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  • Agility Trial and Hydration

    I have spent the last two days getting water through me and I feel better than I did as a result.

    if I can just keep this up.

    I am really glad to lurk on the lapband board because I am realizing that Symlin is acting a lot like their fills andthey teaching me how to deal with it. before I was accepting that I was feling like crap and didn’t know why. they are teaching me that I can control it.

    Which need to be my motto now – control things rather then let them control me. and use my clicker training jnowledge to let people think they are controlling me.

  • Saw the shrink today

    It’s very odd sometimes because all I feel like I am doing is saying the same thing I’ve been saying on Twitter and the blogs, but it does seem to help.

    Today, I decided while I was there, that I would get Ozarka to actually BRING me water.  You see, I’ve figured out that is the biggest and best thing I can do to help me with weight loss, lap band surgery or not, and that my biggest obstacle was getting it into my room.  So Tuesday I am going to have them deliver. It should be easier than bringing in bottles, etc.  We’ll see how it works.

    Joining a lap band support group has been eye opening.  Most of what they experience with the lap band is what I get with Symlin but ignoring, and I’ve decided to switch to dealing with it how they do.  We’ll see how that works.

  • Working on the solutions

    I’ve learned something.  I need more fluids.

    I did really well Thanksgiving week.  Eating was under control, reflux was good, etc. 

    I was HORRIBLE this week.  Everything out of control.

    Biggest difference?  I was careful to keep fluids going all Thanksgiving week, but didn’t do well this week, so I’m gong to concentrate on that next week.

  • This week

    I am going to concentrate on eating most of my carbs before 6:00 pm.  Also going to try to get more water in.  Today is oging to be tough though.  Meeting at 8:00 and at 4:30 with dog classes tonight.

  • End of Thanksgiving week

    It’s been a good break.  Even though I had to work on Tuesday — thus making me prep all weekend and on Monday, I’ve gotten a lot of good rest AND have made some progress on food.

    Took a look at my logs last night after downloading my pump, and I am showing two good trends, one that the bulk of my carbs are being consumed earlier in the day, and that my TDD is going down. 

    The last few days have been great, I don’t think I had this long of a time frame this summer to relax.

    I’m really looking forward to winter break.

    And not having to update a server really helps me be able to blog.

  • Update Your Feeds!

    I’ve decided to go for it, so if you want to keep up with the blog with an RSS reader, you’ll want to update your feed.

  • Trying to Get Better

    I’ve been working very hard this week at getting my calories moved earlier in the day, and it seems to be working.  Though Tuesday was frankly ridiculous as I keep telling people I needed to eat and they kept me from it.

    Weird.

    I’m still having trouble with drinking water rather than drinking diet coke but I figure I really need to focus on changing one behavior at a time.  That’s also why I am not freaking out about being too tired to exercise.

  • Moving Sites

    First, I am seriously thinking of moving to TypePad.  It is the easiest way to migrate, and frankly I’m tired up hosting my own website.  I need to find out if I can move my email address to one place and the blogs to another, and how.  It would cut down on expenses too.

    I’m also not interested in keeping up with Linux/Unix stuff, it is REALLY a pain.  And it seems once I get everything working again, Movable type does an upgrade I have to install.

    The nice thing is that Adobe Contribute works REALLY well with Typepad.

  • Better still…

    Hey, I have no imagination.

    But for two days (really three), I’ve made an effort to increase water consumption and food intake earlier in the day, and I feel better.

    I was actually about to do 9 minutes on the treadmill and hey, considering I didn’t feel like any last week, it’s progress.

    Also, I’m not spending the entire evening eating … so far.

  • Dieticians advice is working – endo visit

    I have been making a real effort to move the majority of my carbs and calories to before 5:00 pm.   I did a really good job yesterday. After my endos visit I went to Denny’s for breakfast, then had Diet Gourmet the rest of the day, until right before agility practice.  Did grilled chicken then, and oatmeal when I got home.  That’s something I could probably take with me and eat in the car on the way home.

    Speaking of endos visit, this is the second weird one in a room.  He has given me no assistance, and has been letting me struggle.  He’s also given me the impression that the business side of his practice is not going well, especially this visit when I brought up the possibility of lap band surgery.  I asked for assistance, and like his emails he was reluctant.  He did say I was a good candidate, and again, the only negative to him seemed to deal with income.  He was very adament that he would have to be paid for any letters, etc.

    The good news, is that I automatically get a copy of any labs, so I can forward them onto the lap band facility.  In fact, right now, I am thinking I should contact my insurance facility so we can head off any problems.  The good news, is that my primary care physician should be cooperative and it is his practice that diagnosed the diabetes.

    The best news — his scale showed that I had lost three pounds.