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365 Day Photo Challenge 326/365 “Day 21”

22 Sunday Nov 2015

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Nothing but a sea of Yoga pants.  Is that all they’re wearing now?  It seems that all women are wearing them now no matter what they’re doing or where they’re going. Today at the game I noticed that nearly every female was wearing Yoga pants.  Some of these women, in my opinion, really didn’t need to be wearing them.  In fact, I was sort of surprised that they even made them in that large of a size.

Anyway, I did not get a chance to get on the treadmill tonight, which may have been a good thing being that my foot is really hurting me.  I walked a little over five miles making the trip to the stadium from the car and back again. I’ll try to get on it tomorrow.

365 Day Photo Challenge 325/365 “Day 20”

20 Friday Nov 2015

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My ugly mug.  Left picture was taken 2012, right picture taken today.  I am 60 pounds lighter today than in 2012.  It’s been a long, hard, painful road. As of this morning I weighed in at 284. This is not a new number for me because I’ve seen it before.  I saw it on my way down to 269 two years ago and I saw it again on my way back up to 305 back in March of this year.

I have come to realize that it’s a mental thing with me.  I started cycling just about the time I reached the 269 mark.  According to the app I was using, it stated that I was burning over 2,000 calories a trip. In my mind if I’m burning 2,000 calories I can eat more and not worry about it. I stopped using the treadmill and just rode my bike and with me burning more calories I ate more and with that I started gaining my weight back.  Like I said, it’s a mental thing with me.

I’m staying within my diet this time and I’m staying on the treadmill, at least for now.  It’s too dark for me to ride when I get home and right now I don’t have the time to ride on the weekends.

Today had another 4 miles on the treadmill.  My plans are tomorrow morning to get another 4 miles before I leave to go to the football game.  I’m not sure if I’ll have time to walk after I get home.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 324/365 “Day 19”

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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Today’s workout consisted of another 4 miles on the treadmill.  I am beginning to be plagued with foot pain in my right foot.  I’m not sure if it’s diabetic related or if I’ve actually done something to it. I’m going to double up on my neuropathy meds tonight and see if that helps.  Otherwise I may have to take a couple of days off the treadmill.

The scale god smiled on me this morning with a 1.2 pound loss. I’m hoping that this will continue over the next few days before the next plateau happens.

Tomorrow is Friday and I’m so looking forward to the weekend.  We are going to Tuscaloosa to see my son and to go to the Alabama game.  I’m hoping to get some good pictures of the band and even some pictures of the game.

“Life Goes On!”

 

365 Day Photo Challenge 323/365 “Day 18”

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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Today marks the eleventh consecutive day that I’ve been working out on the treadmill.  Out of the past eighteen days I’ve worked out sixteen days and I have lost a total of eight pounds as of today.  When I first started I did an average of 2.5 miles a day.  I have worked up to an average of 3 miles a day.  Tonight I walked 3.4 mph for 4 miles and when I got off and headed toward the shower my clothes felt like I had jumped into a pool.

I guess I’m at a plateau because I haven’t lost anything substantial since Sunday, in fact I’ve gained nearly 2.5 pounds back. I haven’t changed my diet and I’ve certainly haven’t changed my treadmill habits.  I’m going to keep up the fight and win this weight loss battle eventually.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 322/365 “Day 17”

17 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Have you ever have one of those days where you just wanted to go back to bed and crawl under the covers and hide from the world hoping that no one would find you?  Today was one of those days for me.

It started when I got on the scales this morning.  Another 2 pounds gained.  It’s tough seeing weight that you’ve already lost appear back on the scale.  Where’s the encouragement to keep going if all you do is see is weight added back to the scale even making sure that you’ve stuck to your exercise program and your diet.  Oh well, I’m going to keep going.  Don’t really have a choice but to keep going.

What really made me want to hide from the world was the phone call I got from my oncologist this morning.  If you’ve been following this blog long you will remember that I’ve got CML, a form of Leukemia.  When I was first diagnosed my blood levels were at 133%.  Six months ago at my last appointment my blood levels were down to .05%.  A very good report indeed.  Not today however, my levels went up to .65%.  I go back to my oncologist in two weeks for more blood work then after that blood work comes back the doctor will make his decision as to what my next step will be.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 321/365 “Day 16”

16 Monday Nov 2015

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Just as I figured I woke up this morning to find that I had gained over a pound making my goal just beyond reach again.  I’m not worried because I’ll obtain it again in a few days.

Today was tough one for me because I had four low sugar episodes today.  I woke up with one, got it under control and made it to work.  Not long after arriving I had another.  Just before lunch I had yet another low sugar episode and the last one came about an hour before I got off from work.  With each episode came weakness, heavy sweating, confusion and dizziness.  Normally I can tell when these things are about to happen and I can get something to eat and after a few minutes away but each of these came without notice. I was fortunate that with each of these I was able to go by one of our company stores and purchase something to help bring my sugar up.  I normally keep some glucose pills on me but today I had left them at home.  Tomorrow they will be in my pocket.

“Life Goes On!”

 

365 Day Photo Challenge 320/365 “Day 15”

15 Sunday Nov 2015

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I MET MY GOAL!! But, I’m not going to claim victory just yet.  I’ll give it a few days to see if I can either maintain the weight or hopefully, reduce the weight even more.

Tonight I fixed a chicken pot pie in one of my Dutch Ovens.  It was good to be able to enjoy myself cooking again.  I haven’t cooked for my family in a while because lately all I’ve been doing is cooking for other people.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 319/365 “Day 14”

14 Saturday Nov 2015

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This is day 14 of my month long weight loss/exercise program.  This is my sixth consecutive day on my treadmill. I’ve started walking on my treadmill on November 1st and I have missed two days due to my feet hurting.  As of this morning I’m ten ounces from my first mini goal.  I walk on my treadmill doing anywhere between 3.2 and 3.4 mph.  I do not run, never been able to run much.  I’ve got a brother and sister that runs all the time but I’ve never been able to get my breathing right.  I always end up on my knees looking for quarters as my high school coach used to say.

I use an app on my IPhone called Mynetdiary.  It helps me to log not only my food on a daily basis but my blood glucose levels too. When I’m losing weight I like to look at the charts to check on my progress, not so much when I’m not losing weight.  I also use an app called Mapmyride.  I use this app to keep track of my bike riding as well as my exercise.  It too has a chart as well as a calendar to keep your daily log.

I weigh in every morning just as I’m stepping in the shower.  This morning I weighed in at 285.8 and on March of this year I weighed in at 305.  Most of the weight lost has been since November 1st.  There hasn’t been any dietary supplements, no shakes or diet pills.  Just daily exercise and watching what I eat.  That’s it.  If tomorrow or even the next day when I reach my goal, my next goal will be 275 pounds.

I know most of the weight that I’ve lost thus far is probably water weight.  That’s the reason that it’s coming off so quickly.  It is for this reason I’ll give myself eight weeks to lose the next ten pounds.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 318/365 “Day 13 #Pray For Paris”

13 Friday Nov 2015

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I was there.  It feels like a hundred years ago but I was there.  Actually it’s been at least seventeen years ago since I was in Paris.  From the information that I’m getting we ate at a restaurant not far from the music venue that was bombed. The world was a different place then and we didn’t have to worry about someone blowing you up like you do now.  My prayers go up for all those involved in the horrific situation.

I’m so close to my mini goal that I stayed on the treadmill a few minutes longer tonight. I can already tell that I’ve lost some weight by my watch being loose on my wrist.  I can spin the watch around on my arm now.  Later on this will be very annoying.  I can’t really tell it in my clothes just yet but that will come in time.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 317/365 “Weight Loss Goals/Rewards Day 12”

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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When we thought my son was going to graduate on December 10th, I decided then that I would set a weight loss goal of 285lbs.  I’ve been dieting somewhat but not seriously until the first day of November.  Hence the Day Count.  When I set the goal I weighed in at 305.  This morning I weighed in at 289 lbs.  If I go by the past few weeks I should reach this mini goal by sometime next week.

All my adult life I’ve been doing some type of dieting. I’ve been setting goals and rewarding myself with different things such as a cheat day, a special meal or I’ll even go buy a special something that I’ve been wanting for a while.  As you can guess none of these really help me especially the food.  I really want to stay away from rewarding myself with food.  That’s never a good thing.

For those that do a lot of dieting and rewarding yourself with rewards, what are some of the rewards that you give yourself for reaching your goals?

Today’s total was three miles at 3.4 mph.

“Life Goes On!”