Treadmill & iFit

 John got a new treadmill.  It arrived last Thursday.

I started using it yesterday, started a walking (I think) series.

This is my first one.

My next one, today's, was a recovery walk.  Pretty easy, actually.  

This was today's set.  
Heart rate means nothing, to me, since my resting heart rate is like 100ish.  (103 right now, and I've been done for half an hour.)  So, I guess my rate increased about 20 bpm.  Not too bad, I suppose.  Dunno how much it's supposed to increase with exercise.  But I never see more than like 145, no matter how hard I push.  Too weird.

Anyway.  I've got tomorrow's walk queued up and ready to go.  

Just had a thought!

 Yeah, I know.  :)
How's that a new thing?
Well, the thought is that I am at 174 pounds.  

My 'goal' weight is 155.  I'm technically under 20 pounds to my goal.  O-O 
SPAZZZZZ

I'm... word escapes me.  If it was a bad thing, it would be aghast, but it's a good feeling.  Maybe stunned?
Oh, the scale I use is called "Fit Index" and they are a biometric scale company.  It connects via bluetooth to the phone.  John bought ours before his bariatric surgery.  I've purchased two for friends.  I really like them.  Got it from Amazon, for about $25.  They still go for about that.  
I might change my goals as I go, I don't know.  I picked 155 as a nice number to aim for.  But it might still be too high.  Dunno.  I don't know that I ever thought I'd GET to it.  So any number was a good target.

Weirdness

 So, I'm having an interesting time eating.  

Animal proteins now seem to have an 'off' flavor.  Fish is a BIG no no, although tuna from a can seems ok.  I'm gonna try some chicken tonight, and see how that is.  

Carbs are ok, but if I eat too many of them, I get queasy.  

So, that's all fun.  

On the plus side, I'm down to 176 pounds.  

I might post some 'before to now' photos.  I've got the post primed and ready to go with the before pics.  Just need to take some now ones.

Stay fabulous, my people!

July 24th Physical news

 So, loyal readers.

I had my annual physical today.  

I'm down to 178 (with clothes, LOL) 
My A1c is 7.0, down from 7.7.  WOOOOOT!

My cholesterol/HDL: 2.4.  Down from 6.5!!!
HDL is 48 , which is up from 40, but still well withing the 40-60 range.  :)
LDL is calculated at 35, my last one couldn't calculate, because of elevated triglycerides.  BUT, much under the <130.  :D
Cholesterol is at 115, down from 261.  and WELL within the 50-200 range.
Triglycerides are still a bit high - 158, but compared to my last one - 526, I'll take it.  Ideal range for that is 25-150.  I *think* when/as my average blood sugar goes down, so will this one.  :)

I don't know what this is, but it's now in normal range: Alanine Aminotransferase 74 U/L and it was 94, with a normal range of 12-78.  
Oooo, of course I looked it up.  high levels happen with liver damage.  hmm.  I guess I might have been on the way to hurting my liver, but now it's better?  
copy/paste from my quick google search.
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is an enzyme found primarily in the liver and kidney. It was originally referred to as serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT). Normally, a low level of ALT exists in the serum. ALT is increased with liver damage and is used to screen for and/or monitor liver disease.
Another one, probably liver associated: Aspartate Amino Transf.  is 31, was 50.  With a normal range of 15-37.  I'll do another search!  Yep.  another liver one.  I know one of the things I might have is a fatty liver, and losing weight will/can help with that, and guess who's lost like 6 pounds so far.  Yours truly!  So, going by numbers, I might just have been at the edge of doing major damage to my liver!  boggle.
ok.  
Yet another liver one.  Bilirubin  - 0.9 with a normal of 0.0 to 1.0.  previous was 0.8.  hmm.  gotta take better care of my insides.  

Average daily glucose level 142, down from an uncontrolled 253.  All of these before numbers come from April of last year, by the way.  

On the whole, I think I'm doing amazing, with the help of meds.  I hope I can maybe someday come off of some of the diabetes ones.  Not likely to stop using thyroid meds.  sadly, once that beast stops working right, it rarely comes back.  

I don't need any invasive stuff for a couple of years.  Flu shot later in the year.  But that's it.  

Stay awesome, my people.  LUV YA!

GOAL ACHIEVED!!!

 I made it under 180, for real this time!  Scale is working right, now.  

Ozempic 1mg

 So, taking 1mg of Ozempic now.  On my 3rd week.

I'm down to 180.2 pounds.

Got a CGM last month.  On the last couple of days of the 2nd (3rd) one.  I had major issues keeping them from falling off.  So the first one got bumped off about 2 or 3 days after I put it on.  I called the company that made them, and they sent me a replacement.  I put that one on, and the second day it FELL off.  No prompting from me.  I was literally sitting on the lawn, playing with the chickens.  Nothing touching it.  Just... bloop...off it came.  
I waited until the next tuesday, which is when the first one should have finished, and put the 2nd one from the first set of two that I got on.  I put a big bandaid over it.  Worked like a charm.  

I purchased some sticky covers for them.   I don't think I like them as much as I liked the bandaids but the covers are water proof.  meh

I'm down about 7 pounds since I started the Ozempic 2 months ago.  I like it.  Some queasy if I eat too much.  But, I can live with that, especially if I don't eat too much.  LOL

Making hamburgers for lunch, cuz I can haz cheezburger.

Gonna have brats and roasted veggies for dinner, cooked on the grill.  Kinda be a late dinner.  Hmm.  Maybe I'll do it for lunch tomorrow, instead.  I'll ask John what he thinks. 

Got another appointment coming up for diabetes on June 20th.  Physical on July 24th.  Might take that day off.  not sure.  

3rd Week of Ozempic

 I'm down about 5 pounds, and my numbers are excellent!

I like this new med.  

I've also JUST started using my Constant Glucose Meter (CGM).
:D
Right now I'm at 109.  Much glee.  Cuz I just ate.  I LIKE THIS.

hmm
CGM says 64
regular blood meter says 150

that's a bit of a discrepancy

now up to 99.  

interesting.  Well, I like the device.