Haven't had time to post much. Food plan is good WI was yesterday with a 2 lb loss. FBS isn't really low but it sure isn't as high as it has been being. I tried to go to another Metformin to take 2 times a day but I cannot take more than 1 a day. However, I think with the 1 Metformin, the WW SP and exercise that it everything will finally come down. Might be a little slower but that is okay. I am pleased with the 2 lb loss this past week.

In the past I always want to do this quickly, but not any more. At my age, I think slow is better. I want to lose the weight slowly because I don't want to wrinkle. Vanity. LOL

[B][/FickleB] Great job with the cookies. I always loved the girl scout cookies. I don't know any girl scouts any more so never get that temptation any more.

Fatmad Tracking has helped me a lot. My best friend who comes for coffee on Mondays likes to have some type of baked food. I bought some mini muffins for her this time. I thought since they were mini that I could have one. When I put in the info on WW, I was shocked that those little things were 9 pts. As you know when you only get 30 pts, you don't want to waste 9 pts on something that small. I've changed what I wanted to eat at restaurants because the pts were too high. I've give up the cream in my coffee because I don't want to use the pts. It does feel good to go out to eat and eat normal. I'm at the pt where I think pts when I look at a food.

p.a. Congratulations on the .8 lb loss. I only loss about 1 lb for the whole month of January, but hey, we lost. I noticed we are close to each other in weight. My goal is to get under the 220s.

Ruthie I'm glad you got your A1c and talked to your doctor. I read somewhere that the FBS reading was not as important as the readings through out the day. I've tested during the day and they run pretty good. I've even had a few normal readings during the day.

Carol Sue, Anne and everybody

Trish, you think 2 lbs in a week is slow? 2 lbs is great! One lb a week is 52 lbs a year!!

Fickle, don't worry about the cookies. The girl scouts don't really make them, you know. tee hee! Do you believe my DH told me he thought the girl scouts made the cookies and was disappointed to find out they don't? LOL

Hi Trish and all,

Tomorrow marks one month since I got back in the swing of things. I weigh myself on Mondays and Thursdays, and as of yesterday I've still only netted a 5 pound loss. I was down by 6 but gained one back this weekend with some splurges. That's okay. But the blood sugars have been creeping up again and I have to nip that in the bud. I found a doctor's office that's taking new patients and got an appointment this Thursday, so we'll see how that goes. I'll let you know.

Trish, throw a little of that magic weight loss dust my way, will you? Seriously, way to go!

Fickle, you're stronger than I am! Every year I see the girl scouts selling outside the grocery stores and I have to firmly tell them no. It breaks my heart a little because I know how they can use the money and they try so hard, but it's too big a temptation for me.

Fatmad, I have to track things now. I resisted it for so long because it used to make me obsess about food. I don't know when or how that changed. Keep it up!

Go, p.a.!!!!

I'm loving the tips everyone is sharing about timing things. I may not get to post every day but I'm here absorbing and wishing you all health and lower pounds.

Anne
Who was a First Class Girl Scout and works to be a first class woman

Well, just got back from the Dr. I've lost 10 lbs in three weeks and he's ecstatic. He's increasing my met dose to 1500 a day now and eventually wants it up to 3000. It only messes up my tummy if I eat a lot of sugary foods, which lately has only been stuff like bbq sauce, or heavy fats. It doesn't bother me that bad though.

pattygirl - Hey, a weekly 2lb loss is healthy and awesome! Way to go!

I was a brownie, but never made it to Girl Scout. Our local troop stopped it about the time I would have transitioned. So I never got to sell cookies, which was a good thing. I can eat a box in one sitting.... I did learn though that I can just donate the money and the troop will use it to send to the military ladies and gents stationed out of country. Definitely going to do that next time.

Anybody use MFP to track? The moment I stop tracking I start cheating, so I have to do it.

I've been back into the keto swing now for 3 weeks. Started the day I was diagnosed. I don't think my Dr. actually expected me to do a diet at all LOL. He seemed really shocked at the 10 lbs loss and the fact that my blood pressure is now perfect. I'm just happy with the inches lost. My green dress fits again! WOOT!

I think once I get back to 207, my weight loss will slow down again. Right now I'm getting rid of stored glycogen and water. But 2 lbs a week is fine with me. I'm not in a hurry to get it off. I just want it off.

FickelHeart I lost 2 lbs this week but only one was a real loss. But at least I am losing and I am thankful for that. I've had a difficult time losing and keeping it off and scale moving the past few years.

I've decided that low low carb is not for me. I am absolutely loving the new WW SP and my FBS was 136 this morning even though I had a little more carbs yesterday since we ate at Golden Corral although I didn't eat the favorite carrot cake. It just didn't interest me. Maybe because I knew I could have it as I had the pts to spend. I did have a few bites of the peach cobbler because it looked like the one Mama used to make. Had 2 bites and ditched it as it tasted awful. I did go heavy on the veggies.

I had seen where some WW people eat Skinny Pop pop corn so I bought a big bag of it at Sam's. I ate it for a snack when I took my Metformin and my FBS was lower this morning. I love pop corn and this one is lightly salted and plain. So I will snack on it when I take the Metformin at night as long as it works.

I am making tacos today and I always like taco salad. I was excited to find that my high fiber/low carb tortilla is only 1 pt. I can have a taco salad with the tortilla bowl I'll make 9 pts. I'm also using the new WW dinners because it is easier since I don't cook but once a day for DH and me and I can have some of the foods I like that he doesn't. This is so easy whether eating at home or eating out. And I'm learning if I make some things here at home rather than fast food, I can cut the pts down tremendously. I've decided that I can use the tortilla to make myself a pizza and still get DH one from Pizza Hut.

I have found what I can live with. It doesn't even feel like I'm dieting.

I am down a couple of pounds, but not at ticker yet.
Maybe soon. Exercising is really hard right now. I got home from work and was sore sore, by upper back and shoulders were so achey. How to keep active when I just hurt all the time.
ack.
I did walk about a bit at lunch, but without a tracker, not sure how much.
Will have to save up for a new one, but have many concerns. Is there a tracker thread?
SO here's the thing with trackers: I don't need lots of bells and whistles, so lower priced and simpler is fine. I wear a medic alert bracelet, and they have a new deal with garmin for tracker/medical alert bracelets. and since I need a new bracelet as well, that could be a good deal, get both needs met at once.
However, there is a new deal about them. Apparently, the blue tooth feature that lets it track you and sync etc also lets others track you. In fact malls and some stores are tracking how often you visit by your fitness tracker. The world of data mining and privacy invasion are real. And we are helping them out by wearing these things. only certain brands have privacy settings. (like the apple watch, which is the one I am sure I don't want)
Any thoughts?

I have a Fitbit One that I keep in my pocket because I have heard of people who clip them on and lose them. I didn't want something that I had to wear on my wrist constantly, that's why I chose the One. I also have a Fitbit Zip that I bought at Goodwill, new in the box, for $2. I keep that as a backup in case my One breaks or gets lost. I think you have to research them all and see which features you want. Be sure before you buy, so you don't miss something. Read the online reviews, good and bad. I just wanted basic information, as they are not 100% accurate.

Yesterday I was notified that my niece had a heart attack 2 weeks ago and is in intensive care on life support. They are ready to try removing the respirator and see if she can breathe on her own. She has a lot of heart damage. My main concern is that she may live after they remove the respirator, but will never recover enough to have a quality of life, and linger for years lying in that bed. She wouldn't want that. She is only 59, and a wife, mother and grandmother.

Morning everyone
Carol I'm sorry for your family....I hope she's ok
Fatmad I have a Fitbit but I got mine using my air miles...free is good! I love mine. I also heard about stores etc tracking people , why can't they just leave things alone....
Trish 2 pounds,,,,yeahhhhh
Ficklehearts this year I noticed when the girl guide cookies were out, they asked if you wanted to buy a box for the food bank. I think that's another win-win situation.

Of course I bounced back into the 250's the day before my weigh in.... Sighhhh
I made my diabetes check appt for the end of the month...I'm really trying to get 5 pounds off before then. But I'm really hoping to lose 5 pounds a month before I head back home for a holiday...

Carol Sue So sorry about your niece. I pray she will be alright. This is probably difficult for you since you have experienced some heart problems yourself. I hope if she lives and is able to recover that she will see that you have done well and follow your example.

Nothing much to report here today. DG is back to his old ways of missing school. I texted his Mother and told her about it. She said she was tired if this crap and would take care of it. I told her that I was sorry but I was tired of it too. He finally talked to me after she called him and woke him up. I told him I didn't have much to say to him that I thought we had all made things too easy for him and it is his life. That I have one son that has never grown up and had thrown everything away even his children and still hasn't grown up. I have learned that if he wants to graduate, he will straighten up and do it and if he doesn't that no one can make him do it. That the decision is his.
I told him that you always have crap thrown at you in life and you have to grow up and decide what you want and life and fight for it. The choice is his.

Other than that everything is going pretty good here. I just hope we can get him graduated in May and then he can move back to FL with his family down there. I thought dealing with kids this age was over when my kids got grown. Whew, is crazy for a woman my age. LOL

Y'all have a great day. I am going to.

Carol Sue
I'm so sorry to hear about your niece. Only a year older than me. How sad.
I hope things work out well.

So sorry about your niece CarolSue. Hope things turn out for the best.

The new metformin dose did in fact bring back the tummy issues, but it's okay. I am liking the decreased appetite. I'm kinda wishing he'd just let me start at the full dose instead of this incremental dosage. Get it all over with at one time LOL.

I have a Fibit Charge, but it's upgrade from my original zip which would be great if you just want a simple pedometer. At one time I was obsessed with that 10k step goal, but lately the weather and pure laziness has kept me from it. Amusingly enough I get a lot of steps doing my Just Dance game, even if I look like a drunk moose having a seizure.

On a sad note, went to a coworker's sister funeral today. She had Type 2 diabetes and had her leg amputated a few years ago. The disease finally caught up with her on Sunday. This could be my future and if anything will keep me straight, it's that thought; my mother is type 1 and is already likely facing losing her feet in the next year or so. I do not want that to be me.

Going to Tenn in May. I'm hoping I can drop 30 lbs by then as I really really want to go ziplining. I meet the weight requirement now, but I think a healthy goal will be a good thing.

Got a call today that Nancy is making good progress, so that made me happy. Thank you all for the prayers.

Fickle, you definately don't want to have problems with your feet! And I don't either!

You don't want to hurry the Metfomin. That would backfire on you. When I first was increased to the 850 3Xday I couldn't do the third one. I would get up in the middle of the night and throw up. I backed off to 2 per day. I recently went back to the 3 X day, and my body is accepting it. No addtl weight loss, though. The max you can take is 2550 mg per day I believe.

Yesterday, before bed, I checked my BS and it was 99. I don't often get a reading below 100. Because it was low, I was afraid to take both of the Metformin, so I only took one. My BS was over 200 this morning, so I guess I really do need to take both of them at bedtime. This woman on another forum is a Diabetes Educator, but she believes in LC eating. She suggested that I eat my carbs at breakfast and lunch instead at dinner, but I don't want to do that. The reason I do it the way I do is because DH wants starchy carbs at dinner. If I wasn't cooking dinner for him, I wouldn't be having any starchy carbs at all, because I rarely prepare them for myself. And I rarely eat a big portion. Trish, her suggestion is probably closer to what you do, since you eat your larger meal for lunch rather than dinner. Our dinner is usually around 4 PM, so it's still a pretty long way before bedtime. This woman wants to do a program for me, free. She wants me to keep track of everything for 2 weeks, my food and exercise, blood sugar readings, medication doses etc, and then send them to her for her to analyze the way she does with her patients. I feel uncomfortable having her do this for me free, when that is how she makes a living. But she says this is her passion and she'd be happy to do it, so maybe I'll take her up on it. She's in the process of moving right now so maybe after she's moved. It's probably a great opportunity for me, since I never did have classes with a diabetes educator. It's not like I would be giving her personal information that I don't already post all over the internet. LOL

Carol Sue So glad that your niece is improving. If you think lady can help you with your plan and get your blood sugar corrected etc, I would say go ahead and do it. It might be just what you need and an answer to pray. Sounds like this is something she enjoys doing.

I've got breakfast and lunch down pretty good, but my problem is later in the day. I'm trying to learn how to get the pts spread over the day so that it works for me to lose weight and lower BLG. I haven't got that perfected yet. We are having fish today and I learned real quick why fish is a great food. 3 oz cod fish fillet is only 1 pt. Most meat is usually around 1 pt per oz.

I have to admit that I've over done the carbs the past few days, but today I remembered the book I read that said no more than 5 starchy carb servings a day, but at least 3. So I will apply that rule to my plan.

I got a email video from WW the other day that stresses don't worry about days like the past few days. Just keep doing what you know to do and move forward. (My paraphrase). So I'm just looking at my slip up days as "learning" experiences to adjust what I'm doing.

My exercise is not always the bike. I can count some of my house cleaning as exercise and I've decided to use that as a way to get my up off my rear end and get some house work done. So easy to not do things when we have so little visitors.

Got my food plan for today with 1 pt left which I am not going to worry about since I've had a couple days of over.

Have a great day and weekend everybody.

Trish, with those 5 starchy carb servings, how big is a serving? Does it specify a serving size? Back when I did WW, I used to try to eat very low point items for breakfast and lunch so I had enough points left to enjoy my evening meal. That worked for me. That's how I got into the habit of eating all those vegetables at lunch, because they were 0 points. That might not work for you, as you eat your bigger meal mid day. You will work it out, Trish. Just listen to what they are telling you...don't let an off day or two derail you. Just keep on doing what you know is right and you will succeed. You're doing great with this.

Another reason that I hesitate to accept that woman's offer is because some of the things she has told me to do I have already told her I wouldn't do. Like taking the glimiperide only in the AM, and eating my carbs earlier in the day. The med change does not work best for me, and the food change does not fit into my lifestyle. Those are things that are working well for me the way they are. I don't want her to feel that she's doing this for me and I'm not doing what she recommends. I have to think about this.