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
