Posts from the ‘Reports from the Front’ Category
In October of 2009, I was told I was glucose-impaired, which is essentially another nice name for pre-diabetic. My glucose level came back at 190 after a two-hour fast. My cholesterol was 269. I was heading straight into full-blown Type II Diabetes. I can’t say I was surprised by the diagnosis. I was fatter than [...]
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I’ve got a lot of weight to lose. I’m committed in the morning, but by the time the end of the day rolls around, it seems like it doesn’t matter anymore. I’m hungry, tired and sick of being good. I need to figure out a way to make this feeling of “whatever” turn into something [...]
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Yesterday I got a look at a new head shot that was taken of me for a web site. I’m 20 pounds heavier than in my last head shot, and boy does it show. My face just looks heavy and blank. I guess I really didn’t realize the difference until comparing it to my old [...]
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Today’s news: 225 lbs. I can’t believe I’ve let myself go this far. It’s scary, uncomfortable and worst of all, my pants are too tight.
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Okay, I’m stuck. I’ve been stuck here for two years. I think that I shall NEVER break this barrier. I have been flirting with the same constant weight now for 18 months — 210. They say it’s good to maintain your weight, not to increase or decrease, but by God, this is not good.
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Lucky me. Not only have I fallen off the bandwagon of blogging, I’ve fallen off the diet binge too. While I haven’t really gained weight, I’ve not lost it, either. Now I’m being penalized by my new insurance carrier for being overweight and aged. I get to pay a 25% premium for my health insurance. [...]
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In the past two weeks, I’ve put on .8 pounds, according the the beast of a scale Weight Watchers runs. But I still feel thinner, even if I’m not. When I learned about my gain last night, I was ready to walk right out. Not to eat, but basically not to listen to anymore bullshit [...]
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It’s safe to say that I now appreciate food more than ever. Everything tastes better. And in the small quantites in which I’m permitted to eat, I savor every bite. There’s goodness in this, I suppose. As much as I said I loved food and wine, maybe I wasn’t really appreciating all the tasty things [...]
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The way I see it, 67 pounds is a lot to haul around. It’s as big as my dog, Semi. It’s more than 50 lb. bag of dog food. It weighs more than a sixth grader. It’s a third bigger than my other dog, Baci. It’s about half of a small woman. That’s a lot! [...]
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I’m hungry a lot. Most of the time, in fact. Particularly on this diet. As soon as I’m done, I’m ready for more. It’s the same after 20 minutes, which only goes to show that waiting 20 minutes doesn’t necessarily improve the situation. Since starting this plan a couple of weeks ago, I have had [...]
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