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I reached another milestone last night and a couple this morning. :)

We went out to dinner last night to Gringo's Mexican food. This is the first week of no real food restrictions other than the carb laden foods. I ordered the Fajita salad without the flour bowl. I had them bring me diced fresh jalapenos and onions with a side of the Amazon sauce for dressing. I had 7 chips with red and green salsa. I had to. :) The salad was good. 30 mins after we got our meals, I was only 1/3 done with my meal. I was the only one eating at that time. The rest of the family had finished 10 minutes before me. :) I brought the rest of the salad home. The fajita meat is really good at that place

I took my blood sugar fasting this morning and it was 118. That is a little on the upper end of the normal tolerance. But the milestone was that I have not been taking diabetes meds and that was a great level for me!

I weighed myself this morning and I was 267. I haven't been that weight in years. I am also able to run at 5mph on the treadmill for a couple minutes now. I am going to increase the running time during my 2 mile treadmill workout.

I am very glad that I made the decision to get healthier. It is not real easy and it is a little struggle at times, but as long as I keep my eyes on the prize, I can run this race!

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Wow, that's a lot of milestones all piled together. You're doing great, and you must feel great! The "normal" glucose reading when you're not even on diabetes meds is amazing.

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Congratulations! What an awesome set of achievements. Keep up the great work.

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Congrats!! Hearing wonderful milestones makes me feel happy about my decision! :) keep up the good work

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That is so great! A reading of 118 without meds! Woo hoo!

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Thanks Everyone. :)

Milestones can be hazardous to your Goal. I kinda let up over the weekend, but still paced myself. I had some brisket with BBQ Sauce at a gig I was doing sound for. I had 1/2 cup of potato salad. I don't feel too guilty about that though. I took very small bites and took a lot loinger to eat than my son did with 2 plates of BBQ. He is a growing 15yo boy.

I have yet to have a fill in the band. I am sure once I do, I will do better. Just got of 45 mins of the treadmill for 2.3 miles. I am feeling a little guilty so I went further than my normal 2 miles. If I can't face and recover from the obstacles, this journey is worthless. I consider the recognition of that as a victory as well. NOW I need to be good for the rest of the week :) My fill is on 09/04.

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Thanks Everyone. :)

Milestones can be hazardous to your Goal. I kinda let up over the weekend, but still paced myself. I had some brisket with BBQ Sauce at a gig I was doing sound for. I had 1/2 cup of potato salad. I don't feel too guilty about that though. I took very small bites and took a lot loinger to eat than my son did with 2 plates of BBQ. He is a growing 15yo boy.

I have yet to have a fill in the band. I am sure once I do, I will do better. Just got of 45 mins of the treadmill for 2.3 miles. I am feeling a little guilty so I went further than my normal 2 miles. If I can't face and recover from the obstacles, this journey is worthless. I consider the recognition of that as a victory as well. NOW I need to be good for the rest of the week :) My fill is on 09/04.

Oooooh! Half a cup of potato salad!

Honey, you don't need to kick yourself for that. How much potato salad would you have eaten in one sitting as a pre-op?

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:) yeah I didn't feel too bad since I did do better than I would have prior to the program. I will be back on track weight wise in a day or two. :) I still hat the scale though...

thx Jean :)

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Yay!!!! Good job!

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