Seven Weeks and Counting.
I can cheerfully say that I have made some smarter choices in my eating habits, with the exception of visiting Mc-Donald’s from time to time….but that is a guilty pleasure.
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Pedometer Week 5
Sorry about the way this looks, when I printed it out I did so on portrait instead of landscape, but it is the same form.
I have exceeded this weeks goals, as I had lowered them due to the horrible results last week.
I have made the decision that when it rains out side I will do 10-15 minutes on my Air Dyne bike in place of walking.
I put next weeks goal up to 15 as there is no reason why I shouldn’t be able to accomplish this.
Food Diary Week 6
It’s been six weeks since I have started keeping tabs on what I have been eating and I must say that it doesn’t feel that long.
I am really beginning to see a change in the way I eat and its correlation to my glucose levels.
I know that my Doctor is happy that I have been able to bring my A1C level from an 11 to 9.6. It is my goal to get my levels down to a 5 or 6.
Excuses we all make
We tend to find excuses not to exercise all the time. "I can't afford going to the gym", "I don't want people to see me working out", "I don't have any equipment", "I can't get motivated". Well trust me I use to say all of these things, until I noticed that I weighed 439 pounds, and was only 29 and couldn't bend over to tie my shoes without losing breath or feeling like I was going to faint.I began small, doing little things. I would jog to the mail box and back into the house, or do door jam push up's (this is where you position your hands on either side of the door jam and lean into the frame in a standing push up motion). Then I started walking, I went out and got a pedometer that not only counted steps but mileage too, and challenging myself to make certain milestones.
Then I was looking around my house to see if I could find "equipment" that I could use for working out. I saw my broom and 2 bags of grapefruit. I put the two bags of grapefruit into shopping bags and hung them on either side of the broom, and thus made myself a barbell. Totally inspired by this creation, and the effectiveness of it, I began really thinking outside of the box. I taped 4 old phone books together to make a cardio step. If this doesn't work for you then instead of walking or making your own equipment, maybe march in place for 4-5 minutes.
I then started looking at places like Craigslist.org or Freecycle.com to find and request unwanted equipment from people in my area. The first thing to come my way was two 8 pound weights. Next were some ankle weights, then a stair stepper, and then an Airdine Bike, and then a health rider. Saying "Can't" is a drug that we all are addicted to in the early stages of self-improvement. My motivation for beginning my weight loss was seeing others lose their weight. I likened myself to people like Drew Carrie, and Al Roker, who were both big men, and made the decision to make changes in their lives, and thusly I made the same choice.
I live with 2 other people who don't typically workout with me, but I still keep myself going strong irregardless of partnership or not. There are thousands of websites, free products, and information that can help you and be beneficial for you, should you choose to make that first step. I know its hard, trust me I know. I don't claim to be perfect, or be a diet guru, but you can make changes in your life, and in your weight by taking baby steps.
I hate diet's, can't stand them and wont do them because I feel deprived. Instead I went out and got a cafeteria style plate with the slots in it, and divided my meals into the slots, and once I was done that was it, no seconds. I kept eating candy, but tried to make it sugar free, or limited myself to 1 a week. Switched from drinking dark color soda (Pepsi, Coke) to sprite and seven up and lost 10 pounds doing that (the caramel coloring is what causes the weight).
So quit making excuses and just do it, as Nike would say!
Food Diary Week #5
Five Weeks of doing this, wow it seems so much longer. I can’t argue with the results though! So as you will notice on this weeks diary, that I have cut out two whole meals, the snack am and snack pm meals are completely gone.
This was one of the goals setup by my Diabetes Educator and myself. I am not really missing them, so this is a good thing. I need to cut back even more on my eating, but like I always say “baby steps.”
My A1C Lab Results 9-15-10
So I had to get my A1C testing done the other day, and I was kind of nervous about it because I didn’t know what my level’s were going to be. Last time I had gone in my levels were 11.9.Well my doctor came into the examination room with a big smile and congratulations. It seems that my levels are now 9.6! He was so totally happy about that, and the fact that I am losing weight, and trying to take better care of myself. So I am looking forward to my next testing. I may have to get myself one of those Bayer A1C at Home Testers, so I can keep track of my A1C’s more regularly.
Well as of 9/14/2010 I am down to 421. This is from 425 two weeks ago.pedometer week 3
Here is week #3 of my pedometer progress chart. I have to say that I am kicking butt and taking names with this one. Every week I am setting goals for myself based on the preformance of the prior week.I can't believe that just walking around the house on some days can add up to over 2 miles. But these results are a combonation of house work, and walking on some of the local trails.
I am super happy with the results, and cant wait until the day come wher I am walking 40+ miles a week, or 10 miles a day.
Walking with a sibling
My dearest sister has decided to join me on my quest for self-improvement, weight loss, and living a healthier life style. Today she and I walked 2 miles of the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend Washington. It was quite nice, as normally when ever we would walk together she would blow right past me, leaving me breathless and unable to keep up.Well I was able to match her stride for stride today, and only fell behind a few times, mostly due to my pedometer falling off, and a leg cramp. I am extremely proud of myself for being able to keep up with her. She wants to eventually add jogging into the regiment, and I'm not too sure about this as of yet, maybe after I lose like 60 pounds or so. My knees are already bad, and I don't need to add insult to injury.
But we are going to try to do this every day from now on, or at the very least 3 times a week. Should be fun.
Walking/Pedometer Progress Week 2
Here is my walking chart for week two. I must say that I am very pleased with the way things are turning out. I never thought that my daily walking ever ended up like this. I sat out to do only 10 miles, and I did 22.8 miles.I sat my next weeks goal to 15 miles, I know I will probably blow right past that. I am keeping my goals small. This way should I fall short one week, I wont feel as bad.
If you are using any of my charts I would love to see your progress. I will post your progress along side of mine.
Pedometer Progress Week 1
Here is my first week's pedometer chart. I created this chart for a visual way to keep track of my walking progress. I looked for one on the net but couldn't seem to find one, so I made one on Excel.Anyways, I sat a goal of 4 miles for a week. I was plesantly suprised when I exceded the 4 miles and actually did almost 15 miles. So I was really happy. Next week I will post another and see how they compare.
Week 1 Food Diary
Ok so my first week is completed with my Food Diary. It was kinda hard to remember to do this but I am very happy that I have. If you want to make the picture larger, just click it and it should expand it to full size.Ahh, now I am looking forward to the weeks, months, and years ahead.
Fell off the wagon a bit :(
Ok so last night I fell off the wagon a bit. I was just so dag blasted hungery. So I had a large bowl of ceral a few hours after dinner. :( I dont plan on making a habbit of this,especially since I now have to workout twice as long as I normally would. But I guess that we all have that problem from time to time."Dear Lord, please keeps the yummyiness from me...."
