Milestone!

9-15-11


My internet is down at home. I have no idea what is wrong. DSL extreme says it will not be back up for 10 days. I am pissed. I will survive, especially since I at least have my phone, but it still annoys me. Needless to say, I have abused the shit out of the net this morning while at work.

Despite my lack of computer escape, my plan is to go home today at around 7:30. It is before the boss gets in, and after Ken has taken the kids to school. He has today off, and I wanted to spend some time with him, and also work on the house a bit. He doesn’t know this, so it is all a surprise.

I have hit a huge milestone. I am at 298! Yes, this means I am under 300. I am excited! This is so cool! I am wearing my Tripp pants that I love, too, since they fit me again. I feel wonderful, too. The GI issues come and go, but they are tolerable overall. Yesterday I logged over 10k in steps. It is going good, peeps!

Diabetes management class went well last night. The nurse who runs it told me I was the only one who got 100% on the pre-test. LOL! She said she should have figured I would be educated since I was rocking my iPad there. She was also super impressed with my progress. I signed up for this monthly “rap” group that has diabetics go to the same place and just talk, ask questions, and really, support one another with her. She pointed out you don’t need to go every month, but it is a place you can get information and answers with people who have diabetes. It might be cool.

Soccer practice tonight for Bobby, and if we are feeling adventurous, Chuck E Cheese’s for a school fundraiser. Might be good if only because it is going on after practice, and we get home late enough that having someone else make dinner sounds good.

When I get home, I also need to find my paperwork for the referral to the ophthalmologist. I need to have my eyes checked just so I have a base line. My diabetes means I need to really take care of myself. Eye care is a big deal. I have to have my eyes dilated so that they can check my vessels. The instructor last night told us to not get glasses yet since if we are working on our A1Cs, and we reduce those numbers, our eyes will change. So we should get stable, then do glasses. Not that I need glasses, but I am reducing my A1Cs, dammit! YAY!

My plan tonight is to walk at the park for Bobby’s practice. I am actually considering jogging a bit, too. Not sure. I am also considering getting one of those thigh master things so I can do it at my desk. I did the thigh master movement for 30 minutes the other day, and it was awesome! I am just trying to think of things I can do at my desk or when I am stationary.

My current weight goal is to be at 275 by Christmas.

My current annoyance is that my fasting blood sugar is always between 115 and 120. I don’t understand why. My blood sugar during all other times is fine. I may need to have a nighttime snack. We shall see. There is one thing where your blood sugar actually drops too low in the middle of the night, and your body counters that with more sugar. It could be also when I am taking my meds. I will try to see what is going on since I want it corrected. I am reading conflicting information on the net, indicating that over 120 is not great, but my range is fine. It may also go down lower as I keep losing weight. I suppose this means don’t panic yet. LOL!

Ok, time for me to wrap this up. I am heading out shortly.