About a month or so ago I noticed that shortly after eating to much sugar I was becoming very sleepy and would have these horrific headaches. I am not a small woman, well, I'm short (5'2 ish) but Lane Bryant is my type of store. Since type 2 diabetes runs in my family I decided that this was probably a "Hi Stupid, stop while you're ahead" moment and that some major changes were needed in my lifestyle. Better to make those changes now when, if I really want a cheat it's okay, rather than later when it'll send me into a diabetic coma. A real biggie for me was cutting out soda. Mt. Dew was my love! Sugar intake has greatly been reduced, I'm trying to keep tabs on it and keep to the correct portion sizes. Not the easiest things to do!
Of course I made the mistake of telling on of my sisters, Max, that I was trying to be healthier and she decided that I should join in a marathon with her. "HELLO.... Remember, this is the sister you send all your fat clothes to since you lost weight?"lol. So now I've taken up exercising. Nothing fancy so far. A fair amount of walking and I found a 6 level parking garage that I've done the stairs on twice. That bitch kicked my ass and handed it to me on a plate!
I've been looking into joining a gym, but since I'm a single mother of two I'm not to sure how well that will fit in my finances at the moment. Plus I'd have to pay for daycare when working out at said gym. I know it's quite cliche, but I've noticed those happy endorphins that are released post work out. Not quite to the level of those other happy endorphins, but good none the less ;).
Another thing that has helped to motivate me onto this heath kick is that my 8 year old daughter can easily put away an adult portion of food at each meal. She's not overweight yet, but when/if her metabolism slows down she'll be in big time trouble. How can I get mad at her for overeating and eating crap when I'm shoving the same stuff in my face. We are far from perfect in our eating habits now, but we've made some major strides. No more soda stocked (the 5 yr old was quite disappointed when she went shopping w/ me and I refused to buy some), a lot more produce and healthy snacks. Yes, I do still slip up (sometimes just because, dammit I want some french fries) but I feel it the next day and it seems like each time is further apart from the last. I keep a flat of bottled water in the trunk (along with crystal light individual flavorings), that way when we're out and about if any of us are thirsty there's stuff to keep us from grabbing that soda from the gas station.
Max suggested beginning this blog as a way to keep track of my 'trials and tribulations'. We'll see how long this lasts ;)... The blog writing that is.
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