28 Saturday Nov 2015
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Happy the day after Thanksgiving. I decided yesterday that with all this food around me that there was no way I was going to be able to resist and stay on my diet. I was correct. On both days I had every intentions to watch what I ate but it didn’t take long to realize that I was in trouble. I should’ve known better than to diet around the holidays. Anyway, there’s always tomorrow.
23 Monday Nov 2015
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Treadmill didn’t happen today. This was our first major cool down of the season and today was hellish. My boss called me even before I left the house because of an issue. I rested my foot over the weekend and I thought it was doing better but because of all the running around I did today, by the time I made it home I was in a lot of pain. If I did anything right today was the fact that I did eat right and stayed on my diet. I might make the treadmill tomorrow eve.
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!”
04 Wednesday Nov 2015
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Today was a wild ride. I had to make a trip to Montgomery today to work on an AC unit that had frozen up. I was instructed to work on several other items while I waited for the unit to thaw out. I wished it was as simple as that.
Going out of town takes me out of my comfort zone as far as my dieting goes. Normally I can do better if I stay within a routine but with me going out of town it threw my routine out the window. For breakfast I normally have a bowl of cereal with fat free milk. Today we stopped at Chick Fil A. I ordered a number 4 which was a spicy chicken biscuit with hash rounds and a medium coke. I wished I had done better. For lunch I normally fix a salad at the salad bar in our dining center. Today we went to Baumhowers. I had one pound of of hot chicken wings with french fries. I wished now I had done better. It wasn’t until I got home when I got back on track. I had a baked pork chop with mac and cheese. As you can see and has been noted earlier that my willpower is no good. The silver lining to this is I did get back on track and didn’t continue to spiral downhill. Another plus for me is that I didn’t have any sweets and I did get to get on my treadmill tonight and I did 2.25 miles at 3.2 mph.
One thing I have learned over the years of “dieting” is never to give up. You may have bad days occasionally but don’t let it continue. In the past I have made the statement after a meal that I have just botched that I might as well continue and start back on my “diet” again tomorrow. The beauty of this is that you don’t have to wait until the next day, you can get back on track your very next meal. Another fault that I have is that sometimes I think that it’s ok to eat whatever I want to eat as long as I do some exercise later that evening. I know it’s wrong to think that and I’ve got to stop letting that thought enter my head.
There are other things I’ve learned over the years when it comes to my diabetes but I’ll save that for another story.
“Life Goes On!”
03 Tuesday Nov 2015
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I got into an argument today with one of my cousins about the best way to lose weight. At first it was a discussion and then it turned a little heated.
She is several years younger than I am and she is obese just as I am. At one time she had gotten up to around 350 lbs. I nearly got there at 345 lbs. She tried losing weight by taking pills, drinking shakes and these weird diets and she lost weight but she quickly gained it all back once she quit her diet. About two years ago she had Gastric Bypass Surgery and for a while afterwards she did great. So much so that I was even thinking about having it done. I’ve known four people that have had the surgery. Out of those four, one has kept the weight off. The other three has gained all the weight back plus an extra twenty or thirty pounds. My point is this. Losing weight is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change. My cousin has yet to understand this. She’s gained not all but a lot of her weight back only because she does not exercise, she does not eat right; she’s convinced that all she needs to eat are weight loss shakes.
I am in no way a diet expert but I have been doing it long enough to know what will for my body. I have found that if I don’t eat right ALL THE TIME and exercise ALL THE TiME I will gain all the weight back that I had previously lost. The fact is that you have to find a “lifestyle” that is right for you. It just so happens that shakes and diet pills do not work for me.
My cousin is back on these diet shakes which I think is only a money making scheme. Sort of like those pyramids that were popular back a few years ago. She’s got my brother hooked and is trying to get me hooked but I refuse to listen to her sales pitch in which this is where this whole argument got started.
I know I can loose the weight by doing exactly what I’m doing now. By eating right and exercising on a regular basis I had lost down to 265 two years ago. But, like I said, once I quit eating right and exercising I gained a lot of the weight back. This morning I weighed in at 294, down six pounds from last week, so I know I can do this. Just a little will power and a little help from the good Lord.
“Life Goes On!”
22 Saturday Aug 2015
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Come Hell or high water I will ride tomorrow. The only ride I got in this week was on Monday and that’s because either rain or other obligations got in the way. Tomorrow is my day. Nothing is going to stand in my way to get out and ride at least 25 miles. It’s been a busy week and everything I’ve done I’ve done for others. So, with that said, I’m riding for me tomorrow.
21 Friday Aug 2015
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Well, we’ve finally made it to Friday again. The next two days will fly by as usual and then back to work we’ll go. Might as well make the best of things while we can.
No sweets for 5 days and only one soda a day since Monday. So far this week I’ve lost five pounds. This weekend will be the big challenge. At work I have a set schedule of when I go to lunch at break. At home during the weekends I loose that ability to stay on a schedule and I tend to go back to my old habits. I’m really going to try and not to this time around.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!
“Life Goes On!”
19 Wednesday Aug 2015
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It’s been a damp, rainy week here in the deep south. Yesterday it rained most of the day and today it was cloudy most of the day but when I start to leave to go home the bottom falls out and rains until well after I got home. So, no riding today.
Today marks the end of two days of no snacks. Nothing sweet to eat. For my meals I drink water with a no sugar added lemon-aid mix except for my dinner meal which is a diet Dr. Pepper. I’ve dropped from at least six a day DDP hapit to one a day. I think that’s pretty good.
My “snackage” had gotten really out of control. I was eating all the time. Most of which was not healthy and of course it was showing up on the scales. I am committed to lose 25 pounds by December 10th. That’s when my son graduates college. I’d love to lose more if I could. As of today I’ve got 14 pounds to lose in four months. If I can just stick to a steady exercise program and stick to a good eating habit I know I could lose these pounds and more by December.
“Life Goes On!”
19 Sunday Jul 2015
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Tomorrow’s Monday. It was inevitable but I’m really not prepared for it to arrive so soon. It’s going to take me working eight weeks straight without taking off, excluding weekends, to make up for one week of vacation. Doesn’t seem quite fair does it? The way I look at it, the time I spent with my kids will be well worth the time that I’m going to have to work to recoup my time.
My vacation is officially over with and I’m already looking forward to next year when we will be going on my daughter’s senior trip. It’s in the works and now that this years vacation is over with we can start getting serious with the planning.
On another note; I was able to ride a little over 25 miles this morning. I was able to control my eating somewhat and hopefully I’ll be able to continue into next week.
“Life Goes On!”
18 Saturday Jul 2015
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It’s been said before but I’ve got to get serious with my weight loss. My son graduates college in December and I have promised myself that I would be at least 25 pounds lighter, more if possible. As with most people who diet all the time, I have the want to but the will power is a bit lacking. I’ve already instructed my wife that I will be eating more healthy including more salads and less sweets. It starts tomorrow. I’ll post updates from time to time.
“Life Goes On!”
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