Sorry, I have been lax in posting. Next week is my birthday, and I will be 43. I have been struggling quite a bit this year with my weight loss, and that is partially due to my not giving a crap about it. I just kind of gave up. Oh, I talk a good game, but after a couple of weeks of being utterly exhausted with deciding ALL the meals for the house and ALL the groceries, and doing all the cooking, I just get damn tired and want take out chinese food, or anything FRIED. And that's not good for me.
I was diagnosed about 2 months ago with pre-diabetes. Now, most of my diabetic friends say that is like being "a little bit pregnant". Either you are or are not a diabetic. I have decided that it is in my best health interests to treat it as if I am a diabetic, and change my diet and exercise accordingly. That is, I need to GET some exercise, and I need to get more fresh fruit and veggies into my diet. I got put on Metformin to help control my blood sugar, and that seems to be working somewhat. My sugars are mostly normal now as opposed to 116 to 120 fasting and 140 to 170 post prandial. This I count as a victory.
Now, for the exercise portion. I want a Wii Fit. I know, it's a tech gadget and I am all about the tech gadgets, but I also really enjoyed the yoga class I was taking last year, and I like video games, so what's the big deal about getting something that combines them? I know I have a treadmill that right now is collecting dust, but that too will be back in action soon (have to move a few things to make it useful again.) So what if I got DDR and haven't played it much? It hurts my bad knee and ankle to stomp on the mat. My son is playing it, and that means someone in the house is getting some exercise there. I think the gentler aspects of yoga from the Wii Fit will encourage me to exercise more.
I was diagnosed about 2 months ago with pre-diabetes. Now, most of my diabetic friends say that is like being "a little bit pregnant". Either you are or are not a diabetic. I have decided that it is in my best health interests to treat it as if I am a diabetic, and change my diet and exercise accordingly. That is, I need to GET some exercise, and I need to get more fresh fruit and veggies into my diet. I got put on Metformin to help control my blood sugar, and that seems to be working somewhat. My sugars are mostly normal now as opposed to 116 to 120 fasting and 140 to 170 post prandial. This I count as a victory.
Now, for the exercise portion. I want a Wii Fit. I know, it's a tech gadget and I am all about the tech gadgets, but I also really enjoyed the yoga class I was taking last year, and I like video games, so what's the big deal about getting something that combines them? I know I have a treadmill that right now is collecting dust, but that too will be back in action soon (have to move a few things to make it useful again.) So what if I got DDR and haven't played it much? It hurts my bad knee and ankle to stomp on the mat. My son is playing it, and that means someone in the house is getting some exercise there. I think the gentler aspects of yoga from the Wii Fit will encourage me to exercise more.
