Do I get to keep it?

Went to dinner with my mom last night. Went to the Fish Market and had Covina Sea bass. It was yummers. We are going to go to Macy's tomorrow to check out their sale. Mom said if I find something that she will get it as an early Christmas present. Yay for me!

So I got on the scale this morning and it said 259 which means two things: I have broken into a new decade AND it also means I have 99 lbs. to lose vs. 100+ but since it isn't my normal weigh day do I get to keep it or should I wait until next week to count it?

I have been having trouble with the local cable company Comcast. I called them at the end of last month and I have yet to get it installed. I won't bore you with the details but they are finally coming this morning to connect the land line, cable and Internet. However, they have made me mad and I can reduce my bill by getting Direct TV and they are going to come out tomorrow a.m. to install their service. The best thing about that is the DVR! I have never had one before. It is so funny because I am technically savvy but I am always the last person to get the latest technology. I had a dial TV up until 2 years ago and ran the cable through the VCR. Some of the younger readers might not even know what a dial TV is. Damn I am old! Anyhow, I am just glad to have TV again. I hope you all have a nice weekend! Until next time...

Diabetes Awareness Month

Carla at Mizfit made me aware that it was Diabetes Awareness Month. I wanted to share my personal story relating to Diabetes in hopes that it may help someone.

I was diagnosed with Diabetes in 1997 at the age of 31. I was actually diagnosed by a dermatologist who knew right away based on the fact that I have a skin disease called NLD. He sent me in for glucose testing and it was confirmed. Since I am adopted, I am not sure if there is any family history of it. Initially I was put on medication (Metformin) which was supposed to help with blood sugars and weight loss. All it did was make me sick and so I ended up stopping it and told my doctor at the time that I would try to lose weight and increase exercise. I did lose about 40 lbs. by cutting out junk food. I maintained the loss for awhile but eventually gained it back and then some. Eventually it started to affect my health considerably and my doctor suggested I start doing insulin. My initial reaction was no freakin way!! There was NO WAY I was going to inject myself with a needle every day. I held off for as long as possible and eventually was feeling so poorly that I finally (more then a year later!) agreed to insulin shots. When I first started I was doing 2 shots a day of 60ccs. I eventually needed 2 shots of 100ccs. That is the most that can fit in a syringe. It was at that point that I knew I had to do something. I could not face doing more then 2 shots per day. Well fast forward to a year and a half later and I have been able to reduce my shots to 1 shot per day of 60ccs and my goal is to get completely off the insulin by next summer. I am due to go in to get an Hba1c test which is the test that provides a snapshot of what blood sugars are over a period of time. The last time I had it tested it was 6.8% and it should be 7 or below. One thing I do struggle with suprisingly is the testing. It actually hurts more to me then the shots. I should be doing it at least once a day but I don't. I really need to work on that.

If you think you are at risk for Diabetes you may want to take this handy test: Diabetes Risk Test It is a manageable disease and it you can take steps to avoid getting it. Statistics show that 4,320 people will be diagnosed with Diabetes today. That is one person every 20 seconds. That means that within the first week of this movement that started on October 29, 2009, over 120,000 friends, family members and colleagues will be told they have the disease. In the next 24 hours, diabetes will claim the lives of 200 people. That’s more than 5,887 friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members every week. We need to Stop Diabetes Now.



P.S. My calorie deficit for Wednesday was 834 cals.

Winsome Wednesday

My bugg ran out of batteries so that is why there is not activity after 6:00 p.m. Calories were up a little as I had a corn dog as a snack.

Had another NSV which was way cool. I have a black blazer that I have hung onto for the last 10+ years but have never worn it. It is one of those timeless items and I just could not bear to part with it. Well I am glad I kept it because now it fits and it looks good! (IMHO) I did take out the big ol' shoulder pads though.

Totally unrelated topic but I have some pretty nice neighbors. There are only 8 units in the building and I have met everyone already. They are all friendly and one has been especially sweet. Her name is Angela and she is 81 years old. She brought over a grocery sack of food and has also given me some persimmons and lemons. She speaks Spanish and I have been wanting to learn so she has been expanding my vocabulary and I have helped her with her English. Win-Win. The only bummer is the guy upstairs. His name is Big Dave and he is the manager. He is a nice guy but he and his friends make a whole bunch of racket and apparently have no regard for anyone around them. I did know this moving in but it has been pretty smooth up until last night. I will learn to deal with it by either wearing earplugs or putting on soft music. Oh well... Until next time...

Terrific Tuesday!

Took Mom to Dr. B and her vision is stable so we will go back in another month. That is the longest appt. ever. We are always there over an hour. Plus yesterday they were blasting air conditioning and I was freezing. I even requested that they turn it down. That is one thing that I have noticed with weight loss is that I feel temperatures more. I used to run warm all the time and now I really feel the variance in temps. I ended up coming home instead of going to Fish Market with Mom. Just wasn't quite up for it. I will go on Wednesday.

When I got on the scale I was pleasantly surprised to see a 2 lb. loss for a total of 55 lbs. lost! Yay!!! What is exciting too is that I will be in a new decade in one more pound and I will have double digits to lose instead of triple. Next week baby! I also had a great NSV. I have a warm cozy top that I have not been able to wear for at least two seasons and now I can and it feels great.

Today is also the release of John Mayer's new CD Battle Studies. I am a big John Mayer fan and have all his music. I am going to go get the CD at lunchtime. Until next time...

Shout Out & The best layed plans

Hope you all had a nice weekend. I took the opportunity to take a little break and didn't post or read blogs this weekend. I missed it but it was a nice little reprieve. I also did not wear my bugg.

First of all I have to give a big shout out to Shelley at A Forty Somethings Weight Loss Journey. She has lost 100 lbs! You can read all about it here. She is such a wonderful lady and is so supportive of so many of us that are on this journey and I am just so happy and proud of her!

I had all sorts of grandiose plans for the weekend and did not really do what I set out to do. I had a sinus headache on Friday and cancelled dinner with the girls. Saturday I went to Dave's class and hung out and hung some pictures and watched The Ugly Truth. Yesterday I was going to go to church and have Deb and Larry over but that did not happen either. It was a pretty lazy day and I ended up bbq'ing with some friends. Oh well - still had a nice weekend though.

Today I am taking my mom to the retina specialist, Dr. B. They will be measuring to see if her macualar degeneration is stable or not. We will most likely have Fish Market for dinner.

This week my focus will be on getting my bedroom in order. I still have at least 5 loads of laundry to do. I want to hang some pics in there as well. I also printed out the schedule for 24hr so I can try to catch a class there this week. Until next time...

Friday the 13th

Small deficit because I was grazing in the evening. I am sure I had more of a deficit though because I took my bodybugg off after work but I was moving furniture and doing laundry so I was burning some calories.

Tonight I am going with Debby, Judy, Laura and Tracy to P.F. Chang's. I have never been there but have always wanted to try it. Anybody have any suggestions on what is good? I printed out the menu and the nutritional information so I will review it today and make an informed decision about what I am going to eat. I think I will allow myself one adult libation (thinking...lemon drop) but NO BEER. I do love Chinese beer though... I have been doing good with not having any beer. I will allow myself some beer on Christmas or New Year's.

My plan for the weekend is to continue settling in and to hang pictures. I am going to an Al-Anon class at S.A. for Dave at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and then a pedicure @ 3:30 p.m. Sunday I will be spending the morning at church and then in the evening I will be having Debby and Larry over for Salmon dinner. Debby loves my salmon and I want to thank them for ALL their help with my move and everything. I recently bought a Beginning Yoga DVD that I want to check out. Hope you all have a great weekend! Until next time...

Trepidition Thursday

As I mentioned yesterday I wanted to wait until this morning to weigh in because I forgot to take my water pill. Well... I am glad I did because I am down 1 lb. to 262. That is 53 lbs. to date. If I bust ass this next week I could break out of this damn decade.


I also had a cool NSV (Non Scale Victory) I have a Pandora charm bracelet and it had gotten too tight on me but now I am able to wear it again! Yay! I missed wearing it. In celebration of being able to wear it again. I bought a new charm for it. See!




I am finally feeling settled in a bit. I have a mountain of laundry to do (7 loads minimum) so that is what I will be doing tonight. That is A LOT for just me! Dave spoiled me by doing my laundry for the last 4 years. I can count on one hand how many times I have actually done my laundry myself. How sad is that! I would also like to get some pictures hung. I can wait until this weekend to do that though. Until next time...

Waylay Weigh Wednesday

Well I have decided to waylay weighing in until tomorrow. Reason being is that I forgot to take my medications yesterday. One of the meds I take is a "water" pill and therefore I could potentially be retaining water. Whatever it says tomorrow I will make it official though.

I saw mom last night for dinner. She had some paperwork she wanted me to look at. The other day she went to the Hallmark store and was pulling in to a parking space and just slightly scratched the car next to her. No marks on her car just the other one. (Side note: She has never been in an accident in her entire life. The only other time she hit anything was when I was 7 (1973) and she hit her car with my dads car backing out of her driveway.) Anyways, she is a little freaked out about it since this is all new to her. I was able to calm her down a little and walk her through it. I need to remember to be more patient though. I think part of my frustration is that it is hard for me to watch her struggle with her vision and memory. I feel like I am losing my mom and slowly switching roles *sigh*

Please take a moment this Veterans Day to think about the sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces both living and passed. My dad was a disabled Korean War veteran who was paraplegic due to spinal cord injury from a gunshot. He passed away in 1999 and is buried in the Garden of Honor at the cemetery near my mom's house.

Until next time...