1089 calories and 7.66 carb serv. Lost another pound...hope it stays lost. I was so pleased when I stepped on the doctor's scale today and weighed only 165 (with shoes and clothes...I did take off my jacket). The scale is usually the same as mine...I weighed 163.6 naked this morning but forgot to weigh right before I left home. I feel a little better tonight probably be because I rested a lot today, spending much of the day reclining on pillows to my back. We cancelled our trip though because last night I felt I just couldnt take the plane ride. I'm doing much better on my diet now. I will probably tweak it more but I'm trying to stick to 1 carb serv for breakfast, 2 for lunch, 2 for dinner and 1 at bedtime. As you can tell from the above number, I do go a bit over that here and there but I'm trying to keep it close to that. My bs are coming down. Mostly high in am but doing better otherwise. Even with the new order, I only have enough strips for testing 3x/day but at least that's a lot more helpful than only once.

Marie - Snow? I love your area but not in winter...very pretty though. We bought into one of our timeshare companies in Bend (well, Sunriver) and I remember snow up to my knees there.

maryea,
amazing.....
I am so shocked how you all can do this without eating carbs.
I have to have them.


have a good day everyone!

1530, little less than 9 carb serv
little higher but stll not bad

My weight was down another pound today but maybe up tomorrow since my calories are higher today.

Despite my doing well yesterday my bs was high this morning, so think that is not due ot my eating or else I can't have any carbs at night or maybe 1/2 carb or something, I don't know. But the rest of the day it was good.

masterptr - I love carbs so this is very hard for me. I think I may give in and take more med but I am really trying.

Huzzah, all!

Maryea, congrats on the weight loss, glad you are feeling somewhat better, sorry to hear you weren't feeling well.

Marie, I am the same way when I don't feel well. I think a snack will help, although usually it doesn't. Congrats on the weight loss and taking another pound off the ticker.

Angela, hello! You are awesome with your running. I love joggin but have had to pretty much replace it with walking (also love that, though) for a while, maybe forever, we'll see.

I have done races but I don't like the crowds either, or rather I like crowds but not all the traffic.

You are doing great!

Marie, I am pretty sure Fitbit syncs with LoseIt. It syncs with MFP and iPhone and My Net Diary (so someone the MND forum says).

I haven't tried mine. I got really bummed by a billing issue I had with them and was NOT happy with how they handled it and now I just don't feel like using it. I was going to give it to a friend but she doesn't want it, so I opened the package and looked it over but maybe will wait for another week. It is quite cute and very small.

My eating is just a little off track as I am not feeling great either but am ok with the cals. Exercise has been just long walks, no weights this week, giving it a rest.

Woot!

After a home improvement project is done tomorrow I may feel more perkly.

1615 calories and 12 carb serv so little more today. I'm gong to try not to eat any more tonight. my weight was only up .6 lbs this am but the way I ate today I doubt I'll lose tomorrow.

Went PT and got my plan of action. I have a couple simple exercises to do at home and will have PT 3 x week. It is a very bad postural problem. I knew I had it but didn't realize what it was doing to me. Because of it my shoulder blades have even moved at least 5 inches from the normal position! She said the pain episodes would have gotten more often until it was all the time and I may have starting having nerve issues in my extremities because of the spinal compression. I already have some numbness and tingling but my doctor thought it was probably from the diabetes but maybe not, I don't know. My muscles fibers are being torn all the time and scar tissue has built up and there is about 50 lbs pressure my back now because of the rounding out of my back from normal. She said it's like i'm going around carrying something that weighs 50 lbs..I may not be describing it quite right but something like that. I am so thankful I got in todoy and now will get help. I can't imagine having that kind of pain all the time.

Maryea, hope the PT is helping already. Glad you are doing that as it is no fun being in pain.

Dropped in to report that I did set up the Fitbit Zip this morning.

It is fun, though, and now I want more of their products lol.

But holding off.

My home improvement project workers came and went. It was insulation and now all is done and I am happy.

Just taking it easy until Monday.

Need a job. I worry too much.

Hi all, I'm a new member learning my way around the sight. I fell off my diet last night. Not badly but still. So my challenge was to get up this morning and recommit. Well I've done really well today and feel good. A new way of doing things right? Just wanted to share as it helps to feel accountable, at least for me! Thanks for reading!

Hi, Bricon! Nice to meet you! Congrats on recovering from falling off the diet and recovering nicely.

Happens to all of us!

Woot! I am ending eating day at 1505, not even sure what I did as exercise as have been playing with the Zip. It IS integrating with My Net Diary but giving me weird negative numbers. Going to try it with another site tomorrow, possibly MFP or LoseIt!

1103 calories and about 7.5carb serv as far as I can estimate. Accidentally had 2 1/2 carb serv (40 gms) for dinner and it appears I can't have more than 2 as my bs was still high after 3 hrs and 40 min! I forgot to test at 1 or 2 hours after. So guess that tells me I can't have even a little over 2 carb serv at dinner even. I had beef veg soup (spinach, carrots, celery, peas, onions, a small amount of potato and ground beef) plus 5 ww crackers. A pretty healthy meal but just a bit too many carbs. So far now I think this is the way I have to eat:

breakfast - 1 carb or less if no exercise
lunch - 2 carbs
dinner - 2 carbs
bedtime shack - ?
I THINK. But it may depend on what I eat not just how many, not sure yet. Seems like it should be simple to figure out but it's not. My fiber is plenty appropriate to a good diet but perhaps I need to get a lot more. That's all I know to do at this point and some days I do get more but some days I forget about it. And as far as my bedtime snack, I haven't figured that one at all. Seems like no matter what I do my AM bs is high. My doc said one high bs in the am is not too big a deal unless its really high but I'd like to get down plus I am having to be so super careful to get good bs the rest of the day too, so I'm fairly sure I'll be taking more med soon. I did work out today...felt good to get back to the gym even though it hurt because of my back. Also I've done my PT exercises here at home...such simple exercises but my back is very tired and hurting from them. The gym exercise didn't bother me much but the PT exercises do. PT said my back would complain because I'm making it hold a position it hasn't held in a long time and she was right, it is complaining! Its not only the exercises but constantly trying to hold myself erect. Tonight I hurt so bad I finally allowed myself to just sit as straight as I could propped up on pillows while watching TV as I usually do. She said if it got too painful I could take breaks. I just don't know how to hold a good position and watch TV and be on my iPad. Perhaps I have to just stop doing both these things for a while and bring in a regular chair (dining room type) to sit and watch tv. I hate just sitting though ...I like to read, or be on my ipad while I watch and I don't know how to have my book or ipad high enough to keep my head from dropping forward. Gonna ask my PT about that on Monday. Sorry guess I'm venting, I'm sure it will get easier and I definitely want to keep working on this thing...as far as I'm concerned there is no other acceptable option. I don't want to sit here too long so think I'll just go to bed. I don't mean to sound like its been a bad days...it actually hasn't ...I have enjoyed the challenge and also getting back to the gym, I'm just tired.

Maryea, love reading your thoughts. You are doing GREAT! I love how you say there is no acceptible option than to keep working on this. Hope your PT has some good ideas about how you can be in a position that relaxes you while having the TV on and reading or being on your iPad. I have some of the same issues with that.

Have had a good eating day at 1670, did a 120 min (approximately) that I counted for purposes of tracking but also continued to wear the Zip all day and did quite well in meeting new goals for activity.

I did switch from My Net Diary to the new premium version of Lose It, basically so I could sync the Zip. It does sync quite well but I decided to disconnect as it shows me on there that there is "No Fitbit Adjustment," which means according to Lose It I hadn't exceeded Lose It's calorie expenditure under whatever category they had me in. I DID want to use my exercise calories today so just manually added 120 minutes of walking and disconnected the Fitbit.

The Fitbit also syncs FROM Lose It and had my calorie log over on the Fitbit dashboard, which was not my intention, but anyhow I had fun playing with it, but will just do Lose It manually.

I like the new premium version even better than my beloved My Net Diary, so will stay with that, though both are good trackers.

You can only sync Fitbit on the premium version and I am going to keep that option open as I might want to do it again.

Lol, I really get into this weight tracker thing. Had fun with it today.

We shall see what the nice scale says tomorrow.

Woot!

Have a great week ahead, all.

Hello all ~ with Marie's encouragement ~ I'm back. And with Val and Mary's guidance in trying to understand these carbohydrates and make changes to my eating ~ I am hanging in there.

I haven't kept track exactly of my eating ~ just trying to make better choices more of the time.

I was feeling badly because I have such a hard time with my schedule fitting in exercise or my bike riding. But, with Val's encouragement ~ I put the pedometer back on and am giving myself credit for my steps. Val said she read that everything counts. I counted how many steps I could go in a minute, then divided my steps at the end of the day and found that I was making the equivalent of around an hours worth of steps (sometimes a little more ~ sometimes a little less). Then when I can ~ I have been walking in the evening a little bit.

I think that by converting those steps into minutes ~ it kind of gave me a new view and like I was actually doing something and was not just a big slug. And because I felt like those steps counted for something ~ I didn't feel like because I couldn't do the walking or biking as much as I hoped ~ that things weren't hopeless. I'm not in the league of some of the rest of you exercisers, but it is better than just sitting in the chair.

Here is my October so far then:

October
10-8-12 ~ bike riding 10 minutes
10-9-12 ~ bike riding 20 minutes
10-10-12 ~ 15 minutes walking
So sporadic with my exercising ~ oh well ~ I'll take any bit I do and be happy with it ~ even a little is more than just sitting there.
10-22-12 ~ wore pedometer ~ 6036 steps aproximately
10-23-12 ~ steps today (including a 15 minute walk) 7724 steps
10-24-12 ~ steps today (including a 15 minute walk) 9386 steps
10-25-12 ~ steps today (including a 15 minute walk) 8054 steps
10-26-12 ~ steps today 4084 ~ did not get in any extra walking
10-27-12 ~ steps today 6852 ~ was not able to do any extra walking

Happily ~ this moring when I stepped on the scale ~ I was down 3 pounds and get to change my ticker. Maybe there is hope

Glynne, that is an excellent idea of converting the steps into minutes and crediting your self with that. I am going to try that with the Fitbit. Thanks.

You are doing great. I am so glad you are back on this thread.

I lost .2 from last week and am REALLY happy about that as t'was not my best week.

But it WAS my goal day to weigh 132 and I am three pounds off of that. So I have added another week to my schedule of goals to reach 125. Looks like this now:

November 25 Goal Date: Be at 130 pounds.

December 30 Goal Date: Be at 126 pounds.

And now, January 6 Goal Date: BE AT IDEAL WEIGHT OF 125.

Reserving option to look at that ideal weight again at that time, may want to go lower or higher.

Have a great day, all!

Mary, I love your new avatar picture. You and your DH looks so nice together. I hope the PT helps the rounded back. Let us know how it works/helps. I have poor posture and it is going to be my 2013 goal to improve. I’m not waiting till January to start though, but it is my goal. But then I read further and you mention iPad and posture. Eeks, I hadn’t considered how horrible my posture is with the iPad. I’m sitting straight as I’m typing this, though.

Am2, I’m glad you like the FitBit and I’m looking forward to hearing about your experience with it. I’m glad you tried it with LoseIt and then now I know if it would work for me. Also, I searched the iTunes store for LoseIt and didn’t see a premium version. YAY!!! On losing another .2 pounds. You are steadily making progress.

Welcome Bricom, we all fall off the wagon occasionally. The key getting back on and never giving up. You can do that.

Gayle, welcome back! I love your new avatar. Great job on getting in all those steps. You are far from a slug!! And 3 pounds gone is always wonderful.

I could not believe how many posts there were since I posted last (I think last Thursday). Life, of course, got busy again but all has been good. Yesterday DH went for the first tandem bike ride since before the surgery (3.5 weeks post surgery) so that was awesome. We were cruising so I didn’t lose much stamina with the biking miles. It was fun but very cool out with a little misting. In the past, I’d never would have gone biking with the periodic showers and mist. But I wanted to bike. Calories have been good. Today I’m higher than normal for nearly noon. It’s logged but a little high. I am ok with that. If the fog ever burns off, DH and I are going to take the pups out for a hike after the Packers game is over.
Marie