Can I give myself a nickname?



 I would like to be called beast. 

I am so proud of myself my friends. Where to start? 

1. I have lost 30 pounds.

2. I had my 3 month check up with my Dr. Today. My new A1C is 5.9-- that's down from 11.7!!! Here is a graph for reference:


3. She said that if I keep my A1C down till my next Diabetic check up (December) I can start weaning off the Metformin! That's a BIG DEAL friends. She said that I essentially moved myself from deep diabetes to pre diabetes again! 

4. I'm seeing REAL progress! I am going to be vulnerable here because I am THAT proud of myself--by sharing a photo I took from the side in July compared to now. The only difference is the first photo is in my undies... But listen I live in a beach town and I see much more revealing outfits on the street than my underwear. I don't really see the big deal to be honest... The difference between underwear and bathing suits- it's just material! Anyway, here's the photo:


Look at my legs!

Been a busy few weeks. Went on vacation to the cape and it was amazing. We went to a different beach every day and let me tell you: walking up a mountain of sand is HARD hahaha

I am really honing in on my Zumba skills, even sometimes making the moves harder than the original video. I hover around 8 songs a day right now, but one is super long so I feel like it evens out lol

Currently I am obsessed with hot sauce. I cant have many guilty pleasures these days so anything flavorful gets me pretty excited lol

oh right, for all those worried I am losing weight too fast or not eating enough: I heard it enough to actually do the math. Approximately, I lose a pound every 3 days. That is about 2 a week. That falls EXACTLY where you are supposed to be to healthily lose weight, on the faster end-but totally safe!

Last, I saw my Grandparents and it was AMAZING! We went to lunch and I taught them about CBD, and we drove around the island. I miss and love them very much so it was just great. My grandfather has diabetes, and it felt like we were talking shop which was pretty cool. And I had a major unspoken realization that made me feel a lot better internally. I always thought my grandmother thought I was a lush when it came to alcohol, which never really made sense to me because I don't drink much. I realized that she's feared that drinking the sugary drinks could lead to diabetes, which she was afraid to approach me about because I have always been protective of my safety blanket (my weight) so I never wanted to hear suggestions before. I needed to want it to make the change myself. 

But yeah I am glad my grandmother doesn't think I am a lush HAHAHA

Much love 💞

Still crushing it 

Sam 


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