4 posts tagged “weight loss”

today i had one of the worst mood swings i've had in a while. i believe it was caused by my diabetes. they tell you to be prepared for them when your sugar levels fluctuate. well yesterday before bed i told the hubby (starfishy) "wow, with my sugar being low i'm suprised i didn't have a mood swing" so i guess i tempted fate with that suggestion. it wasn't a pretty one either. we were going to go walk (we couldn't decide where) and for some reason i just blew up. i hate when that happens. mostly because once i blow up i can't calm down enough to stop a panic attack from showing up too. which also happened. the hubby tried his best to calm me down but it took a while. so once i was calm enough i went back downstairs and checked my sugar levels. it went from 144 (which isn't normal but is a lot better than the 170's where i have been stuck for a few weeks) all the way up to 187. i showed chris and said 'well, i guess i was right. it started with my sugar freaking out.' then i apologized profusely for being an ass and taking things out on him. i'm sure there are ways to stop oncoming mood swings due to diabetes. i believe it is because my body isn't used to being back in the 130/140s yet. i just need it to get used to it already. once we get our new medical insurance (we are switching) i am definitely going to go in there and see if they can help me out. i just hope i don't get a doctor that will not work with me. usually if they don't want to work with you the first words out of their mouths is, "You are obese and need to be on insulin shots so we will set that up and get you into a nutritionist." They tend to believe talking to someone who can tell you 'here you need to only take in X amount of calories per day to lose weight. here's a chart. stick to it. make sure you exercise.' is going to be easy. it isn't. i've tried that. doesn't work for me. even if i stick to it religiously. like i've said a few times here, the hubby and i have cut down on portion sizes and are eating a lot more healthy than before. (cutting down on fast food and soda helped a heck of a lot) i'm doing my best to walk a lot. (at least a mile each time we go out walking) it isn't easy but i've gotten down to a weight i'm not disgusted with. (258.5 as of this morning actually, not too bad when you know ive been in the hight 300s) the only bad thing with losing weight is finding that all the clothes you own are getting too big. *giggle* i've been wondering how long i should wait to go clothes shopping since i'm kind of between sizes. (almost in an 18. actually fit in one 18 skirt but it umm showed off too much of my tummy for me to like it)  ok, i think that is enough for now. take care lovelies. thanks for listening/reading about this. *hugs lots* hope you are all doing well :)

it has had it's ups and downs lately. but it is going pretty good. had a great time, once again, at the LUG this past weekend. although hitting my head really hard when I was unplugging the laptop from a power strip was not fun. got some really good advice that is going to help me become more proficient with a few things. it's sink or swim time. i had reached a real happy place with my weight loss goal but gained 2lbs back and was not in the happy place. but, as of this morning, i am back to where i was. so woot for making my goal again. i just need to get off my butt and keep up with the walking. i've been meaning to talk to my sister about helping me design my next tattoo and to decide on placement for it. it is probably going to sound like the cheesiest design but it has a lot of meaning to me. i want a tree with 2 koalas sitting on it. one holding a stuffed penguin. on a branch of the tree i want a sleeping bat. it is probably way too much for one tattoo and i will probably have to cut a few things but the main things are the koalas and the tree. we'll see. my sister will probably be able to help get the picture down on paper. i'm really looking forward to friday. i RSVPd for the Vox SF meetup :) woot. it should be loads of fun. i'm now going to have to figure out the logistics of going and everything :) i just hope that whatever kind of sniffles i am dealing with will go away by then. i guess that is all for now. take care lovelies :) *gives lots of hugs*

didn't do too much. walked a heck of a lot this weekend. yesterday was walking at the Great Mall where I got 2 new bras. woot. which i needed. heh. i should have done some cleaning but i didn't feel like it. this week though, especially doing the laundry. washing is easy, i don't feel like folding though. i almost bought a bat puppet today but i couldnt justify $30. chris said he would buy it for my birthday for me if i wanted but i said no. told him i could get a better pressie :P hehe. found out that Chip Foose designed some diecast model cars but i cant find the one i want. i want the '70 Cuda. maybe when we go see my mom there will be one or 2 at Franks. we'll see. i'd really love 2 of them. one for the hubby and one to send to his brother, who also likes Hemi Cudas. :) don't know *when* we will be down there but soonish. hopefully. i found out that i have lost some more weight. woot. 61lbs since i moved up here to the bay area. yayness. or a few koalas :P it's been forever since i've thought of my weight in koalas. heh. i was kind of good this weekend because i didn't really spend frivilously. the only thing i bought was "Admiral" the new Ty penguin beanie. :) Well, i'm off to watch part of this program about Dracula before watching NHRA drag racing on ESPN2. :) take care lovelies.

so we went to Fry's to return the router thingiemagummie we bought a few days ago. it's too much of a pain to deal with WAP so we decided to take it back. i decided i needed new shorts for the trip. dealing with the shorts i have that want to fall off my tush just didn't seem like a good idea. so we went to the Avenue. and me being me i forgot the coupon i had. but oh well. i looked all over for shorts and found some capris. picked up the largest size they had that i could find (22) and then found their clearance rack. spun it around a few times passed all the white bottoms (ok, whoever said white bottoms on *anyone* should be shot. im sorry but i do *NOT* need to see anyones business) and found a pair of bermuda shorts in a size 20. thought, they are never going to fit but i might as well see how much more i need to lose to fit into them. got a dressing room and prepared myself for neither fitting. put on the 22s and got them up my legs and almost zipped. after peeling them off of me i debated trying on the shorts. after fighting with myself i thought what the hell i might as well. and then i just about fainted. granted they had some stretch in them, but i fit in a size 20 and they felt almost loose in the legs. and i can sit in them comfortably and not have to worry. it's just mind boggling. since i didn't think i lost that much weight. so i had the girl hold them for me and i ran down to the store where the hubby was. then he said 'do they have another pair' and we searched and finally found one more pair of the shorts. got out of there just under $45. which isn't too bad considering they were $40/ea to begin with. :) so all in all it was a good shopping day. after we got home we got ready and walked over to castro street. they had an art/wine fair. it was really nice. got to spend time with the hubby and look at lots of neat things. we only bought 1 item. a little desk for chris to use. you'd have to see it. the guy said he designed it after hurting his back and not being able to get out of bed. it's really versatile and it wasn't too much either. i would have loved to get the hand crafted penguins that i saw but umm not for $190. besides the guy was kind of well i just didn't like him. i wouldn't mind going back tomorrow and getting one of the glicees i saw. reminded me so much of Dave McKean's artwork. it was kind of Dave McKean meets Dali. there were 2 pictures i really liked. one was only the painting for tons and the other was the glicee. i don't know where the heck i would put it though. oh well. my legs have been pretty sore. we walked about 10 miles total today. so i think i'm going to go rest. take care lovelies :) *hugs*