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Another NaBloPoMo Completed

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So today is the last day of NaBloPoMo.  I had some difficulties with my blog earlier in the month with my scheduled posts not posting.  It is very difficult to post every single day by actually writing a blog post every single day.  There is no way that I can do that.  I have to write posts and then scheduled them either weeks or days in advance.  The issue that I was having at times was the when I wrote them on my phone, and scheduled them, it wasn’t syncing with my wordpress account and then it didn’t actually post and I don’t check my blog every single day, even though I should, so I didn’t notice it at times.

But today is a celebration post, I did it. And that is that, so I am off to start with trying to continue this blogging into December.

Have a great day.

Week 5 of Dieting

Chris Stocker

Week 5 of my dieting and it has to get back to serious this week after the week of bad eating that I just had last week.  Last week’s eating was well worth it and I planned that type of eating into the diet because it was Thanksgiving, duh!  It just sounds weird that I am saying week 5 and it’s still November, ha.  I did not eat as bad as what I thought I would though, so I am proud of myself for that.  I only went to 1 or 2 of the eateries that I usually go to.  And when I did go to those places, I only ate half of what I usually would have eaten.

I am still riding the bike and doing my push-ups and situps every morning and I can definitely tell a difference in my body, even if it doesn’t show it on the scale and that is more important to me.  I feel and look thinner and that is a large step because it shows that I am not just doing this all for no reason at all.  There are times when I am dieting that I just see no results and I get discouraged and decide to stop dieting and just say screw it.

I am not going to be doing that this time around.  If I can still be down 5 pounds by the end of the month then I will be happy. Then another 5 by december and I will be even happier.  Of course I would like to lose more, but that is my minimum goal to know that what I am doing is working.  I am already feeling stressed today because I am back to work after a short vacation and I already feel that I don’t want to cook dinner and that I just want to go to a fast food joint.

Well, the month is almost over, but the day is just beginning so I need to stop blogging and get to work. Have a great week everyone.

Home Sweet Home

Chris Stocker

Home Sweet…. Second Home? I just got back home last night from my real home of Pennsylvania.  I am exhausted and tired and there is so much to get done today that I just don’t think that I will get it all done.  It is great to go on vacation and see family members and all that fun stuff, but when you come back, the first day sucks because of the to-do list.  I usually fly back on a Sunday, but this time I decided to do the Saturday flight thing so I can have all day today to get everything done that I have to do.

One thing that I have to do is make a list of all the supplies that I have left and which ones I have to re-order now and which ones I can wait until the new year when my deductible restarts again.  So, with that, have a great Sunday and a great week this week.  Finish off November strong.

Flying Home Tonight

Chris Stocker

I am writing this post on my iPad as I wait for the rest of my family to get to Olive Garden for a little lunch before I have to fly back to Florida.  So that means all the flying check lists have to be done again.

My posts will be back to normal length on Monday, so have a great weekend and great week.  Finish November off strong.

Black Friday Shopping

Chris Stocker

This may be one of my shortest posts all year long.  It is Black Friday and it is 5 a.m and I am in line at Target writing this post.  Buying a tv for my parents and some other little items for other family members.  I am always worried of what my sugar is going to be on this day because I am on the go until about 3 p.m. and just eat crappy, unhealthy food from one store to the next.

Well, have fun wasting money today people.

Thanksgiving

Chris Stocker

Wow. Let’s first start with me by saying Happy Thanksgiving. I am back up north for the holiday and when I woke up this morning I thought I was still dreaming. Why may you ask? Because it is snowing like freaking crazy. Are you kidding me? If it doesn’t snow on Christmas and only on Thanksgiving then I am going to be pissed. I would rather it snow then instead of now.

Well, anyway.  I know everybody wants to go eat and spend time with their family and not read a long post by me.

So, Happy Thanksgiving all.

Holidays Back in Pennsylvania

Chris Stocker

Wow, I can’t believe that I am back home in Pennsylvania right now.  Yesterday was a very long day.  Up at 7 a.m. for work, at work until 5, then home to get my luggage, back down to the airport, flight at 9:30, land at 12, drive home and in bed at 3 and wake up this morning at 9:30.  It has been an extremely long 24 hours, but that’s what goes on during the holidays and traveling right?  I am excited to get the day started today though and go see some relatives and family that I haven’t seen in a while.  I’m excited to see my niece again for only the 3rd time since she was born a year ago.  It kills me to say that I’ve only seen her 3 times, but it’s just the way that life is right now and there is nothing that I can do about it.

I have no specific plans for this trip home because I just like to relax and spend time with family and be lazy.  When I do come home now, I am not home for a long period of time, so there is too many people in my family to see within that amount of time.  So, speaking of that, it is time to get started on the day.  Mother is already yelling at me to get ready to go get last minute items for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.

Have a great Turkey Day tomorrow everyone.

Seriously, Still Only Diet Coke

Chris Stocker

I know that I posted about something like this about a year ago and it has not changed. I went out to eat recently and I asked if they had anything other then diet coke that was diet and they said unsweetened iced tea and i said what else and they had nothing other than water. What is it going to take to get a diet orange soda or diet root beer or diet sprite or diet anything else?

There are a few places that do offer it and i eat at these places a lot more frequently then I do places that don’t offer anything other than diet coke.

I don’t want to get too much into this again because it is going to irritate me and i am flying home tonight so i want to be in a good mood.

Have a great rest of the week. I am really trying to post everyday so I hope i can still get some done while being at home.

Week 4 of diet

Chris Stocker

Well here it is the fourth week of my new form of diet and exercise. It is getting better. I am losing some weight, I’m down about 5 pounds so far.  I know that I am going to be putting on some weight later on this week because of the holidays and traveling home.  It’s not even going to be the Thanksgiving dinner that is going to make me put on some weight, it is going to be all the local places that I only get to eat at a few times a year, that I used to eat at once a week when I still lived up north.

I also know that I am not going to exercise at all while I am up there because I will be in that vacation mode.  No big worries though because I will be exercising like an animal once I do get back because if I haven’t shown any improvement before December 3, which is my next endo appointment, then my doc is most likely going to put me on Symlin.  She has discussed it with me several times and I keep saying that I will lose weight by myself and I don’t need any help, but I haven’t been able to keep any weight off.

Well, this week is going to be incredibly busy and I don’t have too much time to do anything at all, so I have to get going and start packing.

Sunday Blood Sugars

Chris Stocker

I haven’t talked about how sports affects my diabetes lately because the Eagles have been playing well lately and I have not had too many worrisome times with them.  Same with Virginia Tech.  There has been close games, but I have had full confidence so far this year.  Today brings a match up between the Eagles and the Giants, division rivals.  Also, rivalries with a lot of people that I know and I will not hear the end of this until next year if the Eagles get beat.  I have no doubt that they will win tonight, but it gives me that little added stress.

When I am watching an Eagles game, my heart starts to beat very fast and I haven’t really checked my blood pressure during the games, but I have a few years ago and there was a huge difference in my blood pressure between a blow out game and a tight game.  My blood sugars vary depending on where I am watching the game.  Since I live in south Florida now, the Eagles games are not on tv a lot, so I have to go to a sports bar to watch the game.  When I go to a sports bar, I do not take my meter in with me, and I kinda guess what my blood sugar is going to be.

If I am watching the game at home, like I am tonight, then I will test my sugar like I normally would so they are a little more under control.  But I do have a problem testing my sugar at home as opposed to how often I test it at work, but that’s a whole other story for a whole other time.

Well, today is Sunday so that means time for laundry and cleaning up around the house and relaxing with football. So have a great day everyone.