Category: Current Status

It’s much easier being on my regular schedule.

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I planned for an easy day — besides kids need the TIME! to get caught up. Most are behind.

I am a bit disappointed with spring break — I was exhausted from Thursday morning on until yesterday afternoon when I got a chair massage. I have been waking up at night.

When I am tired, I tend to eat. For some dumb reason, I always hope I can get some energy for food but it doesn’t work that way.

Honestly I think I overdid the exercise thing too much. I think I set myself too high of a goal and Wednesday was the worse. I am setting my goal much lower this week.

Someone here at school did comment that they thought I had lost weight. I have one of those scales that shows both weight and percentage of body fat, and here is the weird thing — or maybe not — my scale is howing a couple of pounds higher, but at least 4 percentage points less fat. That means I’ve gained more muscle than I’ve lost fat doesn’t it? And it makes sense with the amount of exercise I did last week.

My blood sugar is a touch high — I haven’t had to add insulin (though I did this weekend) — so still within parameters, but not as low as I like.

I do have a personal trainer appointment this evening, and I plan to limit cardio to 30 minutes on trainer and weight days and 40 on regular days. We do do quite a bit of moving on trainer days.

I did it, but it wasn’t fun

I got in another hour of cardio, a slow hour on the treadmill, but I did it.

And yes, I’m still a bit tired.

Whew! I’ve got one more day at the gym during spring break. (Tomorrow — they are closed on Sunday. I think my body will be glad).

Had a personal trainer appointment at 12:30, so go to the gym and did 20 minutes on the Natural Trainer first. Spent 1/2 hour with the trainer — this is a good idea, by the way, you need to do something else from time to time, and you need to do it right, so get some help.

Then did 40 minutes after on the treadmill.

The good news, is tomorrow is a cardio day only.

Almost didn’t get it done, but managed to get in a full hour of cardio. My back started hurting after 25 minutes on the treadmill, but I sat on a ball for a while and then switched to the Natural Runner. Did 15 minutes on it, and then finished on the treadmill REAL slow.

YEAH! Managed another hour. Overdid it on the Natural Runner yesterday so I took it easy today and did 1 hour on the treadmill. Also did half hour with a personal trainer.

Interesting. I really wasn’t a breakfast eating myself ever.

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And the good news, is that my insulin schedule forces me to eat breakfast now.

Did it again today! 1 hour of cardio.

If anyone doubts exercise helps, let me tell you what happened today.

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Blood sugar is back down and haven’t had to add any insulin. YEAH! I’ve had a bit of a stall and I give two reasons:

Atkins is almost right, and certainly Bernstein is Carbs DO count, but protein and fat counts too. Actually CALORIES count. Dr. Atkins has a good idea, but some of us don’t go into ketosis, and can keep eating lots of protein.

Bernstein’s (Diabetic Solutions), limits all three: carbs, protein and fat. I think that is best.

And the second reason?
INSULIN.

Big beagle is MUCH better. Though still not entirely herself. I’m thinking it might be the cut on her head.

Went to the neurologist. I have carpel tunnel syndrome.

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