T2 Trucker
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Time to blog this bitch:
Well my official weigh in at the doctor's shows a 12 lb gain since July 1st. I'm not overly surprised. I'm not gonna be one of these people who is gonna walk through the denial path but I do need to sit down and figure it out.
My doctor, if I can start at the end of discussion, told me to feel good about the big picture and not to lose track of what's been accomplished so far. He didn't sugar-coat it with a 12 lb. gain is a good thing either.
He did take the time to measure my waist and we discussed the scientific reasonings and such. We weren't looking for a passive solution but rather re-tracing some things that may not have been accounted for.
I guesstimated I had ridden approximately 1500 miles and walked another 300 since last visit. He immediately believed it. It's a small town and word gets around with people seeing what you do consistently. My public presence is notable. He himself has seen me 'out there' doing what it is I do.
The waist measurement (down a half inch from July) led him to believe that perhaps it was down to two areas - water retention and/or new muscle mass. Without proper advanced caliper measurements of the thighs and calves, we were in a inconclusive discussion. We discussed my massive coffee intake and then started to look for different areas of sodium intake then we branched out to just what I've changed this summer intake-wise.
So that's my 'here-n-now'. Time to re-evaluate my lack of fresh fruits (due to outrageous prices), the re-entry of carby snacks, the belief I was 'allowed' to expand intake due to increased exercise and not limiting myself. To simplify, I have gotten off-track.
Maybe it's more like I didn't do a good enough job of planning to eat for life vs. eating to lose weight. Obviously I thought I had a grip on this but over time I found my wanting for old stuff to be an area I thought I could have the best of both worlds - with control. Clearly there are some things that I'm going to have to just leave at the store, like I did when I started this journey. With winter coming on, I'll need to address this with a top priority stamp.
The numbers - health-related:
Well those are still as perfect as they have been since I overhauled my body. The good doc gave me high marks for keeping those consistent, and that told him I'm still eating well. It's hard for a diabetic to hide that, be it good or bad. Figures don't lie. This where he felt some underlying reason for the +12 was scientific and simple analyst would explain it. This would be the absolute worst time to lie to myself and to him though I could only fool myself and not him.
The task in front of me is to end deception and deal with perception. I did it before and I'll do it again.
Well my official weigh in at the doctor's shows a 12 lb gain since July 1st. I'm not overly surprised. I'm not gonna be one of these people who is gonna walk through the denial path but I do need to sit down and figure it out.
My doctor, if I can start at the end of discussion, told me to feel good about the big picture and not to lose track of what's been accomplished so far. He didn't sugar-coat it with a 12 lb. gain is a good thing either.
He did take the time to measure my waist and we discussed the scientific reasonings and such. We weren't looking for a passive solution but rather re-tracing some things that may not have been accounted for.
I guesstimated I had ridden approximately 1500 miles and walked another 300 since last visit. He immediately believed it. It's a small town and word gets around with people seeing what you do consistently. My public presence is notable. He himself has seen me 'out there' doing what it is I do.
The waist measurement (down a half inch from July) led him to believe that perhaps it was down to two areas - water retention and/or new muscle mass. Without proper advanced caliper measurements of the thighs and calves, we were in a inconclusive discussion. We discussed my massive coffee intake and then started to look for different areas of sodium intake then we branched out to just what I've changed this summer intake-wise.
So that's my 'here-n-now'. Time to re-evaluate my lack of fresh fruits (due to outrageous prices), the re-entry of carby snacks, the belief I was 'allowed' to expand intake due to increased exercise and not limiting myself. To simplify, I have gotten off-track.
Maybe it's more like I didn't do a good enough job of planning to eat for life vs. eating to lose weight. Obviously I thought I had a grip on this but over time I found my wanting for old stuff to be an area I thought I could have the best of both worlds - with control. Clearly there are some things that I'm going to have to just leave at the store, like I did when I started this journey. With winter coming on, I'll need to address this with a top priority stamp.
The numbers - health-related:
Well those are still as perfect as they have been since I overhauled my body. The good doc gave me high marks for keeping those consistent, and that told him I'm still eating well. It's hard for a diabetic to hide that, be it good or bad. Figures don't lie. This where he felt some underlying reason for the +12 was scientific and simple analyst would explain it. This would be the absolute worst time to lie to myself and to him though I could only fool myself and not him.
The task in front of me is to end deception and deal with perception. I did it before and I'll do it again.
I'm teasing, I'm glad you're evaluating your situation objectively and have a game plan in order to reach your goals. Nice one, Babes!
