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Blood Sugar: 150 (Huh? Argh.)
Weight: 309.8
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Baked potato with trimmings.
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Started taking a protein powder supplement. The snacks I have are filled with protein, so what I’m doing is adding it to my cereal and finding a way to have it at Meal 2. Therefore, I’m having it 3 times a day with the meals that need a little more protein. Hopefully, this will help with muscle growth and weight loss. We’ll have to see.

Just one word of caution: Do not add vanilla flavored protein powder to plain water and expect it to taste good.

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Blood Sugar: 138
Weight: 309.8
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Chinese (I broke the 310 mark. Had to celebrate. Don’t worry. I didn’t cheat on my diet.)
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Starting with a protein supplement tomorrow.

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Blood Sugar: 137
Weight: 310.2
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
Biggest Loser Workout
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Hamburger Patty (Was fish, but didn’t like the fish, so reheated a burger)
Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Still can’t break that 310. I’ll get there though.

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I haven’t watched the show except for a few minutes here and there if it happened to be on as I passed through the living room. However, since I knew that people on that show lost a lot of weight, and according to the reviews written about the DVD, the workouts were very similar to what was on the show, I decided to give it a try.

See, I needed something for when I couldn’t go to the YMCA. However, I am a complete beginner with all of this exercise and diet stuff, so I needed something easy to learn and that would give me a warm-up and cool down.

This DVD has all of that. It’s great for beginners. It has quite a few workouts and the capability for you to mix and match them to suit your needs. However, there are workouts already selected for if you don’t know what your needs are.

Seeing as today was the first time I actually used it, I have to say that I felt truly worn out after doing the routines, even more than when I swim. I would say that’s a good thing.

Now there is a lot of extras and “meet the stars of the Biggest Loser” stuff on there, but that’s not what I came for. So, if you have a Netflix account or you can find it in your local rental store, check out this video if you don’t already have a decent fitness video. It met my needs for now. Maybe I’ll graduate to something else later, but for now, I’m quite happy.

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Blood Sugar: 147
Weight: 310.0
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
Biggest Loser Workout
Meal 1:
2 Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
2 Hotdogs (One too many for my stomach)
Chips
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Can’t wait until that weight goes below the 310 mark. Of course, below 300 would be even better. Notice the exercise. I’ve explained that here.

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Blood Sugar: 125
Weight: 310.2 (Finally)
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
None today.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Turkey Sandwich with Provolone Cheese and Mustard on Whole Wheat
Chips
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Peanut Butter Toast
Glucophage

Weight has gone down. Blood Sugar is slowly starting to stay down. I think the water is making a bigger difference than I expected. Now I just need a little more protein in my diet and I’ll be just about set. Expect a review of the workout video I rented tomorrow.

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Blood Sugar: 130
Weight: 311.4 (Still here.)
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 6 times a day)
Exercise:
30 min of Strength Training at the YMCA (Right after meal 2)
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Cheeseburger and Fries (Homemade to keep grease down)
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

Well, the new regimen of water has done nothing for my weight, but if that blood sugar number keeps going down, it might just be worth having to go to the bathroom 5 times in the middle of the night.

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Blood Sugar: 139
Weight: 311.4 (Still here.)
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None. Video should be here soon.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Veggie Pizza from Applebee’s (Only 14g of carbs!)
1/3 cup of Strawberry Cheesecake (After no sugar, man was that heaven. But it was only a little bit.)
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

So here’s how I’m doing it now. I drink one 16 oz glass of water before every meal and snack and then one before bed. We’ll see if water makes a change.

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Blood Sugar: 125
Weight: 311.4 (Argh. Up a pound.)
Fluids: Water and Diet Soda
Exercise:
None.
Meal 1:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 2:
Chicken
Rice-a-Roni
Green Beans
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
1 cup of Milk
Meal 3:
Just under 2 cups of cereal
1 cup of milk
Glucophage

OK. I know I’m getting lower calories. And the pizza yesterday had half the toppings it normally has. I know because I made it with the help of my beautiful, loving and caring wife. (I have to say that. She reads this.) So, the lack of exercise must be doing it. The extra pound that is. But no, according to a few medical people I know it’s probably gain in muscle plus my body scared I’m trying to starve it. So after it gets used to slightly less food, and I find the time to exercise again, I should start dropping pounds.

So, today, I used my Netflix account to rent a workout video. I’m totally new to fitness, as my poundage can attest. So I need help with what exercises to do and what kind of warm-ups to do. When the video comes in, I’ll tell you all about how much I hate it or love it. Netflix is great for “demoing” videos like this so you know if you want to buy them.

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Remember this, Saphrym Magnet? Well…

Saphrym Magnet sat on fridge door.
Saphrym Magnet fell to the floor.
All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men,
Couldn’t put Saphrym’s 3 hairs together again.

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