Kandra's Corner

My giant.  Namely my weight.  My weight has skyrocketed again.  Two years ago I was on a weightloss journey.  I lost 60 lbs in one year.  Last year was a transition year for me and well I gained almost all of that back.

I’m devastated, disappointed and depressed about it.  My weight taunts me when I look in the mirror, when I try on clothes, and mostly when I test my blood sugar.  I don’t FEEL fat – ya know?  But it’s definitely taking a toll on my body – that’s not getting any younger.

Yeah. I’m diabetic.  Type 2, which means my weight plays a huge part.  I’ve got to get it under control – easier said than done I know.  My blood sugar started creeping up and in December I was starting to get worried.  In January I finally went to the doctor and got put back on meds.

My doc is a great one.  He didn’t get on to me in typical doctor fashion, he’s really empathetic and knows I struggle with my weight.  He just told me to lose weight – as long as I do it in a healthy fashion, just lose it.  Ya see, I can get caught up in the symantics of it all – do I count calories? fat? Go low carb? Organic? The world to weightloss can be very confusing.  The doc said what did you do to lose it a while ago?  Do that.

So, Mike bought me a new bodybugg for my birthday (this Friday!).  It came in yesterday and it’s PINK!  I still feel overwhelmed at the big number, but will be chipping away at my weight week by week again.  This version of bodybugg links to my iphone/ipad, so that’s really nice!

I’m going to try to post at least weekly about my weight – the good, the bad and the ugly.