Got another GREAT report from my ob-gyn doctor yesterday and some eye-opening news. As you know my weight is stable and if I gain a pound or so, I jump on the loosing wagon until that is gone. BUT, I still have not been able to get that "last 10 off." At the doctor yesterday, my blood pressure was excellent - 110/70, my iron count was excellent - 15, and my weight - according to their charts - was still FOUR pounds in the OVERWEIGHT category for my height. At first I was very disappointed. But when the PA came in to examine me, she was one happy lady. She just keep on and on congratulating me and finally I said, "I really thought I wasn't overweight any longer." She flipped back to my chart and said, "Listen, this time last year you were at the TOP end of obese and now you're at the bottom end of overweight. That's unheard of for us." So, I perked up a wee bit. I am REALLY determined now to get myself to the normal range. :) This is funny though - the medical profession (according to what she told me yesterday) opts for the bottom end of the groupings (obese, overweight, normal) as they believe that weight has SO MUCH to do with chronic illness and disease (I also believe that) but for me to be at the bottom end of my normal range for my height I would have to loose 40 more pounds. Yikes!
At first I was overwhelmed by that. However, after thinking about it, then I started making excuses, "they never considered my age," "they never considered my bone structure," "blah, blah, blah." Right? The bottom line is - I want to be healthy and if I have a few pounds to go to get to that range, I simply do. I had to remind myself that the days of making excuses are over! I hope you are all going to the doctor and having those check-ups regularly. I am such a pro-active girl with that - check my blood, urine, counts, blood pressure - etc. Especially as I age it's important to me to stay on top of everything. :) I am going to live to be 100, so I gotta do it right. Amen?
One of the girls in the fam has 4 pounds of almond flour from Honeyville for sale. The almond flour upsets her stomach and she was thinking someone could use it for baking over the holidays. She used about one pound and doesn't want to waste the rest. She is selling the other four pounds for $19. If you are interested, let me know.
I have ordered the brown sugar and powdered sugar from Whey Low (I am still gathering info, but it appears to be good) and will let you know after I try some. Some of the fam in phase 4 are eating Ezekiel products now and having no change in their weight. This bread has no white flour - the flour is made from grains, nuts and seeds. So, they are enjoying having bread again that is healthy.
I went to a new place to eat that is FAB for our phase 3-4 folks - Salad Express in PTC. YUM! It's like a HUGE salad bar - so fresh - so good. They do offer white and sweet baked potatoes, but the salad was HUGE - enough for two meals - and so fresh. Great choice for us.
Off to the races - have an amazing day and drink that water!
Choose life and eat to live, PK
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