Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can. - Unknown

My Sunday Update Posted by Gee on 11/8/2009, 4:27 pm Hello my friends. Life is an adventure isn't it? I think I mentioned to you about my husbands weight loss. Although he did diet at first he soon started losing weight at a startling speed. The unfortunate thing was that it appeared to be mostly muscle tone. I knew this wasn't healthy and suspected at first it was related to his treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis.The other option was he was a diabetic. I went and bought test strips for our blood sugar testing machine and sure enough his sugar level exceeded the capacity of the machine 600+. Any one that has knowledge of this illness knows that kind of level is potentially deadly and we are so lucky he did just lapse into a coma and die. So after several more MD appointments and labs he has been diagnoses with Type 2 diabetes and High Cholesterol. More meds, special diet, more MD appointment, fingersticks 4 times a day all this has been keeping me hoping. Good thing I am a nurse. The diet is good for all of us, there is NO more junk in the house. I went through and cleaned out anything that potentially could be a health risk to him or I. Our relatives are aware and there will be NO more consumption of food that is potentially poison to our bodies. It isn't a matter of choice anymore it is a matter of necessity. So all that being said, I have had another full week and the results are a loss of 3 more pounds. Love ya, Gee I am down now...75 Pounds  Reply

Wowzers... Posted by Brandi on 11/9/2009, 7:19 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" 75 POUNDS!!! You go girl! I'm sorry to hear about Free. Hopefully this new diet will benefit both of you. Alot of times changing the diet and adding exercise can lead to a change in the diabetes diagnosis...maybe this will be the case for Free. Keep on truckin, you are doing AWESOME!  Reply

Oh my word!!! WOW girl! Posted by Tammy on 11/9/2009, 5:29 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" THAT IS AWESOME!! WAY TO GO on the weight loss! Holy smokes what a scare you could have had. It is a good thing your a nurse, anyone else would have just that "ahhh wish I could lose that fast" and not think twice about it. It'll be good for both of you to eat healthy and sometimes we need a scary wake up call. Can't wait for some B4 and after pics. Tammy  Reply

Way to go!! Posted by Rachael on 11/9/2009, 2:09 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" Great job all around!! Rachael  Reply

75 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by Gina on 11/9/2009, 9:50 am, in reply to "My Sunday Update" WOW!!!! In how long???? You are just rockin' it girl!!!!!! Sorry to hear about Free...but hopefully this will be better for all of you in the long run...healthier eating habits. On The Biggest Loser, people are always getting off insulin and what not just by exercise and diet changes. Hopefully this could be the case in your situation. But GREAT JOB GEE!!!!! On the loss of 75 pounds!!!!  Reply

In about 5. 1/2 months Posted by Gee on 11/9/2009, 9:52 am, in reply to "75 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" since the third week in May  Reply

That is just FANTASTIC Gee!!!!!!! :) Posted by Gina on 11/9/2009, 9:55 am, in reply to "In about 5. 1/2 months"  Reply

Great Job Posted by Fran on 11/8/2009, 4:49 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" Sorry about Free. Good thing you recognized the symptoms. These years, they can wind up being not so kind when we've been not so kind to the bodies, eh?  Reply

Gee... u rock. BIG time. Posted by shirley on 11/8/2009, 4:49 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" I am so impressed with your progress!! And I will keep Free in my prayers and SO glad he has a wife who not only is a nurse, but a very attentive WIFE and mom. Give him a hug from all of us on here!!  Reply

Congrats on the HUGE LOSS Gretchen Posted by Krista on 11/8/2009, 4:36 pm, in reply to "My Sunday Update" and I am so glad to hear Free is getting things addressed. It doesn't get much more serious than DEATH does it?  Reply

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