2 Stars

The new treadmill is getting put to good use. I have walked 55 mins in the last 2 days. That is a really good for me ! The Hubby and I have a calendar in our bathroom and now we each get little stickers to put on the days we work out on the treadmill. It is like a race now. The Hubby is in the lead for time because he will walk for longer than me, but I have 2 stickers and he has 2 stickers...but he didn't work out yesterday so I can rub that in for a little bit.

A little healthy competition.

Weekly Check In

Today's weigh in was 188, ugh, double ugh. Another pound. I am 15 weeks PG and 10 lbs over where I started...more like 12. But I am coming off a celebratory weekend. It was our 4th anniversary last week and we went out of town this weekend. My goal this week is to print out a calendar, get some cute little stickers and get on my new treadmill. Hubby and I will get a sticker for each 30 mins fo workout effort.

weekly check in

My weigh in this week was 187. ugh...higher than I thought.

Good news is on the horizon though. We received our new treadmill. Now if we can only get the big boy into our bedroom where we will see it all the time!!

It is so cool I like to say we invested in this treadmill. The hubby is really talking about kicking up his workout routine too. The treadmill has a built in TV. How cool is that?!?!?! We are excited.

Belated weekly check in

I was out of town on business monday so I didn't have a chance to weigh in. But I did today. It was 186.0. I think that is up 2lbs. Hopefully some of that has to do with being out of town and having to eat out every meal. Today I will be loading up on lots of water.

Oh yeah! Hubby and I invest in a treadmill. A super fancy one that will be in our bedroom in the hopes it will be lots of use. It is ordered but not at home yet.

The Big G-D is looming over me

This the BIG Gestational Diabetes is looming over me again. I went to the Dr. yesterday was was told I would need to take the 1 hour glucose test at my next appt...that is at 16 weeks. last time I didn't get tested until 28 weeks and lived with the diabetes for 8 weeks. Now I will have to deal with this starting at several months sooner and I'm bummed. The Dr. said walking would help, but in many cases, if I have it, I have it...nothing to prevent it.

Here is a little about it.

What is gestational diabetes?
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases of gestational diabetes in the United States each year.

We don't know what causes gestational diabetes, but we have some clues. The placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother's insulin in her body. This problem is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother's body to use insulin. She may need up to three times as much insulin.

Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot leave the blood and be changed to energy. Glucose builds up in the blood to high levels. This is called hyperglycemia.


Now here is why it scares me so much.

Many women who have gestational diabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes years later. There seems to be a link between the tendency to have gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes both involve insulin resistance. Certain basic lifestyle changes may help prevent diabetes after gestational diabetes.

So it comes down to maintain a weight of around 140 to 150 lbs. I think that is doable, but I need to get there. I haven't been there in many, many years. I've been close, with in 15lbs. But I haven't been in that range since college and that was 13 years ago.

Weekly Weighin

This week's weight was 184.6. I think I'm holding steady and that is great for me right now. I haven't been watching what I eat as much as I should, but things have been a little crazy around the house. Good news is things are getting back to normal. Hopefully one good grocery shopping trip will get everything back to normal for awhile.

I'm so tired...

I've been so tired these days. It seems I have about a cup of energy that can be used the last few hours of my day. If I expend too much too fast, then I am done for by 7pm. Seriously! I have fallen asleep on the couch at 7:30 only to wake up briefly at 9pm and then officially head off to bed. I have been thinking of the song that Madeline Kahn sang in Blazing Saddles.
Of course she is tired for different reasons in her song. But I am so TIRED!