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02 April 2011

My wii age is 37...which is really funny considering all the health problems I have...go figure.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
108.0 kg	1.8 kg	51.3 kg	Reasonably Well

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01 April 2011

Another day...another entry:-). Still going strong. I'm absolutely amazed at the number of calories in the foods I used to eat. I thought I probably took in 1800-2000 calories a day before with splurges at Christmas, etc. Boy, was I wrong! Thought about going to Chili's today for lunch with my parents. I hopped on here to check out my usual order...nothing major...the Old Timer burger and onion straws. No big deal, right? Wrong! That hamburger has 800 calories! I couldn't even find the onion straws listed but if that innocent looking little hamburger is that high, I can only imagine what they would be. I'm trying to learn to eat things that are low in calories and fat. I actually ate an apple today for the first time in...well, I don't remember the last time I ate an apple. And it was actually wonderful:-). Trying lots of new recipes. If I could find a way to choke down some veggies, I'm sure that would make my life easier. The only veggies I eat are: lettuce (don't like it, but I'll eat it), corn (again, don't like it, but I'll eat it), cucumbers and raw potatoes (I don't like them cooked anyway but fried...figures). Also, my blood sugar has been dropping drastically which is a scary thing but I'm so excited about it. Yesterday and today, I noticed that I was not feeling exactly right and getting real shaky before lunch. Both days when I checked, my blood sugar was in the 60's. I know that's lower than it's supposed to get and I'm adjusting my insulin to try and slow the drops...but this is a problem I've never had before...and a problem I love having:-).

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31 March 2011

So far, so good:-). I kept under 1500 calories yesterday and managed to do a little exercise on the Wii Fit. I only did 20 minutes of dance step and I was huffing and puffing like I'd been mountain climbing or something. I'm frustrated that I've let myself get into this shape and stay this way for so long. After my kidney failure last year, I made major dietary changes (no sugar, no caffeine, cut waaaay back on the fried foods) and lost about 25 lbs really fast but over the last year I've gained about 15 lbs back. My doc suggested calorie counting (which is one of the few diet methods I've never tried). He suggested I start with 2100 calories for a few weeks, then 1800 for a few weeks, and finally 1500. Well, I thought 2100 calories was a bit extreme (I never imagined that I was taking in more calories than that...silly me) and jumped right on the 1500 calorie diet. Geez...who knew that all the good foods were so high in calories...lol. Right off the bat I realized that my little trips to the kitchen to grab a hot dog (I eat them raw, gross I know...but it gets worse) or a piece of bologna with....wait for it...mayonnaise on it (no lie...one of my favorite things to snack on in the world, you just take one of the fattiest meat like substances you can buy, and generously spread more fat on top of it...it really is delicious) had to stop. Those stupid hot dogs have 180 calories and 16 grams of fat a piece! That's crazy! So, no hot dogs or bologna in my house anymore and now I'm getting pretty comfortable with the 1500 calorie. I can still eat plenty...I just have to be more choosy about what I eat. I can have all the strawberries with sugar free cool whip I want but no mac n' cheese...I can live with that. Love having this journal here to just ramble on and kind of work through my feelings. It's amazing how much of an effect food has on my emotions. I mean really, it's embarrassing but I wanted to cry last night over the mac n' cheese. And I don't even really like mac n' cheese, it was just knowing that I couldn't have it. Freud would probably have a field day with me:-)

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30 March 2011

Hi everyone. I discovered calorie counter on my droid phone last week and just started this program. I'm appr. 110 lbs overweight. I'm 43 years old. I have type 2 diabetes (currently taking 100 units of insulin a day), high blood pressure, and had complete renal failure in February of last year. You would think all of that would have been enough to motivate me to change my eating and exercising habits...but apparently it wasn't. Now my husband (46 years old) has been told he has a blockage in his heart and they are doing a heart cath next week. That absolutely motivated me to change the way I cook and get this family's health under control! So...I'm hoping that joining this site and talking with others that are struggling with the same problems I have will help me to stick with the program and save our lives:-). So...here we go:-)!

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30 March 2011

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
109.8 kg	0 kg	53.1 kg	Not Applicable

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