I have been working out about 4 times a week for SEVEN months now!  This is a lifetime record for me, working out consistently for so long.  I'm really starting to see a difference, and as soon as I figure out my health-care strategy, I expect to see results via my A1C test.  I have reached one goal already - the ability to play tag with my son until he gives up, not until I collapse.

I have found there are more downsides to getting fit than I expected.  Time, money, and physical effects are all turning out differently than I expected.   

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NBC

Gilda Radner had a character on Saturday Night Live back in the day, when it really was funny and edgy.  Her name was Roseanne Rosannadanna, and she would tell Jane Curtin on the Weekend Update, “Well, Jane, it just goes to show you. It’s always something. If it’s not one thing, it’s another.”

I  spent the early part of the summer with a good handle on the diet half of the "diet & exercise" equation, but did little or no intentional exercise.  Then my job ended.  I found a really cheap deal at a decent nearby gym and joined up.

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Zim Family Cockers

I was cleaning the kitchen today.  Since I was laid off this has taken a chunk of my daily life.  I never much cared for the tedium of kitchen cleaning, but now that we're all home so much more, eating 3 times more meals here, the chore has become relentless. But I digress.

As I was unloading the dishwasher, it struck me that I wouldn't want my endo to see the current dishload.  There were too many pizza wheels and glasses and not enough mixing spoons and silverware.  Maybe Dr. R-J wouldn't get the connection, but a forensic kitchen examiner would have it in a heartbeat.  CSI: Cordon Bleu, anyone?

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discouraged. No, that's not the right word.  Or maybe it's that it's not the only word.  Cocky is one, disappointed another. Defeated is too strong, but more internalized than disappointed.  Judged for sure, as it really does feel like my "grade". 

Following gestational diabetes, I was "diagnosed" with type 2 by an A1C result of 6.0 by an endocrinologist who shall remain nameless to protect the incompetent. It was later that I discovered that the A1C is NOT a diagnostic tool and you shouldn't be diagnosed by it. 

There was some debate once I changed endos as to whether I was "pre-diabetic" or actually had diabetes.  After several years on metformin, and another round of insulin-dependent gestational diabetes, with only a 0.2 improvement in my A1C, I think the debate is over. (READ MORE)

University of Maryland Weight Management Center

A month ago, dLife sent out an invitation to join their new Tummy Trim Challenge.  It's a six week program to trim an inch off your waist.  This is important because abdominal, or visceral, fat increases your risk of heart disease and other diabetes complications.  I thought it was perfect for me -- a great way to get re-motivated on my weight loss journey.

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I missed reporting last week.  I'm happy to say that my weight has stayed the same and my fasting sugars are edging below 110.  I'm sad to say I am continuing to struggle with good food choices, and losing the battle too often.

One of the things I was happiest about with the week 2 challenge information was the article on healthy food substitutions.  I almost didn't click on the link. How many times have we read articles about this that say inane things like "Swap water for one of your colas every day to lose 15 lbs in one year!".  As if anyone watching their weight, or with diabetes, is still drinking sugared soda and doesn't know it's a poor choice!

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