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Feeling Good. New Goals in Life

11 Friday Oct 2019

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As the title says I’m feeling pretty good right now.  My breathing is better, I’m taking iron infusions so my energy is better as well.  So, with that being said, I will be starting on a three month diet beginning on Monday of next week.  I have a plan, one that includes low carb, regular exercise; mental as well as physical.  I’ve joined a neighborhood gym that will help me during the cold and rainy days that are sure to be coming.  I will post regular updates here so I can keep up with my progress.  Also, I’m on Fitbit so if you would like to send me a request, you can see live results.  My email address in timhughes1963@gmail.com

See you on Monday!!!

 

Today’s Thoughts 4/19/2018

19 Thursday Apr 2018

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Got home late yesterday due to having to work later than normal.  I had my day all planned out before I got to work which included getting off early and trying to extend my mileage from 10 to at least 20 or more miles.  Didn’t happen.  I got to work and found out that I was going to have work the desk dispatching calls all day.  Which also meant I IMG_20180418_174749wasn’t going to be able to get any cycling in.  Not a total loss though.  I did stop at the track and got my 10,000 steps in for the day.

As much as I like getting out on my bike and ride, it’s important to me to get out and do something to enjoy the outdoors, even if it’s just walking on the walking track. Most of last year I just didn’t feel like getting out and doing anything.  Once I made it home from work, I didn’t have the energy to do anything but to shower and relax in front of the television.  I gained weight, my A1c went up and basically felt like crap. Now that I have my health back, for the time being, I’m taking advantage of it and getting out and doing something.  In the short time that I’ve been feeling better, I’ve been able to get out and ride, three times so far, I’ve gone to the track a few times and my A1c has come down a few points.  When I feel better I’m able to take better care of myself.

Stay Healthy!!

Today’s Thoughts 323/2018

23 Friday Mar 2018

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Clyde waiting for me to come home.

 

Good news!!  I’m down three pounds this week.  I’m trying to keep my carb intake to about 35 but I’m not doing so well. Maybe I’ll do better next week.

My meds still have not arrived.  I guess I’ll call my oncologist on Monday if I don’t get it this weekend.

Tomorrow I plan on doing some cleaning up in my backyard.  After which I plan on flying my drone.  My son is coming home tomorrow sometime so I want to make sure I’m here when he get’s here.  Next weekend is Easter weekend and all my kids should be home.  I’m really looking forward to that.  I can’t believe they’ve grown up on me.  Two in college and one living on his own.  They sure do grow up fast.

Today’s Thoughts 3/22/2018

22 Thursday Mar 2018

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My new CML meds have not arrived as promised.  They were supposed to have arrived on Tuesday but alas, not here yet.  My oncologist called this morning to see if I had started taken them yet.  He was not happy that they had not arrived.  He said that he was going to find out where my meds are at and let me know.

I’ve attempted to start dieting again.  It’s been a tough couple of days.  I’m doing the low carb diet.  I lost 60 lbs on it last time I was on it and I’ve still got that and many more to go.  I’m trying to limit my carbs to 35 a day.  Today and yesterday I have gone way over.  Today was better than yesterday and I’m hoping that tomorrow will be even better.  I want to get down to 255 by August 15th and I’m 276 now.  I don’t think I”ll have a problem reaching it if I can gain the willpower to stick with it.  In 2009, I weighed the most I’ve ever weighed. At 346, I came to the realization that I had to do something.  Especially since my doctor told me that I wouldn’t see my kids graduate college if I didn’t do something.

The other reason I’m on the low carb diet is that of my sugar.  My body can’t handle carbs.  I can drink a cup of milk and my sugar will jump from 159 to over 250.  I did well all day today until I got home.  I checked my sugar around 5:30pm and it was 185.  I had a cup of milk, exactly 1 cup, not a glass full, and when I checked it just now, 10:35pm, it was 325.  The last time I did the low carb diet I pretty much did away with carbs altogether.  I went from a 9.6 A1c to 6.7 A1c in six months.  Now that I’ve gotten off my diet, my sugar has gone out of control.

Tomorrow is another day!!

Good News/Bad News

04 Sunday Jun 2017

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Bad news first.  My Leukemia is back.  Got a call from my oncologist on Friday and he told me that my numbers were back up.  I’m to increase my dosage and go see him in six weeks for more blood work.  Nothing else to do until then so there’s no since in crying over spilt milk.

Now for the good news.  I’ve started doing the low carb diet.  I’m limiting my carbs to 35 to 40 per day.  I started last Saturday and I’ve lost close to ten pounds this week.  I know most of it is water weight but hell, then pounds is ten pounds.  Another plus is that my sugar has been a lot better as well.  It dropped about 30 points this week.

I went hiking yesterday with the wife.  I won’t go into too much detail here because I want to do a review of this waterfall on another post.  It wasn’t but a two mile hike but the steep hill made it much more of an exercise event for me.  We had to stop several times comeing back for me to catch my breath.  I can’t wait until I get back in shape again.

On another note; my weight loss journey started when my weight got to 345lbs.  My ultimate goal is around 225lbs.  Until recently I thought I’d never reach that goal.  I can now see a light at the end of the tunnel.  It’s very dim mind you but it’s there. Today’s weighin was 268lbs. It won’t be long until I reach my mini goal of 265lbs.  It’s taken me five years to get down to where I’m at.  Will it take me another five years to reach my ultimate goal? I hope not.

Another Visit Part 2

14 Sunday Aug 2016

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I got to thinking on the way home from the hospital about just how serious this past visit to the hospital was.  It was just happenstance that they found the blockage and even more so the fluid in my lungs.  I was thinking just how bad I have felt the last few months and that it was the sole reason for me not exercising.  Now that I had all this stuff done I should feel well enough to start walking more and hopefully get on my bicycle soon.

Now comes the hard part.  Wife and I had a discussion about food choices and eating better.  The wife does most of the cooking in the house and she is a working girl too.  She comes home and feels like she’s got to cook something so it usually ends up with hamburger helper or chicken fingers.  Looks like I’ll be searching for heart healthy meals for us to get acquainted with.

All these changes won’t come overnight.  My wife and I have got to start eating better and exercising more if we want to live long enough to see our kids grow up and have families of their own.

 

 

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 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!”