I slept in until almost 11 this morning! I went to bed at 12 but it was one of those nights when I just could not sleep. Dh went to the gym but I just could not get out of bed. Was so surprised when I woke up and saw how late it was! I feel much better though.
So all I've gotten done was eat breakfast, set out the trash/recycling, did budgeting and quickly checked for messages from family/friends online. I plan to do some cleaning in the kitchen and maybe a little decluttering. I didn't get much of that done yesterday.
I was thinking last night how even though I have complained about the insurance thing, I can see how God is working it out for good too. I was sad mostly for dh and the other vets about TriCare, but for now at least we can still use it for our meds and we will also be able to stop paying for our gym usage since that will be covered by the advantage plan. So although I complained I do know that ".... all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Another thing is that the specialists have not yet complained about our Medicare/Tricare supplement so I think we can still use that for them. We seem to have several specialists these days. I have looked at all the plans our clinic will accept and think we will go with Providence. The changeover doesn't take place until Jan 1, and we will not switch over until late Nov or early Dec, just in time to have the application processed etc. It will be a big change for us but we will be ok. I will be setting aside some money to cover the co-pays and other expenses as they come up. Means less travel money but I realize that many people can't travel at all, and who knows maybe that will be provided in some other way...I am often amazed at what my Father does for me. So I apologize for all my complaining.
Wannabe -Yes the low payments is why doctors (here at least) will no longer accept supplements with Medicare. You have to have a Medicare Advantage program now. This is different than a regular supplement or gap insurance and while often more expensive they usually offer lots of benefits. We are choosing the cheapest plan which is $56/mo for the two of us.
I agree low carb is the way to go....in the beginning, the diabetic nutritionist had told me I could have three carb serv a meal, but these days I try to limit to one or two, but sometimes esp at dinner I do get three. Usually I do ok with that, but it's my evening snacking that messes me up. After dinner I have trouble keeping to the rules. I've tried eat three carbs at every meal to fill up and hopefully prevent the evening eating, but it didn't help and I just ate more. I even get lots of fiber either with food and if necessary supplements. So I think it's not hunger, it's habit. And honestly I can't even tell by my am bs...it can be high when I've been good and lower when I've over eaten...I'm sure it's related to how much glycogen gets released but for now I've given up on controlling the am bs and concentrating on those later on in the day. I have been getting enough test strips for 3x day but now Medicare has decided I cannot have that many so may put me back to 1x day. My carrier is trying to prevent this and I will find out the end of this month.
Cajun - I have never wanted dogs in my house but have very slowly mellowed through the years. When our last two kids were young we had a little Dachshund and she was a house dog. When she was killed (car) I said no more house dogs. We had a large collie who was outside, a beautiful dog. She got sick and we think she died of CA as doc found a large mass in her abdomen. I said no more dogs because of our frequent traveling...at the time we were traveling for up to 3 mo at a time. But since then our kids have been bringing their dogs over when visiting and I'm once again getting used to having a dog in the house.
Cherry - Just wait it out and eat more veggies, fewer carbs, easy on the fat, exercise more if you can...you will see those pounds drop off again. You can do it! Some of us work, but I don't, I've been retired for 19 years and love it!
Thats the way I felt toward the end of my working...just lost my enthusiasm.
Karen3 - Glad your knees are so much better...and it is just a time thing. I read somewhere that even when we feel good that complete healing from surgery inside, takes up to a year and I suspect in us older ones even longer. So sounds like you are doing fine. Happy for you. BTW, I haven't had surgery and I get awful stiff sometimes too...getting up off the sofa is the latest issue...once I'm up I do fine, but getting up is not easy. Takes about three trys...sure makes me feel old and it makes me think of my dad when he was about my age. But we are still moving and that's something to be thankful for! Popeye was quite the guy, wasn't he?
So grab that can of spinach and keep on keepn' on!
Lucinda, remember when I bought the spiru-tein packets to try. I didn't like the vanilla so put the other one aside for a while but this morning I decided to try it and it wasn't bad. Only thing was not enough fiber but I took a supplement and will try to add some more fiber later this morning hopefully in the form of fruit if my bs will allow.