New Plan

 



So, Weight Watchers totally didn't work for me. I really tried for about 2 years and that wasn't the first time either. I enjoyed the meetings and spending time with my mom but the weight hung around. The vegan thing worked but I couldn't keep it up. Sorry but I'm an omnivore. I love animals but I eat them too. I tried a juice fast. I couldn't do that either. I have to eat. It sounds like I have no will power. But I swear I am a dedicated person and I want to do this. I have to go to the doctor every 3 months because of my diabetes and liver problems. The liver enzymes are getting worse. Every time they are worse. That scared me. I asked my doctor at the Mayo Clinic, "What are we gonna do?" She said we'll look at it in 3 months and if it's worse again we'll do a biopsy. 3 months! I can't wait 3 more months for my liver to kill me! We had done an ultrasound 3 months before and confirmed I have fatty liver disease. That is something that Alcoholics usually get before they have cirrhosis. I don't drink. I got a referral to a gastrointestinal doctor to see what he thinks. But that appointment was too far out. One day the nurse called me about lab results and said...Your liver enzymes are up so avoid fat and cholesterol. The next day she called me and said...Your A1C is high so avoid sugar and carbohydrates. (A1C is a test for diabetes. It shows your average sugar over the past 3 months or something like that.) After that call I thought, Well, I guess that leaves fruits and vegetables right? So for a minute that's all I ate but then my youngest child got married. I don't know about you but I cannot stick to a diet when my baby is getting married. I got another call from that nurse saying....Because your sugar is so high the doctor wants to add a new drug called glipizide. At first I said no but then I gave in. One more drug. While waiting for the date to arrive for my appointment with the gastrointestinal doctor to talk to me about my liver I got a new position at work. I work in a call center and finally got to move to the Spanish team. That was a huge achievement for me. I have been trying to learn Spanish for about 25 years and it is finally good enough to use at work. On that team I learned about a doctor that claims he can cure diabetes. I said..."What?!" Sounds too good to be true but at this point I am willing to do anything. I am sick all the time. I have handicapped plates on my car because I can't handle walking across the parking lots at work and school. I don't work out anymore because I'm afraid I won't have enough energy to go to work. It sucks!