In February my doctor diagnosed me with diabetes and high cholesterol. This was a nightmare come true for me...my Mom passed away from complications of diabetes and congestive heart failure when she was 57 years old, which is 11 years older than I am right now. On my way to the doctors appointment I went to Walgreens and picked up three movie size boxes of candy, because I convinced myself it was okay cuz I was hungry and had not eaten yet because I had to fast for the blood tests at the doctors...on my way, and after having eaten 1 and a half boxes, I had a premonition that I was going to get bad news at the doctors and that this would probably have to be the last candy I could ever eat...so I threw the rest away in the nearest trashcan...when I got there my premonition was confirmed...when I got home the first thing I did was sign up for myfitnesspal.com and log in that days food...even the candy I had consumed...I tested my blood sugar the next day and it was 265...It is now about 130 days later and my blood sugar hovers in the late nineties and early hundreds, my doctor has changed my diagnosis to PRE diabetes, my cholesterol has dropped from 225 to 178, and I have gone from 362 lbs to 323 lbs. as of today, my weigh in day...
The journey is way far from over. There is so much more to lose, but I am determined to do it. I feel ready for the first time in a long time because I chose it for myself, not because someone told me I need to do it.
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