Things on Tuesday

Totally Terrible Things on Tuesday:

• I have avoided paying the bills, again.  We have the money, I just haven't made the time. 
  
• That procrastination just costs us more money.  (Edited on Tuesday evening:  the one bill I was so worried about---I thought it was late, really late---nope when I made the payment just now I found out I'm ahead on that bill by about a month.  :^)  I stressed for nothing.)
  
• I wish I knew how to kick procrastination out of my life---and keep it out.
• I want donuts.  Really, really want them....planning a trip to Sam's Club so I will pass the local Krispy Kreme and can stop to pick up some really yummy, really fattening, in no way shape or form good for you donuts: Chocolate Eclair, lemon filled, chocolate covered and regular warm glazed donuts.  All washed down with an equally unhealthy amount of chocolate milk.  <drool>
  

Totally Terrific Things on Tuesday:

• We've decided to find the money for both Jordan and I (me?) to go on the Sugar Bowl trip with the band.
• I am actively doing my best to kick my victims mentality out the door and not let it back in.  Which is hard because that mentality sneaks up on me and suddenly one day I realize I'm doing it, again.  No amount of complaining will make it go away---I have to actively patrol for the invader and keep it kicked out.
  
• Tomorrow marks the 18th year of Chris walking back into my life.*
• House is a wreck, but I'm working on changing that, too.
• High temperatures for the next few days are now in the lower 90's with upper 90's heat index; which beats upper 90's with triple digit heat indexes.  It was actually fairly nice out there this morning as I walked Chris to his car.

*  Another Wal~Mart related incident.  Extra short version of the how we met story---I fainted, Chris caught me and that is how we met.  Several years later (I was still working at Wal~Mart---I had very recently left my (then) husband and I got paged to answer the phone.  It was Ernie and he was asking/begging/pleading and coming this close >< to demanding, that I go back to him.  I stood there listening to him and hardening my heart against his pleas who happens to round the corner?  A recently graduated from college, Chris taking a lunch break to stroll around Wal~Mart---he heard me paged to the phone and came searching for me...and that was that.

Comments

[Katiebell]

I love donuts.  

I wonder if thinking about paying the bills on time as having more money for the trip to the Sugar Bowl would help motivate you?  I find that doing one at a time also helps.  (like one a day for a week so whatever.)

How are you doing with the Diabetes?

[I-Luv-Eeyore]

He is keeping it under control with diet.  He's had a couple of days that his number hasn't been the greatest, But those are weekend days and I have said from day one that he would have the most trouble on weekends because they are not as structured as a work day is.

When we first found out we went to a 'how to live with diabetes' class.  We are leaving in a few minutes to go to a 'counting carbs' class.

Loads of fun!

[Katiebell]

thats excellent!  It sounds as if the diabetes turned out to be not such a big deal.  Has he lost any weight?

Not that fun, but fun for the future!

[I-Luv-Eeyore]

He started at 297 (weight in the morning before eating or drinking) and last night was at 284 (weighed in the evening after a full days worth of food and his clothing/shoes.)

His biggest issue is eating breakfast.  He has never been a big breakfast eater as he just doesn't feel hungry when he first wakes up.  3-4 carbs every meal is not as easy as it sounds, either.  Especially in the mornings.  He can't have cereal because most of them are extremely carb heavy.  He can't have too many eggs as that is a cholesterol/heart health thing.  He could eat fruit---but he has to get in some protein, too.  Breakfast is the biggest issue.

He does not like most vegetables which are 'free' foods.  Lettuce, green pepper, celery and carrots with some occasional tomatoes.  He really likes corn but that and potatoes are high in carb counts so I don't fix them anymore.

So, yeah.  Right now it is not that big of an issue.  He's cut out corn, potatoes and his late night bowl of ice cream...every once in a while if the rest of the meal I've fixed is really low in carbs I can fix some corn or he can have some ice cream later.  Not much, but some.  He's doing good and I am very impressed with his attitude.