On Continuing a Path to Better Health
After some thought and consideration, I am takingtheoctothorpe 's suggestion and dropping corn from my diet. I am reading labels to make sure that there is no corn content in any of the few grain products I have purchased lately. The caveat is that I will perhaps (and that is a small perhaps) eat a corn product at a special occasion (like Thanksgiving say) but I am determined to stick with a lifestyle change this time - for good.
Still craving the starchy stuff like snacks, fries, and a hamburger on white bun, but have succeeded in denying myself on those. I would love to have a homemade strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting at my birthday next month, but will see if I can somehow sub out something else that is just as good. Also, I am not stopping at Starbucks anymore for my morning Trenta iced coffee with skim milk and Splenda. I love the drink, but at $3.73 a pop, that money adds up quick. Instead I am fixing iced Earl Gray and taking my own cup on the commute to work in the morning.
Monday, I also started walking in the evening after dinner. Last night I took Sunny with me and though it was some exercise for us both, there was probably a bit too much stopping going on. I am surprised she could produce so much pee - would have thought she was a boy as much as she was leaving her mark. So tonight I walked alone. Yes, it was a bit more consistent as to pace and such, but not as much an adventure trying to man the leash with her wanting to explore every spot we approach. Tomorrow, Sunny gets to come along again.
In the end, the important thing is I am down nearly 20 pounds now, my clothes are already fitting much more loosely, and my glucose numbers are running much better. I just took my pre-bed reading and it was 103 mg/dl. Here is hoping the other numbers I can not get an immediate read on are improving as well. The best part is I actually feel really good most of the time and have more energy. As a result, the two-stepping boots and Wranglers are making an appearance at the Round Up on Friday night.
Now if only mrdreamjeans was here to twirl me around the dancefl
Still craving the starchy stuff like snacks, fries, and a hamburger on white bun, but have succeeded in denying myself on those. I would love to have a homemade strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting at my birthday next month, but will see if I can somehow sub out something else that is just as good. Also, I am not stopping at Starbucks anymore for my morning Trenta iced coffee with skim milk and Splenda. I love the drink, but at $3.73 a pop, that money adds up quick. Instead I am fixing iced Earl Gray and taking my own cup on the commute to work in the morning.
Monday, I also started walking in the evening after dinner. Last night I took Sunny with me and though it was some exercise for us both, there was probably a bit too much stopping going on. I am surprised she could produce so much pee - would have thought she was a boy as much as she was leaving her mark. So tonight I walked alone. Yes, it was a bit more consistent as to pace and such, but not as much an adventure trying to man the leash with her wanting to explore every spot we approach. Tomorrow, Sunny gets to come along again.
In the end, the important thing is I am down nearly 20 pounds now, my clothes are already fitting much more loosely, and my glucose numbers are running much better. I just took my pre-bed reading and it was 103 mg/dl. Here is hoping the other numbers I can not get an immediate read on are improving as well. The best part is I actually feel really good most of the time and have more energy. As a result, the two-stepping boots and Wranglers are making an appearance at the Round Up on Friday night.
Now if only mrdreamjeans was here to twirl me around the dancefl