I’m on my first day of mushies — had Tom Thumb Broccoli and Cheese soup and it was very good.
I am definitely feeling more restriction, and I’m a touch worried that it might be too much restriction, but I won’t know until Wednesday evening.
Anxious to lose more weight though.
I go to mushies after 4:00 pm today.
I’ve done better on this round of liquids after a fill, precisely because I have been very careful to make sure I have liquids available and going down my throat every minute. Helps the hunger though I think this fill is helping too.
Forgot that I wanted to say more about this fill. I had a fill back in December of 1 cc. I got in the middle of a stress festival and wasn’t able to eat, even having trouble getting liquids down. I had an unfill of half, or 1/2 cc.
I was afraid the tech would want to go to a full full of 1cc. I wanted to go to a fill of 1/2 cc. Funny thing, is that she was thinking of going to .4 cc and was relieved that I was happy with the 1/2 cc.
I have gained two pounds since the un-fill – which the fill tech said wasn’t bad.
I’ve done 24 hours of liquids, have another 24 hours to go. Living on popsicles, soup and slim-fast. Do feel like I have a decent restriction again. I’ve been starving every afternoon.
Watched Celebrity Apprentice last night — by the way, the guys didn’t win. Goldberg left without earning money for his charity.
The best news though is that Bret Michaels has ended speculation about his daughter’s medical condition without broaching her privacy. In other words, he said that they had got the tests back but he didn’t give out a diagnosis.
By the way, I thought it was really funny that Michaels was giving advice on how to be interviewed, since he comes out as such a doofus anytime he is interviewed.
Hotel reservation made (non-refundable) – food order from Diet Gourmet is made – which is on the way to the hotel from the trial site.
So I need to get a sub, concentrate on rebuilding my body from the lack of sleep, and get ready for the trial.
Going to bed now would be a good idea….
Didn’t go to bed as early as I would have liked – I think I was avoiding dealing with my office, which I am still avoiding, but have got some of it fixed ….
But physically and mentally I am feeling much better. Am hoping to get back on track on the sleep thing.
I have been experiencing a lot of physical hunger, which should get fixed by the fill I am scheduled for on Friday.
My next major decision to make is what do I do about the next agility trial. Right now, I have a hotel room and I have entries in. I am thinking of heading for Fort Worth on Thursday evening, staying there, running FAST and regular classes. Just taking my time and relaxing during the trial and not rushing back and forth every day.
I can cancel my FAST entries and my Friday entry and drive over for two classes, or I can take a mini-dog agility holiday. I’m thinking the mini-holiday is a good idea. Good news! Diet Gourmet’s pickup place is halfway between the hotel and the Dog Show. My plan would be to run FAST Friday morning, pick up food, and relax in the hotel room until time for the show.
Haven’t been able to sleep since spring break. The good news is that the problems that were interrupting my sleep have been resolved to my satisfaction.
I got to bed before 10:30, woke up at 6:15 having to go to the bathroom, went back to bed, woke up with an 7:00 am alarm, rolled over and went back to sleep and got up at 8:00. I feel a lot better. Hopefully I can get the rest of the sleep problems resolved.
I braved the scales and I am losing the same 5 pounds again.
I have a fill scheduled for next Friday since I have been having trouble with feeling hungry — real hungry.
Stress level is down but I still am not sleeping.
See the mental health care worker tonight and I am planning on focusing why I hang onto this 5 pounds.
We've got at least one diabetes blogger who likes to announce when celebrities are diagnosed with diabetes.
Frankly, it seems like gloating, and it seems wrong to me. Unless the celebrity has issued a press release It really isn't my business or anyone else's. Isn't that what HIPPA is about?
Why do I bring it up? Well, it was announced on an entertainment site this morning that Brett Michael's daughter was diagnosed with diabetes on the show, Celebrity Apprentice. Well, she wasn't. I know, because I actually watched the show, and they left the test results as a "cliff hanger".
The diabetes blogger in question announced it on twitter, and linked to the inaccurate website.
Celebrities have announced in public that they have been diagnosed with diabetes. This is usually done after they have become a spokesperson for a diabetes organization or product. Charlie Kimball comes to mind, who tweets as @RacingWithInsulin and is sponsored by Novartis. Patti LaBelle is another one, she is a pitchewoman for a blood sugar meter.
I would not be surprised if it is NOT announced one way or the other if the daughter is diagnosed, unless she has already planned to be a spokesperon. That is entirely possible. As it is, her privacy has been broached by her father, even if it was for a good cause.
Really love the way Michael Johnson's situation was handled. They never mentioned what his son's problem was (and I do believe he is a minor).
CORRECTION: Novo Nordisk (not Novartis) is actually his official sponsor, and his Twitter account is @racewithinsulin (just slightly different from what you listed in the post).
There are reports on the internet that they announced the Brett Michael's daughter Raine was diagnosed with diabetes during the show, but that is not true. I watched it, and he ended it saying they didn't know when the blood test results would be back.
Michael Johnson (Dallas ISD – Skyline Alumni) did leave because of problems with his son but they were not specified.
Brett Michaels is doing exceptionally well on Celebrity Apprentice. He was project manager for the first project, earned $100,000 for ADA Type 1 Camps, and has managed to increase Type 1 diabetes awareness each episode. Last night, he said that his children had a 50% chance of having Type 1 since he had it.
Last night, he had the winning idea for the Right Guard/Gillette commercial.
He has treated everyone on the show with respect, even, surprisingly the women, though he is shown picking up women during some of his off time.
Frankly, even being involved with a show as scummy as Rock of Love puts me off, but he really isn't much worse than Gene Simmons of Kiss. I'm hoping some of the things he has been quoted as saying in the press are blown out of propotion.
My biggest problems with him right now, he that he refuses to accept the fact that he has male pattern baldness (else, why the bandanas and hats. And his refusal to try an insulin pump.
Oh, and the whining about his kids having to take shots. Hey, it's part of diabetes, the shots aren't near as bad as the blood tests, which also comes with diabetes. I'd respect whining about that more than I would the shots. You'd think by now he'd either go on the pump, or be over the shot thing.