Day 30 - Payday

Not much today. Got my cardio on by hauling groceries into the house. Fixed a litter box emergency and spent a little time working on The Superhero’s Housekeeper. It was good to do some writing. I’m giving myself until the end of July to get the book done.

Food-wise, payday caused me to make a poor decision. Breakfast was a flatbread sandwich and lunch was salad but then I got a small taco pizza for dinner. I didn’t eat it all nor did I eat the crusts so although it was a bad decision I tried to make it work for me. I’m inching closer to the ten pound mark and hopefully tomorrow will be a stellar eating day of hardboiled eggs, mocha latte, salad, and then if I’m hungry something for dinner.

Dana :)

Numbers

Weight: 393.4 (down 2, down 7.6 total since starting)

Out of Bed Blood Sugar: 116 (good)

Before Lunch Blood Sugar: forgot

Before Dinner (let’s call this the 5ish PM check, now) Blood Sugar: 102 (high)

Day 29 - Worry Wart

My worry over my kidneys affected my eating a bit today. After having a flatbread sandwich for breakfast, I had mac and cheese for lunch. Could have been worse. It is what it is.

After yesterday’s blood sugar scare, I realized that I was just lucky I had that applesauce in the cupboard. I try not to keep too much food in the house to keep from overeating so I don’t have really anything I could eat when my blood sugar drops. I had two cups of applesauce luckily yesterday so today I went to the pharmacy and bought glucose tablets. Better be safe than sorry.

I’m starting to get excited for my weekend trip I’m taking in a couple weeks to see friends and Daughtry. I hate the drive up to Minneapolis but it’s worth it to see my friends and the guys in the band. I lost almost all of my memories of my last concert from last November due to ECT so I can’t wait to see them again. They don’t go on until 10pm, however, and I don’t know any of the other bands so I’ll have to get earplugs for them. I can’t stand loud noises unless it’s Daughtry. LOL And 10pm is past my bedtime! I’m going to need some caffeine. It’s an outdoor concert which isn’t ideal but it’s Daughtry. :)

Moving my desk didn’t break my Netflix addiction. Instead of watching on my computer, I can bring up Netflix on my TV and be a slug on the couch. I’m going to just binge the last season of Bones and hopefully get that out of my system. I’ve got to finish The Superhero’s Housekeeper!

Dana :)

Numbers

Weight: 395.4 (down .2, down 5.6 total since starting)

Out of Bed Blood Sugar: 94 (good)

Before Lunch Blood Sugar: 85 (low)

Before Dinner (let’s call this the 5ish PM check, now) Blood Sugar: 143 (high)

Day 28 - The Day After

The day after my M&M debacle was much better. For breakfast I ate some meat and cheese and then got busy finally moving my desk into the living room. My desk is solid wood and is not easy to move on carpeting but at least I got it done. Hopefully I'll break my Netflix addiction and I can get some writing done. I've got a novel to finish!

Around two-thirty I started to feel both hungry but also shaky and just not feeling right. I checked my blood sugar and it was low at 52 so I ate two small cups of applesauce and felt better after a bit. I had some more meat and cheese and for dinner I’ve going with just a simple Lean Cuisine and some green beans.

Now, let’s talk about yesterday. Despite it being terrible on my numbers, I don’t regret that I indulged in the M&Ms. Some of you might be going “wait a minute” but it really is slightly a turning point. Previously, especially prior to my ECT treatments, I would be devastated at what I did and today I would have punished myself by eating everything in sight and really take many steps backwards. That did not happy so, progress!

I think I’m retaining water (my kidney issues?) because I know I didn’t eat that many M&M’s yesterday to gain as much as I did. I’m on a ‘sticky note’ at the kidney doctors to try and get in before 7/15 because I’m really starting to worry about what’s going on. When I google kidney issues, something I should not do but can’t help, I have several of the symptoms of some pretty serious kidney problems and retaining water is one of the symptoms. I don’t know. I just want my appointment so I know what’s going on.

Dana :)

Numbers

Weight: 395.6 (up 2.4, down 5.4 total since starting)

Out of Bed Blood Sugar: 117 (good)

Before Lunch Blood Sugar: 52 (low)

Before Dinner (let’s call this the 5ish PM check, now) Blood Sugar: 125 (good)