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Okay. not going to freak out. There were extenuating circumstances for today. I had three apts. back to back which meant i was eating on the go (never a good thing for me). and, i got some of my calculations wrong for my eat out meal. but let's face it, that was just today so...
Let's look at what's great. results from my blood tests last week were fab..u..lussss! My A1C was 6.7! That is the lowest i've ever been since being diagnosed as Diabetic. YESSSS. My cholesterol was 167. sweet. all of my other nutrient levels were normal except my iron which is still a little low. Think it's because i've cut down on red meat. The staff at Sparrow Weight management says i'm doing extremely well and they approved my getting back on surgery track in about three to four weeks. Now, maybe they say that to everyone, but at this point, i don't care. I'm buying in to it hook, line and sinker.
Let's look at what's good. I'm still about 20 lbs lighter than i was when i started this whole thing. I've got the waiting half an hour after you've eaten to drink thing down. I've got the no carbinated beverages down. My water intake is pretty decent. My protein levels are excellent. My exercise regimen is improving every week and i'm starting to...well...tolerate it. My mood is looking up. SAD hasn't gotten a hold of me this season. always a plus in my book.
Now, what needs work. got to get my carb count back in line. I'm way over. Need to work on my fat count too. Working on those 20 min meals and chewing...chewing..chewing. that's a hard one for me. Need to work on making sure i take my meds all the time and not forget until hours later.
Hey. that wasn't so bad. Actually that's pretty good. Hummm, i feel better already. Phew, i avoided the freak out.
A little funny...I think my D. O. was a little perturbed with me. today, i asked her for a referral to Sparrow's diabetes clinic. she kinda sounded snippy when she responded. but i don't think she got what i was saying to her. even though my carb count isn't the best, it has come down significantly from before i started and i'm worried that i'm taking too much insulin now. I've noticed that i'm allot hungrier lately and i've had some low sugar symptoms too. but there's a couple of other things going on as well. I'm seeing the sparrow dr. every week and They're monitoring me more closely than she is. it's getting crazy trying to keep up with her blood tests and theirs so it just makes since to have them coordinate my Diabetes care with my weight loss care. also, she's a nice lady, but she's not so good at the Insulin side of my care. She's a little too hands off for me when it comes to my diabetes care. she's a good D. O., though. and lastely, i'm sorry, but i just hate going to her office. she works out of a clinic type setting. It's allot of Dr's in one place and they've expanded to offering testing, a pharmacy and about thirty other things they're trying to do all out of one office. It's total chaos when i go there. the lobby is like ridiculous and lately, i've had to wait almost an hour to see her. My apt for today was 11:15 and they didn't call me back until 12:15. i almost left because i had another apt at 1:30 at sparrow and i wasn't going to miss it. by the way, sparrow's wait time was only 5 mins from arrival to getting on the scale. So, i hope she wasn't too put out but on the other hand. Oh well. She'll be okay. I mean, she asks me to take all these records of my blood pressure and sugar levels but doesn't ask to see any of them, ever. Ummmm, yeah. Oh well, i did what i needed to do. C'est la vie.
Okay. I'm hungry and it's dinner time so i'm gonna get and i'll be back later. Hope you all had a beautiful, productive happy day. blessings. and thanks for reading...(listening). :)
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385.1 lb
Lost so far: 12.3 lb.
Still to go: 35.1 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 17 October 2016:
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1226 kcal
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Fat: 31.00g | Prot: 104.47g | Carb: 142.23g.
Breakfast: Bananas, Greek Yogurt - Plain (Container). Lunch: Bacon, Artisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Dinner: Green Bell Pepper, Cucumber (with Peel), Ancient Grain Encrusted Cod. Snacks/Other: Filtered Water, 800 Berry Bar, 800 Chocolate Shake Mix. more...
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gaining 2.6 lb a week
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