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Here it is...my favorite time of year! i absolutely love autumn! living in kansas, you never know what you're going to get. last week it was close to 100....yesterday the high was around 64. another beautiful day today, supposed to be around 70. i need to start walking at least. my husband is very supportive, never rags on me about my weight. however i know he would like to see me healthier. i'm trying. like everyone i would imagine i have good days and bad days. some days i'm truly not that hungry, so i'm trying to stay away from the food and not eat out of boredom. some days i'm very hungry....if i am...i eat! i cut out 95% of the diet coke i used to consume (about 6 - 8 cans a day :O) a few years ago. i drink water water water. i do love milk but try to limit how much i consume. i could honestly drink 1/2 gallon a day i think! lol. my tastes have changed as i've gotten older, either that or it's the fear of becoming really unhealthy. i've always like veggies, but never was wild about fresh fruit. so now i've "learned" to like fresh red table grapes, WHITE NECTARINES FROM CALIFORNIA!!! (THESE ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!), strawberries (no sugar as much as i'd love to), pineapple. i can eat blueberries in things and i do gag a banana down as often as i can. there's something about that texture (shudders lol) but i know how great they are for you so i do try to eat. it's just amazing however....if i had of eaten like this in my 20's or even 30's...i would have dropped weight lickety split! but now being 52....well......ain't it grand what our hormones or lack thereof can do??? i just have to laugh and deal with it.
so....even though i know nobody reads my journal....i suppose it's cathartic to write....so hello out there to the world. i hope i can do this!
Diet Calendar Entry for 14 September 2012:
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1258 kcal
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Fat: 68.42g | Prot: 82.40g | Carb: 88.78g.
Breakfast: Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), OROWEAT HEALTHFULL 10, deli swiss cheese, deli ham, hellmans mayo. Lunch: cottage cheese braums, Tomatoes, OROWEAT HEALTHFULL 10, deli swiss cheese, deli smoked turkey, hellmans mayo. Dinner: Butter (Salted), la choy chow mein noodles, le sueur early peas, ultimate blue cheese, iceberg salad , baby spinach, Salmon. more...
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I read it! Good luck on your weight loss journey! I am a newbie to this site, I just joined a few days ago. I'm so jealous of the weather you have been getting! I live in Florida and it is still so hot and humid! I cannot wait for the fall to arrive here!
14 Sep 12 by member: mavs1029
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all righty - the winter went by quickly and here it is Spring 2013 already! and once again, i'm back! not too much of a choice this time. I finally found a PCP, i've had my ob/gyn since i was 19 and he's getting ready to retire so time to find a doc. So far, i really like her, i like her philosophy and approach. Well, after my first blood tests since i was pregnant 22 years ago (yes i know - and i know better) i thought i knew what was up.....well what i expected, did happen but a couple of things i wasn't ready for.
I AM DIABETIC........and NO diabetics in my family. with my history, we can probably chalk this one up to cortisol and stress over the last 10 years. At least no insulin......(yet).....but meds are aparently a must.
MY BLOOD IS SLUDGE - no suprises here....they've been elevated since my 20's....BUT....that good cholesterol, your HDL's....they used to be around 75 so i could carry a bit higher cholesterol.....OH NO....NOT ANY MORE.....pretty apparent i sit all day........and no exercise right now. and because of the diabetes.........i wasn't given a choice to go on meds.......BUT.....she said we will get all this straightened out THEN we will try no meds. it's just happening in an opposite order than i wanted.......
LOW POTASSIUM - who knew??? all the anxiety i thought i suffered from??? heart palpatations, fluttering heart, not being able to take a deep breath........i guess i'm LUCKY MY HEART DIDN'T JUST QUIT!!!! i've been on a BP med with a diuretic (i have never had problems with swelling even pregnant) and they never tested my electrolytes!!!! what the.........anyway....after 2 days of GIANT potassium pills....wow.....i feel a bunch better today.......
but the shocker............MY LIVER!!!!! i will have a CT scan this week to see what is up. likely NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) basically a fatty liver!!! imagine since i had a food group called BUTTER!!!!
the good news in all of this (yes i found good news after crying all day yesterday) i realized this morning when i heard my mom (passed) talking to me.....
I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT TOO LATE. i can fix this, but taking care of my "temple" is up to me. I will. I was told after we DO GET THIS IN BALANCE....i can try going off the statin drugs for the lipids. unfortunately - the glucose has done it's damage and i don't believe there is any way around that, unless i'm in the 1% chance that the BP Meds caused the diabetes........hey it's a chance and she said she will make sure that wasn't it! (i do like her).....
so there it is......all the doom & gloom i needed for one day............and of course my husband who is 6 ft tall and weighs 165..............and CONSUMES CARBS CONTINUIOUSLY - HE MIGHT AS WELL HOOK A CARB I.V. UP!!!! his functions were all perfect (i'm happy - yeah yeah yeah.....) however he better be patient because he has NO IDEA WHAT IT"S LIKE TO DIET OR CUT BACK. the man consumes probably 3000 calories a day....to maintain his weight.....oh wait, one of his tests was a bit low......it could be an indication of malnutrition!!!! hahahahaha........oh well!!!!
17 Apr 13 by member: jlmh67456
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