NEW YEARS: MONITOR BLOODSUGAR & WEIGHT

[megamania]

Aye, I can understand that (esp. living someplace where much of the winter is dang cold...well, most winters it is, anyway ).

One thing I did is go to the sporting goods store and get a couple of small 5-pound dumbbells, and a book called "Weight Training for Dummies." Looking through the book, I found a half-dozen upper-body exercises, and I do those every other night. Takes no more than 10 minutes, and I do it while watching TV.

I get lower-body exercise by walking to and from the train to work (20 minutes each way), and walking in the neighborhood on weekends, if the weather cooperates.

Doesn't sound like much, but I really think it makes a difference. And, my endocrinologist likes where my numbers are.

This past weekend while clearing a corner of the house for a closet I found many of my 2-10 pound weights and was considering this very thing.

 

[megamania]

Been a bit since I posted....


116

WT 242

 

[megamania]

98

WT 241

I got my bloodsugar where I want it.... now for the weight.

 

[kenobi65]

Go go megamania!

 

[megamania]

I'm sure it have something to do with watching the movie recently but this is what I heard vs read...


Go Go Godzilla

God zilllll-llllaaaaa!

Mix of the song and the old animated series theme.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Go Go Godzilla

God zilllll-llllaaaaa!

Mix of the song and the old animated series theme.

Great and now I hear the Power Rangers theme play in my head.

 

[megamania]

I am happy to say I was out of the age to watch that kinda stuff when it came out.


My gawd... the merchandising though!

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I am happy to say I was out of the age to watch that kinda stuff when it came out.


My gawd... the merchandising though!

I was totally into it at the time. I still have a love for Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, but all new incarnations seem to bite it big. The merchandising was terrible though. And the theme song left much to be desired.

 

[Scotley]

Glad to see things going well for you. Exercise is key, and unfortunately, the hardest part for me at least. How is your Hemoglobin A1c score running? I find that to be more helpful to me than stuggling with daily numbers. We all have bad days, but the A1c tells you if you are doing well over all. I work to keep mine at 7--ideally under 7 and some say under 6.5. There are some very promising if expensive new drugs out in recent months--Januvia and Galvus. They aren't expected to cause weight gain like some of the current popular treatments--Actos, Avandia, Glimepiride and Glipizide.

 

[Scotley]

How you gonna tell an Asian she shouldn't eat rice?

-Suzi

Have you tried brown rice? That seems to do a little better for me. Pizza seems to be my bane. I don't know if it is the crust or the sauce.