Steady as She Goes!
We broke the 10 pound barrier! 242.6 on Saturday morning, 12/08/07. This is a good thing, although, I still feel it's a little slow. But progress is progress, right? As long as we are still going in the correct direction, it's progress – no matter how small.
I've been paying more attention to the magazines for health and fitness. What I have found is that they are just as full of hype as the “gossip” magazines. For instance:
“Shrink Your Fat Cells!”
“Drop Pounds Effortlessly!”
“The Female Fat Cure!”
“Feel Fabulous After 40” (I have an affinity for that word, you know ;) )
“Miracle Food Melts Fat!”
“Doctor Finds Amazing New Way to ....” Take your pick: Flatten Your Belly, Look Younger, Melt Trouble Spots, Drop 85 Pounds By Christmas.... etc.
What a load of hooey! It's all hype. The real way to lose weight is to change your life. Change how you view food and how you relate to regular exercise. DESIRE to change.
I'm still walking 3-4 days per week at 1.5 miles. It's probably time to increase the distance. However, with the holidays here, there is a lot of excess stress going around. I think I'll keep to my schedule to avoid any more stress from change. Also, I've been diagnosed with very low iron (normal blood levels have a number of 100-150; mine is 40), and a kidney infection. That's a long story we won't go into right now! Mrs. Doctor says I need to reduce my stress levels. Yeah, okay. Just give me a month, all right?
In addition, my doctor requested a blood test called an A1C. This measures the level of blood glucose, and is lauded as the “definitive” test for diabetes. Yes, I was 0.1% over the acceptable threshold (I'm at 6.0%, the limit is 5.9%), and Mrs. Doctor was quite smug about it. She's been predicting my diabetic downfall for over a year, and has been quite disappointed when the results of previous tests didn't pan out. She says, and I quote, “I'll give you an opportunity to fix it yourself, rather than prescribe medication just yet.”
Well, duh. Did she not hear me describe my life changes? Is she ignoring my recent weight loss? I think she just likes being in control. Frankly, she's a little pudgy herself. Perhaps she needs to understand about the FABULOUS way to change her life, hm?
Did I mention that I'm currently buying a house? This will eliminate one of my jobs when I move (I'm an apartment manager of a senior building with 44 units). We went into escrow last week, and we're very excited to finally have a home of our own, my daughter and I. We expect to move around January 5,6,7th. Once we get there, the living room is 14 feet X 20 feet. Woo hoo! Can you say “floor exercise”? I'll be able to break out the exercise videos and really go for it. I can't wait!
