Still skipping meals, exercise spotty at best, just keep struggling to get my tight scheduling under control. Have been working more again and not logging in again, but I keep trying.
Happy Thanksgiving. I have much to be thankful for.
Heard in the Diabetes Too household: the rooster crowing outside and the dog howling in response inside...."cockadoodledoo...howl...cockadoodledoo...howl..." Um, oh yeah...at 5 o'clock a.m.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Big Blue Test Results
So I participated in World Diabetes Day by wearing blue AND taking The Big Blue Test. At 2:00 pm I was at 132 (after eating berries for my afternoon snack). After 14 minutes of stepping with hand-weights, I am at 106! Just goes to show how exercise can affect your blood sugar.
I REALLY need to get more consistent with my exercise. I remember last year writing that word in my hand because it is my biggest struggle...Consistency and here I am a year later, still struggling with the same thing.
The support that I've found from all of my online communities (see sidebar) and the wonderful blogs I read help me (when I am actively reading them). I just need to keep on reading and posting and making small changes until I get where I need to get!
I REALLY need to get more consistent with my exercise. I remember last year writing that word in my hand because it is my biggest struggle...Consistency and here I am a year later, still struggling with the same thing.
The support that I've found from all of my online communities (see sidebar) and the wonderful blogs I read help me (when I am actively reading them). I just need to keep on reading and posting and making small changes until I get where I need to get!
Happy World Diabetes Day
BS: 95
Going blue today for World Diabetes Day 2009. I will be participating in The Big Blue Test today! I'll be wearing blue while I do it too! This year's theme for World Diabetes Day is Diabetes Education and Prevention.
Breakfast: Leftover eggplant/mushroom lasagna (yummy) post-meal 102
Lunch: 2 homemade sausage patties and an orange; pre-meal 91; post-meal 112
Dinner tonight out with my husband. We are trying to go on more dates.
Today's Randomness: Both our male dogs like it when ice cubes fall out of the dispenser onto the floor (accidentally, of course)...one likes to play with them, but the other one eats them...
Going blue today for World Diabetes Day 2009. I will be participating in The Big Blue Test today! I'll be wearing blue while I do it too! This year's theme for World Diabetes Day is Diabetes Education and Prevention.
Breakfast: Leftover eggplant/mushroom lasagna (yummy) post-meal 102
Lunch: 2 homemade sausage patties and an orange; pre-meal 91; post-meal 112
Dinner tonight out with my husband. We are trying to go on more dates.
Today's Randomness: Both our male dogs like it when ice cubes fall out of the dispenser onto the floor (accidentally, of course)...one likes to play with them, but the other one eats them...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Mid-week checkin....
So, the good news...I've been forcing myself to STOP and eat lunch, albeit a little late. Now, the bad news...I've been missing my protein in the morning for breakfast. I've slept through my alarm everyday this week, which means I'm running, so though I'm grabbing my fruit (clementine or banana), I'm missing my protein.
I'm still struggling to get back on a regular testing routine. Same can be said for my exercise routine...it's spotty at best. But, I am still here. Not giving up. Not denying. Not running and hiding. Just going to keep doing what I can and keep trying to improve.
Made Chicken Chili (definitely not primal/paleo) yesterday and had it for lunch today too. Here's the recipe I use (it is a combination of a Food Network recipe, along with my own additions):
1 pk Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast or Thighs (usually 5-6 breasts or 7-8 thighs)
1 onion
3 toes garlic
1 bellpepper
1 48 oz. container low sodium chicken stock (or use homemade)
2 cans Black Beans (thoroughly rinsed and drained)
1/2 bag frozen corn (or use fresh)
1 can Ro-Tel
Seasoning (Cumin, Salt, Pepper)
Fresh Cilantro
Lime Juice
Garnishes (shredded cheese, avocado, sour cream, tortilla chips, etc.)
Season and cut the chicken into cubes and brown over high heat in a bit of olive oil until browned. Slice the onions, garlic and bellpepper and add to the chicken, cook until onions are transparent (or longer if you like). Rinse the beans and drain the liquid. Add the beans and corn to the chicken. Add the stock and the Ro-Tel. Add the Cumin and other seasonings to taste. Cook for 20-30 minutes until chicken cooked through. Add Cilantro and lime juice to taste. Serve and garnish with shredded cheese, avocado or guacamole, sour cream, tortilla chip strips, etc., if you like.
This has the consistency of soup and tastes better the next day :)
I'm still struggling to get back on a regular testing routine. Same can be said for my exercise routine...it's spotty at best. But, I am still here. Not giving up. Not denying. Not running and hiding. Just going to keep doing what I can and keep trying to improve.
Made Chicken Chili (definitely not primal/paleo) yesterday and had it for lunch today too. Here's the recipe I use (it is a combination of a Food Network recipe, along with my own additions):
1 pk Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast or Thighs (usually 5-6 breasts or 7-8 thighs)
1 onion
3 toes garlic
1 bellpepper
1 48 oz. container low sodium chicken stock (or use homemade)
2 cans Black Beans (thoroughly rinsed and drained)
1/2 bag frozen corn (or use fresh)
1 can Ro-Tel
Seasoning (Cumin, Salt, Pepper)
Fresh Cilantro
Lime Juice
Garnishes (shredded cheese, avocado, sour cream, tortilla chips, etc.)
Season and cut the chicken into cubes and brown over high heat in a bit of olive oil until browned. Slice the onions, garlic and bellpepper and add to the chicken, cook until onions are transparent (or longer if you like). Rinse the beans and drain the liquid. Add the beans and corn to the chicken. Add the stock and the Ro-Tel. Add the Cumin and other seasonings to taste. Cook for 20-30 minutes until chicken cooked through. Add Cilantro and lime juice to taste. Serve and garnish with shredded cheese, avocado or guacamole, sour cream, tortilla chip strips, etc., if you like.
This has the consistency of soup and tastes better the next day :)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Week's Review...
Well, this week has gone much better than recent months. It is a beginning step in the right direction. Cardio three times this week. Push ups and weights two times. Still have much to improve on, but as a I said a step in the right direction. I am still struggling to eat regular meals as well as eating more primal. Going grocery shopping tomorrow and have been looking at all of my bookmarked sites to get ideas about what to buy. Nothing too drastic, mostly lean meat, fresh vegetables, berries and nuts.
One good thing that I have going right now is that my husband is finally on board. He started seeing a doctor and has started meds and is actually managing his Type II diabetes. He is eating a lot less carbs and has lost 20 pounds. So, I've been sharing all of my sites with him. We'll see how that goes. It is much easier to cook this way now that I pretty much only cook for me, my husband and our youngest son. My oldest son has started working out of town and my college-going daughter is rarely home. My youngest will eat this way as long as I buy him a pizza or some type of junk food at least once a week. So now is the best time to try to incorporate more primal choices into our diets. It is much easier for me to do it if I am not having to cook rice and starchy vegetables for the other members of my family.
One good thing that I have going right now is that my husband is finally on board. He started seeing a doctor and has started meds and is actually managing his Type II diabetes. He is eating a lot less carbs and has lost 20 pounds. So, I've been sharing all of my sites with him. We'll see how that goes. It is much easier to cook this way now that I pretty much only cook for me, my husband and our youngest son. My oldest son has started working out of town and my college-going daughter is rarely home. My youngest will eat this way as long as I buy him a pizza or some type of junk food at least once a week. So now is the best time to try to incorporate more primal choices into our diets. It is much easier for me to do it if I am not having to cook rice and starchy vegetables for the other members of my family.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Update...Daily Diary
So Tuesday didn't go quite as well as Monday. Started off well with testing and breakfast, but I get so busy at work and there is so much work to do that I don't have time to actually heat something up and eat it. I have to MAKE myself stop and eat lunch, I just have to do it. Then I wasn't really hungry for dinner, but I made myself eat. Did another 50 push-ups (25 on the wall, then the next 25 on the chest freezer...trying to work my way back to full fledged ones on the floor.)
Today was worse. I skipped breakfast because I was running later than I wanted to be, which meant no cardio this morning. Then I got to work and someone brought cookies and Halloween candy. It was easy to say no to the Halloween candy since it was mostly chocolate. But, I did have one of the macadamia nut cookies. I did eat a Lean Cuisine (broccoli and beef w/mushrooms). Then pizza night at home (I had one slice and the toppings off two more, 3 wings and a breadstick). So, instead of making excuses and giving me a reason to keep doing badly, I am making time for cardio tonight. I'll need it to help my numbers after that breadstick/pizza!
Be back!
Today was worse. I skipped breakfast because I was running later than I wanted to be, which meant no cardio this morning. Then I got to work and someone brought cookies and Halloween candy. It was easy to say no to the Halloween candy since it was mostly chocolate. But, I did have one of the macadamia nut cookies. I did eat a Lean Cuisine (broccoli and beef w/mushrooms). Then pizza night at home (I had one slice and the toppings off two more, 3 wings and a breadstick). So, instead of making excuses and giving me a reason to keep doing badly, I am making time for cardio tonight. I'll need it to help my numbers after that breadstick/pizza!
Be back!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Checking In/Daily Diary...
As I promised to do yesterday, here is a status on my day:
I woke at 5 am to do 20 minutes of cardio (10 on the glider, 10 stepping). I tested regularly today (fasting, pre-lunch, pre-dinner and I'll be doing a bedtime reading as well). I ate 3 meals and two snacks (B-2 scrambled eggs, S-1 oz. shelled pecans, L-Homemade Veggie Soup, S-25g blueberries, D-Spaghetti Sauce w/veggies over 1/2 cup noodles). I will do 50 wall push-ups before bed. I signed in to Twitter and I am headed to Diabetes Daily and Tu Diabetes to read some posts. Finally, I posted here. I'll be back tomorrow.
Something I used to do on my old personal blog that I am going to do occasionally here:
Heard in the Diabetes Too household today: "What did the green grape say to the purple grape?...Breathe, dummy!" A joke my husband told me this morning. That cracked me up...what does that say about me, LOL?
I woke at 5 am to do 20 minutes of cardio (10 on the glider, 10 stepping). I tested regularly today (fasting, pre-lunch, pre-dinner and I'll be doing a bedtime reading as well). I ate 3 meals and two snacks (B-2 scrambled eggs, S-1 oz. shelled pecans, L-Homemade Veggie Soup, S-25g blueberries, D-Spaghetti Sauce w/veggies over 1/2 cup noodles). I will do 50 wall push-ups before bed. I signed in to Twitter and I am headed to Diabetes Daily and Tu Diabetes to read some posts. Finally, I posted here. I'll be back tomorrow.
Something I used to do on my old personal blog that I am going to do occasionally here:
Heard in the Diabetes Too household today: "What did the green grape say to the purple grape?...Breathe, dummy!" A joke my husband told me this morning. That cracked me up...what does that say about me, LOL?
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Time flies.....
So, I've been away from my blog, from the diabetic community, from all of my diabetic resources, low-carb resources, etc. for nearly six months...and I am a mess as a result. I started a new job at the end of May, which leaves me very little time to do anything but work. I'm not eating regularly, completely back to skipping meals, I am not testing regularly, I am not exercising and I am definitely not eating low carb or paleo. Again, I am a mess...but something snapped today and things are about to change. Tomorrow morning I will be up at 5 am for cardio (this is the only time I can fit it in). Tomorrow morning I will do a fasting test and I will eat breakfast. I will eat a Paleo lunch and will test like I'm supposed to. Tomorrow evening when I get in from work, I will visit at least one diabetes resource and I will sign in to Twitter. Tomorrow I will post my progress in this blog.
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