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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2007OTP - Life is just a bowl of cherries
Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling and found out that there was a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically supervised weight control) in my town. I decided that would be a good idea since I have a lot of weight to lose and I have congestive heart failure, in addition to arthritis. I made an appointment and went to see him. It was actually 2 appointments as he does a full evaluation before he talks to you about which type of weight loss program would be the best. I had to go have blood tests and I have to be grateful that he ordered those as my blood sugars were very high and they showed that I have diabetes. I found this out on September 7th. I decided then and there that I would try to control it with diet and exercise and I'm happy to report that the endocrinologist said that I'm doing so well that I don't have to take medication for it. I've gotten my fasting blood sugar down to a range of 109-114. When I had my test it was 173! I'm sticking like glue to my food plan and exercising almost every day. I'm also happy to report that I've lost 27 pounds! I've started a little webpage so that I can track my progress online. I have two photos of me that were taken on August 10th, and the last one was taken a little over a week ago when I had lost 25 pounds. I'm going to keep having photos taken as I lose more. :-)) Carole http://carmay.com/carole > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole Congratulations. Sounds like being careful and using good sense got you into a program that is right for you. You aren't the first person I've known that found a diagnosis of diabetes to be a blessing in disguise. Not that its great to have, but it can be great to know what you are dealing with and get it treated properly. It probably saved by brother-in-laws life. Or at least his marriage. The really nice man was turning mean when his blood sugar went out of control. And it dismayed him about as much as it did my sister. He lost weight just by controlling his diet. And is his charming self again. As long as we remember that traveling can mess up his schedule, and we have to feed Bill on time. Jo > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole Glad to hear your brother-in-law got it together. And yes, when your blood sugar is going bonkers, you do have moody times. I was getting like that and couldn't figure out what was making me so irritable. Now I know :) I'm taking Healthy Weight classes and diabetes classes at the local hospital. I found out that we have a really excellent educational program at our local hospital. My medical insurance paid for the diabetes classes and they gave me a scholarship to take the Healthy Weight classes since I'm on SSDI. I'm learning a lot and wishing that they had taught us all of this when I was in school. With the way kids are putting on weight now, they need to get nutrition classes into the schools. Carole > Congratulations. Sounds like being careful and using good sense got you > into a program that is right for you. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jo Oh Carole I am so proud of you. Wonderful pics of you too. I love the plants on the patio too. Thinking of you always. I hope all goes well for you.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole > Oh Carole I am so proud of you. Wonderful pics of you too. I love the plants > on the patio too. Thinking of you always. I hope all goes well for you. The patio is actually my friend's porch. Those are their plants :-) I wish I had a porch but I'm in an apartment. I do have a balcony and next spring I'm going to get some nice plants for it. We have a Half Price Pots place near my cardiologist's office so I can pop in there and get some pretty planters :) Carole > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole Well done Carole,,,, well,,, not done yet but looking good. Harv carole, what an inspiration you are! i love that you're allowing others to follow your progress on a website--that's good for you and good for others who need to see what that kind of commitment can achieve. my son in law (35, slender, and good lookin') was diagnosed with diabetes nearly a year ago. recently my daughter said "thank goodness for diabetes!", which sounds terrible, but what she meant was that the whole family is eating better, she's lost weight and looks fantastic and my grandkids are eating a very healthy diet. i wish you continued success! with your attitude, i have nod doubt you'll make your goal. diane Yea, diabetes makes you do a total cleanout of the refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. I started eating healthier when I got Dundee as he loves his veggies (he's my cockatiel). So I was buying them for him and I'd have some too. Now I have to eat healthier all around and he likes that his mommy has a lot of energy now to play with him :)) I will keep updating the website as I go along :) Carole > carole, what an inspiration you are! i love that you're allowing > others to follow your progress on a website--that's good for you and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > diane Carole, the loss shows! Good for you. Gwen > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole congratulations, Carole! what a difficult thing to do, especially when fighting health problems. (as I well know - I really need to take off 20-30 pounds myself, but can't keep feeling well enough long enough to make real progress.) You are to be commended for taking charge so effectively. BTW, that lilac shirt is a beautiful color on you, at any weight! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Thanks, Nann. It's the first time I bought a shirt in that color. I guess I'll have to look for others ones :) For now I'm just buying a few things to get me by as I know by next month they will be too big. So I'm sticking to leggings and tshirts. Once I get down to my goal, then I'll have to get all new stuff. I have a BIG jar that I'm putting all my change into now. So that when I get to my goal, I can take it to Coinstar and go buy new clothes :) Carole > congratulations, Carole! what a difficult thing to do, especially when > fighting health problems. (as I well know - I really need to take off 20-30 > pounds myself, but can't keep feeling well enough long enough to make real > progress.) You are to be commended for taking charge so effectively. > > BTW, that lilac shirt is a beautiful color on you, at any weight! > Thanks, Nann. It's the first time I bought a shirt in that color. I > guess I'll have to look for others ones :) Yes, do indeed look for more shirts in that shade down the road! It is lovely on you. For now I'm just buying a > few things to get me by as I know by next month they will be too big. So > I'm sticking to leggings and tshirts. Do you have decent thrift stores in your area? We have great Salvation Army and Vincent de Paul stores here and have bought a surprising number of clothes there. As I heard one woman comment to a friend in VdeP one day, "at these prices, you can buy it, wear it for a year, and donate it back next year if you get tired of it." But I have noticed the prices in Alpena's stores are lower than those of their cousin stores down-state. Still, it's an economical way to dress through weight loss. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Yes, do indeed look for more shirts in that shade down the road! It is > lovely on you. Will do :)))) > Do you have decent thrift stores in your area? We have great Salvation Army > and Vincent de Paul stores here and have bought a surprising number of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > stores are lower than those of their cousin stores down-state. Still, it's > an economical way to dress through weight loss. We don't have a VdeP here. We do have a Salvation Army but I think whoever does the pricing in there thinks that they can charge just a few dollars less than the department stores. It's much more expensive than the one we had where I used to live. We do have a terrific Goodwill store though and I go there a lot. I have gotten a lot of things for my apartment there, and lately I've been looking at the clothes. I've picked up a few things. I even got a couple of things that were in sizes that are too small now, but I will shrink into them :) The prices were so good and they were so cute, I couldn't pass them up :-) I also shop the clearance sections on LaneBryant.com and Roamans.com as I've gotten shirts there for like $6.88. And they often send me "free shipping" codes :)) My best friend Joan who passed away a little over a year ago used to say that the two most beautiful words in the English language were "free shipping" :-))) She had a good sense of humor :) Carole So glad things are looking better. I have so much admiration for you to be able to do this on your own (well and with the bird! - can't forget his part.). Hope you get a bit of sun today Carole. It is grey, grey grey and pouring rain like only the pacific northwest can do today. The sky and water are the same murky black colour. Kelly >> Yes, do indeed look for more shirts in that shade down the road! It is >> lovely on you. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Carole > So glad things are looking better. I have so much admiration for you to be > able to do this on your own (well and with the bird! - can't forget his > part.). Thanks, and yes, Dundee is a big help :)))) He does very good wolf whistles so he's good for my ego, LOL :)) > Hope you get a bit of sun today Carole. It is grey, grey grey and pouring > rain like only the pacific northwest can do today. The sky and water are > the same murky black colour. We had a HUGE downpour this morning. It was raining so hard it woke me up. It's brightening up a bit now, although still overcast. They said we were going to have strong winds later today. I have my diabetes class at 3 and my guitar class at 7:15, so I hope it doesn't get too bad out there :) Carole We use to allow my youngest son $100 and his dad would take him to one of the thrift shops ($1 for a shirt, etc.) and he would get a wardrobe for the whole year. Quite a kid that one. SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. >> Do you have decent thrift stores in your area? We have great Salvation >> Army and Vincent de Paul stores here and have bought a surprising number [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Carole > We use to allow my youngest son $100 and his dad would take him to one of > the thrift shops ($1 for a shirt, etc.) and he would get a wardrobe for > the whole year. Quite a kid that one. Ohhh, that takes me back... My oldest son used to work all summer and save his money for a trip to buy the clothes for school that he wanted. One summer someone took his wallet while he was trying on clothes. After talking it over with my mother, I replaced the money stolen and grandma gave him double the amount because he was just crushed that his savings were gone. What are granmaaasss for? God rest her. Harv > We use to allow my youngest son $100 and his dad would take him to one of > the thrift shops ($1 for a shirt, etc.) and he would get a wardrobe for the > whole year. Quite a kid that one. The $1 for a shirt days are gone though. Even in thrift shops, most shirts are $5 and pants are $8-10. I'm sticking to a few shirts and leggings until I hit goal, then I'll have fun :)) In the meantime, I'm throwing all my change into a can so I can take it to Coinstar when I need stuff and then I don't feel like I'm spending money :-)) Carole It sounds like you are doing well at finding bargains for the in-between fitting days! I have gotten so very spoiled here. I don't even bother with looking at the regular price stuff at VdeP any more - I wait until it's marked down from *their* price for a quick sale! It's nuts what I've bought for $1.50 or less. I have plenty of clothes right now though, or I might look more at their "regular" priced stuff. They also cut the buttons off unsellable clothing and sell them in little ziplock bags for a quarter/bag. It's a curse for sewer-collectors such as myself. My button stock now fills two boxes rather than just one and I'vee only been buying the fancier buttons at VdeP. I hear some area sewers buy ALL of their buttons there. Now that I'm no longer looking for anything in particular, I go there much less frequently and it's probably just as well! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > We don't have a VdeP here. We do have a Salvation Army but I think > whoever does the pricing in there thinks that they can charge just a few [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Carole > It sounds like you are doing well at finding bargains for the in-between > fitting days! I have gotten so very spoiled here. I don't even bother with > looking at the regular price stuff at VdeP any more - I wait until it's > marked down from *their* price for a quick sale! It's nuts what I've bought > for $1.50 or less. I have plenty of clothes right now though, or I might > look more at their "regular" priced stuff. I'm going to be doing the same. Between losing weight (I'm 31 pounds down now :)) and exercising, my body is changing from day to day. So something that fit two days ago now looks big on me! I have to bag up all my 2X and 3X stuff and take it to Goodwill or somewhere. I wish they picked up stuff as I have been this size for so long I have a lot to get rid of. I may put it up on our local freecycle group so that the people will come and get it :-)) Carole >I'm going to be doing the same. Between losing weight (I'm 31 pounds >down now :)) and exercising, my body is changing from day to day. So [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Carole Down here in Silicon Valley, CA the American Cancer Society will make home pickups. You can call them to make arrangements. -- BettyB -- www.flamingo-code.com "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking way to go, girl! you're doing great! as well as looking good. and i agree that lilac is definitely a great color for you. you really are an inspiration for us all! i lost 16.5 pounds, only to allow the broken leg help me sabotage myself and regain 7.5 back again. i gotta get back on track. thanks for the inspiration, sweetie! kate Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling and found out that there was a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically supervised weight control) in my town. I decided that would be a good idea since I have a lot of weight to lose and I have congestive heart failure, in addition to arthritis. I made an appointment and went to see him. It was actually 2 appointments as he does a full evaluation before he talks to you about which type of weight loss program would be the best. I had to go have blood tests and I have to be grateful that he ordered those as my blood sugars were very high and they showed that I have diabetes. I found this out on September 7th. I decided then and there that I would try to control it with diet and exercise and I'm happy to report that the endocrinologist said that I'm doing so well that I don't have to take medication for it. I've gotten my fasting blood sugar down to a range of 109-114. When I had my test it was 173! I'm sticking like glue to my food plan and exercising almost every day. I'm also happy to report that I've lost 27 pounds! I've started a little webpage so that I can track my progress online. I have two photos of me that were taken on August 10th, and the last one was taken a little over a week ago when I had lost 25 pounds. I'm going to keep having photos taken as I lose more. :-)) Carole http://carmay.com/carole Yea, an injury can definitely put a crimp in exercising. You'll get back on track. You can do it :)) Carole > way to go, girl! you're doing great! as well as looking good. and i agree > that lilac is definitely a great color for you. you really are an [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > kate WooooHoooo! I've lost 25 so I know how hard you've worked. Keep it up, Kiddo! DeeTee > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole Congratulations Carole!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. debbie m. Yay, Carole!!!! I am so happy for you - you're looking good! I just started the South Beach eating plan today, since I am quite a bit overweight & have a family history of diabetes. I hope I do as well as you have! Give Dundee my love & wish me luck! Shannon > Yay, Carole!!!! I am so happy for you - you're looking good! I just > started the South Beach eating plan today, since I am quite a bit > overweight & have a family history of diabetes. I hope I do as well > as you have! Give Dundee my love & wish me luck! > > Shannon Dundee says "hi" and from me, you can do this! And it's especially important since you have diabetes in your family. Just tell yourself you HAVE to do it. And if people try to tempt you, tell them you have pre-diabetes and can't have whatever it is. Once you say that, they back off fast :-)) Carole Way to go, Carole. My mom has diabetes, controlled by diet and medication. All at once, it was no longer under control. The GP asked my mom if she really needed the prednisone. She said, no one had ever questioned it. They just continued refilling the prescription. He asked he to try going without it. Sugar dropped down and stayed where it was supposed to, as long as she didn't go overboard with her carbs and sugars. So we have had a couple of peaks, but have been able to figure out what happened. Other than those two peaks, it has been behaving itself very nicely. Great pictures. You can really see a difference already. Good luck, girl. Loujean Navy Take out the FISH to email me. > Well, in August I made the decision to lose weight. So I went to a seminar > for lapband surgery and decided that wasn't for me. Then I was googling [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Carole > http://carmay.com/carole > Way to go, Carole. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Navy Thanks, Loujean. I have so many doctors monitoring me right now I feel like a science experiment :) But it's good and they are all working together. And since I got CHF, I've learned to ask questions and will only accept answers that I fully understand :-) I have to watch my carbs as well, and I've totally given up sugars which was my choice. Carole > Thanks, Loujean. I have so many doctors monitoring me right now I feel > like a science experiment :) But it's good and they are all working [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Carole And so do I,,,,along with starches. Such as rice becomes sugar in my bloodstream very quickly. So it goes. Harv > And so do I,,,,along with starches. Such as rice becomes sugar in my > bloodstream very quickly. So it goes. > Harv Yup, I've ditched those as well. But I have to admit that I feel 100% better :) I'm also reading every label and eating only natural foods - no more cans of chemicals for me :) Carole Carole, you go girl!!! I am so impressed with the way you just made the decision and jumped right into things. What an inspiration to the rest of us!!! BTW, I gotta tell you, you have the most beautiful hair!!! Wow! Prayers that things continue to go well for you with your weight loss endeavor! . . . Donna . . . . 1. ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2. J.K.M.A. > Carole, you go girl!!! I am so impressed with the way you just made > the decision and jumped right into things. What an inspiration to the > rest of us!!! > > BTW, I gotta tell you, you have the most beautiful hair!!! Wow! Thanks, Donna. It's partially due to Clairol, LOL :)) I refuse to go grey gracefully! :)) > Prayers that things continue to go well for you with your weight loss > endeavor! Thanks! Prayers are always good :)) Now that I've been told that I have diabetes, even if I feel like having something, I know that it will mess up my blood sugar, so I just say No. I want to control it with diet and exercise. Carole Oh, Carole, How wonderful!! Good for you!! And yes, that seafoam color is good on you! 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