Nasty Stomach Bug

Its been an interesting ride the last few weeks since I started trying to bring more activity into my weight loss routine. I really shouldn't call it that because the truth is that I'm not doing what I'm doing to just lose weight. I've made the diet (as in eating lifestyle, not the more common use of the word) changes, and now I'm working on making those changes help me to become more healthy.

Since the Super Bowl I have been recovering from a rather nasty stomach bug. When I weighted in on Sunday, I had lost a total of 8 lbs! That brought my total to 17 lbs lost. I'm now only 5 lbs away from my first major milestone - to once again be under 300 lbs.

Being active is my most major hurdle right now. I'll admit it was a slow start from working out with a personal trainer at the gym to being active. The PT went a little easy on me because of how long it had been since I did any real working out. She pushed me as much as she could and gave me some great workouts to help strengthen the areas I need work.

Active link has been a great tool. Right now, because my activity level was so low, my goal was simply to do at least enough activity to earn 1 point back. This is a relatively small amount of activity - it equates to approximately 100 calories, so its really just a sneeze at activity. However, for me, it was a start. I spend majority of my day sitting at a desk in front of a computer. My days lately at work have been so busy that I'm lucky if I step away from my desk often. Most mornings, I arrive before 7am and its nearly 11am before I've realized how much time has passed. By the time I get home, do homework with my son, get dinner taken care of, and then get my son in his bath and to bed, I have maybe an hour before I should also be in bed. No time for much activity there.

I am happy to share that without any real conscious effort, the day before yesterday I reached four points and yesterday I was at two points. A good portion of the early part of the day was spent driving, but when we arrived at our hotel, we went for a couple walks. I plan to get several in this weekend.

Consistency

I'm nothing if not consistent. Trying again to get healthy and get enough of my weight down to reverse some health concerns that have come up over the last year. But unlike some previous attempts, this time I've started bringing out, and actually using, the big guns.

I've been on and off Weight Watchers for years. As long as I do what's needed, it works. Around August of 2012 they introduced Active Link, a way to track and monitor you activity level. I've decided to give that a try. However, I have also just joined a gym. I've actually signed up for three sessions with a Personal Trainer, my first will be this Friday.

And today, I ate a grapefruit *shudders*. A dash of Splenda helped with the sour bite. I don't know that I could do this very frequently but the dash did help bring out a nice bit of sweetness that cut a little of the sour back.

So all in all, I think I'm off to a good start. The hubby and I will be visiting the gym this evening too. I know having a workout buddy will make this a bit easier.

Weekly Weigh-in: week 5

Today I said goodbye to 3.6lbs! Keeping the pace and working toward another goodbye next week!

Awful A1C results

I'm dreading the follow up call from my doctor. Last year she told me that I needed to take my Type 2 diabetes serious. I agreed with her and told her I wanted to do what I needed to.

I apparently didn't want it enough.

My A1C came back the worse it's ever been. When carbs are a huge part of your life, it's hard to cut them back.

It's time to make real changes, even if it means my meals are different than the rest of the family's.