It looks like I am getting around to my blog about once a week. That is OK, except that I get behind on reading my blog buddies' posts.
My life plan is continuing about like my last post with one new change. Alan and I are getting up earlier in the morning so that we can exercise after breakfast. Hopefully, that will start to show some new lower numbers on the scale for both of us.
We have a conference at a big, fancy hotel the end of October, so we decided to use that date to set some new goals. We both would like to lose 20 pounds over the next 10 weeks -- two pounds a week is a good goal.
So the battle continues!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Whirlwind
It seems like the last few days have been a real whirlwind of activity, and I suddenly realized that I hadn't blogged since Friday! Where does the time go?
To summarize the days since then, I am hitting about 1500 calories on average, 1 to 2 miles per day on average, and I have lost 1 pound down to 234. My blood sugar numbers are a bit high because I really need more consistant exercise than I have been doing -- so I need to work on that.
I am off and running again today, so I will check in tomorrow. Have a great day!
To summarize the days since then, I am hitting about 1500 calories on average, 1 to 2 miles per day on average, and I have lost 1 pound down to 234. My blood sugar numbers are a bit high because I really need more consistant exercise than I have been doing -- so I need to work on that.
I am off and running again today, so I will check in tomorrow. Have a great day!
Friday, August 5, 2011
It's Good to Be With Friends
I went to quilting today for the first time since March, and it was really good. I had needed the time off to get my "life plan" underway, to get moved, and finally to have a good vacation. But it was so good to get back to friends who share my interests and many of my same struggles. What a great day!
The only bad news is that when I quilt all day long, I sit for most of the time. So I will have to be careful to make up for that the other days of the week.
Alan and I are doing pretty well on our new plan. We eat a moderate breakfast, a good sized lunch, and then I have a salad with a bit of protein and a bit of carb (like some crackers) for dinner. He just has water or sometimes watermelon for dinner. We are finding that we aren't missing our evening snacks in front of the TV at all. Amazing!
Both yesterday and today I hit a total of around 1600 calories, so I still need to cut that back to about 1200. My blood sugars have been excellent -- all in the "green" range.
We hope to do a lot of walking this weekend, so I will let you know how it goes.
The only bad news is that when I quilt all day long, I sit for most of the time. So I will have to be careful to make up for that the other days of the week.
Alan and I are doing pretty well on our new plan. We eat a moderate breakfast, a good sized lunch, and then I have a salad with a bit of protein and a bit of carb (like some crackers) for dinner. He just has water or sometimes watermelon for dinner. We are finding that we aren't missing our evening snacks in front of the TV at all. Amazing!
Both yesterday and today I hit a total of around 1600 calories, so I still need to cut that back to about 1200. My blood sugars have been excellent -- all in the "green" range.
We hope to do a lot of walking this weekend, so I will let you know how it goes.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
I'm Back At Last
We are finally moved in and back from vacation and back to the life plan full time.
We had a smooth move and a terrific vacation. We went to Texas to visit with family and meet the two new babies in the Horn clan -- Logan and Julie. Both are adorable, friendly, curious, and just everything else that is just perfect! We had great visits with the family, too many good meals, long drives in the Texas countryside, and lots of sleep and snuggles. Who could ask for more?
The downside of moving and vacation, of course, is lots of meals at restaurants. We both gained back some of our weight -- especially since Alan sprained his foot during the move and could barely walk for a couple of weeks.
I am back at 235 this morning.
But, Alan can walk normally again, and we are somewhat settled in our new nest -- so we are back to our life plan.
The doctor who looked at Alan's sprain also had a new suggestion for our eating plan. He said to eat all of your calories at breakfast and lunch and to just have water and more water for dinner. Alan is doing that, and I have modified it for my diabetes to eating most of my calories at breakfast and lunch and having salad or veggies at night. We will see how the new idea works for us.
Glad to be back!
Yesterday's Stats:
Weight: 235
Calories In: 1270 Calories Burned: 113 Total Calories: 1157
BS Average: 122
We had a smooth move and a terrific vacation. We went to Texas to visit with family and meet the two new babies in the Horn clan -- Logan and Julie. Both are adorable, friendly, curious, and just everything else that is just perfect! We had great visits with the family, too many good meals, long drives in the Texas countryside, and lots of sleep and snuggles. Who could ask for more?
The downside of moving and vacation, of course, is lots of meals at restaurants. We both gained back some of our weight -- especially since Alan sprained his foot during the move and could barely walk for a couple of weeks.
I am back at 235 this morning.
But, Alan can walk normally again, and we are somewhat settled in our new nest -- so we are back to our life plan.
The doctor who looked at Alan's sprain also had a new suggestion for our eating plan. He said to eat all of your calories at breakfast and lunch and to just have water and more water for dinner. Alan is doing that, and I have modified it for my diabetes to eating most of my calories at breakfast and lunch and having salad or veggies at night. We will see how the new idea works for us.
Glad to be back!
Yesterday's Stats:
Weight: 235
Calories In: 1270 Calories Burned: 113 Total Calories: 1157
BS Average: 122
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