Monday, 28 February 2011

The Reality Check



This is my reality check. I do not have a scale at home, but even my largest jeans, size 12, do not fit. I am wearing stretch pants most of the time.  I never had such a huge roll over my underwear before.  Not only is it ugly, but very unhealthy. I have the typical diabetic apple-shaped body, plus chubby thighs that rub together.  Ugh.  This is my starting point of my blogging journey to good body weight and blood sugars.  The last A1C was 7.2, not bad, but it was big swings inbetween that have me worried, 23.4 at the highest and 2.1 at the lowest.  I do not use the other system.  It does not make sense to me. I feel like I have a better idea of where my levels are at because it matches the A1C numbers. I am guessing that my weight is at least 65 kilos or at least 145 lbs.  My lowest adult weight was 120 after the birth of my daughter. I loved how I felt and looked and that is where I want to be again.  So here I go....

Getting Started...

I am a 42 year old diabetic. I have had diabetes since I was 11 years old. I started using a pump in 2004 and am very satisfied with that. What I have struggled with my whole life is keeping motivated to control my diabetes. I go in fits and spurts with good control, and this past year I have been on a down slide.

I moved from Minnesota to Oslo, Norway in 2006 when I married my Norwegian husband. I had my first (and only baby) in 2007. Huge changes for me. This past year I gained twelve pounds and my A1C has gone from 6.8 up to 7.2. For my 4'11¨frame, that is a increase in weight that is very unhealthy.

Thus I feel the need to blog, to help myself and maybe others to figure out the problem with motivation. My dream is to develop a camp for grownups with diabetes types 1 and 2 to help educate and motivate them to take better care of themselves. This is my beginning. I will share my struggle to lose weight, get better control of my blood sugars, and I hope, encourage others to do the same.

If you have heard of a camp for grownups in the USA, Norway, or other countries please let me know. I do not want to re-invent the wheel.