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Day 85 - \o/ or Something
Mar. 26th, 2011 06:16 pmSo a couple of days ago I did a big grocery shop since I have to eat real food these days. Let me tell you it's highway robbery. I bought enough fruits and vegetables to last a week and it came to seventy five dollars. It's no wonder we're all unhealthy eaters. It's cheaper to buy the fake food.
The biggest thing to get used to with this diabetes thing is the whole omg must eat constantly. I'm used to eating just when I'm hungry. Or at least when I feel hungry. Maybe those are two different things. But now I have to eat a bunch of small meals all day long. It's annoying but I suppose ultimately much better for me.
Anyway, the side effect of all this has been that I've finally broken the 270 barrier. That's pounds in case you're wondering.
( Warning!: Weight and Diet Ramblings Ahead )
Huh. And this was supposed to be a quick post. Go figure. Anyway, having broken the 270 mark, I now have one hundred pounds to go. Actually, one hundred and two will bring me back down to where I was ten or so years ago. As mentioned above, this has been a work in progress. Getting to this point has taken three years. So that's eighty pounds in three years.
Not a great deal when compared to the programs that tout lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks! but I know I won't see those pounds again because they've come off as a result of changes I made to my eating patterns because of being diagnosed with high blood pressure. And this time around it was done without adding any exercise.
And yes. You did read that right. At one point, I was 350 pounds.
So again, it's simplicity itself. If you can't give up eating, exercise more. If you hate exercising, eat less. You can't have it both ways. Well, you could. But frankly, stomach stapling is even more mind boggling crazy than handing over good money for something you can do yourself.
The biggest thing to get used to with this diabetes thing is the whole omg must eat constantly. I'm used to eating just when I'm hungry. Or at least when I feel hungry. Maybe those are two different things. But now I have to eat a bunch of small meals all day long. It's annoying but I suppose ultimately much better for me.
Anyway, the side effect of all this has been that I've finally broken the 270 barrier. That's pounds in case you're wondering.
( Warning!: Weight and Diet Ramblings Ahead )
Huh. And this was supposed to be a quick post. Go figure. Anyway, having broken the 270 mark, I now have one hundred pounds to go. Actually, one hundred and two will bring me back down to where I was ten or so years ago. As mentioned above, this has been a work in progress. Getting to this point has taken three years. So that's eighty pounds in three years.
Not a great deal when compared to the programs that tout lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks! but I know I won't see those pounds again because they've come off as a result of changes I made to my eating patterns because of being diagnosed with high blood pressure. And this time around it was done without adding any exercise.
And yes. You did read that right. At one point, I was 350 pounds.
So again, it's simplicity itself. If you can't give up eating, exercise more. If you hate exercising, eat less. You can't have it both ways. Well, you could. But frankly, stomach stapling is even more mind boggling crazy than handing over good money for something you can do yourself.
