So I went to the doctor today because I’m sick. I had a temp of 100.8 last night. What excited me was that in the last two months since my last doctor visit I’ve lost 7lbs. Yay!!

Many of you probably don’t know that at the beginning of February I had my annual physical. What I found out was that my blood sugar level was 116. 120 is considered diabetic. So here I am, almost 30 years old, with blood sugar levels that are almost diabetic. 

Today I met with a Clinical Dietitian. We talked a lot about my experiences, what I know, what I’ve done, what I need to do. One of the frustrating things I’ve faced is doctors and other professionals that have set unrealistic or overwhelming goals. The doctor I used to go to told me I need to get down to 165 lbs. That’s almost half my weight; it just seemed impossible. This week we set three goals to work on until our next meeting in two weeks. 

1. No more than 2 Diet Cokes per day. Before I was drinking any where from 80 – 100 oz of Diet Coke. Drink water instead.
2. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday walk Beemer for 30 minutes. She felt very sorry for Beemer when she learned that I never take her for walks (well almost never).
3. Eat breakfast at home 3 days a week. When I eat breakfast at work I eat a bagel-egg-cheese-and-sausage-sandwich. Bagels are bad.

So those are my three goals these next two weeks. I go back on May 4. So far today, I’ve already walked Beemer. When I had lunch after my meeting at Chipotle, I had water with my burrito instead of Diet Coke. I’ll also be keeping a daily log of everything I eat and drink. I’m using SparkPeople.com to do that. 

I plan on posting at least weekly on here to talk about how I’m doing. I may post more often as the mood strikes me.

I really liked Bahar and my meeting with her today. I really feel like having regular meetings with her will give me that edge I need to succeed.We talked about how I already have all the knowledge necessary to lose the weight I want to lose. What I need is a coach. Someone to whip my ass into shape, so to speak.  When I mentioned that I wanted someone to walk Beemer with she immediately asked me where I lived. If I were closer she’d have met me somewhere to walk with me and Beemer. She is going to text me to remind me to take Beemer for a walk when I get home and then on Saturday mornings. She asked me how confident I felt on a scale of 1-10 that this time I would be successful in losing weight. I was at a 6 or 7. Now that I have spent the last several minutes writing this post and reflecting on our meeting i’d say it is closer to a 8.

So the iPhone 3.0 software was announced and I am very excited with this update. Here are some new features that are being added that I’ve been waiting for:

http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2009/03/03/20-reasons-why-i-love-the-recession/

Great article.

Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan

So quietly tucked away into the stimulus bill that Barack Obama claims is so vital to our nation, is a little provision that will give the government the power to decide how best to take care of your health and control your doctor. So not only does the government think it can spend your money better than you, it also thinks it can make medical decisions better than you and your doctor.

Call you senator and demand that they require this provision to be removed from the stimulus package!!

the Behavior Gap blog has a great post about why this recession is a good thing and is necessary.
http://www.behaviorgap.com/the-great-reset/

Wow, so after reading this article from the National Review Online and this other article from TheStreet.com, I have only confirmed what I suspected. While this stimulus may actually stimulate the economy it will also stimulate the pockets of special interest groups. 

Then, in Obama’s press conference tonight, he says that all pork that won’t create or save jobs has been removed, I find myself laughing in disbelief. If that is true, Mr. President, then you got some explaining to do. How, or how, Mr. President does $50 million for the Endowment of the Arts stimulate the economy? Combating violence against women is a good thing and I support initiatives that will help reduce such crimes, but why has $300 million been included to combat this violence in this bill? Will it create jobs or save jobs? I’d like you, Mr. President, to explain how. Oh and what about the Digital TV transition? They’ve already delayed it until June, so we might as well throw some money there. Another $560 million to fund the coupon program. $90 million to educate “vulnerable populations.” Will this stimulate the economy or save/create jobs? Please tell me how Mr. President. 

So Mr. President, care to explain?

So it has been just over a month into 2009. I am glad to say that I have thus far, held to my resolution of not buying anything new in 2009. I wish I had something profound to write about my experience, but I don’t. It hasn’t been that difficult though and I’ve also paid off some debt as well. I’m sure it will be a lot tougher now that I’ve gotten my tax return. It’s burning a huge hole in my pocket.

So being incredibly annoyed by the fact that two of Obama’s nominees had to withdrawal their nominations because of tax problems, I started thinking about the fair tax again. It reminds me of how complicated and broken our tax system is and how we need an incredibly simple tax system that makes it easier for all Americans to pay their taxes.

I am a huge supporter of the Fair Tax. I urge every one to consider this system of taxation. At the very least, we the people need to stand up to the tax lobby in Washington and demand that our congress overhaul the tax system.

I went to get my car inspected today. When I arrived I realized my insurance card had expired. The mechanic said they had a fax machine and I could call to have it faxed over.

So I called USAA and went through all the prompts; without even talking to a person I gave the fax number and the proof of insurance was faxed over.

Amazing.

Update: the fax never came through.