Kind of, sort of, half assing it :-)

Let me begin by reporting that I have yet to start the 6 Week Body Makeover meal plan. Hahaha, no worries though, I've been doing a great job of watching my carbohydrate intake and working out. My blood sugars are where they should be, and for this, I consider myself to be thus far successful. For those of you who aren't local, the weather and roads were absolute crap today. In the past, I would have taken the opportunity to lay around, order pizza, soda, maybe some wings and dessert and nosh all day. Not today though! I stayed on track with my eating and still drove in this crap so I could get in my workout...pardon me while I pat myself on the back :-)

Ok, I am done congratulating myself. I've been thinking a lot about how I view these changes I've been making. In the past I've failed at reaching a goal weight/size because I thought of myself as dieting. I viewed the changes as a temporary thing to get me to a certain goal and fooled myself into thinking I could return to my ridiculously bad eating habits without ill effects. I realize now that this thing I'm doing is really me committing to a lifestyle change. I'm tired of feeling tired and uncomfortable in my own skin. I believe that with a little discipline I can eventually be taken off of most of the prescription medicine I currently take, and that is definitely important to me.

To prepare for a lifetime of healthier eating I've been reading up on smart food choices for diabetics. I was happy to find a blog on health tips and specifically found one about the top ten foods to help lower blood sugar. If you'd like to take a look, you can read the article at

http://expertdoctor.blogspot.com/2008/07/10-foods-to-lower-blood-sugar.html

Big bonus? I pretty much like everything listed. I think this is another reason I haven't really been beating myself up about not yet following the meal plan I selected. I'm sort of enjoying incorporating these different healthy options into my daily meals and see that indeed, my blood sugars are doing well. Squeezing lemon into my water, eating red cherries, garlic, avocado, onions, or sweet potatoes on a regular basis is pretty much the exact opposite of a hardship.

Overall friends, I'm significantly happier than I was two weeks ago. I'm not ashamed to admit now that I pretty much spent most of last year in a depressed funk. I was being a spectator not a participant in this life of mine, and I was miserable. I knew it would happen, but I'm still amazed at how much better I feel physically and mentally after a short period of exercise and wise food choices. My favorite part? How easy it is to smile these days. My friend commented on that yesterday, she actually told me "I was getting worried about you, welcome back!" Hahaha, just another reason to smile :-D it's good to be back. Hmmm, I still have yet to master this whole getting enough sleep thing, so off to bed for me! In the meantime, be good to yourselves and be good to each other! Fatty out!