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I have been having trouble with the Dexcom G6 staying on me for the full ten days. 

A lot of us have been having this issue, according to Dr Google 😉

I have figured out the overlay tape doesn't last the full 10 days either.  So I have been putting the sensor on, then just about when the tape starts coming up, add overlay tape.

I have even had to trim the overlay and put a second layer on it, but that usually does the trick.  I think we can get overlay tape free from Dexcom, as they did send me one packet, but I have bee using a tape on bought on Amazon and leaving the Dexcom for emergencies.  It's in my bag in case I have an issue when I'm out and about.

I have lost over 10 pounds!  That is even with upping my calories a bit yesterday.  

Loving the ModSquad!

I’ve hinted about this place in two previous posts.

They are on Inwood Rd, just across from the Galleria.

I can’t get over how clean and nice this gym is.  It’s small, not a lot of space and they specialize in group private training.  Group private training has been 4 trainers on one person, or one trainer with 4 people, or anything in between.

They have a 6 week challenge, which is there way to attract members.  It isn’t cheap, and they suggest training three times a week.  They focus on core training, where my phyiscal theory has focused on my injuries.  They are also really big on off days.  They have classes MWF or TTS.  Closed on Sunday.

Their 6 week challenge is free if you lose enough weight (I don’t remember what the exact deal was) or reduces your monthly rate.  So far, I’ve lost about 10 pounds in 4 weeks.  

The challenge combines food advice with training.  Their food advice is a small box, but they are willing to adjust that box as needed.  With my lap band, following their box resulted in 900 calories yesterday.  Both I and the head trainer was concerned about going into starvation mode, so I’m opening the box up a bit.  I’m already at 804 calories today, so that’s good.

I love my Tom's and have a huge Tom's collection.  

However, the last time I wore my Tom's was walking to and from the Fort Worth Dog show and parking lot, I suffered a huge plantar fasciitis attack.  I went to an orthopedist first, the same one who solved my toe problem, but after three visits, I still couldn't walk without pain.

I went to North Dallas Pain and Wellness, with all my pain issues, and they resolved them.  Hand grip pain, knee pain and plantar fasciitis.  I finally got the courage to try the Toms again last week, and no pain!

However, now I'm suffering some back / hip pain.  After I got back from Portland I was 2" off, and now am down to 1/3" off.  

The things I think helped the most — Physical Therapy — I couldn't do most of the exercises I started, and now have full range of motion, stem therapy in the knees, and ultrasound in the feet.  

I keep looking.  Weight loss help.

I have been stuck and it’s hard to find the answer. 

I know I can’t do it on my own. 

I tried a company that heavily advertising in the area but their plan doesn’t fit with the lap band. Plus they were punishing. 

Jenny Craig worked until they celebrated my half goal accomplishment. That backfired and it wasn’t even my half way goal.  They work better if you are not preparing food for someone else. 

I tried a doctor from my current medical group and their weight loss classes and it was too punishing again. You turned in your log and the nutritionist was negative on food choices and didn’t afford alternatives. 

This one is very close.  Includes both a diet that is easy to follow and personal training. 

My biggest issue is remembering if I have taken something, especially when routine changes. So I mark my patches too.  I still haven’t found a system for inhalers.  This is my patches. 

I do great organizing my pills and I finally figured out to keep track of my injections. 

I use a sharpie and put a date on each pen needle. I pull out the tab and put them in the an old plastic cap from a Walgreens nut jar.  

Nicely organized and I can tell from a glance if I took my injection.

Though I'm going to look into multi-focus next year. I love multi-focus contacts but haven't had any in a while.  Vision is better.

I am not sure that the upfront cost makes up for solutions, especially since I am still doing the dry eye and washing my lids each day.

I occasionally have the odd contact accident — lost one yesterday.  Could not find it any where, and remember my experience with extended wear and wearing a contact bandage last year, I slept in these.  Not for a short night, and put in extra moist eye drops before I went to sleep.

It bothers me that I have to buy them a year at a time since my prescription can change, but I do think I'll do the overnight thing once in a while.  I'm thinking dog show weekends for sure since I often have to wake up and walk the dog in the middle of the night.

I certainly don't recommend it.

A flatline is a good thing in the diabetes and world. 

Here is my last night. 

I've always been too sensitive about what others think of me.  That's one of the reasons I'm overweight, though that sounds odd.

I've decided that the weight loss group I'm in is a negative influence not a positive.  The leader is fake positive, and their staff is just untrained.  Especially the screwing up appointments.  

I walk into the room, dressed in work out wear, sweaty and I'm asked "Did you exercise this week?"  Not how many minutes, which would be appropriate, but no, "DID YOU?".

I did a minor head explosion at the time, and was ready to walk out.  Then 20 minutes of the 60 minute class is wasted with exercise I can't do.  Which also makes me feel bad.

So I don't think I'll go back, I certainly am not going to the nutritionist appointment because he is just going to beat me up — he did every other time.

I'm not burning the bridge yet, but we'll see how this week goes away from them.