HayesWatch 2: This Time it's Personal!!!

Tonight's Episode: The Self-Destruction of Jimmy PS Hayes*

Week 8: "I'm afraid I've got some bad news......"
Current Weight: 224.9!!!!!!! Um, yeah. I got nothing. Not sure how I put on almost 4 pounds, but I did. EPIC FAIL!!
Exercise: Oh yeah, THIS is why I put on 4 pounds. Cause I didn't do shit this week. Lame!!! This can't be the norm anymore.
Blood Sugar Levels: Again, not great. They seem to be getting too high in the mornings, so I might have to adjust my long acting insulin that I take before bed.
Mystery Problem: Here's the only GOOD thing about this week. The mystery problem-GONE!!!!! So, it's time to come clean on what it was. I had a diabetic ulcer on my leg. Now, PLEASE DO NOT Google diabetic ulcer, because you will find pictures that will make you vomit. Seriously, trust me on this one. My wasn't THAT bad, but, it was still a threat. Thankfully, with some medicine and treating it every day, I went to the doctor and he gave me a clean bill of health(as far as that's concerned). So, to this I can say AWESOME!!!!
Lesson Learned: My health seems to be taking a backseat to the rest of my life. And that's not cool. As the weeks go by, I realize that something crucial was missing from all of this. So, this week, I'm going to try and stay quiet and concentrate on educating myself. And putting together what's missing.
*-Thanks to Patrick Brower for this week's title.

HayesWatch 2: This Time it's Personal!

This Weeks Episode: Hydro Man wins at Last!

Week 4: Another pretty busy week caused by a huge-ass flood that destroyed a TON of damage. Including comics, toys, original art, clothes, etc. A lot of collectors have been through something like this, I've helped a bunch of friends clean up messes caused by water and, like everyone else, I never thought it would happen to me.
Current Weight: 221.8 Cool! I'm down 3 pounds from last week, which is fine. I was hoping for a little bit more, but I'll take it.
Exercise: Walking, walking, walking and then some more walking. Now. weeks are going from Thursday to Thursday, so 2 days at a convention and 1 day at the Kane County Toy Show adds up to a lot of miles. Also, through in 2 miles on the treadmill Monday and 2 miles on Tuesday, and there you go. I have all my weights and stuff down in the basement, and they did get wet, but that doesn't hurt them, but it's still a mess and kinda smells from all the water.
Blood Sugar Levels: Were about the same as last week, no real change.
Mystery Problem: Slow and steady wins the race. No DRASTIC improvement, but there IS improvement, so that's good. This week I'll give it a C+ just like last week.
Lesson Learned: Things can be replaced. And, for the love of God, PLEASE put your comics up on shelves. You can get them at Home Depot for like $20. Seriously. Do this.

Hayeswatch 2...This Time It's Personal!

This week's episode: Your body is a Temple....of Doom

Week 3: HA!! The biggest joke of all was pulled ON me, BY me. And that was to think that during a convention week, I'd have extra time. Silly Jimmy. From now on, these will run EVERY Thursday, so the next one will be up on May 1st, from there, it's be smooooth sailing. Let's get to the stats:
Current Weight: 224.8. YIKES!!!! A 2.1 pound gain! I'm going the wrong way! I'm not sure why this happened, but it happened. I'm not going to dwell on it, just refocus and work harder.
Exercise: Not much to speak of this week, and I'm sure that's what lead to the above gain. Lame. Again, no excuses, just gotta get back on the horse.
Blood Sugar Levels: Weren't that great, but consistently in the high 100's. With 3 out of 4 categories failed this week, we're gonna call this week best forgotten.
Mystery Problem: Slow & steady wins the race. Progress is being made, so for that, this week it gets a C+
Lesson learned: I'm not gonna win every week, but to win, I have to at least TRY, and quite frankly, I didn't really try. Yeah, it was a busy week getting ready and doing stuff for C2E2, but no excuses. I should've MADE time. After all, health is more important than comic book conventions.

HAYESWATCH-Week 2!

What I found out this week, was, as anyone will tell you, diabetics REALLY need to stick to a regular schedule when it comes to eating and taking there medicine. Especially eating. Fluxtations in my schedule this week caused some unexpected highs & lows in my blood sugar.
On the other front, I found out that thanks to my smoking habit, I have the cardio of a 1200 year old woman. No surprise there, so I definitely need to work on that.
Beyond that, the week was pretty good, numbers wise. Here's hoping I can keep up that trend in the upcoming week, which is going to be VERY busy for me.

HAYESWATCH...Week 1

First, let me say I'm sorry, this should've been posted yesterday. But, a couple things got in the way. All right, now down to the nitty gritty. This week's progress was OK. Just OK. Not great, not bad, just OK. Here's the bullet points.
-My blood sugar has improved. Again, not great, but they're getting lower and that's good. My morning readings have gone from high 200's-mis 300's to middle 100's-low/mid 200's. Again, not GREAT by any means, but definitely an improvement.
-I exercised 3 days this week. A far cry from my goal of 5, but it's better than nothing.
-The most important thing that I did this week was start using portion control. I used to eat meals that would've been OK for a bodybuilder or professional wrestlers, now I've started eating meals that are the size that a normal human being would eat.
I've all ready started feeling better, so that's another plus. And, with the progress that I made, I'm further motivated to not only continue this, but to improve on it. Like McDavid and I always say "Ever Forward!"

This time, it's personal.

 Since 1996 I have been battling, in one form or another, type 2 diabetes. In the last week, I have gotten 2 HORRIBLE doctor reports and I'm afraid that what I've been doing, just isn't enough. Instead of whining, crying or giving up, I'm refocusing my efforts to get this disease under control and to KEEP it under control. I'm done playing around. Done being limited by what this disease is and causes. To keep myself accountable, I'll be taking you with me. Yes, each and every one of you. Starting on Sunday, July 21st, I will begin posting regular weekly articles on what I've done to make myself healthier each and every week. I'm doing this, basically, because it's not as easy to let things slide when I know that I have to put my "results" online each and every week. I'll do my best to keep things interesting, but sometimes, I'll be honest, it's not going to be exciting. But, I thank you in advance for bearing with me through this. In the end, it's going to be SOOOO worth it.


"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."
-Harry S. Truman

"There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything."
- Vince Lombardi