Yes, six months have passed since my last post. I had hoped beyond hope that 2016 would bring new successes. But, no. Weight loss has been extremely slow. From 151 lb. down to 144 lb. by the first of August. Heavy sigh.
I spent most of the month of May doing a 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge with the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics group. The goal was to see how close we could get to Dick’s 10,000 steps a day. My highest was 6,000-something. I saw my fasting blood glucose go down 10-15 points so I was happy about that.
Then I lost a job (my highest-paying web client) just before the end of May. I developed an excruciating toothache (on a weekend, no less, and had to wait until Monday to see a dentist) and then had to be medicated for that.
We spent the month of June emptying out an expensive storage unit. That required a lot of physical and emotional energy! We did make our deadline of June 27. But before that deadline, people in our life started dying and getting potentially terminal diagnoses. And this is still going on! When will it ever end?!?
Now I am again devastated. My doctor has increased the dosage of a medication (nortriptyline) that causes weight gain and alters blood sugar. If I thought I was fighting a losing battle before…. It’s very depressing. There are days I’d love to just scrap ALL my pharmaceuticals (except for Synthroid) and start over with just my diabetes diet, 72 oz. of water, and 30 min. of walking Barley every day—and getting in bed before midnight—and just see how I would do!
