I am as much curious as bothered by the 96 glucose reading and have decided to fix it. Fussed around with making an appointment for an A1C test yesterday at Quest and got nothing but crap, so ordered the two tests kit from CVS online. $53. Out of stock at local store. Walmart had $90 kits that weren't reviewed any better, in fact CVS has good reviews. Amazon wanted the same $52 for the CVS test & said it would not be delivered until mid October. And after all the money I pay them for Prime. So was pleased CVS had the same price, no added shipping fee, & will get it out in a few days.
The master plan is to take one test immediately & then go on a low carb diet & repeat test in 3 months. I may be curious enough to compare the test results with a blood draw, that is if they don't give me all the grief I got last night trying to schedule an appointment. Think they are experiencing technical difficulties. The tech had trouble finding the pee test order. She was going to send me off for the blood draw already completed. Said she had no drug tox order. Told her I assumed the PCP's office entered it immediately when they called me Wednesday. So she looked & looked & finally found it. I was getting annoyed as I'd driven to a place much further than the local one. Was also worried the pcp would think I was delaying to clear my system of the 6 bags of heroin I buy downtown & shoot up everyday.
Progress as of today: 21.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
if your glucose is in a good range, why are you concerned about a1c? if a1c comes back in a good range...maybe you do not have to go low carb.
The fitness guru I admire most wakes up with 70 everyday. I would love that number. He leans towards a keto diet, but not 100%.
I can totally understand your desire to be more in the middle to lower range. I think you're good to nip this in the bud.
Donkey! Look! This reminded me of your request for non-egg breakfasts. Feel free to add all the nuts you want!
frustrating exercise day! forgot to strap on Fitbit. then kicked over small stand by bike with very first peddle & spilled big mug of unsipped coffee. what a mess! very dark & wet & gloomy outside, but a lovely view from the bike. Set Fitbit from walking to biking. no difference I can see & it had only outdoor bike, not stationary. I don't get it!
Progress as of today: 21.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
Today, I am trying oatmeal with 1 TBSP of Craisins and 1 TBPS of coconut flakes. I usually add only a TBSP of peanut butter, but I felt like I wanted a change this morning. And as it seems that the peanut butter doesn't hold me well at work, why eat all that fat and high calories?
Hah! I counted the same steps and got 85! Now I have to check what I entered in Fitbit. I may have been playing around and said I was ten feet tall.
Just checked my Fitbit steps from bike to kitchen & back. 25 I woulda guessed more, it's a long hallway. Next time I'll count
fascnatng article, hope it opens. WaPo gets fussy. says doing 30" moderate exercise per day isn't enough if one's inactive the rest of the day. says it raises glucose levels etc etc etc
Progress as of today: 21.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
That's one thing I liked about my FitBit was that it had an hourly reminder to reach 250 steps in that given hour. The Garmin has an activity reminder but not an hourly step goal. So I try to be aware of sitting too long, when I'm at work. It can be hard though, especially when I'm busy.
I have that 250 alert too. Maybe I should turn it on.
I shall now present my pedometer report.
It was not what I expected. The pedometer is picking up less than half the steps as the Fitbit. Both are on my ankle. The pedometer was too big for the pouch on an unused activity tracker ankle strap, so I clipped it to the other, making sure to get it under a sock so I wouldn't lose it. Did some googling. There are pedometers with apps and every single one I saw had monthly subscription fees ranging from $2-10.
But most interesting of all, I found an article from the federal government on reliability of pedometers and most were worse than mine. They tested various models and a Fitbit on college kids. So what's the point of the pedometer if they are so off & why are they so inaccurate? But I'm not interested enough to pursue this topic. Should anyone desire this technical marvel, kindly send a hundred dollar bill & a self addressed stamped envelope.
Thus concludes my great pedometer exeperiment.
Progress as of today: 21.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
How are you feeling? Did you call the GP?
webmasters, today was the worst day of my life. My husband ran away with two wives. Five more Sister Wives are waiting for them in Colorado City, so he will have 7. A big moving truck came and hauled away all the furniture. So I went to the basement to find a cot. I fell on the way back up and broke my arm. Then my boss called and said I'm fired for embezzling money. The detectives think it was wired to Colorado City, but my boss said I can't return. So I am bawling my eyes out, looking at my fish, Jack. I know you don't like my fish pics, but can you please show some human decency and allow just one more?
Look C&C! It says to add 2 T powder to 1 T water. I sometimes use the syrup instead of water. If I do cocoa only & no syrup, then I add an artificial sweetener. The powder mixure is kinda weird in that it hardens if you make enough for the next day.
My husband tried those 100 cal Oatmeal packs for convenience. He didn’t care for them. He said the serving size was scant & the texture mushy, so he uses old fashioned oats, 1/2 C mixed with 1 C water. There’s a 150 cal in the 1/2 C oatmeal but he says it’s more food and tastes better. He puts brown sugar on top, think it’s 15 cal a teaspoon. I stopped buying very expensive artificial brown sugar when I realized the Cals are not bad in the real stuff. It’s not like I’m eating cups of it and have to watch out.
Just lost post, the final one of July, 2022. So here we go again.
Meet Oscar Wilde, an 8" Orange Tiger Oscar, I purchased yesterday along with his tank mate, Jack. Jack is a 6" Jack Dempsey cichlid who's hiding in the plants now. Oscar is much prettier IRL; I have them in dim lighting, all the better to acclimate them to a new home. I suspect both are females, will know more later after consulting with FB Oscar experts.
Progress as of today: 4.4 lbs lost so far, only 10.6 lbs to go!
Great fish names too :-) If Oscar turns out to be female, I suppose you could change her name to Olivia Wilde, like the actress (lol)...
I was thinking about the great British writer who went to prison for being gay, a long time ago. He had an affair with a wealthy man’s young adult son & the father motivated the trial & imprisonment.
I think I remember Olivia Wilde from House MD.
What made you choose these particular names for the fish?
Common name for other fish is Jack Dempsey, after some famous boxer from when I don’t really know. This fish is well known for his aggressive temperament under certain conditions, mostly re smaller tank mates and crowded tanks.
So as you can clearly see, I have zero creativity when it comes to naming pets. LOL
hopefully you'll sneak a photo in for us when you are able to capture Jack.
Looks like I need a few more turquoise days and less pink!
I like how the blue fish has orange eyes and fins.
Your calories look good when comparing them to the numbers on the chart at far left, like you haven't done anything too crazy or excessive in your eating, so that is good.. i am sure you can reach your goals.
See pic of adult above.
NO Comments here please. This is a marker post for my May graphs.
Last post for 5/22.
New fish are spectacular! The colorful one, ~6", is called an OB peacock. The spotty guy is a Texas cichlid, the only breed native to North America. Some dots are green & blue, iridescent. The one with 2 big spots is a jewel cichlid. Tex is ~ 6"; Jewel is maybe 4".
Progress as of today: 10.4 lbs lost so far, only 4.6 lbs to go!
This is the 110 Gallon tank delivered last night. I am ecstatic! Cost 1/3 of the 90 G tank & stand & lid. Reflections and sun streaming through skylights made it impossible to photograph very well.
Do It!
1) Rake leaves left & right of driveway & brick work. Trim back ground cover, vinca, & ferns.
2) Continue gathering Goodwill donations. Progress: 1/2 done.
3) Install 2 backup filters, one in sump tank & other in tank. half done! Install 2 new filters for the 110 to cycle when they arrive Saturday ASAP.
4) Continue work on backgrounds for tanks by window. Blue cellophane & silk Ivy.
Update: double cellophane on GloFish tank or replace with blue poster board. Algae!
5). housework. Do all bedding from hallway room. Half done.
6) Continue organizing fish equipment. Very slow progress.
7) More time in gym! More time on bike.
9) Test ammonia & nitrate levels everyday in GloFish/Syno catfish tank. Suction up uneaten catfish pellets. Udate: levels good.
10) Continue researching how to breed the GloFish. Actually looking at breeding the fish not genetically modified. Same thing.
11) Crockpot soybeans
12) Continue researching Oscar fish. Plan now is to add 2 to the 110 G. Gentle giants, will rapidly grow to 1 foot! Can learn to interact with owners! I will be in fish heaven!
Progress as of today: 9.8 lbs lost so far, only 5.2 lbs to go!
But many Synodontis cats, do the same. I tried last night to get a good pic of my favorite fish, Tom, another type of syno who also swims upside down sometimes, mostly when he’s eating flakes off the water surface. Very cute! He looks like a vacuum cleaner sweeping the surface.
Yes! Tom most of all is Poetry in motion. Like a graceful dolphin.
Then I recalled your Ranger Beads & began putting a hair tie on my wrist. Works like a charm!
I wanted to ask you, When you got your new-used gym-quality exercise bike, what did you do with the old one?
I can see how they’d help with sets. Easy to lose track of.
Yes. Exactly. Don’t forget pizza and potato chips to go with that chocolate.
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