Comments | rosewildeirish: *waves!*

rosewildeirish

waves!

Feb 01, 2014 19:02

Hi, all! I've been away quite a bit, in part because I've had the on-the-edge-of-sickness, feeling-like-crap feeling for...oh, all of January and a good chunk of December. :-/ Not sure what that's all about. Hope something will come of it in March when I have my check up ( Read more... )

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rednikki February 2 2014, 00:17:46 UTC

I think your goal is AMAZING. Go you!

rosewildeirish February 2 2014, 00:27:03 UTC

Thank you! It's kind of in response to being lazy and unmotivated (and gaining back a bit of weight) from mid-Dec. to mid-January. My blood sugars went from 117 to 104 in a year, and in March I get a six month check up on the sugars. I want the downward trend to continue, but my eating has been slipping somewhat (more carbs in the mix, more bad stuff) and I know I've put on five pounds again. I'm kind of yo-yo-ing in the 5-10 pound range, which is bad because I still want to lose a lot. My goal weight is 110 pounds lighter than I'm currently carrying, but a couple of people have told me my goal weight is too low. Whatever - I'd be happy with getting within 20 pounds of it, honestly - but I'm stuck up here till I get more active and eat better ( ... )

rednikki February 2 2014, 00:38:19 UTC

Oh, man. I'm thinking of both you and your ankles. I admire your dedication!

rosewildeirish February 2 2014, 00:41:23 UTC

It's a catch-22 situation, though. I'm going to hurt while I'm this weight, and if I don't? I'm going to hurt anyway. Part of the reason why I've gotten in this situation is, it hurt/bothered me to do things. Now, I think part of that was the Vitamin D deficiency - but part is simply the weight. I've been assured that my ankles and other joints will feel better as the weight comes off - and I've been a few pounds lighter than I am, and danged if it didn't improve. So I'm looking at this as motivation to get the weight off, again. Thank you!

lavidaessueno February 2 2014, 08:20:10 UTC

No prompt, just wanted to say it's good to "see" you and I hope you're feeling better soon!

rosewildeirish February 3 2014, 03:13:17 UTC

Ditto! :) (As in, it's good to 'see' you as well, though I do hope I'm feeling better too.)

madshutterbug February 2 2014, 14:01:52 UTC

One of the reasons I decided to institute a change in both diet (not go on a diet, change the diet) and exercise involved weight, yes. I'd gotten up near 100 Kg. Now, add a lead suit to do radiological procedures (flouroscopy, x-rays) and add another 15-18 Kg. Knees just simply said, D00d ( ... )

rosewildeirish February 3 2014, 03:24:30 UTC

Yeah, like I said, I *had* managed to improve the joints. The ankles (and, today, the shins on the outside of my leg) are still a problem, however. Today I noticed that I'm tending to do a thing I'm prone to - I have supination (walking on the outside edge of the feet and not so much on the inside, failure to 'roll' the foot when walking) and if I concentrated and forced the roll, my legs and ankles felt better.

So I'm going to try to be more aware of that and walk properly. I really can't afford to go back to a foot doctor - I saw one when I was a kid - and the inserts are bloody expensive and bloody uncomfortable. So. I'll do what I can by myself, I think.

I have 77,000 steps for the week. :)