Dietician

Today I had my first appointment with the Dietician. A little...okay REALLY OVERWHELMING!!!!! Lots of information to process. Here's a little run down of what I kinda learned today. I should be eating two serving of carbs at each meal. No more than 30 carbs a meal. Snacks I can have up to 15 carbs. Get this..if there is over 5g of fiber I can take my Carb number and half it. Yep..that's right!!!

Some protein at every meal. 1600 calories a day. No more than 150 carbs a day. Cake???? Yes I can eat cake. 2 in square piece which will take up my 2 carbs. Probably not a wise choice. But you never know. Might really really need that piece...or should I say CRUMB of cake. :)

Suppose to eat 6 times a day. And keep the carbs evenly spread thru the day. Which what I've been doing is eating less carbs during the day and more at night. This isn't Weight Watchers I can't save my points and use them at the end of the day. (You were so right about that Tracie!!) So I should spread the carbs out equally during the day so my sugar levels stay happy!! Okay, I think that's it!! Phewwww.

Next appointment in two weeks.

Half-Marathon...Maybe???

So Scott ran the Chevron Houston Marathon Sunday. This was his third year in a row to participate. It is a really cool feeling to be there and watching all the people out there kicking butt!!!! I was at the 25 mile marker when I saw Scott. It was an amazing feeling to see my Hubby come around the corner. He even came over and gave me a sweaty kiss. He is awesome!!!! I'm sure he was glad that he was on his last mile. It was really nice this year, I would get text messages updating me on what mile he was at and his pace etc. That way I had an idea when he would be coming thru. He was right on time.

I am hoping to participate in the Half-Marathon next year. Baby steps first....5K, 10K then possibly Half Marathon. Scott says he'll run it with me...be by my side the whole way. I just don't think I'm "made" to endure all that pain. We shall see...it's not a NO just a MAYBE!!

Glucose is Sugar!!!!

So yesterday (Friday) was my first "Diabetic" Dr. visit. I have Type 2 Diabetes. Here's what I got out of my visit. Basically insulin comes from pancreas, we get glucose (sugar) from the food we eat (carbs) and between the two mine isn't working right. Glucose for us is like gas to a car. You gotta have it. So I do need to eat some carbs. Somebody who doesn't have Diabetes can pretty much eat a whole cheesecake and your glucose levels will stay normal around 70-100. Well mine would probably be 200. So no cheesecake for me. Maybe just a nibble!!! : )

I go to a Dietician next week and I'm pretty sure cheesecake isn't on the "can eat alot of" list. So I will be doing alot of research to find things I can eat. Because yes my friends...I ENJOY FOOD!!


PS - Lost 11lbs.

BLAH BLAH CARBS!!!!

It's one of those days. Just feeling BLAH!!! That pretty much sums it up. I find myself eating the same thing everyday. Why??? Because it's all I know to eat right now. Guess I'm being lazy too and not wanting to explore other things. I don't know....it's kinda setting in now that I will ALWAYS be looking at carbs and being careful with what I eat. I used to eat WHATEVER..WHENEVER. Apparently, that hasn't worked for me. So this is just one bad day among many many good days. It's okay to feel sorry for myself every once in awhile..Right?!?!? Have my own little pity party.

On the bright side I did lose 2 1/2 inches of good ol' fat around my waist. So I am pumped about that. See I knew I could turn this bad day around. : )

PS - I will try something new for dinner tonight.

Dominated

Yesterday was a really really good day. My numbers were GREAT!!! Stayed below 88 all day. Totally DOMINATED!! Ate something new yesterday for lunch. Celery, spread with whipped cream cheese and a little bit of picante sauce on top. Surprisingly YUMM-O!! Of course anything with cream cheese ROCKS!! :)

Worked out for 30minutes last night went walking at the track. Getting ready to head out this morning...today is my "Couch to 5K" workout and I'm on week 2. So 7 more weeks and I should be able to jog 3 miles. WOOHOO!!!! May need to add a few more weeks on to that but I'll get it done. :)

Breakfast

So this morning I decided to eat some Regular Oatmeal. Added some pecans for a little flavor and of course a dash of splenda. Is it possible for Regular Oatmeal to taste like a donut?????? I think NOT. My motto...Eat to Live. Not LIVE TO EAT!!!! I love food....all the not so healthy kind. Can't wait for lunch!!!!!

Diabetes

Today my Dr. tells me that I have Diabetes. So I have decided to blog about my journey to getting healthy. It's so easy to say okay I'll start getting healthy, eating right, exercising next week. Then the next week rolls around and the next and then before you know it another year has passed. I start a program, diet and exercise and I usually hit that two week mark and then fall off the wagon. Well there's no more falling off. I'm ready for the bumpy ride!!!! I have battled with my weight now for several years. This was my WAKE UP call....I get it and I'm ready to ROCK!!!!! I want/need to be the best I can be for my babies, my family and for ME!!!! This is going to be a life style change that I am welcoming!!

PS- I HEART Sugar Free Jello Pudding!! Takes care of that sweet tooth of mine!! ;)