well, 2 weeks of school under the belt! only 14 more till finals.  fortunately one of those weeks is spring break! i am taking 19 hours this semester. 2 of the hours make are from my obesity elective. it is on thursdays from 3-5 making thursdays a long day. however, the obesity class is pretty interesting so it doesn't seem like it is 2 hours. in fact, yesterday it seemed like it was shorter than one of my regular classes. i am taking this one class that is super boring.  we are learning how to research and fun stuff like that. we get the lectures printed out for us and they are posted on the web as well. our teacher just stands there and reads off the slide.  she seems like she is really nice, but it's BORING.  

i am not sure if i have mentioned this before (i think i have) but i have a fluid problem.  every time i start a new environment, my feet swell.  it really started this summer when i was standing on my feet all day at the pharmacy.  then it started again when i started working at the pharmacy for school and once again when i worked one week over break. adding that to me getting my blood sugars under better control really made my feet swell. it took two weeks for them to get back to normal. i think i am going to start taking an OTC diuretic every night. anyway, while my feet were swollen i went to the doctor. i was weighed and i had gained some weight. of course that can be expected with the swelling and better glucose control. i weighed again at a friends house when my feet were back to normal and the difference was 9 pounds.  i was shocked.  of course there was probably some error in it; different time of day, different scales, etc. but still even if you calculate in the error, it is still a lot of extra weight to be in you legs. 

on another note,  i am trying to make one meal for a week - something relatively healthy.  this week it was stew.  it was really good, but i am getting sick of stew! i still have about 2 servings left.  i am going to make chili tomorrow.  i have never had this recipe, but my mom has made it and says it's really good- and each serving has 11 carbs.  i think baked ziti might be after that.

 my new pump was supposed to come in today, but it didn't.  hopefully tomorrow.  i think i am ready to get back on the pump, it will certainly make life easier. i had my fasting lipid profile done and i got some good results back.  everything was under the recommended values.  i want to get my LDL and triglycerides lower, though. i felt that they were borderline. however, my doctor is pleased, so that is good. my HDL was really high, which is good.  the recommended value is 40 and above and anything above 50 is really good. mine was 56. i learned that for every 1 point that the HDL is raised, it decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease by 2%.  pretty good! hopefully with a better diet and more exercise i can lower my LDL & triglycerides. 

somebody is mad outside the apartment.  they are yelling. yikes. 

my parents are coming down to jourdanton this weekend. my dad is going to help me study for some of my classes. i am going to meet them sunday morning. it will be good to see them. anyway.  that is about it for now. 

have a great and fabulous weekend!