GrowingBolder.com
My goals to eat right, lose weight, gain flexibility and strength have a beginning date – August 22, 2015 – but they will have no end. I’ve made some progress, losing 40 lbs and 23+ inches thus far, eating low carb and trying to move more. I’m about half way to where I would like to be.
Right now I’m concentrating on jump-starting my motivation, which left about the time my husband was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. I dove in, once HE was convinced that he was showing symptoms that were quite bothersome, and could be controlled by cutting out sugar. The symptoms were feet, especially toes, hurting badly; double vision; lots of indigestion, dizzy spells, etc.
He’s done a wonderful job of trying to cut out his sugar. Our doctor is really pleased with his efforts, and we’re hoping that the A1C blood test he gets in February will reflect the same results as we’re showing at home.
In the quest for sugar-free and other things that would take the place of what he was missing most, I lost my motivation to
taolife.com
I used our more complicated eating situation to slide on my own discipline. I’ve discovered that my low carb diet is really good for my husband, too. Watching our sugar is good for both of us, and should be no problem.
I’ve also discovered that folding myself into a paper airplane doing yoga stretches is very helpful. I found a 2-DVD set called, “Gentle Yoga” which is geared to old women like me who have never done yoga before and are a bit intimidated. I have discovered for myself that doing the stretches when I’m sore HELPS. Amazing!
Bajiroo.com
So, if I KNOW what I’m supposed to eat, and I’m DOING yoga most days, what is my problem?
I do fine on my eating until after dinner. We’re eating at about 7pm, but don’t go to bed until about midnight. And then, sometimes, we end up downstairs in the middle of the night, not able to sleep, again providing an opportunity to stuff my face.
I’ve tried moving my ‘dessert’ (sugar-free chocolate pudding) later, to bridge the 5 hours before we go to sleep. That has helped a bit, but even with low carb snacks, I’m craving salty stuff. It calls to me from the kitchen. Incessantly.
I really that I’m engaging in a ‘whine and cheese’ party here, and that I have no REAL reason for stuffing my face after dinner. I realize I’m not really hungry. I have no good excuses. BAH. HUMBUG.
I’ll make a point of
- re-reading the parts of low carb books that helped me lose the 40 lbs.
- I’ll be religious about doing my two sections of the yoga DVDs daily,
- I’ll start drinking more water, as I should have been doing
- I’ll start trying to have projects to do after dinner that will keep me busy.
Hopefully, by the middle of NEXT week, I can report to you that I’m back on track…
Please cross your fingers for me!
creativeartworksblog 