it isn't to be thin and beautiful thats for sure, my goal is to simply be healthier than I am now and be able to enjoy some simple things that some people take for granted. like a simple walk. Its a lot of hard work to haul around enough fat to make 3 people. So simple stuff becomes a chore. Simply breathing can be hard when trying to walk to your own mailbox. Standing for any period of time makes your back begin to ache. Yes I can't go on like this, I have grand kids I want to enjoy and run around after and take to the park. I have dogs I want to walk. I have places I want to go.
I want to go to New Orleans in April with my BFF and celebrate her birthday. Things have to change.
So here is my journey, care to walk with me?
Sometime this week I plan on checking out our local gym, that will be a hard thing for me to do. Gyms can be very embarrassing places for the very fat, getting stared at, laughed at, or just ppl looking at you with general disgust. Ya you are no more disgusted than I am. But I WILL have the courage to do this. Give me credit for having the balls to show up.
Thats enuf for now, more tomorrow.
So here I will post my ups, my downs, my triumphs and my failures, I might bitch, I might moan, I don't know what all will happen here. I hope this will help me most of all, and maybe somewhere along the line, help someone else if I'm lucky.
My goal? Well it isn't to be thin and beautiful thats for sure, my goal is to simply be healthier than I am now and be able to enjoy some simple things that some people take for granted. like a simple walk. Its a lot of hard work to haul around enough fat to make 3 people. So simple stuff becomes a chore. Simply breathing can be hard when trying to walk to your own mailbox. Standing for any period of time makes your back begin to ache. Yes I can't go on like this, I have grand kids I want to enjoy and run around after and take to the park. I have dogs I want to walk. I have places I want to go.
I want to go to New Orleans in April with my BFF and celebrate her birthday. Things have to change.
So here is my journey, care to walk with me?
Sometime this week I plan on checking out our local gym, that will be a hard thing for me to do. Gyms can be very embarrassing places for the very fat, getting stared at, laughed at, or just ppl looking at you with general disgust. Ya you are no more disgusted than I am. But I WILL have the courage to do this. Give me credit for having the balls to show up.
Thats enuf for now, more tomorrow.
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