Well my first weekend in was a fail! What made me think I could take spam musubi and hot dog as bento and stay on the right path. Planning ahead really is the key. I keep looking for the easy way out and so far I haven't found it. I guess that's telling me something! Well tomorrow is a new day! Baby steps! Goal for tomorrow... WATER!
Defeating Candyland
This blog will chronicle my journey to defeating diabetes and obesity. I am a 34 year old mother of 2 beautiful daughters, living with Type 2 Diabetes and hypertension. My own health is the greatest gift to them for all that they have blessed me with.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Little less Gloppy
So I did good through most of the day. Sausage/cheese omelet for breakfast, almonds for snack, tuna wrap for lunch, and kaki mochi (not so good) for snack. I noticed yesterday that my biggest crash was in the afternoon so I ate the kaki mochi right when I started feeling bad. The headache was a little smaller but i was still feeling gloppy, a little nauseous, and a little bit dizzy. Hopefully that goes away, but it just goes to show how out of control I've been.
Dinner was another story. Going out to eat is really a weakness for me! We ended up at Black Bear Diner and I settled on a tri-tip/BBQ pork ribs combo. At the time it sounded too good to pass up, but I know that BBQ sauce was bad. Then I couldn't pass up the cornbread. Bad again. I'm pretty disappointed in myself.... but things aren't gonna change overnight.
So far, breakfast and snacks seem to be the hardest the figure out a menu for. I can't do eggs everyday, and I can only handle so much nuts! Grrrr! But this journey HAS to be successful. I can't afford to let this get worse.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Gloppy the Molasses Monster
I really feel like Gloppy today!!!! Started out great and in a good mood about this adventure. I had scrambled egg beaters and vienna sausages for breakfast, almonds for snack, a Muscle Milk light for lunch and more almonds for dessert. I feel like CRAP!!! I haven't taken my blood sugar but I'm guessing my sugar is relatively low compared to what it usually is. I have a headache, I'm exHausted, and I'm snippy! I actually ate a few of my daughter's animal crackers cause I thought I was going to die! (Okay, a slight exaggeration... but not much). As for my weight... I weighed in this morning and I'm starting at 219. I figure there's no better way to stay accountable than to publicize my weight!!! Here is a picture of my bottle of muscle milk!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
From the beginning
How did I get here? What was I thinking? I could beat myself up all day but the bottom line is that I have to start somewhere and the journey to better health starts now. I am 34 years old, severely overweight (I'm not ready to post my weight), have uncontrolled diabetes, and am on high blood pressure medications. If I continue the way I've been living, I will end up blind, losing a limb, suffering a stroke and/or heart attack, and being cared for by someone else... All by the age of 50. In this moment at 9:09 pm on October 12th 2011, I make a promise to myself and to my family to refuse to let that happen. This blog will keep me accountable to that promise. I Will defeat Candyland!