Fifty one weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 238 Blood Sugar: 109 Did I really lose five pounds in a week? Did I really live my life that differently? Did I take more responsibility for myself? Nope. The numbers say I did (well…they say I lost weight, those...
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Weekly Check In – 7/1/2020
Fifty weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 243 Blood Sugar: 104 Three pounds up. Fuck. On the other hand, fuck it. I’m having a hard time believing this to be actual weight gain, and for the moment, I’m just going with water retention as a possible reason. In...
Weekly Check In – 6/24/2020
Forty nine weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 240 Blood Sugar: 94 Waist: 36″ I swear to god the days are melding into one long weekday called Covid. Posting this a day late again, but whatever. Down a pound! Also, you’ll see the waist measurement there, which I...
Weekly Check In – 6/17/2020
Forty eight weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 241 Blood Sugar: 94 Half a pound down, and happy about that. Blood sugar is back down in the 90s, and happy about that as well. A friend pointed out that stress affects blood sugar. Hmmm. What could’ve been causing...
Weekly Check In – 6/10/2020
Forty seven weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 242 Blood Sugar: 111 Down a little over a pound, so yay. Not bad for a lethargic, chronic grader of essays, which is who I am this week (and last) (and next). But seriously, I’m pleased as hell with that....
Weekly Check In – 6/3/2020
Forty six weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 243 Blood Sugar: 104 Down half a pound. It hasn’t been a great week. I mean, it’s been fine for me I guess, but in the last week yet another unarmed black man has been killed by police, and the...