Monday Monday

Well its the start of another week.  For a Monday it was pretty good.  Im adjusting to the new Project that I have been assigned to.  Curious to see where it takes me.  Hit the gym toady after work.  I did 1 hour on the treadmill, burnt 567 calories.   Did very well with the calories today.  Ill be glad when i get to the point when i fill better after a workout.  Right now Im dying.  Im exhausted, my body is revolting and trying to convince me to stop.  Taking one step at a time

The Workout begins

Ouch Ouch Ouch.  Re joined the Gym last week.  Jr and I joined the Kroc center.  OMG the first day I almost quit.  I was so out of shape it was unreal.  Okay so when i quit going i could easily do 1 hour of Cardio with no  problem.  My first day back i could bare do 10 minutes.  Jesus.  I had such spaghetti legs I could barely walk down the stairs to get back to the locker room.  LOL What have i done.  Hope to God it gets easier.  I have lost a few pounds since my last entry.  Blood Sugars are still an issue not sure what is going on there.  Any suggestions would be helpful.  Any suggestions for workout and lots and lots of words of encouragement are needed and appreciated.

The Stakes are Higher

Well here it is and a month past my last Dr. appointment.  Where do I stand you may ask?  Well I am moving in the right direction however i still have a ways to go until i even get to where i need to be operating on a daily basis.  I still struggle with finding a way that i can stick to for recording my food, exercise, glucose and blood pressure not only should it be user friendly however it would need to be transferable to my physician.   The latest is Track3  its on my IPAD so i can have it with me all the time.  I am experimenting with it.  My plan is to write information down during the day and as i eat and workout and then at 9 p.m. every evening, transfer to the computer.  I've got two months to go to lose some weight, and get my average glucose down.  People have said that quitting smoking was the hardest thing they have ever done.  Well I'm here to tell you  "Hell No"  I quit 7 years ago and it was the easiest thing I have ever done.  There was only one thing in my life that was harder for me that being diabetic, and changing my eating habits.   It was when I got divorced and moved away from my 4 girls, and let  me tell you I have been through some tough things in my 49 years.  Several years ago I was diagnosed with severe clinical depression, now its not as bad as it sounds as long as i stay on my medication, however it does complicate  my eating problem.  You see when i cycle i eat and i don't care what i eat or how much.  It seems that the eating makes me feel better for awhile.  I just don't have the control that I need during those times.  Luckily they don't happen as often as they used to.  Now on to the Diabetes and Glucose control  My A1C at the doctors appointment was 12.5  now for a diabetic they like it to be around 6.5 to 7.  So yea its not good.  The doctor increased my Lantus from 50 to 80 units (40 units BID) and my Humologue from 14 to 18 units TID.  I also take 1000 mgs of Metformin BID.  Whew!!!!  I need to get off some of that.  See the thing is if i were to lose the weight i would probably be able to get off most or all my insulin.  So that is my long term goal.  Lose 67 pounds, keep it off and dump some of those pesky and expensive medications.  Now the problem is I start out all gung ho and then i start to taper off and then take the easy road and quit.  Hence the blog because I'm hoping if i do this it will help serve as a motivator and also I'm hoping there will be people out there that will serve as my diet police and monitor me and get on me when they see me start to slack and to offer encouragement when i succeed.  The bottom line is I have to show some progress when i go back to see the doctor in March.  Now for some stats that will help me measure my progress:  

     Current Weight:  262.2

     Chest:  49"

     Waist:  50"

     Hips:  44.5"

     Neck:  18.5"

     Thigh:  Right:  25.5"  Left:  25"

Weight will be checked weekly on Sunday and Measurements will be done Monthly.  So there ya have it.  I've tried all this before lets hope this time like smoking is the time.  The stakes are a little higher this go round.  Wish me Luck