It's a new day to begin to do the right thing, make the right choice, stop procrastinating and just do it. I have asked for help from friends and family. I have good reasons to be motivated. So if you are reading this, please add a comment at the end. I will need all the help I can get.
I have and Idea of what I want to do to start. Which is to cut out sugar completely, lower fat and carbs. I want to eat good carbs and cut bread to a minimum. I have a sweet tooth, but breads are my downfall. So for my first two weeks I will cut bread out completely. I am going to try counting calories and will go for 1200 a day in small 300 or 400 meals and 1 or 200 snacks to keep my sugar level even and protect my eyes and veins.
I have diabetes and will actually test my sugar daily, sometimes more than once to keep close control. In the past I have gone a year without testing and the last time I went for a long period of not testing my sugar had risen to 600. I doubt I will get by doing that many times without a stroke. So I really need to do better. I know I will have to adjust my meds and see the doctor more often.
Additionally, I have become a member of the YMCA and am enrolled in arthritis water classes. I love to swim as well and can do that for aerobics. For exercise, I have taken up fishing but it has been to cold lately to fish. I also have a bike but haven't actually gone riding yet, though I am able and could work up to several miles a day. Just don't know why I haven't done it yet. Cold is just an excuse for now.
The fact is, it is past 11:30 am and I haven't taken my meds or eaten anything yet because I am frightened to begin and probably fail again. Also haven't weighted. My scale is lame and not accurate but I can afford a better one. I should buy one and a scale to weigh food if I really plan on calorie counting. Guessing hasn't worked in the past.
So I guess I will go take care of the things I need to do. Take meds. Fix some oatmeal and fruit. And count the calories. Plan the rest of the meals for the day and get off to the Y.
Will see what happens.
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What a good start! Well not the not eating thing ( eat early to get things going in your body, oatmeal cooked with 1/2 bannan sweet and good no sugar need, dry cheerios with lowfat yogurt greeks the best with a little honey, 1 fried egg with arnolds wheat sandwich thins and a lowfat laughing cow wedge yum!) Planning your meals is the best, chop all your veggies at once. Also i just read make a calendar in plain view and write your workouts on it in advance. Hope that helps!
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