Ugh. Random wibbling.

[quidditchgrrl]

Have been climbing back on the good health bandwagon. I have my gym membership and have been working out 2-3 times a week since the beginning of April. Yay me! Have only lost inches, but I'm nearly back to 100% of my former strength training. I have absolutely no wiggle in my upper arms - :-D I don't even mind the ab crunches or the glute machine (actually, the glute machine is my least enjoyable, as my ass as really never gotten the attention it deserves, and it protests by aching all day long).

Have been slowly but steadily making the climb back to eating right and taking my insulin and meds as well. It is a pain in the rear to take 3-5 shots a day (I have to take 2 in the morning, since I take 3 different types of insulin and one can't be mixed), test blood sugar 3-5 times a day, and worry that every little thing you put in your mouth is going to make you a porker. I've gained 2 pounds in the last week, even with all of the cardio I've been doing (20 minutes on the stairmaster and 30 on the bike, shooting for 400+ calories per workout).

I'll have to start eating pickles and olives as meals if this keeps up. This I can handle.

It's frelling expensive. I get some stuff free (needles, lancets, and test strips - thank God my employer offers an HMO), but man, I could do without:

Lantus (which is an oil-based, 24-hour time release insulin, of which I use 2-3 vials a month) - $20 per vial
70/30 Insulin (2-3 of these every month) - $10 per vial
Humalog (fast-acting insulin which is taken before/after meals or when my sugar levels are high; 2 per month) - $10 per vial
The Pill (although I've not been taking it recently, I thought I ought to get back into the swing of it anyway) - $28 per month

I'm utterly broke until the end of the month because of this, and I don't think I'm going to be able to restock once this stuff runs out (once the Lantus is gone, I'll supplement with the other stuff until it runs out too). Woe.

And I've discovered that I know as much about blow jobs as the so-called experts. I am waiting for queerasjohn's seminar at Nimbus, where I feel I will find out if this is really true, or if I could use more practice (I don't have as articulate a Honeybunch as infinitus). We shall see.

Comments

Fit!

[water-witch.livejournal.com]

Hey go for it! The only problem is that you will have to buy a new wardrobe of clothes soon. Wish me luck, I am doing a Triathlon for charity on the day after HP release. The things you let yourself get talked into eh?

Re: Fit!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Good for you! I fear my biggest goal at the moment is not to gain much weight with all of the insulin, and to get fit enough to take a high-impact spinning class.

You can't stay up all night reading OotP, egad! :)

Re: Fit!

[water-witch.livejournal.com]

Aargh spinning! Oh God I don't think I could ever fancy that. I don't mind the cycling so much when you are actually going somewhere but those spin instructors tend to be a bit stiff for me.