Why?

On Wednesday I went to the dietitian to see why even though I have been going to curves for a year I have only lost 1 pound. I lost a bunch then gained it back then lost some more then gained it back. But when the year ended I had only lost 1 whole pound.  But my skinny jeans are baggy jeans and some of my button blouses are not skin tight either. So it kind of looks like I lost weight even though I didn't.
 I signed up for an appointment to talk with the dietitian at McCullough-Hyde Hospital about how to manage my diet since I am a diabetic. Even if I lose the weight I will still be diabetic, but I will slow down the progressive problems that come with this disease. Here is what she told me.
First diabetes come from not having enough carbohydrates in your cells to give you energy. The insulin that your  body produces isn't working or your body doesn't produce enough. So you don't have energy and you feel tired. As a diabetic I take metformin which is supposed to help with the digestion of the carbohydrates.
She gave me a diet.  Low and behold I was not eating enough carbohydrates and not eating at regular times and not drinking enough water and eating too many fats. For the last 4 days I have been measuring things out, planning meals ahead and counting carbs.  My breakfast food has increased with more carbs and less protein. Dinner is also the same way. And I have to eat a big lunch and three snacks. I will try this for a month and according to the dietitian I should lose 2 pounds a week. We will see. The challenge is to be intentional about eating and not impulsive and to measure everything out.
I am also going to walk at Miami University field house otherwise known as Millett Hall every day to increase my exercise.
I am still very angry about having diabetes, but hopefully, I can manage the illness better and not let it get to  me.

Valentine's Day

Today like many other single women I did not have a Valentine. But I did celebrate sort of. I took a friend downtown Cincinnati to catch the Megabus. I learned to post pictures from my new camera. This one is me by the creek at Hueston Woods holding up two of the fossils Lita and Jonathan and I found on Monday.  Lita gave me flowers and a computer lesson. Lita and Miriam gave me Valentines. Curves gave me one piece of chocolate. For dinner I had won ton soup and 1C. of Phan Shin's fried rice with broccoli and talapia on the side. Tonight I plan to watch some t.v. and crochet some baby blankets. Happy Valentine's  day friends and family.

Cleaning ?

If any one out there likes to clean let me know. I like a clean house and mine isn't really very dirty, but it could use a good vacuuming and  I know I need to dust the dressers in all the rooms as well as the book cases.
When you live by yourself and no one is expected to come over it is hard to stay motivated to keep the house clean. As a result I have been saying all week: You need to clean the bathrooms; you need to clean the mirrors. You need to run the vacuum and dust. But some how I choose to do other things. Actually my house is small and so it won't even take an hour. So if I just get up and get started it will be done for the month of February.
Things to do instead of clean:
Read
Crochet
Knit
Needlepoint
Watch a tv show~Thank you Lita Schriever for helping me move the tv by the window.
Call a friend.
Pray.
Go for a walk
Call the auto place about getting the brakes replaced.
See there are a lot of other things to do this afternoon since I don't have to go to work. Well, maybe if I clean someone will drop by for a visit. One can always hope!