Blah! It's supposed to be Spring and we got a BUNCH of snow on Tuesday night into Wednesday. It's still here. It's the thick heavy wet kind of snow that refuses to go away. So our little taste of Spring we had a few weeks ago is a faint memory.
I had my 6 month check-up with my endochronologist and had some not-so-good news. My A1C (a 3 month average of your blood sugars) was 7.0 - compared to 6.1 last time. As a diabetic, they want that under 7.0. On top of that, I had gained about 20 pounds! Yes! 20! He was not pleased, and neither was I. He wanted to increase my diabetes meds, but I said "no". Then he asked, "well, what do you want to do then?". I said I would try to do better in the food/exercise categories. If it's not better at the next 6 month check-up, he said I will have to adjust my meds (meaning: increase or go back to insulin).
So this is my new plan. Stop buying/eating all the JUNK I have been eating. Stop making excuses for not going to the gym. Refer to earlier days of drinking protein shakes and healthy snacks. I have to remind myself of how hard I worked to lose that weight and get healthy. How horrible I felt when I was heavier. I don't want to go back there. It just wasn't a good thing.
If you see me with a candy bar or a bag of chips in my hand, slap it out of my hand!
Wishing you all a Spring sometime soon. Wishing me the willpower to get healthy again!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
In Like A Lamb
Is it really March already!? The year is going fast so far. Somehow the months are flying by, but individual days sometimes seem to take forever! How is that?
I am about half way through my first semester of school. It is really draining me (in case I haven't whined enough about it already). Two tests this Thursday and they are both big ones. I should be studying right now, but my mind needs a break. I also have about 4 papers that I should be working on. One just assigned today, the others are ones that are going to be due later this month. I feel overwhelmed on what seems like a daily basis. Can't wait for this semester to be done. Next is the summer semester and I promised myself to take fewer classes and ones that I might actually enjoy. We'll see. But so far it seems that I am pulling a "B" in the classes, so hopefully I can maintain that!
Trying to get in 3 days/week at the gym. But, honestly, it's been more like two. My excuse has been snow. Lots of it. And we're due for more snow on Thursday. Another reason to look forward to Spring! Maybe I'll be motivated to walk more when it's not wet, icy or cold out there.
There is really nothing new in my life. Well, unless we count the fact that I finished my taxes and I'm expecting a HUGE refund. So huge that it scares me. I already got the State refund back. Waiting for Federal. I will put it safely away in case I messed up and they come after me. But I'm only giving it a few months and then I am spending it - maybe shipping my baby girl to Minnesota for a visit!!
So the question is: If March came in like a lamb, does it mean we are going to have a horrible end of the month??
I am about half way through my first semester of school. It is really draining me (in case I haven't whined enough about it already). Two tests this Thursday and they are both big ones. I should be studying right now, but my mind needs a break. I also have about 4 papers that I should be working on. One just assigned today, the others are ones that are going to be due later this month. I feel overwhelmed on what seems like a daily basis. Can't wait for this semester to be done. Next is the summer semester and I promised myself to take fewer classes and ones that I might actually enjoy. We'll see. But so far it seems that I am pulling a "B" in the classes, so hopefully I can maintain that!
Trying to get in 3 days/week at the gym. But, honestly, it's been more like two. My excuse has been snow. Lots of it. And we're due for more snow on Thursday. Another reason to look forward to Spring! Maybe I'll be motivated to walk more when it's not wet, icy or cold out there.
There is really nothing new in my life. Well, unless we count the fact that I finished my taxes and I'm expecting a HUGE refund. So huge that it scares me. I already got the State refund back. Waiting for Federal. I will put it safely away in case I messed up and they come after me. But I'm only giving it a few months and then I am spending it - maybe shipping my baby girl to Minnesota for a visit!!
So the question is: If March came in like a lamb, does it mean we are going to have a horrible end of the month??
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