Honestly August

As you know I decided at the beginning of last month to stop measuring and weighing every day. I have since then opted for a once-a- week weigh in, usually on Monday. The first three weeks of July I measured in at 142.2.  The exact same measurement for three weeks in a row. It was more than a little disheartening but at least I wasn't gaining. Then in the final week I got up fully expecting to see 142.2 again. I was pleasantly surprised by 140.6. I almost didn't believe it so I waited to write this post to make sure that the measurement was true. It was! Not too shabby considering I'm no longer quite so strict with my diet and our gym use has shrunk to once, maybe twice a week. My waist measurement has fluctuated every week. As low as 25.6 and as high as 26. I've really been toying with the idea of taking a class at the gym. My fir
My husband has been having a difficult time keeping up with his diet. I've allowed him to have a cheat day once a month as a reward, but he seems to have a hard time going back to his diet even though its only one day. We're still working on keeping up with this delicate balancing act that is diabetes. It's important to remember that now that he is diabetic sickness is something that we have to keep an even closer watch on. We had a scare this month. Hubby went to bed complaining of sore muscles. He woke up shaking in the middle of the night, chilled to the bone. When morning came he was miserable, lethargic, and hurting. I took his temperature and it was 100 point something. I gave him two tylenol and expected it to pass quickly. An hour later I rechecked his temperature. It had soared up to close to 102. I know that 102 is threshold danger range for an adult. We called the dr. and she got him into her office within thirty minutes. She ordered blood work to rule out a kidney problem or an poisonious inscent bite, as well as a urine test. Within an hour the office called back with the order for antibiotics and directions to rest and drink Gatorade. Gatorade?! I don't think she realized the amount of sugar in a single serving. I opted to buy him a store brand pedialyte, instead. With the antibiotics and pedialyte he was feeling better by the next morning. Which is when we found out that he had been diagnosed with an agressive UTI, which are apparently very common among diabetics. She warned us ominously that if he had waited even one day to come in he would have been hospitilized. Stuff like this is the reason diabetes is so scary! It's not the diabetes itself that is so harmful its all the complications that arise from it.
As for my 50 books a year aspiration. This past month I read another 5 books. Add that to my previous total of 26 and I am now at 31. I have somewhere between 20 and 21 weeks left to finish my goal. I have 19 books left to read. Awesome that at least here I can find some success.
There's not much else to report on any of the other fronts, though I am getting antsy about some of the house remodel elements. I think we've decided to build our own benches to match the table. It should be a fun relatively easy project. When I get around to it I'll share it with you.
Well that's it for now. Looking forward...