OMG - almost 3 months since I blogged. Sorry, life has just been super hectic and we have had everyone in the house sick at some point or another over this time. But back to the grindstone of life now. I need to get back into my blogging - it is such a good way to be accountable, to get my feelings out rather than eating them down (literally!) and just to be honest about this whole journey.
So what's been happening while I've been away? Well the biggest thing for me was that I tore my calf muscle. It has stopped my doing the high intensity exercise for the past 5 weeks and I have to admit I used it as a bit of an excuse to 'have a rest' and do nothing. As a consequence my weight loss has pretty much plateaued and has actually crept up a bit. I have now lost a total of 12 kilos in almost 7 months. Still pretty good going!
And my weight isn't the only thing that has changed during this journey. I recently saw an Endocrinologist who felt that I was doing an awesome job on the weight loss side of things and that I didn't need to be on anymore medications. He sent me off for a blood test and I see him again in 4 months. The blood test is called an HbA1c - it measures the average blood sugar level over the previous 3 months (red blood cells hold memory for this period of time). A reading of under 6 is what a 'normal' person would have. The target range to be as healthy as possible with diabetes is 6.1 - 7. My first one this year was 7.9 and my blood pressure was 140/100. This is what kicked off my weight loss plans. The test I had this week.........was 6.2 and my blood pressure is 125/78!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!!!!! That's almost normal. If I keep losing weight and stay healthy I may even be taken off some of the meds at my next visit! I'm so happy I could cry!
So I have now been cleared by the physio to get back into the exercise and I have done some work on my mind set and I'm ready to start the big push again.
I was reading somethinig today that has made me want to commit to certain habits/thoughts/ideas. It's from Dietriffic.com The author of the website has a free e-book you can get called 'The Lifestyle Makeover Guide'. In it she ask you what motivates you towards your goals and to list 3 things that really motivate you. The first one for me was easy - My health. After that I did have to think a bit but no2 wasn't a real stretch - For my kids. To set the example for them. Lastly I really had to think. Really. I ended up coming up with my appearance. This was a bit odd for me as I have always thought that I dressed well for my size, I take care with my appearance and figured that if this is the way I was inteded to be then so be it. It's only been recently that I have started to really feel unhappy about my physical size. And it's certainly something I will explore at a later stage.
For now I've written enough. I will begin sharing meal plans and recipes as well as my thoughts and feelings. There's so many topics I want to talk about but I will pace myself so we can chat more often!
