I walked out of the doctor's office after my diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes in October of 2009 with two goals. The first was to get my blood sugar down from 395 to normal and the second goal was to get my weight down from 210 pounds to 165. Much to the surprise of my family, my friends and, to be truthful, myself, I'm pretty close to achieving... Read more
I had not intended to take the month of August off from writing these posts, but I am back now, with a little progress to report but some setbacks as well. The diet has been going well; my exercise program, not so much. Accenting the positive today, I want to talk about diet, and what I have learned over the last year. The good news for the end... Read more
I spent last week on the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida near Venice. After a rainy first day, the weather was great and, for those with travel plans, the water and sand are both oil free on that part of the coast.
This was the second trip since my diagnosis last fall, the first without medication. It was a relief not to have to worry... Read more
This Saturday I did it: I burned the bridges, sank the boats, cashed in the return ticket. I've made some serious progress towards my weight loss goal, which is great, but it has also left me with serious wardrobe sizing issues. Last summer I could not comfortably button slacks with a 38 inch waist. Now they look like I'm wearing clown pants.... Read more
Do you remember going back to school in the fall and having to do one of those "What I did with my summer vacation" essays? It's been well over thirty years since I was student, but I still have in the back of my mind the idea that summer implies some sort of change in the routine. Now since my clients and the farm (and the family bills) won't... Read more
