tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post1128004173860749507..comments2023-10-14T08:37:11.192-07:00Comments on Round Circle: Heart StoriesSpadomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-34190334220895706142009-08-26T20:10:44.188-07:002009-08-26T20:10:44.188-07:00Joe, reading about your struggles help me realize ...Joe, reading about your struggles help me realize getting healthy - while not easy - is well worth the effort.<br /><br />I am going to redouble my efforts, having given in to a small bout of depression this month. I hope to drop my A1c below 7 by the end of September. (It's 7.8 right now, down from 8.6 three months ago.)<br /><br />Best wishes on your healthful journey, Joe.<br /><br />:)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-76733290023271558282009-08-26T03:56:45.159-07:002009-08-26T03:56:45.159-07:00Annie... Thanks for the thought. Everything is oka...Annie... Thanks for the thought. Everything is okay, just frustrated sometimes. Gotta chase those demons!<br /><br />Ms. Savage... Thanks for stopping by the Round Circle. I send the wish for luck, and courage and anything else you need, right back.<br /><br />susan... Thanks for sharing here. I guess it doesn't matter that you smoke or that I eat unhealthy food, or even that everyone has their vice, we're all in this together. You allowed me to cry a bit. Thanks for wishing me to be around a little longer. I appreciate it. <br /><br />Fran... You and I have tossed around the diabetes thing before. I'm up and down like a YoYo. Remember last winter when I was down to fighting weight and low BS? Now I'm back where I was and sad about it.<br />I, too, need a partner to walk with. Fall means going inside around here, and the YMCA, (I'm already a member). I'll start the water aerobics again soon and find someone to hang with.<br />You defined the problem for me to a "T" with your words, <br />".....it is frustrating as hell when , intellectually you really, fully understand why & agree it's good & makes sense- but when it comes down to it, it's effing hard.<br />I do know better, but I just don't do it even 80% of the time.<br />Thanks for stopping by.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-65719255579868389432009-08-25T21:07:18.937-07:002009-08-25T21:07:18.937-07:00OK- so I had to let you know after I read this pos...OK- so I had to let you know after I read this post, I thought to myself....<br /><br />Hey! I need to get MY ass out the door & go exercise. <br />Yes ME. Yes NOW. <br /><br />So I did-- it was dusk & had cooled off nicely. <br />My bike has lights & I tooled around for a few miles. <br /><br />So your rant has caused me to look at myself & my habits. <br /><br />I have taken to putting a large pitcher of purified water in the fridge & stocking up on lemons. <br /><br />Something about a tall glass of cold lemon water on a hot summer day hits the spot. <br /><br />If I can slow down-- not go for the food - I can down glass after glass of this stuff. <br /><br />they say we often mistake thirst for hunger. <br /><br />WE are supposed to drink about 1.5 liters of water EVERY day. <br /><br />I do believe I fall short of drinking enough of the stuff. <br /><br />so thanks for making me question my lack of exercise & I hope some simple tips help.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-88161008222467388852009-08-25T19:56:43.685-07:002009-08-25T19:56:43.685-07:00Been there- doing that (not the heart issue) but i...Been there- doing that (not the heart issue) but it is frustrating as hell when , intellectually you really, fully understand why & agree it's good & makes sense- but when it comes down to it, it's effing hard. <br /><br />I found if I have a buddy to go with-- bike ride, or swim etc... they tend to help prod my ass into gear. <br /><br />Helping the family get on board..... pick the veggies & salad stuff & fruit etc that you love & stock up on that stuff. <br /><br />Keeping the bad stuff out of the house helps...<br />I don't know.... maybe you can find a place that does smoothies or fresh veggie shakes, or make your own?<br /><br />WE are human & sometimes the treat & stuff that screws us up make their way onto our plates. <br /><br />It is OK to sometimes have them, but I know it's hard & you don't want to be a dirge. <br /><br />I feel like I am in the same boat. <br /><br />If you find something that works-- let me know!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-69970879374932544382009-08-25T18:08:21.277-07:002009-08-25T18:08:21.277-07:00This was a great story but I too know just what yo...This was a great story but I too know just what you mean about trying to change lifelong habits. It can be next to impossible.. I don't have emphysema but I do still smoke. I love to smoke. There's nothing like that cup of tea when I get home from work and lighting up one of my Camel Filters. It's a habit I developed on moving to the US - I didn't like the Canadian ones. Sometimes I wonder if we deliberately tempt fate doing things we know are bad for us. Then again, both my parents lived to a ripe old age but both had Alzheimer's at the end as did two of my mother's three sisters. I'd rather die younger than have that happen to me. Then again, when I was staring <a href="http://phantsythat.blogspot.com/2009/01/true-story-one-picture.html" rel="nofollow">it</a> in the face a few years ago I found I certainly wasn't ready then - nor am I now. Maybe I should stop lighting up quite so often. Maybe you could enjoy half a donut and a half mile walk. We just met after all and I'd hate to lose your friendship and I bet your grandkids would hate it even more.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-89404212164146815242009-08-25T10:56:46.344-07:002009-08-25T10:56:46.344-07:00Please take care of yourself, says the woman whose...Please take care of yourself, says the woman whose exercise is walking from bed the ten steps to the computer and back for a smoke now and them (every half hour or so.)<br /><br />I do eat pretty healthy, but...<br /><br />My big heart health problem is more in the stroke category.<br /><br />I wish you luck with the diet and exercise.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-2558022591935846412009-08-25T09:20:50.109-07:002009-08-25T09:20:50.109-07:00Thinking of you, Joe. Damn those demons!Thinking of you, Joe. Damn those demons!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520811677683114077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-12732455199601877362009-08-25T06:23:35.685-07:002009-08-25T06:23:35.685-07:00Thanks Mel. I have looked in to OA. I do feel a lo...Thanks Mel. I have looked in to OA. I do feel a lot l;ike you. When I propmise myself, it's easy to break the promise. But if I promise another human being, I can keep it. Pride? Honesty? Integrity? Dignity? I dunno, maybe all of the above.<br />I do start again every slip, every day. I guess today I needed to say something out loud, to another human being. Thanks for listening and sharing.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-43012155119929961592009-08-25T05:54:37.994-07:002009-08-25T05:54:37.994-07:00P.S. I have nothing but admiration for the truth ...P.S. I have nothing but admiration for the truth you spoke here.<br /><br />I needed to say that. I know that first step, that first principle is a toughie.<br /><br />Thank you.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-18105636247083614732009-08-25T05:53:00.955-07:002009-08-25T05:53:00.955-07:00Well, shoot--and there I was encouraging the donut...Well, shoot--and there I was encouraging the donut deal.<br /><br />Duh!<br /><br />A day at a time, yaknow?<br />The trick, for me, is to get back to it when there is a slip. And I don't mean 'the next day'.....I mean the next slip. Sometimes slips happen in rapid succession......*sigh*<br />And it IS a slippery slope. And I surround myself with people whom I'm accountable to.<br />Telling myself what I'm going to do today means little--now, when I tell someone else.....there's some degree of humility and accountability. Dunno for you--I just know for me. I tend to follow through better.<br /><br />I do know it'll kill ya. I'm pretty sure you know that as well....our stupid brains have a way of lying to us. (another reason I need others involved with me....*sigh*) <br /><br />WPIML regularly reminds me "It ain't all about YOUYOUYOU." Personally, I wanna kick him in the shins when he spouts that at me--but he's right. Somedays I get tired. Still....doesn't give me 'rights' to do things that I know will create pain for other people. And when I start thinking of them having to deal in the pain stuff....it kinda sets me back on the path, yaknow?<br />Just sayin'.....<br /><br />*sending huge hugs and strength*<br /><br /><br />(Have you thought about OA? I mean, the principles and the steps apply no matter the 'addiction'. Just sayin'....)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-51687847116373774332009-08-25T05:25:36.553-07:002009-08-25T05:25:36.553-07:00Dear friend Batmo... you and I have talked about t...Dear friend Batmo... you and I have talked about this before. How many times have we told each other that we were serious and going to get healthy? (the walking schemes, the eating)<br />I've read Adamo's books. I actually did it for a while. It seemed to work, eating right for my blood type.<br />Problem has always been to stay the course and make real changes that last. I have, thus far, failed.<br />I keep hope and promise alive and start fresh every day.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and offering a helping hand. Glad you are liking the weather better and that late summer is on the wane.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-62611950140724856042009-08-25T05:16:49.434-07:002009-08-25T05:16:49.434-07:00http://www.dadamo.com/
i had the books and i woul...http://www.dadamo.com/<br /><br />i had the books and i would lend them to you- but i lent them out and never got them back. sigh. big reason i generally don't lend in the first place. anyhoo, i took a cooking class years ago and the instructor was on fire about this diet. it kind of makes sense- the chemicals in the body react to the food you put in your face. worth a look anyway.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.com