Weight Loss and Exercise #7

After paying for Mounjaro, for over a year, my insurance now declines coverage citing my being free from diabetes type II. I cannot pay $500 a month to get Mounjaro from Canada. The insurance provided a way to appeal to a third party adjudicator whose decision would be binding on the insurance company. I need to get my act together and write an appeal, citing the fact that Lybalvi, a medication the the insurance does cover and the only medication that keeps me stable without causing intolerable size effects, is a weight gainer (less so than Zyprexa alone, but still a weight gainer) and I need Mounjaro on board to counteract that side effect, or else I will be at high risk of developing diabetes. I will also include the records of the insurance paying for Mounjaro in the past, establishing a precedent.

I guess I do just need to eat less because I was down 2 pounds which is just back to my regular weight but its better then going up.

Breakfast was a serving of pretzels, a pack of Buddig turkey, and a Premier Protein shake. I also had a can of Arizona sweet tea. I'm at less then 500 calories around 60 carbs and I've had 40 grams of protein.

Has anyone tried Goli? They are apple cider vinegar gummies with some other vitamins in them. They have decent reviews for appetite control. Berberine would mess with my insides so I thought I'd try this.

While i am sorry you might lose your coverage, thank you for bringing this up. I am just outside the normal range with a1c of 6.2. My dr wants me to return in 3 months to check it. But i will not be sorry if my tenure on ozempic is short-lived; i am still a little afraid of it. They are still working on my prescription - they want to talk to my dr.

I am using this time to try to build a suitable diet plan, based around protein sources and veg. I can see why that Alan Roberts guy just eats one meal a day of steak and eggs. Otherwise protein will just nickel and dime you to tears!

I got in a 7.5 mile power walk/jog before going to an early grocery curbside pickup. I jogged off and on but estimate I jogged a good 3, 3.5 mi of my route in total. I didn't even know I could run that far! Did planks too of course

Isnt that funny how it works? In the 80s, in my racewalking days in California, i was up to 30-40 miles per week. Then one day at RW class, as a warmup i just started jogging on the track, and did a mile! Easier than i did when i was in 9th grade! Why did i let that go???

By trying not to have regrets, you have OTHER regrets! They dont tell you that. "Opportunity costs." Thats what they need to teach in high school. Forget GNP & GDP carp!

RW is such a great sport.

I did stretching today.

I’m lucky Ive had zero gastrointestinal issues with Wegovy. Just headaches when I first started out. Going to ask my pharmacist to give me ozempic instead. There’s an oversupply of ozempic it’s the exact same thing but a fraction of the cost

I took 2 Golis. I don't really believe in that stuff but I am not hungry. But I haven't been too hungry all day.

I've got leftover Malaysian noodles with chicken chorizo and shrimps from Friday night that I bought in to work today. I'm hungry but I think it's just because I'm thinking about food and it's not yet recess time., Still got 2,5 hours to go before I can eat.

I kinda want to be hungry or thirsty but I'm not. I know its weird.

I didn't do much more today, but I walked around and did kitchen chores while wearing my 12 lb weighted vest. That is something. I now keep the vest next to the dishwasher, where it is in plain sight, reminding me to use it often.

@Tart Cherry Jam - Doing any activity with the weighted vest has to be good exercise for you. I'm not sure I could handle that, and I'm in pretty good shape (at least for my age!). You are doing fantastic with exercise!

@Crazy Hitch - Are you still managing to walk? I know you have been sick lately; that always puts a snag into exercise.

I more like drank breakfast with 2 Golis. I'm not hungry at least. I had a glass of zero sugar coffee since it helps me wake up. I'm not sure about the Goli but I'm not frantic about food at the moment.

I’ve lost 5 lbs. Cutting out sweets has helped a lot. Plan on getting on the treadmill today for 30 min. Might also take a walk to the library if I can motivate myself to leave the house

I did a walk/jog this morning, and wow, I can jog a lot further than I thought. It was broken up (walking, then jogging some, walking, jogging, etc.). I covered 7.5 mi, and I estimate I jogged nearly 2/3 of that! No pain in my hips or in my knees or groin. I felt absolutely fantastic (though I probably will be a be sore tomorrow!). Did planks as well.

Haven’t walked since being sick. Still got a stuffy nose. Will see what the weather is like this afternoon. Maybe I should try.

I did 450 reps pretty fast with my ab roller while watching TV. Food was kinda rough around noon but its been fine since.

Its like I'll watch super skinny guys on TV while working out to motivate myself.

Did 30 min on the treadmill today. Hit my 10,000 step goal today.

I did 250 reps so far with my ab roller. I'm about to do more. So far I've just had coffee and a few pretzels. My appetite isn't insane so far.

I'm getting the ingredients to make chili and I have this bag of rissoto I'm going to try to figure out how to cook and then I'm going to add a can of diced tomatos to it.

I did a walk/jog this morning. Mostly jogging and I covered 7 mi; I'd say I jogged a good 5.5-6 mi. I was really surprised I could jog that far, but I guess power walking has kept me in good shape. I'll probably either do pilates or walk tomorrow since I've done some jogging for a few days now. Of course, I did planks as well; those crazy planks still have not gotten easier!

I'm starting to obsess over my weight. I'll talk to my gp about it next week when I see her on Thursday. I don't eat enough. I DO eat, but not 1900 calories like the dietician advised. All the 1900 calories a day caused me to do was put on 10kg.

Yes, I am losing weight - slowly. I know I have to stop standing on the scale twice a day. I freaked out last night standing on the scale when it said I had put on a kg. Then this morning I have supposedly lost that kg and I feel "better" and less disappointed in myself.

My gp gave me the goal to lose 4kg in 4 weeks. It's been 3 weeks and I've lost 3kg. I should be able to drop another kg before next Thursday. So I'm losing at the exact speed my gp wants me to lose the weight but it's tough and I'm obsessed over every little gram I weigh or eat.

Im still trying to get the hold released on my ozempic that was put on last week!!! Im getting better at "food noise" but sometimes i still just get hangry. And i am still dealing with BEING out of shape.

Today went fine. I was pretty hungry around 10 or 11 but I just waited 15 minutes and it passed. Thats another thing Noom taught me. To just sit and wait it out a bit. I did eat today and I'm going to eat dinner in a bit. I made the chili and the rissoto. I plan on eating them throughout the week. Theres also this little 16oz rice cooker I want to get that also makes single size servings of pasta and soup and stews and stuff.

My turkey chili was good. It may not have been the best GI wise since it was tomato based and had cumin, caneyn pepper, garlic, onion, and black pepper. But it wasn't that spicy and it didnt blow out my stomach or my butthole yet.

My total today was around 1450 calories, 150 carbs, and 115 grams of protein. Which is great considering I had been past 2000 calories and 300 carbs and under 50 grams of protein lately.

Did 30 min on the treadmill today. Almost to my 10,000 step goal. I’m currently at 8,300 steps today, plan on getting in the rest of the steps now before the nights over

I’ve lost a total of 6 lbs since I started eating healthier, stopped bingeing, and cutting out sugary junk food and exercising regularly.

Just did an extra 15 min on the treadmill for a total of 45 min

Hit my 10,000 step goal two days in a row now