Sorry for not posting the last week. I’ve been dealing with school and work and life has been this side of crazy.
Overall I’ve done ok. This is going to be harder than I thought. Much harder.
I haven’t exercised since the last time I posted that I had exercised. For the last part of last week (20th – 23rd) it was for medical reasons. I got a transfusion on the 21st and felt like total crap until Sunday the 24th. I’m not supposed to exercise around my transfusion days as my hemoglobin count is too low to support the stress of exercise.
Since Sunday, I just haven’t found the time. This is a crazy week of three papers and tons of work. Friday should go back to normal…I’ll pick it up then.
Because of no exercise, I’m thinking that I haven’t lost weight.
However, I have another way to measure success. My blood sugar readings.
Two weeks ago, prior to starting this new challenge, my average blood sugar was 400. For those of you who are diabetic or know about blood sugars – you will know that this is BAD.
For the last week, my average blood sugar has been 250. I even had a reading of 188 last Sunday. This proves to me that I’m on the right path with regards to my food choices. Since the entire challenge is so that I can get healthier – I would say that I am successful.
Can’t change lifelong habits at once..baby steps.
I did have a funny experience in the grocery store on Monday. I drink Diet Caffeine Free Coke and stores always have great soda sales on the three day weekends. I went to the store to stock up on Coke and remembered I needed cat food. I got all that I needed and headed back to the cash registers. Unfortunately, on the way, was the candy aisle. I have been craving chocolate and sweets like mad (threw them all out of the house) and was so tempted. I found myself staring and practically drooling at the candy. In my head, I was yelling at myself “Don’t do it” “Walk Away!” “Don’t you even think about it!”. I must have stood there for a few minutes before I walked away. Empty handed.
I’m sure people thought I was crazy.
I did find two helpful things to get me to stop snacking:
1. Altoids. I’m an addict now. I find that altoids make food items foul. So if I get hungry and I know it is out of boredom – I eat an altoid. The problem is, now I have to have them with me EVERYWHERE. The licorice ones work the best.
2. Clear Packing Tape. In the past few months, my freezer has popped open twice, ruining everything inside. So I stocked up again and have a piece of clear packing tape on the fridge to hold the freezer shut. It’s amazing how just that one little piece of tape is such a deterrent to opening up the freezer. Who would’ve thought?
Thanks for being patient with me during my non-update period. I’ll try to be better!
They are thinner than a roll and more satisfying (to me) than bread.
