"A normal A1C level is below 5.7%, a level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates prediabetes, and a level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes."

My A1C in October was 6.4. Today the doctor told me it is ......... 5.4. I am at a normal level with no medication, I made changes to my eating and lost some weight. I'm pretty proud of myself.

Congratulations ABD! Wish I had been as conscientious like you and lost weight before the meds. I spent nearly 10 years being prediabetic. Managed to reverse it two years ago. Last A1C was 4.9. I still need to be monitored but so far so good.

lauriekallis wrote: »

Good for you, Connie.

I was working very hard on "retraining" my brain yesterday. Stress hit and all I could think of was comfort food. Managed not to. But I was stunned at how quickly my son telling me he tested positive for Covid turned into thoughts of donuts. I could almost laugh it it wasn't so sad.
We can do this...it is just going to take some hamster herding and retraining.
There is a book out there - can't think of the title - but I'll track it down and maybe take a look at it more seriously now.

A non-drinking alcoholic friend of mind put it very well. He wanted to drink when things were good, when things were bad, when he was happy, sad, scared, excited, relaxed - any occasion called on him to drink.

And there are still those that say overeating isn't an addiction.
So you should be very proud of yourself for getting things in line today.
Let's work on alternate ways to "treat" ourselves? That can perhaps be a new thread?

IF IF IF I could get John a break with his health issues for only a FEW days I think I could handle my own addiction a little better….the best he is probably ever going to be is day to day so I might as well control what I can: my own food intake!….his sugar has jumped all over the place the past week…doctor tomorrow and I would not be surprised if he is admitted to the hospital for a few days to get the sugar regulated…when he had the heart tests last week he twisted his back on the table he was on, the weather is cool again and his RA flares up,the diabetes makes him sweat,he sits in front of the open glass doors and then he aches,his neck hurts, his toes hurt,skin is dry…..it doesn’t end….he is becoming easily frustrated over little things….I am at my wits end some days….grandson is spreading his wings and his dad is not taking it well…Amanda’s knee is causing her constant pain…moody 14 year old hormonal grandaughter….( wine has been looking very good to me but I don’t drink often because I drink like I eat, all or nothing! )

I am making small adjustments today….1 lb deficit so I get more calories….eating fruits for some sugar and drinking more coffee….planned my meals….and snacks….I had lost 16 holiday pounds and got it all back but one….I am up 39 pounds from my lowest weight in June and it makes me sick to think about it….next my clothes won’t fit and I got rid of my “ fat” clothes….my hair needs done so bad but I just don’t care right now…I am sorry for the whining….I even forced myself to brush my teeth this morning….gross….I could keep going like I am but I really need to stop….I have doc appointment the end of the month and I don’t want the new doc to tell me I need to lose weight….ugh

I have been contemplating having the word, “ Breathe” tattooed on my left wrist in small black cursive….on my right thumb area the words,
“ I Can “…I don’t have any tattoos but thinking about it….

You are all very supportive… I am just having a real pity party….my husband always encourages me to do what I like but I haven’t felt like doing much and I hate leaving him by himself too much….weather is too cool to swim most of this week….I might shop a little tomorrow just to get out of here….

Dinner is almost ready, I will feel better after I get something to eat!….starving presently coming off sugar high!

Ugh!

Its not that it was a hard day today, but as usual, I"m running smack hard into the fact that this house is not big enough for the two of us! I have absolutely no storage space at all: its a crawl space house, so no basement to store things, no closets, and the attic is very difficult to get into. NO garage so no storage there. I've got linens stuffed in drawers and tubs sitting out everywhere because I simply don't have a place to put anything! ARGGHHH!!!

It was fine for just me, because at the time, I just stored my extra stuff in the corner of the spare bedroom, but now that hubby is here with his stuff as well, we are wall to wall furniture and storage items.

It's just so frustrating that my house looks so cluttered but I can't do anything about it. Hubby has not found a job yet, so there is no way we can even think about upgrades or moving unless we find ourselves to the point that we must for him to find a job. Meanwhile, with house prices rocketing and building materials rocketing and the fact that the extra funds we have we are using to supplement my salary to cover living expenses, we are just plain stuck. *sigh*

I know I need to go through things, but getting the energy up to do so isn't something I've been able to scare up. Just like the extensive cleaning I need to do - no energy to do that either. I'm even having to fight hard with myself to get around to getting the Christmas tree down

I get a bonus in late February/early March based on the company's performance which sounds like its going to be a good one, and I usually file my taxes as soon as I have all my paperwork in, though tis going to be tricky this year since I got married in April. Since the hubby has been out of work since then, we will probably file jointly, but he'll be dealing with Wisconsin state taxes and such. We HAVE to replace our stove this year, though - no ifs and or buts about it. This pellet stove has never worked right and is to the point now that its warped and cracking. We plan to replace it with a wood stove come spring and I'm already looking around for a used one that could help save us some money on the cost. My Dad has the triple walled pipe we need already, but I'll have to find someone who install it for me, so we're probably still looking at $2,000. The rest of the bonus/income tax will have to be saved for living expenses or possibly moving expenses.

We are still looking and praying for a job for the hubby. We've made an agreement that if he can't find work that would allow us to remain here by May, we are going to have to considering moving where he can find work, since I have more flexibility now in my new position in working remotely. He's trying to find remote work too because he has come to love it here and doesn't want to leave this area, but despite the cries that the job market is begging for people, he's gotten no takers on any of the applications he's put in for his industry. The industry he's in is insisting it HAS to be done in office, even though the industry has been successfully working from home for 2 years And all that is available around here either requires a 4 year degree that he does not have, physical labor ability that he does not have, or are paying ridiculously low wages and wanting you to do the work of 4 people. In this area, the only places hiring are fast food and retail jobs or the medical industry.

My sister is trying to find something as well in the are as well but isn't havening any luck either, and she has a 4 year degree and a 2 year certificate in medical billing and coding. She's barely making enough even as a full time cashier at Krogers to cover her bills, and she and her boyfriend are frustrated because they aren't even going to be able to considering getting married like they'd like to unless she can find a better paying job because he's disabled and living in an income assistance place that has already told him that if she moves in with him, he will have to move out - they won't allow her to live with him in that apartment. Which means they'd have to find someplace else that will be more expensive which they can't afford.

*sigh* Okay; enough with the whining - time to get supper started and try to convince myself I'm not as hungry as my brain insists I am!

well, fasting today is no longer on the agenda after the energy expenditure I put out this afternoon That's a good thing as far as I'm concerning - I don't think trying to do a day long fast of less than 300 calories while putting in a 800 calorie burn shoveling snow is a good idea lol

Turns out there is 9 inches of snow out there, not 4, and its still coming down. I got the area behind our cars all shoveled out with an area big enough to turn them around and cleared a path out to the bird feeders. All in all, I was out there anywhere from 60-90 minutes and I'm am going to be so sore this evening

Still, I've got a great dopamine hit from this; sore or not, I was actually enjoying myself once I got a second pair of gloves on so my fingers weren't ice cubes lol I'm tired and sore but can see where I've been and that kind of workout always makes me feel good!

I won't be adding back that 800 calories, though. That can help cover some of the over eating I did this weekend. I had 1/2 a peanut butter sandwich on low carb bread before I went out, and I came in to find my husband had low fat hot cocoa ready for me. I ate 3 servings of cheese too as an after workout snack. I'll go ahead and fix a dinner tonight to make sure I have enough nutrition in me to help my body repair those muscles it wasn't used to working out.

There is a change of an additional 1 to 4 inches tonight, and I still need to get the rest of the driveway done, if I can beat my dad to it! He likes to get the driveway's scraped with his new tractor.