Grammie57's Journal, 16 September 2012

I originally started at 260 lbs.; before beginning medication for my type 2 diabetes. I've had trouble adjusting to medication due to its side effects and had to change MD's. The new doctor has sent me to education classes as should have been done 4 years ago and is monitoring me monthly. The majority of my weight loss has been due to medication side effects over the past 4 months, however, medication has been adjusted and side effects have begun to subside, so I suspect the remainder of the weight loss will be WORK.
Dropping 41 lbs. and 12 inches from my waist in 4 months has been hard on this old body; but it did show me the weight can be lost...it's not concrete!
The loss has allowed me to walk again; before I was doing great to walk a couple blocks, now I'm walking a mile a day and pushing for more, using arm & leg weights as I walk is helping me regain lost muscle. I've got 3 grandchildren with a fourth one on the way! I loved my grandmother, but I don't want my grandchildren to remember me the way I remember her...on 6 shots a day, dying of kidney failure. Losing this weight, NOW, is the best thing I can do for myself & for them.

219.0 lb Lost so far: 41.0 lb.    Still to go: 49.0 lb.    Diet followed N/A.

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1232 kcal

Fat: 44.15g | Prot: 60.53g | Carb: 128.86g.   Breakfast: water, egg, 35 calorie wheat bread. Lunch: tap water. Dinner: tap water, grapes, great value instant mashed potatoes, steak. Snacks/Other: tap water, great value frosted brown sugar cinnamon toaster pastries. more...

3338 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sitting - 7 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour, Housework - 1 hour, Desk Work - 7 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...